G. S. Pradeep
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Gangatharanpillai Soudaminithankachi Pradeep(Malayalam-ജി.എസ്. പ്രദീപ്) (Born 15th May 1972, Kerala) is known for his High Intellectual and Analytical Skill with great knowledge of history and contemporary world affairs. He has been in the limelight through "Reverse Quiz" on television and has also been featured on the Limca Book Of Records
. He is also a State Level Carrom
Player, has written 5 books and also a very proficient orator.
and Mahabharata
at the age of 4 and reading thousand books in ten years he has became a surprise to one and all who knew him. During the school level he has been awarded as the state best speaker at many time and his college days were to witness much more honors.He entitled six years continuous best speaker of Kerala University
. He was crowned with the most coveted 'Kalaprathibha' during 1993. During his college times he started a rapid speaking performance in the All India Radio regularly and that assigned him the title "oru nimisham pradeep". joined in the govt service at the age of 20 and left the job very soon by becoming grandmaster through the most famous reverse quiz 'Aswamedham' in Kairali TV. That show went on air for 1500 episodes and he was invited by Star TV to perform the same in Tamil and Kannada. He has won 1283 awards so far. Some are entry in Limca book of world records, K Balakrishnan award, P Kesavadev award, Mini screen star of the year award and much more. For the last two years he has been doing his programmes in six channels in Tamil Nadu
, Sri Lanka
and Malaysia. After recognizing his caliber and capability, International Tamil University came forward with a D-lit degree to honor him on behalf of the Tamil People. Memory wizard title 2010 by the United Nations Organisation, Srilanka is another major title which came to his way. Kerala has become fortunate to bring back the oratory and intellectual genius to Malayalam TV by his current hit program ' Vachakaraja' in Surya tv airing on every Saturday at 10pm. Recently he has been declared as the ' suvarnaprathibha' award winner by the ABC cultural trust. The India today magazine has featured him as one of the 10 great media men in the last 20 years history of Kerala. Most recently The Asian Television Organisation announced him as the Most Influential Asian Television Personality. Y's man PWAF grand master Dr.G S Pradeep is the president of Trivandrum pearls. His latest venture was Rananganam in Jai Hind channel which comprises of three stages. Mr.SASI THAROOR MP had been the best candidate in that show.
Grand master, the first of its kind reverse quiz game show has gained immense popularity among audiences' young and old alike. The Grandmaster G S Pradeep with his high intellect cracks the most difficult of personalities that are on the opponent's mind. His skill in identifying the personality within the 21-question limit has truly left the audience in awe.He recently won the most influential Asian television performer 2009 award at sharjah cricket stadium .
The show will also be anchored by Kavitha. There are 2 juries so that if the contestant makes a mistake, it can be calculated as lifelines.
feba febi defeats the Grand Master, winning three rounds of reverse quiz, and took home the highest prize money of Rs.100,000 !
Ahmed Aslam defeats the Grand master and wins 5 gold coins
Limca Book of Records
Limca Book of Records is a record book of Indian origin. First published in 1990, when the Limca Brand was owned by Parle Group. The book continued to be published by Coca-Cola, when they bought the Limca Brand. The 20th edition of this book was released by Amitabh Bachchan in March 2009...
. He is also a State Level Carrom
Carrom
Carrom is a family of tabletop games with gameplay that lies somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is known by many names around the world, including carrum, couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta and finger billiards...
Player, has written 5 books and also a very proficient orator.
Personal Life
Born on 15th of May 1972 as the younger son of Mr. P K G Pillai, a former high school headmaster and a veteran political activist and late Mrs. K S Thankachi, district education officer, G S Pradeep was a childhood prodigy, read RamayanaRamayana
The Ramayana is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is ascribed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon , considered to be itihāsa. The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India and Nepal, the other being the Mahabharata...
and Mahabharata
Mahabharata
The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India and Nepal, the other being the Ramayana. The epic is part of itihasa....
at the age of 4 and reading thousand books in ten years he has became a surprise to one and all who knew him. During the school level he has been awarded as the state best speaker at many time and his college days were to witness much more honors.He entitled six years continuous best speaker of Kerala University
Kerala University
The University of Kerala, formerly the University of Travancore, is an affiliating university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It was established in 1937, long before the birth of the state of Kerala in India...
. He was crowned with the most coveted 'Kalaprathibha' during 1993. During his college times he started a rapid speaking performance in the All India Radio regularly and that assigned him the title "oru nimisham pradeep". joined in the govt service at the age of 20 and left the job very soon by becoming grandmaster through the most famous reverse quiz 'Aswamedham' in Kairali TV. That show went on air for 1500 episodes and he was invited by Star TV to perform the same in Tamil and Kannada. He has won 1283 awards so far. Some are entry in Limca book of world records, K Balakrishnan award, P Kesavadev award, Mini screen star of the year award and much more. For the last two years he has been doing his programmes in six channels in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
and Malaysia. After recognizing his caliber and capability, International Tamil University came forward with a D-lit degree to honor him on behalf of the Tamil People. Memory wizard title 2010 by the United Nations Organisation, Srilanka is another major title which came to his way. Kerala has become fortunate to bring back the oratory and intellectual genius to Malayalam TV by his current hit program ' Vachakaraja' in Surya tv airing on every Saturday at 10pm. Recently he has been declared as the ' suvarnaprathibha' award winner by the ABC cultural trust. The India today magazine has featured him as one of the 10 great media men in the last 20 years history of Kerala. Most recently The Asian Television Organisation announced him as the Most Influential Asian Television Personality. Y's man PWAF grand master Dr.G S Pradeep is the president of Trivandrum pearls. His latest venture was Rananganam in Jai Hind channel which comprises of three stages. Mr.SASI THAROOR MP had been the best candidate in that show.
Literary Works
Beyond the circle of television, he is an orator who entertains and educates people. His high value high speed speeches always had welcomed by the mob. Each and every speech encourages people to think about their abilities and disabilities. The Grandmaster style of speech is a direct interaction between the people and the podium. G S Pradeeps name is there in the literature world also. His pen has contributed the golden threshold of five books into the field of Malayalam literature. This contains books about mathematics, memory retention and IQ development and a book the poems of Grandmaster. BRAIN MAGIC- a book among them was well accepted by all groups of people and became the best seller of that period. His ability as writer is being utilized by the magazines and news papers also. Another invaluable ability that this master brain contains is that the ability to teach. He is a man who loves to share his knowledge with others. He seems like a magician rather than a teacher when he takes classes. It’s because that he is a man who is having a brain full of tricks and solutions for all sort of people. His career guidance classes made critical positive changes among the youth and their path of thinking. This talented energetic brain is also a little bit sporty too; he is a state level carom player and won several titles inside Kerala. His showman play has got a caption - beauty mixed with thought.Kairali TV India
- Year 2000 ASWAMEDHAMAswamedhamAswamedham is a reverse quiz program in Kairali TV, a Malayalam channel, in the format of twenty questions. This program, anchored by "Grandmaster" G. S. Pradeep, has entered the limca book of records for the reaching 500 episodes. The second part of the program was started in November 2005 in...
(MALAYALAM) 1534 episodes - Year 2002 PADAYOTTAM (MALAYALAM) 500 EPISODES
SAKTI TV Sri Lanka,Singapore & Malaysia (Sinhala)
- Year 2007 GRANDMASTER IN SRILANKA (Sinhalese & Tamil) 346(Still running)
MOON TV Middle-east (Tamil,Arabic&English) (Just started airing)
- Year 2010 GRANDMASTER IN MIDDLE EAST
SAKSHI TV (Telugu) About to be started(Just finished post production)
- Year 2010 GRANDMASTER IN Telugu
Grand master, the first of its kind reverse quiz game show has gained immense popularity among audiences' young and old alike. The Grandmaster G S Pradeep with his high intellect cracks the most difficult of personalities that are on the opponent's mind. His skill in identifying the personality within the 21-question limit has truly left the audience in awe.He recently won the most influential Asian television performer 2009 award at sharjah cricket stadium .
The new challenge
Challenge is not new to the Grandmaster after taking on 3 contestants at the same time in his show and cracking the answers within 21 questions; the Grandmaster now takes on a new challenge. In this format, he faces a team of three contestants who are to think of three different categories. One contestant has to think of a famous personality while the other to think of a famous city; and the third to think of a famous event.The show will also be anchored by Kavitha. There are 2 juries so that if the contestant makes a mistake, it can be calculated as lifelines.
Achievements
- He was The anchor of the AswamedhamAswamedhamAswamedham is a reverse quiz program in Kairali TV, a Malayalam channel, in the format of twenty questions. This program, anchored by "Grandmaster" G. S. Pradeep, has entered the limca book of records for the reaching 500 episodes. The second part of the program was started in November 2005 in...
program on the Malayalam channel Kairali TVKairali TVKairali TV is an Indian television channel broadcasting in the Malayalam language catering to the Malayalam speaking population in Kerala as well as abroad . The channel, headquartered in Trivandrum, has studio facilities in Trivandrum as well as Kochi. Malayalam Communications Limited is the...
. It is a version of twenty questionsTwenty QuestionsTwenty Questions is a spoken parlor game which encourages deductive reasoning and creativity. It originated in the United States and escalated in popularity during the late 1940s when it became the format for a successful weekly radio quiz program....
. - He was also the anchor of Padayottam, a quiz program on Kairali TV
- Grand Master - another unique game show in TamilTamil languageTamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
on Vijay TV, one that combines intellect and analytical skill. now mr G.S PRADEEP conducting the same style of show in MEGHA TV on Friday to Sunday at 7.30pm to 8pm. - He currently does a similar show in Mega TVMega TVMega TV was an analogue cable television broadcaster, which launched Malaysia's first ever subscription-based TV service in 1995. It was incorporated on 18 October 1994 and was operated by TV3...
called Panchathanthiram. It involves 3 rounds one in which he questions the participants and the 2nd round involves the same 21 questions theme and an optional 3rd round which holds the prize money won in the 1st 2 rounds as stake. - He is now an anchor and judge for show named 'VACHAKARAJA' in Surya TV which exclaims us about his fascinating caliber in the language and G.K CHATHURANGAM R.S.PRADEEP IS MAIN BRIAN OF THIS SHOW
- He is now an anchor of the Rananganam program on the Malayalam channel Jai Hind TV. Dr Shashi Tharoor participated as a contestant after inaugurating this program.
Celebrity Winners So Far
- Singer Prasanna wins Rs 10,000
- Selva (Chandrasekhar) wins Rs 10,000
- Actor Pandiarajan wins Rs 10,000
GRAND WINNERS So Far
- Winning the Grand Master http://www.indya.com/news/grand_master.html
feba febi defeats the Grand Master, winning three rounds of reverse quiz, and took home the highest prize money of Rs.100,000 !
Ahmed Aslam defeats the Grand master and wins 5 gold coins