Almost 12 years after it was first aired on Star Plus, Kaun banega Crorepati (KBC), the game show, will now travel down south, on Star India channels.

Soon, Vijay TV (Tamil), Suvarna (Kannada) and Asianet (Malayalam) are going to have their own versions of KBC.

On Vijay TV, the show is christened as 'Neengalam Vellalam Oru Kodi' and will launch by mid-February. The channel has also roped in Tamil actor Suriya to host the show and make a debut on television.

"This is truly the first international format that would hit the Tamil television screens and we are very excited about it. We are proud that we have managed to rope in Suriya to host the show. This programme would be the game changer not only for Vijay TV but also Tamil Television," says Vijay TV GM K Sriram. "To strengthen the Channel, we plan to launch two high decibel fiction shows around this programme. We have planned an extensive marketing plan which this market would have never seen before."

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Meanwhile, Suvarna will launch the Kannada version