{{short description|Indian Tamil-language television channel}} {{notability|General|date=December 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox television channel | name = Captain TV | logo = Captain TV logo.png | logo_size = 200px | owner = Captain Media | launch_date = {{Start date and age|df=y|2010|4|14}} | closed_date = {{End date and age|df=y|2023|8|3}} | country = India | network = Captain Media Private Limited | headquarters = Chennai-600 095, Tamil Nadu, India | language = Tamil }}
'''Captain TV''' was a 24-hour television channel started on 14 April 2010 by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam which is a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The managing director of Captain Media is LK Sudhish, brother-in-law of Vijayakanth who was the party's president and a Tamil actor.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100415182729/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/12/stories/2010041262650500.htm DMDK to launch Captain TV on April 14]", ''The Hindu'' (12 April 2010).</ref>
Captain TV, a standalone Tamil General Entertainment Satellite Television Channel was launched on 14.4.2010, Equipped with latest technical Infrastructure. It was founded and is owned by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam former chief captain Vijayakanth. Captain Tv & Captain News discontinued its broadcasts on 3 August 2023.
==Formerly broadcast== ===Dubbed soap operas===
* ''Jai Sree krishna'' * ''Mahaveera Hanuman'' * ''Ammuvin cholla Thudikkum Manasu''
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==External links== *{{official website|http://captainmedia.in/media/}}
{{Tamil language television channels}}
Category:Tamil-language television channels Category:Television stations in Chennai
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