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| Country | Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Languages | Tamil Telugu Malayalam Punjabi |
| Picture format | 16:9HDTV (1080i) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astro Malaysia Holdings |
| Parent | Measat Broadcast Network Systems Sdn. Bhd. (Astro) Doordarshan |
| Sister channels | Astro Vinmeen Astro Vellithirai Astro Thangathirai |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1996; 29 years ago (1996-06-01) (SD) 1 June 2020; 5 years ago (2020-06-01) (HD) |
| Founder | Ananda Krishnan |
| Closed | 31 May 2020; 5 years ago (2020-05-31) (SD,Astro only) |
| Links | |
| Website | astroulagam |
Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysianpay television channel that broadcasts programming inTamil, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created byAstro. Starting 1 June 2020, Astro Vaanavil has been officially upgraded to SD/HD and is known asAstro Vaanavil HD.
It is the dominant local channel targeted at the Indian community in Malaysia.[1] Besides from broadcasting in Tamil, there are also programs in Telugu, Malayalam & even to a lesser extent, Punjabi.
All programmes on Astro Vaanavil were dubbed inMalaysian Tamil withMalay subtitles, and contain sexual content, mild violence and adult language, which may be unsuitable for children to watch Playboy TV's Tamil-dubbed programmes, especially on Astro's electronic programme guide (EPG), but with all channel listings of all genres.
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