 Logo used since 2025 | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Tamil Nadu and Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India |
| Programming | |
| Language | Tamil |
| Picture format | 1080iHDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| Key people | Raghavan VS (Business Head) Kaushik Narasimhan (Programming Head- Fiction) Poogundran Ganesan (Programming Head- Non-Fiction) |
| Sister channels | List of Zee Entertainment channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 12 October 2008; 17 years ago (2008-10-12)[1] |
| Links | |
| Website | Zee Tamil |
| Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
 Astro | Channel 223 (HD) |
| NJOI | Channel 223 (HD) |
| Verizon Vision | Channel 759 (HD) |
Zee Tamil also known asZ Tamil is an IndianTamil language pay televisiongeneral entertainment channel owned byZee Entertainment Enterprises.[2] The channel started broadcasting in 2008 and is available internationally.[3] The channel broadcasts fromGuindy,Chennai,Tamil Nadu.[4]
Zee Entertainment Enterprises also launched a full Tamil movie channel namedZee Thirai in 2020.[5]
Zee Tamil was launched on 12 October 2008 as the third south Indian channel after Telugu and Kannada counterparts (Zee Telugu andZee Kannada). It was launched underZee Entertainment Enterprises.[6] InCanada, the channel is distributed by Ethnic Channels Group.[7]
Zee Tamil went on a revamp with an update in its on-air graphics on 15 October 2017 with the slogan of "Let's bridge heart and welcome change", along with the launch of ahigh-definition feed with Tamil film actressJyothika as the brand ambassador.[8] The rebranding coincided with the Zee Network's silver jubilee celebrations where all the network channels donned a new look.[9]
On 19 September 2018, Astro Added "Samrat" Pack Customers, Zee Tamil HD (Channel 232) and purchase until October 2018.[10] On 19 January 2020, its siblings channelZee Thirai was launched, which airs non-stopKollywood films.[11] This Movie Channel was released by actorKamal Haasan at the grand stage ofZee Cine Awards Tamil (2020).
Zee Thirai is an IndianTamil languagepay television channel which constantly broadcasts Tamil movies.[12] It was launched on 19 January 2020 and owned byZee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL).[13] Zee Thirai offering Latest Blockbuster Kollywood Premiere Movies. Nowashwin kumar lakshmikanthan is the Brand Ambassador Of This Channel.[14]
Zee Tamil programming includes serials, spiritual shows, cookery, talk shows, musical shows, movies and events. It telecasts fantasy and romance serials. Zee Tamil also telecasts reality shows likeDance Jodi Dance,Genes,Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Seniors,Survivor Tamil, Tamizha Tamizha and Rockstar.[15]
In 2017, after the channel went through a complete revamp the shares rose from 5% to between 13% and 15% in that year. Making Zee Tamil the second most watched Tamil television channel.[16][2]