News First, a Kannada news channel, will launch its new weekend show, ‘Naanu Mukhyamantri’ (Me and the Chief Minister), on March 4th, 2023, at 7 p.m.

The show will be rebroadcast on March 5th, Sunday, at 11 a.m. The show will last 45 minutes per episode and will air until April 29, 2023.

The channel has hired TN Seetharam to host the show in a major programming innovation coup. Seetharam will meet with Karnataka’s current Chief Minister and eight former Chief Ministers one-on-one.

“News First is one of the few watchable news channels in Karnataka,” TN Seetharam said of the show. My daughter is also a huge fan of theirs! So when Ravi and Maruthi approached me, I figured why not be a part of something different and professional. My friends include the CM and the former CMS. So it wasn’t difficult to get them to open up completely.”

“TN Seetharam is a household name in Karnataka,” said Maruthi SH, Editor in Chief of News First. His compelling stories have made him a GEC legend. His demeanor is also calm and composed. News First has distinguished itself as more than just another news channel since its inception. So noise and News First don’t mix. So collaborating with TNS was a natural fit for News First.”

“News First is always looking to innovate its content and programming,” said S Ravikumar, MD & CEO of News First. We’ve received praise for our motivational business shows such as Nannu Nanna Sadhane (Me and My Achievement), Mane Mane Meenakshi (Afternoon show for women – No. 1 in its slot), and Social Programming to uplift the man on the ground. We are extremely proud of Naanu Mukhyamantri. It is uncommon for fiction and fact to collide. We’re doing just that with Naanu Mukhyamantri.”