People TV

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People TV is a channel that was launched by Malayalam Communications Ltd. the first people's television initiative of world. Kairali TV is the first attempt by this group.

The channel focuses on news and current issues. It paved way to the resignation of then Minister of Kerala, K.K. Ramachandran Master in 2005 through a telephone taping. It was a new chapter in the history of Malayalam Television Journalism. It was People TV that introduced camera sting operation in Malayalam Television Journalism successfully. But the channel is restricting that kind of operations within the healthy limits and keeping it as a powerful weapon rarely uses. The sms campaign against the death sentence of Saddam Hussain was also a unique attempt by this different channel. More than 75,000 malayalis participated in this campaign and expressed their feeling against US imperialism.^{[citation needed]}

Currently, Mammootty, a leading film actor in Malayalam, holds the post of Chairman and John Brittas is the Managing Director. Other important leaders are: Prabha Varma- Director, News and Current Affairs, Shibu Chakravarthy- Associate Director,Programmes, N. P, Chandrasekharan- Executive Editor, Somakumar- Executive Producer and Abraham Mathew- Chief Correspondent.

Other team members are: M.Rajeev- Senior Reporter, Mahesh Panju- Senior Producer, Anand Narayanan- Senior Editor, M.S.Banesh- Senior Reporter, Jayapal- Deputy Technical Manager.