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| Country | Malaysia |
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| Broadcast area | Malaysia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Tamil |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV (1080i) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Astro |
| Sister channels | Astro Vinmeen Astro Vellithirai Astro Box Office Movies Thangathirai |
| History | |
| Launched | 1 June 1996 (SD) 1 June 2020 (HD) |
| Closed | 31 May 2020 (SD, Astro only) |
| Links | |
| Website | astroulagam |
Astro Vaanavil is a Malaysian pay television channel that broadcasts programming in Tamil, targeting the Indian community in Malaysia. It was launched on 1 June 1996. It was created by Astro. Starting 1 June 2020, Astro Vaanavil has been officially upgraded to SD/HD and is known as Astro Vaanavil HD.
It is the dominant local channel targeted at the Indian community in Malaysia.[1]
- ^ Sankaran, Chitra; Pillai, Shanthini (2011). "Transnational Tamil television and diasporic imaginings". International Journal of Cultural Studies. 14 (3): 277–289. doi:10.1177/1367877910391867. S2CID 145197401.