

The channel's call for participants received more than a million entries, of which 1500 were shortlisted through randomized process. The registration lines were closed at 7:00 PM on and the selection process was supervised by Ernst & Young.

The makers asked the people to answer the five questions asked by replying with an SMS. The Call for Entry (CFE) was announced on 24 April 2014 and the registration lines opened at 8:00 PM. To introduce and educate the viewers about the show, Nagarjuna was seated on the hot seat and Amala has asked some questions about their personal life which were answered by Nagarjuna and the team of Nagarjuna, Allu Aravind, Nimmagadda Prasad and Siddhartha Basu spoke to the media about the game show. Nagarjuna and his wife include actress Amala were present at the event and Allu Aravind, MAA TV Chairman Nimmagadda Prasad, CMD of BIG Synergy Siddhartha Basu and his wife Anitha also attended the event. The game show was launched in an event at Hyderabad. The official announcement was made on 18 April 2014 and the show was titled Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu which would be aired on MAA TV. The reports of Nagarjuna's inclusion were confirmed in early April 2014 and Nagarjuna participated in the promo shoots. There were reports that Nagarjuna charged ₹3 crores for hosting 40 episodes for the first season. With Nagarjuna confessing that he wanted to be a Television game host, the reports gained prominence. In March 2014, reports emerged that Nagarjuna would host the Telugu version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the makers are in talks with him. History and production Debut (2014–2019) Series overview Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu Season It started to air on Gemini TV from 22 August 2021 to 5 December 2021, with N. In 2021, after completion of first four seasons (2014–17), the show was revamped with a new title Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu under the production of Studio Next with Sun TV Network buying its broadcasting rights. The first three seasons were hosted by actor Nagarjuna and the fourth season was hosted by actor Chiranjeevi. It was produced by BIG Synergy for first four seasons and was aired on Star Maa. It is the official Telugu adaptation of the Britain's game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Who among you are millionaires?), previously known as Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu, is an Indian Telugu-language television game show.
