MUMBAI: Malayalam Asianet is all set to greet the new year. The channel has lined up a host of special shows for 31 December and 1 January.

Asianet will kick off its new year campaign with a host of new year themed shows on 31 December. From 11:30 pm, the popular Cinemala team will present a live skit and the show will go on till 2005! The channel will begin 2005 with Dilse New Year Songs followed by an itnerview with cine actress Bhavana in the live breakfast show and a concert by ace singer K J Yesudas. Asianet is telecasting an interview with Vijayakumar IPS, the police officer who masterminded the gunning down of forest bandit Veerappan.

The channel has also lined up an interview with actor Kalabhavan Mani and a comedy programme Karalam 2004. In the M G Sreekumar-anchored musical show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa, popular Saikumar will participate as a special guest. Other than special editions of serial Life is Beautiful and music programme Pranayageetangal, the channel will also telecast capsules of new year celebrations from abroad. The channel will premiere Jayaram-Saundarya starrer Yathrakkarudey Sraddakk on Saturday