MUMBAI: Vijay TV has concluded its reality show Azhagi. The channel launched the initiative in December 2004 to find an ideal Tamil woman.

Winding up the contest, the channel announced the selection of Shifa, a 21-year old dentist from Chennai, as the winner. The 20 shortlisted contestants for the final round went through varied competitions based on Tamil traditions, marketing, personality, cooking, martial arts, body language and oratory in the VGP Resorts, Chennai.

The performances in different competitions were judged by celebrity judges including Dhool director Dharani, actress Laila, actors Prashant and Vishal, play back singers Srilekha Parthasarthy, Mahathi, Anitha Kuppusamy, art director Thota Dharani, Periyar Dasan, Mallika Badrinath, Dr. Gunasekar and Shihan Hussaini.

The channel has been telecasting the event Monday - Thursday in its prime time band. The winner walked away with Rs 1,00,000 worth household article while the first runner up was gifted with Rs 65,000 worth Jewellery. The second runners up were presented bikes, informs an official release.