Sa Re Ga Ma Pa grand finale: Sunil is the winner, Mehboob Saab ends up in second place

Sunil has won the 13th season of Zee TV Kannada's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Mehboob Saab and Sriharsha are the first and second runners-up, respectively. Dhanush ended in the fourth position.

Sriharsha, Deeksha, Dhanush, Sunil, Mehboob Saab and Aravind were in the last stage of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. The grand finale was held on Sunday, July 30. The show was kick-started at 6 pm and came to an end at around 12 am. For the first time, the singing show was aired live on the channel. 

Sunil won Rs 5 lakh cash prize along with the trophy and a Vivo mobile, which was presented by Hamsalekha. 

Visually impaired Mehboob Saab, the first runner-up, bagged Rs 3 lakh cash prize. Interestingly, he received another cheque of Rs 1.5 lakh which was contributed by the public.

Sriharsha received Rs 2 lakh cash prize along with a mobile. 

Rajesh Krishnan, Arjun Janya and Vijay Prakash were the judges of Anushree-hosted show and Hamasalekha was the special judge of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.

The 13th season of Zee TV Kannada's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa started airing on February 25 after rigorous auditions conducted in various parts of Karnataka and 100s of aspiring singers took part in the process. 30 candidates were selected in the initial phase and only six contestants have made it to the last stage.

Suhana Syed, Sanjith Hegde, Lahari and Impana, who had impressed the viewers with their singing talents, were eliminated in the semi finals.

This season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa had hit the headlines after Suhana Syed was trolled by some fringe groups for singing a Hindu devotional song.

Live Updates
Here, we bring to you the live updates of the grand finale:

11.36 pm: Sunil is the winner of 13th season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Kannada.
11.17 pm: Sriharsha is the second runner up and walks away with Rs 2 lakh cash prize.
11.13 pm: Dhanush ends up in the fourth place. He gets a Vivo mobile phone.
11.00 pm: Well, the time is set for the announcement. Who'll be the winner of 13th season?
10.40 pm: One more song from Sri Manjunatha. Sriharsha sings Mahaprana Deepam.
10.25 pm: Sunil sings Obbane Obbane from Sri Manjunatha.
10.13 pm: Dhanush sings Yaaru Yaaru track from Hatavadi.
9.55 pm: Mehboob Saab is the first to sing a song for the one last time.
9.41 pm: Golden Star Ganesh make a surprising entry and performs for a song from his upcoming movie Mugulu Nage.
9.34 pm: Voting lines are open now. Four contestants are in the race to lift the trophy.
9.31 pm: Twist in the tale. Sriharsha too enters the last stage.
9.28 pm: Sunil, Dhanush and Mehboob Saab enters the last stage. Sriharsha, Deeksha and Arvind are eliminated.
9.05 pm: Eliminated contestants come on stage.
8.40 pm: Dhanush sings Nagumomu Kanaleni.
8.25 pm: Sriharsha sings Bhuvaneshwariya nene manasave.
8.17 pm: Sriharsha, who is one of the favourites to win the season, arrives on stage.
8.08 pm: Deeksha is the third singer to sing the song in the grand finale. She sings ba bega manamohana from Saku Magalu.
7.48 pm: Sunil sings Devaru Hoseda from Muthina Haara in the first round.
7.35 pm: A special video package to showcase Sunil's journey played like all the other finalists.
7.16 pm: Mehboob Saab is the second singer to sing in the grand finale. He will sing Gombe aatavaiah from Shruti seridaaga.
7.11 pm: Hamsalekha has good words about Arvind. He will be next Raghu Dixit.
Vijay Prakash, Arjun Janya and Rajesh Krishnan give their views and tell him that he has a bright future ahead.
7.05 pm: Arvind is the first contestant to sign the song in the grand finale. He sings Aradisuve madanaari song from Babravahana.
6.55 pm: Voting lines closed for now and it will be opened only for the second rounds. 40 percent of the votes will be taken into the consideration while the 60 percent of the voting power rests with the judges.
6.52 pm: There will be two rounds like every year.
6.45 pm: A special video package about Sa Re Ga Ma Pa journey.
6.30 pm: Hamasalekha is the special guest.
6.15 pm: Judges enter the show.
6.05 pm: Anushree begins the show.

Sriharsha, Deeksha, Dhanush, Sunil, Mehboob Saab and Aravind are in the last stage of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Rajesh Krishnan, Arjun Janya and Vijay Prakash are the judges of Anushree-hosted show and Hamasalekha will be the special judge of the evening.

While the winner will walk away with a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh, the runner-up will get Rs 3 lakh.

The 13th season of Zee TV Kannada's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa started airing on February 25 after rigorous auditions conducted in various parts of Karnataka and 100s of aspiring singers took part in the process. 30 candidates were selected in the initial phase and only six contestants have made it to the last stage.

Suhana Syed, Sanjith Hegde, Lahari and Impana, who had impressed the viewers with their singing talents, were eliminated in the semi finals.

This season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa had hit the headlines after Suhana Syed was trolled by some fringe groups for singing a Hindu devotional song.