Captain News is a 24-hour Tamil News television channel started on 29 August 2012 from Captain Media Network by Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The managing director of Captain Media is LK Sudhish brother-in-law of Vijayakanth who is the party’s president and a Tamil actor.
Captain News is equipped with adequate infrastructure to reach every part of the Tamilnadu and all over the World. Captain News focuses on social awareness, social renaissances, propagating non-partisan news, concentrate on up liftment of youth, social and current Affairs, promulgate the students on their future prospects, disseminate for the development of women on socially and economically, enlighten the social causes and effects and cover all other public views, round the clock coverage of latest Regional, National and World News in Tamil. Captain News Founded by Shri. Vijayakanth, fondly called as ‘Captain’ by the masses of Tamil people living across the world is the founder of Captain Media Pvt. Ltd. He is a well known personality in Tamil Nadu, having starred in more than 155 Tamil Movies. He is the Founder President of DMDK (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) which was launched in 2005 for the