Popular comedian and anchor Chevella Ravi Kumar who became popular with his screen name Bithiri Sathi has tendered resignation to his job in TV9.
He has been essaying the role of Sathi in TV9’s ‘Ismart News’. The ego tussle between the management and Sathi was the reason.
Sathi became popular with the ‘Teenmaar’ show in V6. He joined TV9 when the new management took over. But the new management has some issues with Sathi right from the beginning.
To curtail his position, the channel brought in Shiva Jyothi as Savithri Akka and also introduced two other characters in the programme.
On Father’s day, Sathi without informing the editorial team had included footage of his father, which irked the management.
Sathi refused to write an explanation letter explaining why he took an independent decision of using his family in the programme.
Sathi, however, refused to write the letter and quit along with another team member.
‘iSmart News’ is the most popular programme on the channel that has consistently been bringing ratings.