Mediacorp celebrates Deepavali with evening of entertainment and festive cheer

Mediacorp’s Amarkala Deepavali 2026 brought local and regional performers together for an evening of music, dance and cultural celebration at The Theatre at Mediacorp in Singapore. The event, themed “Vannamaya Deepavali”, meaning “Colourful Deepavali”, marked the Festival of Lights and highlighted Indian culture and traditions.

Hosted by Saravanan Ayyavoo, Eswari Gunasagar and Revathy Mariappan, the programme included classical dance and a musical collaboration between Shabir Sulthan and Srinisha Jayaseelan, who performed “Imaye”. At midnight, guest of honour Dinesh Vasu Dash joined Mediacorp’s Sabanitha Shanmugasundram to usher in Deepavali; the celebration ended with the theme song. It was broadcast live on Vasantham and mewatch, and aired by Malaysia’s Astro.