MUMBAI: Vijay TV Garnier Fructis Jodi No 1 has announced reel life couple Prem and Pooja as winners.

The show on the Tamil channel owned by Star, which began with eight celebrity couples (four real life and four reel life jodis), came to a close on 30 December.

Commenting on his win Prem said, "I am very excited that I now have a couple of movie offers up my sleeve. With a real life experience of this nature, I can confidently say that nothing is impossible when hardwork and perseverance are in place."

Pooja added, "I am very happy that we have been chosen as the Jodi No.1 by the viewers."

The viewers chose their favourite jodi by voting for them across various platforms i.e. IVR, SMS, televoting and online. Actor Dhanush along with the judges handed over the prize money of Rs 100 million to the winning jodi.

The three finalists Vijay Adhiraj - Rashana, Raghav - Preetha and Prem - Pooja performed for the last time in the grand finale on 23 December.

While Vijay Adhiraj-Rashana performed a thematic love story, Raghav-Preetha performed the jolly theives theme and Prem-Pooja incorporated the pirates theme. The show also witnessed performances by Ragasiya, Priyamani and Lakshmi Rai and a special performance by Yogi B and the Natchathira Boys; a Tamil hip-hop band from Malaysia and a dance performance by the cast of teen-soap Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal.

Following the response received for Garnier Fructis Jodi No 1 has paved way to another reality dance competition Garnier Fructis Jodi No1 - Challenge kicking off on 5 January at 8 pm.

This show will feature six popular jodis who would take on the challenge. The show would have four rounds of performance with on the spot elimination, asserts an official release.