Winners will be trained and prepared for the national finale to be held in Mumbai

Chennai, November 2017: The Times of India in collaboration with OPPO brings the 10th edition of the most coveted personality and talent hunt across colleges in India, OPPO Times Fresh Face 2017. India’s largest inter-college talent hunt contest is held across 11 cities and numerous colleges; they recently concluded rounds in Chennai, where Madhan BM & Sneha Premraj won the city finale round.

Madhan’s unique tricks of creating magic won the judges over while Sneha’s singing and dancing moves brought the audience and judges to the edge of their seat. Contestants were judged based on their talents, the way they carry themselves, their knowledge on current affairs, etc. by the esteemed panel of judges including Vignesh Shivan.

Speaking about the talented lot at the city finale round, popular film director Vignesh Shivan, said, “I am extremely glad to be part of this initiative that aims to showcase young talent and bring out the best in them. OPPO Times Fresh Face is a great platform for the youngsters to bring forth their exceptional talent. I congratulate the winners and also the other finalists for putting up a commendable performance. Hope to have many more such talent platforms in future.”

City winners will compete nationally at the Grand Finale, which will be hosted in Mumbai. The two national winners will be awarded an OPPO F3 Selfie Expert Dual Selfie Camera phone and an international trip.

OPPO Times Fresh Face has become an expansive talent-pool where each year students have showcased some exceptional skills while following the theme of this edition – What is your Fresh Factor?