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| Annamalai | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Raadhika |
| Written by | Story: C. J. Baskar Screenplay: Babu Yogeswaran Dialogues: Babu Yogeswaran |
| Directed by | C. J. Baskar (1-278) Sundar K. Vijayan (279-757) |
| Creative director | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Starring | Raadhika Sarathkumar Sivakumar Jyothi Lakshmi Deepa Venkat Kuyili Viji Chandrasekhar Ponvannan Shanmugasundaram Ajay Rathnam Devadarshini Shyam Ganesh Vijay Adhiraj Kalyani |
| Theme music composer | Dhina (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | Tamil - 'Uyirgal Pirappathu' (Vocals) K. S. Chithra KK M. L. R. Karthikeyan Telugu- 'Manasu Unnathi' (Vocals) SPB Swarnalatha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 757 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 11 February 2002 – 21 January 2005 |
Deepa Venkat: Immediate Family: Daughter of Deenadayalan K and Private Wife of Private Mother of Private Sister of Private User. Last Updated: November 24, 2014: View Complete Profile. View all Immediate Family. Anbu (Prabhu Deva) is a small time mimicry artist living with his only sister Bharathi (Deepa Venkat). Anbu falls in love with Bharathi’s close friend Jyothi (Anjala Zaveri), who hails from a rich family. Jyothi visits Bharathi’s home frequently, but Anbu does not have the courage to propose to Jyothi.
Annamalai is an IndianTamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 21 February 2002 to 21 January 2005. The series ended with 757 episodes.[1][2] It was dubbed as Sivayya in Telugu in Gemini TV.
The show starred Sivakumar, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Jyothi Lakshmi, Kuyili, Viji Chandrasekhar, Ponvannan, Shanmugasundaram, Ajay Rathnam, Devadarshini, Shyam Ganesh, Vijay Adhiraj, Deepa Venkat and among others, produced by Radaan MediaworksRaadhika and is directed by C.J. Bhaskar and Sundar K. Vijayan.[3]
Plot[edit]
The story involves the long-term dispute between the two families who are considered as rivals for the ownership of Alvarkuruhi's Annamalaiyar temple for many generations. It is currently headed by Pattalathar Ammaiyappa and Gandhimadhi of the Ratnagiri family. Annamalai is the only daughter of Pattalathar and he named her after a temple's deity.
The trouble unfolds when Ulaganathan (Gandhimadhi's son and heir to the property) falls in love with Annamalai. Using this opportunity, Gandhimadhi demands the Pattalathar's family to transfer the property deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple to her family after which Ulaganathan will marry Annamalai. Thavasi the eldest son of Patalathar is the one who holds the deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple. Thavasi is very fond of her sister Annamalai and for the sake of her happiness, he promises to transfer the deeds of Annamalaiyar temple to Gandhimadhi's family without the knowledge of Pattalathar.
After which Ulaganathan and Annamalai are married. Then the serial takes a turn when a murder occurs in their village and with schemes of Paarkavi who is the servant of Ghandimadhi, Annamalai faces a series of hurdles and problems, but still loves and cares for her family.
The story later portrays as to how she acts as an important character in building a bridge and ending all the misunderstandings the two families have had between them.
Cast[edit]
Main Cast[edit]
- Sivakumar as Thavasi
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Thavasi's sister)
- Neena as Young Annamalai
- Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam
- Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Pattalathar's third son)
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi (Gomathi's sister)
- Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (Annamalai and Shanthi's husband)
- SPB Charan as Young Ulaganathan
- Prem as Nambi (Pattalathar's last son) [4]
- Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
- Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathinayagam and Santhi's father)
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan and Valliammai's mother)
- Devadarshini as Valliammai (Ulaganathan's sister)
- Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan
- Manjari Vinodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (Anbhazhagan's sister and Nallasivam's wife)
- Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
Pattalathar Family[edit]
- Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathinayagam and Santhi's father)
- Meera Krishnan as Thangamma (Pattalathar's second wife and Gomathi Nayagam and Santhi's mother)
- Sivakumar as Thavasi (Pattalathar's first son)
- Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam (Pattalathar's second son)
- Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Pattalathar's third son)
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi (Pattalathar's first daughter)
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Pattalathar's second daughter)
- Neena as Young Annamalai [6]
- Pream as Nambi (Pattalathar's last son) [4]
- Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
- Arun Prabhu Purushothaman as Sivakumar (Thavasi and Visalam's son)
- Kalyani as Suriya (Annamalai's daughter)
- Pasi Sathya as Sankari Paati (Pattalathar's elder sister)
Gandhimadhi Family[edit]
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan and Valliammai's mother)
- Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (Gandhimadhi's son and Annamalai and Santhi's husband)
- S.P.B Charan as Young Ulaganathan[6]
- Devadarshini as Valliammai alias Valli (Gandhimadhi's daughter and Gomathi's wife)
Anbhazhagan Family[edit]
- Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan
- Manjari Vinodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (Anbhazhagan's sister and Nallasivam's wife)
- Sindhu as Thulasi Anbhazhagan (Anbhazhagan's wife)
Mandiramoorthy Family[edit]
- Poovilangu Mohan as Mandiramoorthy alias Kangaaniyaar
- Sonia as Chellamma, Mandiramoorthy's wife
- Sanjeev as Vinayagam 'Vinay' (Mandiramoorthy's elder son)
- Venkat as Subramani 'Subbu' (Mandiramoorthy's second son, Vinay's twin brother)
- Shobana as Mandiramoorthy's mother-in-law, Chellamma and Poongodi's mother and Vinay and Subbu's maternal grandmother.
- Sivakavitha as Poongodi (Chellamma's sister and Mandiramoorthy's sister in law)
- Raani as Meena (Vinayagam's wife)
Anwar Family[edit]
- Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
- Prithi as Nargis (Anwar's sister)
- Devi Priya as Maryam Anwar (Anwar's wife)
- Dev Anand as Basheer (Nargis' husband)
Kathiresan Family[edit]
- Bhanu Prakash as Kathiresan alias Kathir (Jeeva, Jyothi and Jhansi's father)
- Nandakumar as Sathappan (Kathir's elder brother)
- Deepa Venkat as Jeeva (Kathir's first daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
- Iswarya as Jyothi (Kathir's second daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
- Pooja as Jhansi (Kathir's last daughter, Annamalai's adoptive daughter and Nambi's wife)
Sakthi Family[edit]
- N. Santhanam/Sureshwar as Sakthi (Jeeva's husband)
- Vizhuthugal Santhanam as Sakthi's father
- Bombay Gnanam/Revathee Shankar as Sakthi's mother
- Cheenu Mohan as Sakthi's brother
- Shobana as Shobhana (Sakthi's sister-in-law)
- Latha Rao/ Geethalakshmi as Latha (Sakthi's sister)
Diwakar Family[edit]
- Sai Prashanth as Diwakar
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Diwakar's father
- Gauthami Vembunathan as Diwakar's mother
- Priyanka as Sheela (Diwakar's sister)
Miscellaneous[edit]
- Pollachi Babu as Santhanam
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Bhargavi (Gandhimadhi's servant)
- Ramachandran as Nagaraj
- Keerthana as Indumathy
- Delhi Kumar as Seshadri (Pattalathar's legal advisor)
- Nagesh Krishnamoorthi as Krishnamachari (Gandhimadhi's legal advisor)
- Siva as Basha
- Raviraj as Arumugam
- Mali as G.D. (Anwar's friend)
- Vijay Sarathy as Gowri Shankar ( Ulaganathan's best friend)
- Kalpana Sri as Sumathi (Annamalai's best friend and Gowri Shankar's wife)
- Balu Anand as Pushpadas, A fraudlent bangle seller
- Bhavana as Meenakshi (Ulaganathan's cousin)
Original soundtrack[edit]
Title song[edit]
It was written by famous lyricist Vairamuthu. It was sung by K. S. Chithra, KK and M. L. R. Karthikeyan.
Soundtrack[edit]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Uyirgal Pirapathu (உயிர்கள் பிறப்பது) Title Song' | Vairamuthu | Dhina | K. S. Chithra, KK, M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 3:30 |
| 2. | 'Sevvana Veedhiyil (செவ்வான வீதியில்)' | Vairamuthu | Dhina | K. S. Chithra, M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 3:30 |
International broadcast[edit]
The Series was released on 11 February 2002 on Sun TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV. The show's episodes were released on YouTube channel Radaan Media from 2013.
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- It aired in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Gemini TV Dubbed in Telugu language as Sivaiah.
- In Sri LankaTamil Channel on Shakthi TV. It was aired Monday to Friday at 8:30PM.
- In United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV.
References[edit]
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- ^'Annamalai Serial Page'. www.nettv4u.com.
- ^G, Ambica (24 March 2019). 'What Happened To The Progressive Tamil Serials We Grew Up With?'. Feminism In India.
- ^'Archive News'. The Hindu.
- ^ ab'Prem's passion for police'. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ ab'Vijay Adhiraj Playing Anwar in Annamalai Serial'. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ ab'Review on Annamalai by MouthShut User'. www.mouthshut.com.
External links[edit]
- Official Website(in English)
- Sun TV Network(in English)
- Sun Group(in English)