Annamalai (2002 TV series)
Annamalai is an Indian Tamil-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.
| Annamalai | |
|---|---|
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| 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(s) | 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 | "Uyirgal Pirappathu" (Vocals) K. S. Chithra KK M. L. R. Karthikeyan Vairamuthu (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 757 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 11 February 2002 – 21 January 2005 |
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 Mediaworks Raadhika and is directed by C.J. Bhaskar and Sundar K. Vijayan.[3]
Plot
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
- Sivakumar as Thavasi
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Thavasi's sister)
* Neena as Young Annamalai [4]
- Manjari VInodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (nallasivam's wife)
- Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (annamalai's husband)
* S.P.B Charan as young Ulaganathan[4]
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan's mother)
- Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi (Homathi's sister, Ulaganathan's second wife and Thangamma's daughter)
- Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam (Valli's husband)
- Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathinayagam and Santhi's father)
- Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan (thamilarasi's brother)
- Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Annamalai's brother)
- Kalyani as Suriya (Annamalai's daughter)
- Sindhu as Thulasi Anbhazhagan
- Devadarshini as Valliammai alias Balli (Ulaganathan's sister and Gomathi nayagam's wife)
- Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
- Bhanu Prakash as Kathiresan alias Kathir (Jeeva, Jyothi and Jhansi's father)
- Poovilangu Mohan as Mandiramoorthy alias Kangaaniyaar
- Arun Prabhu Purushothaman as Sivakumar (Thavasi's son)
- Delhi Kumar as Seshadri
- Nagesh Krishnamoorthi as Krishnamachari
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Bhargavi
- Meera Krishnan as Thangamma (Gomathi Nayagam and Santhi's mother)
- Nandakumar as Sathappan (Kathir's elder brother)
- Sivakavitha as Poongodi (Chellamma's sister and Kangaaniyaar's sister in law)
- Pream as Nambi (Annamalai's younger brother and Jhansi's husband)[6]
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Diwakar's father
- Deepa Venkat as Jeeva (Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
- 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)
- Sanjeev as Vinayagam "Vinay" (Kangaaniyaar's elder son)
- Venkat as Subramani "Subbu" (kangaaniyaar's second son, vinay's twin brother)
- Pooja as Jhansi (Annamalai's adoptive daughter and Nambi's wife)
- Iswarya as Jyothi (Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
- Siva as Basha
- Dev Anand as Auto Driver
- Sai Prashanth as Diwakar
- Prithi as Nargis (Anwar's sister)
- Devi Priya as Maryam Anwar
- Gauthami Vembunathan as Diwakar's mother
- Raani as Meena (Vinayagam's wife)
- Priyanka as Sheela (Diwakar's sister)
- 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
- Bhuvana as Meenakshi (Ulaganathan's cousin)
Original soundtrack
Title song
It was written by famous lyricist Vairamuthu. It was sung by K. S. Chithra, KK and M. L. R. Karthikeyan.
Soundtrack
| 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
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.
References
- "Annamalai Serial Page". www.nettv4u.com.
- "What Happened To The Progressive Tamil Serials We Grew Up With?".
- "Annamalai gains from Chithi".
- http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Annamalai-review-osmurmqup
- "Vijay Adhiraj Playing Anwar in Annamalai Serial". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Prem's passion for police". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
External links
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (in English)
- Sun Group (in English)