Athipookal

Athipookal is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012. The show starred Devadarshini, Chetan, Sathish, Santhiya, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi, V.R. Thilakam and among others, produced by Saregama and is directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva.[1]

Athipookal
GenreSoap opera
Family
Written byIndra Soundar Rajan
Screenplay byIndra Soundar Rajan
Directed byK. Shanmugam (1-750)
R. P. Marudhu (751-980)
K. Shiva (981-1272)
Creative director(s)K. Shanmugam
StarringDevadarshini
Chetan
Sathish
Santhiya
Rani
Theme music composerX Paulraj
Opening theme"Aariraro Uravugalae"
Saindhavi (Vocals)
Dr.Krithaya (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Tamil
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes1,272
Production
Producer(s)B. R. Vijayalakshmi
CinematographyK. S. Udhayashankar
Editor(s)M. Velumurugan
Palanisamy
Muralikrishnan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes
Production company(s)Saregama
Release
Original networkSun TV
Original release3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) –
14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)

Synopsis

The show story revolves around Padma (Devadarshini) Manokar (Chetan/Sathish) and Karpagam (Sandhya). Manokar and Padma are a happy couple but even after many years of marriage they are unable to have a child. Padma's sister in law Anjali(Rani) is jealous of Padma's wealth and covertly slips in medicines in Padma's food to make her infertile. Karpagam bears Manokar's child as a surrogate mother. The baby boy is born and named shiva. Their life turns better after the death of Anjali by Padma. At last Karpagam gets shot and after a full recovery returns to Badrinath.

Cast

Main cast

  • Devadarshini as Padma
  • Chetan / Satheesh Kumar as Mano alias Manokar
  • Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Karpagam

Requiring cast

  • Sukiran as Dhakshinamoorthy Karpagam's brother
  • Lakshmi as Mangaa (Karpagam's anni)
  • Super Good Kannan as padma's brother and Anjali's husband
  • Rani as Anjali, Padma's sister in law
  • Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Krishnamurti (Mano's uncle)
  • Venkat as karpagam's love interest
  • Sumangali
  • KS Jayalakshmi
  • J.lalitha as Padma's mother
  • Sangeetha Balan as Aaron's sister
  • Thilakshi
  • Neelima Rani / Deepa Nethran as Renukha
  • T. S. Raghavendar
  • Premi
  • Kannan as Dilakam
  • Dubbing Janaki as karpagam mother
  • Pooja Lokesh as karpagam sister
  • Dr. Sharmila as doctor jhansi
  • Sivakavitha
  • Ceylon Manohar
  • Jashak
  • Jangiri Madhumitha as Bhanu
  • Devipriya as Regina Victor

Original Soundtrack

The title song was composed by X.Paulraj and was sung by famous singer Saindhavi with lyrics written by Dr.Kiruthiya.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ari Aro Uravugale
ஆரி ஆரோ உறவுகளே"		Dr.KiruthiyaSaindhavi3:00

International broadcast

The Series was released on 3 December 2007 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 Saregama TVShows from 2013.

Remake
  • The series has been remade into in Kannada Language as Jo Jo Laali broadcast on Udaya TV from 10 April 2017 to 15 June 2019.[2]
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References
  1. "Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone". India West.
  2. "Jo Jo Laali serial on Udaya TV". vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com.
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