Azhagi (TV series)
Azhagi (Tamil: அழகி) is an Indian Tamil-language television soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 10 October 2011 to 4 March 2016 for 1101 episodes.[1][2]
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Genre | Soap opera |
Directed by | V.C Ravi (1-502) A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan 596-747 M.Iniyan Dinesh 748-1101 |
Starring | Viji Chandrasekhar Kamal Deep Soniya Ilavarasan Madhumitha |
Theme music composer | Kiran |
Opening theme | "Poovum Azhage" Haricharan (Vocal) Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1,101 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
Production company(s) | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
Release | |
Original network | Sun TV |
Original release | 10 October 2011 – 4 March 2016 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Nijam |
Followed by | EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai |
Related shows | Amma (Telugu language) Amma Manasam (Malayalam language) |
The show starred Viji Chandrasekhar, Kamal Deep, Soniya and Ilavarasan among others. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and director by V.C Ravi, A. Jawahar, E. Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh.[3]
The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV, and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.
Plot synopsis
Azhagi is the story of Sundari (Viji Chandrasekhar). A 40-year-old widow, who has struggled for the last 20 years with the sole aim of bringing up her children all by herself. The story underscores how these vulnerable yet resilient widow battles the hardships life throws at her.
Cast
- Viji Chandrasekhar[4] as Sundari Kathiravan - lead and Protagonist
- Kamal Deep as Natraj Kathiravan (Kathiravan and Sundari's son)
- Soniya as Divya Natraj (Natraj's wife/ Sundari's daughter-in-law and Chandra's daughter)
- Nithya Ravindran
- Sulakshana/ Surekha as Chandra (Divya and Nimmi's mother)
- Shalu Kurian/ Kutty Pooja/ Dhesikha as Niraimathi (Mathi) (Sundari and Kathiravan's oldest daughter and Somu's ex-wife and Babu's wife)
- Arun Kumar Rajan/ J.Durai Raj as Somusundaram (Somu) (Sundari's ex-son-in-law/ Panchali's son and Mathi's ex-husband)
- Sujatha as Panchali (Somu's mother)
- Radha as Surya Kathiravan (Sundari and Kathiravan's younger daughter and Marisamy's wife)
- Satish Kumar as Marisamy (Sundari's son-in-law/ Surya Kathiravan's husband)
- Nanjil Nalini as Jegathambal (Sundari's mother-in-law and Kathiravan and Durai's mother)
- Ilavarasan/ Sridhar as Durai (Kathiravan's brother and Sundari's brother-in-law and Vasantha's husband)
- Nagalakshmi as Vasantha Durai (Durai's wife)
- Ashwin as Sanjay Durai (Durai and Vasantha's son)
- Niranjini Ashok/ /Vineetha as Nithya Durai/ Nithya Babu (Durai's daughter and Babu's ex-wife)
- Vincent Roy as Kalithirthan
- Ganesh Gopinath/Iyyappan Unni as Babu Kalithirthan (Kalitheerthan's son and Nithya's ex-husband and Mathi's husband)
- Harikrishnan as Shyam (Natraj Kathiravan's best friend/Kalithirthan's son in-law)
- Srividya as Nimmi Prabhu (Divya's sister and Chandra's daughter)
- Jaheer Hassain as Prabhu (Divya's brother-in-law/Chandra's son in-law/Nimmi's husband)
- Madhumitha as Chitra
Original soundtrack
Title song
It was written by famous lyricist Yugabharathi, composed by the famous music director Kiran. It was sung by Haricharan with the right feel which touched people.
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Poovum Azhage" | Yugabharathi | Haricharan | 4:22 |
Production
The series was directed by V.C Ravi (1-502), A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd, along with the production crew of 1998-2018 20 years, Sun TV Serials Akshaya, Ambigai Anandha Bhavan, Gokulam veedu, Appa, Amma, Alaigal, Kolangal, Avargal, Thendral, Thirumathi Selvam.
Remake
The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.
Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) |
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Telugu language | Gemini TV | Amma | 17 March 2014 – 14 August 2014 | |
Malayalam language | Surya TV | Amma Manasam | 16 June 2014 – 26 December 2014 |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2012 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Mother Awards | Viji Chandrasekhar | Sundari | Won |
2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Mother Awards | Viji Chandrasekhar | Sundari | Won |
Best Father | Vincent Raj | Kalithirthan | Nominated | ||
Best Comedian-Female | Sujatha | Panjali | Nominated |
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Sun TV
References
- ""எங்கள் கண்கள் கலங்கிய தருணம் அது" நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்!". vikatan.com.
- "நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்". tamilserialtoday.org.
- Azhagi Serial Page
- "Azhagi Tamil serial actress". Serialactress.com. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
External links
- Vikatan TV on YouTube
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (in English)
- Sun Group (in English)