Chandrakumari
Chandrakumari is an 2018-2019 Indian Tamil-language television historical drama and soap opera jointly directed by popular film director Suresh Krissna and O N Rathnam and co-produced by Sun Entertainment and Radaan Mediaworks which premiered on Sun TV from 10 December 2018 to 1 June 2019 for 144 episodes.[1][2] The soap opera features veteran film actress Viji Chandrasekhar playing the lead role while Uma Riyaz Khan, Bhanu, Venu Arvind and Devipriya play pivotal roles.[3][4] The sets for the shooting were established in Chennai and Mumbai.[5] The plot of the serial is based on the ancient queen Chandrakumari and on the actual ancient historical story.[6][7] The first day's episode was extended to one hour instead of a normal 30 minutes schedule and it became Sun TV, Gemini TV and Surya TV first serial to have its opening episode for 1 hour.
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| Creative director(s) | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
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| Theme music composer | Sirpy |
| Opening theme | Seivai oru vidhiyai (செய்வாய் ஒரு விதியை) |
| Composer(s) | Sirpy |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 144 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Suku Kochappan |
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| Running time | 20–25 minutes |
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| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 10 December 2018 – 1 June 2019 |
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Plot
The story takes place in two periods—past and present.
The story evolves on Anjali (Bhanu) who is an archaeologist searches for the life history of a Chandrakumari (Queen of Chandravamsam) the queen of Mangalapuri. She was involved in the excavation of present-day Mangalapuri. Once she excavates an idol of Ellaiyaman. An old man warns her and her team that the idol will bring evil to the world when it is been dug out. Once Anjali visits the forest, she had got an ancient script of Chandrakumari. After taking the script, an evil fly came out in the overflowing blood. The evil fly later chases her to kill her. She ran to a temple in which she escapes from the fly. Later at the office, her professor narrates the story of Chandrakumari seeing the ancient book.
In the past.....
Chandrakumari was the queen of Mangalapuri. She battles for their neighbouring kingdom Thennur. The king of Thennur sends her daughter to get teachings from the queen. She meets Chandrakumari's daughter. Once unfortunately she hits the king and develops feelings in him. At the time she says her about the Karpaga Lingam (made up of the ashes of Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva, Goddess Lakshmi, Saraswati, Parvati), she was attacked by the soldiers of Pannaiyur who want to abduct the Lingam. But she overpowers them and surrounded the fort of Pannaiyur insulting the evil queen of Pannaiyur, Devika (Uma Riyaz Khan). Terribly being upset about this incident, her past flashbacks flashes in her memory. In the past, she was a 15-year-old princess who killed her father being misleading by her former Mathaguru who acknowledge evil supernatural powers. She vows to kill Chandrakumari.
Back to the present...
The Chandrakumari book has been burned by itself. Later she decides to move to Chennai. On the way, she was being followed by the evil fly. The Rajaguru of Manglapuri who was in the penance for these long years turns into a transgender woman and protects her. Meanwhile, in the jail, the transgender(Rajaguru) meets Chandra (incarnation of queen Chandrakumari). The Transgender (Rajaguru) brought Chandra to her house and give her a vilva leave. After that,Chandra get to know that she was Queen Chandrakumari in her past birth. She returns to her house and meets her family. She was irritated when her grandfather says about the release of her mother. Meanwhile, the transgender (Rajaguru) also meets Neelakandan (the king) in his office. After that Devika meets Neelakandan tells about all her evil plans.
Later, Anjali's grandfather dies in an accident. On his deathbed, he reveals that her mother Chandra was not an actual criminal. Anjali and her mother then reunite. Chandra moved to her birthplace and stayed there with Anjali. On a particular day when Chandra was coming in an auto she heard a girl's shout who was being trying to rape by a male taxi driver. She and the auto driver both immediately ran towards that girl and saved her from being rapped. This incident inspired Chandra to start a taxi for only women with women drivers for their safety. She also asked Anjali about this business and Anjali readily agreed to this. Later they go to a bank and ask the manager for a loan. Chandra 1st Aunt, tries marry her Grandson Aadhav to Chandra's daughter Anjali. After a sequence of events, Chandra tells Anjali about her Aunt and brother and the bank loan also gets sanctioned. Then Mukundhan (Neelakandan's sister son) knowing this kidnappes Anjali and Aadhav. Mukundhan and Anjali jumped in to place called Shankarapuram (Chandra's poorviga veedu). Anjali was saved by Chandra's 2nd aunt's grandson Sathyamoorthy after that.
Then Anjali and Chandra start a business called Anjali cabs for Women's safety. But Mukundhan again cums to Anjali's house to harass her when she is alone. At that time Anjali murders Mukundhan for her protecting herself. Chandra and Anjali buried mukundhan body so Nobody Knows she Anjali murdered him
Neelakandan decided to divorce Chandra so he can marry Rudra. But Chandra didn't want divorce him. So Rudra threatens Chandra to divorce him if not she will send the video which shows Chandra and Anjali burning Mukundhan.
Chandra came to see Rudra. After talking About Divorcing, Chandra denied to divorce. So Rudra took a gun from her bag but She did not Shoot Chandra instead asked her men to beat Chandra to death and throw her in outskirts. Anjali and her uncle Sivanesan are searching what happened to her. In the meanwhile Rudra makes Anjali arrested by showing the video evidence to police. Case is brought to court, Anjali accepts killing Mukundan and justifies her act as self defence and says that her mother has no role in this. Then comes a twist, it is shown that Mukundan is alive and Anjali has not killed him and the court release Anjali free of murder charges.
Two men rescue Chandra and admit her in hospital and after 8 days she regained consciousness and thinks about the events happened on the day when she came to see Rudra.
Cast
Main
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Chandra Neelakantan (Neelakantan's wife and Anjali's mother) (in present)
- Bhanu as Anjali Sathyamoorthy (in present)
- Venu Arvind as Neelakantan (Anjali's father) (in present)
- Devipriya as Rudhra (Devika's step sister and Neelakantan's fiancée) (in present)
Recurring
- Aravind Akash as RJ Aadhavan (Anjali's close friend) (in present)
- Saakshi Siva as Shivaneshan (Aadhavan and Sharanya's father) (in present)
- Latha Sabapathi as Aadhavan's grandmother (Rohini's mother) (in present)
- "Saathappan" Nandakumar as Baava (Rudhra's uncle) (in present)
- Arun Kumar Rajan as Sathyamoorthy alias Sathya (Anjali's husband) (in present)
- Yazhini as Seetha (Manickkam's first daughter) (in present)
- ------ as Kavitha (Manickam's second daughter) (in present)
- Geetha Narayanan as Maragadham (Sathyamoorthy's grandmother) (in present)
- Manush as Kuberan (Neelakantan's close friend) (in present)
- "Saravanan Meenatchi" Ravi Chandran as Ponnambalam (Rudra's cousin brother) (in present)
Former
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Queen Chandrakumari (Queen of Mangalapuri and Yazhini's mother) (in past) and Chandra Neelakantan (Neelakantan's wife and Anjali's mother) (in present) (Replaced by Viji Chandrasekhar)
- Arun Sagar as King Neelakantan (Queen Chandrakumari's husband and Yazhini's father) (in past) and Neelakantan (Chandra's husband and Anjali's father) (in present) (Replaced by Venu Arvind)
- Samyuktha Karthik as Princess Rudhra (in past) (Queen Devika's sister and King Neelakantan's fiancée) (in past) and Rudhra (Devika's step sister and Neelakantan's fiancée) (in present) (Replaced by Devipriya)
- Shilpa as Raghav's mother (in present)
- Venkatraman Subramaniam as Queen Devika, Rudra and Naga's father (the Maharaja of Pannaiyur) (in past)
- ---- as Annamalai (Neelakantan, Arjun, Madhi and Valli's father, Died in serial) (in present)
- ---- as Sethupathy (Queen Chandrakumari's sidesick, Died in serial) (in past)
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Manickam (in present) [died in serial]
- Uma Riyaz Khan as Queen Devika (Queen of Panayur) (in past) and Devika (Rudhra's step sister and Neelakantan's arch rival) (in present)
- Vinod as Naaga, Devika's brother and loyal sidekick (in past and present)
- ---- as Rajaguru (in past) / Transgender Lady (in present)
- Dr. Shaji Sham as Madhi (Neelakantan's first brother) (in present)
- Veena Venkatesh as Naaga's wife (in present)
- ----- as Arjun (Neelakantan's second brother) (in present)
- Meena Vemuri as Vidhya Arjun (Arjun's wife) (in present)
- Nirosha as Valli Sridhar (Neelakantan's younger sister and Mukudan's mother) (in present)
- Yuvarani Ravindra as Rohini Shivaneshan (Aadhavan and Saranya's mother) (in present)
- ---- as Sharanya (Aadhavan's sister) (in present)
- Sasindhar Pushapalingam as Mukundan (Valli's son and Anjali's cousin) (in present)
- ------ as Sridhar (Valli's husband) (in present)
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Sayyvaai Oru Vidihyai" | Sirpy | 2:19 |
International broadcast
Chandrakumari is telecasted on different channels. The details are listed below:
| Country | TV Channel | Language | Days | Air Date | Notes |
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| India | Sun TV | Tamil | Monday – Saturday | 10 December 2018 – 1 June 2019 | (original version) 144 episodes |
| Surya TV | Malayalam | Monday – Friday | 24 December 2018 – 10 May 2019 | (dubbed version) 117 episodes | |
| Gemini TV | Telugu | 24 December 2018 – 8 March 2019 | (dubbed version) 54 episodes | ||
| Udaya TV | Kannada | 7 January 2019 – 1 March 2019 | (reshot version) 39 episodes |
It airs in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV. The episodes can also be watched on SUN NXT app after it airs on TV. The show's episodes were released on YouTube channels Sun TV, Gemini TV, Udaya TV and Surya Television after the original telecast.
References
- "New TV serial Chandrakumari featuring Radhika Sarathkumar in 7 different roles to premiere soon". The Times of India. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "TV serial Chandrakumari crosses 100 episodes milestone". The Times of India. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "New TV serial Chandrakumari featuring Radhika Sarathkumar in 7 different roles to premiere soon – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "Chandrakumari will be a grand, new experience for everyone: Radikaa – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Subramanian, Anupama (20 September 2018). "Soap star to don 7 roles in her mega telly serial". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- Naig, Udhav; Kannan, Ramya (11 December 2018). "Radikaa ups the ante with Chandrakumari". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- "வரலாற்று காவியத்தில் ராதிகா: மகளுக்காக மறுபிறவி எடுத்து வரும் சந்திரகுமாரி!". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.