Idhayam (TV series)
Idhayam (transl. 'Heart') is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Sun TV. It is a prime-time serial. The show was broadcast from 10 August 2009 to 3 February 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) and 10:00PM (IST) for 627 episodes.
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Annakill R.Selvaraj dialogues Thirugnanasundaram I. Ashokan |
| Screenplay by | Devi Bala R.Selvaraj |
| Story by | Devi Bala |
| Directed by | B.Nithyanandam |
| Creative director(s) | T.G.Thiyagarajan |
| Starring | Nithya Das Seetha Sanjeev Nalini Shreekumar Devadarshini Neelima Rani |
| Theme music composer | Srinivas |
| Opening theme | "Idhayam Idhayam" (Vocals) Shweta Mohan Ajeesh Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
| Composer(s) | Kiran |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 627[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | T.T.G.Thiyagasaravanan Selvi Thiyagarajan |
| Cinematography | Sharavana Pandian |
| Editor(s) | S.A. Ramesh kumar |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Sathya Jyothi Films |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 10 August 2009 – 3 February 2012 |
The show is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, directed by B.Nithyanandam and written by Annakill R.Selvaraj. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.
Plot
Prasad rapes Nandhini in a forest by spraying chloroform out of lust. A few years later she is about to marry Shankar, Prasad's friend, much to Prasad's surprise. He still lusts and wants a sexual relationship with her both before and after she marries. But his heart suddenly changes, and he gets an urge to marry her instead of making her his concubine. Nandhini's mother in law Kalyani is against his wish and make sure he cant able to touch even her shadow. As possessive and chauvinist husband Shankar disowns Nandhini for losing her virginity before their marriage.
Cast
Main cast
- Nithya Das as Nandini Shankar
- Seetha as Dr. Kalyani Devarajan (died in the serial)
- Sanjeev as Valmiki
- Shreekumar as Shankar Devarajan
Recurring cast
- Nalini as Mangalam
- Sathyapriya
- Chithra Lakshmanan as Devarajan
- T. P. Gajendran
- Shari
- Rajashree [2] / Varsha
- Devadarshini as Jeya
- Neelima Rani as Sumathi
- Shyam Ganesh
- Yugendran
- Sai Prashanth
- Ramesh
- Sudha
- Vasanth
- Ravikumar
- K.Manokhar
- Bharthy
Broadcast
The show started airing on Sun TV on 10 August 2009. It aired on Monday to Friday at 7:30PM IST. On 19 April 2010, A Nadhaswaram replaced this show in the 7:30PM slot and pushed this serial to 10:00PM.
In Sri Lanka the series was broadcast in Tamil on Shakthi TV. It aired Monday through Friday at 7:30PM.
Remake
The Hindi produced their own version of this series, which aired on Zee TV in 2010-2011. The remake starred Vandana Joshi as Nandini Rajadhyaksha (Nandini), Gaurav Khanna as Prem Rajadhyaksha (Piream) and Neena Gupta as Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha (Dr.Kalyani).
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Supporting Actress Award | Devadarshini | Jaya | Nominated |
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Sun TV
- List of TV shows aired on Sun TV (India)
References
- "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.
- "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.
External links
- Vision Time on YouTube
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (in English)
- Sun Group (in English)