Kalyana Veedu
Kalyana Veedu (transl. Marriage house) is an 2018 Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by Thirumurugan.[1] The actors are Thirumurugan,Kannika Ravi,R. Sundarrajan, T. S. B. K. Mouli, Pop Suresh, Anjana.K.R, Benze Preinkline, Dona Sankar and Ankitha.[2] In September 2019, there was a complaint against the content of Kalyana Veedu following which the telecaster Sun TV was fined Rs ₹2.5 lakh by the Broadcast content complaints council. The complaint made to the watch dog stated that such content would encourage crimes against women.[3]
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by |
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| Screenplay by | Thirumurugan |
| Directed by |
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| Creative director(s) | Thirumurugan |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Sanjeev Rathin |
| Opening theme | "Uravellam Vazhthi Padave" Hema Mahalingam (vocals) Ramesh Vaithiya (lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 605 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Jothi Thirumurugan |
| Cinematography | Sarath Chandran |
| Editor(s) | Prem |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Thiru Pictures |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 16 April 2018 – present |
Synopsis
Gopi, a sales representative and a part-time Singer at an orchestra, goes through various trials and tribulations to ensure the well-being of his family members. After a roller-coaster ride, Gopi finally register marriages Surya. In pursuit of searching job, Gopi meets a Manikkavasan who unbeknownst to Gopi had married the wife of Kathiresan. Manikkavasan has made Gopi as his adopted son.
| # | Character Name | Partner/Spouse | Former Partner/Fiance/Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopi | Surya | Swetha and Surya |
| 2 | Kathiresan | N/A | Selvarani(Surya/Roja Mother) |
| 3 | Muthaiah (Gopi's Father) | Sindhamani (Kalaivani Mother) | Jayanthi (Gopi Mother) |
| 4 | Swetha | Gopi and then Suman | Suman |
| 5 | Manikkavasan(Music Director) | Selvarani(Surya/Roja Mother) | N/A |
| 6 | Raman | Suganthi | Anushya |
| 7 | Raja | Roja | Surya |
| 8 | Sankunthala | N/A | Perumal (separated) |
| 9 | Anushya | N/A | Raman, Nandhakumar (Swetha Brother) |
| 10 | Savitha | Pichaimani | Chintu |
| 11 | Barath | N/A | Roja |
| 12 | Revathi | to be announced | Gopi (one-sided) |
| 13 | Raman | Suganthi | Anushya |
| 14 | Subramani | N/A | Sulochana, Swetha (one-sided) |
| 15 | Pavithra | some tik-tok fan | N/A |
Main Cast
| # | Character Name | Original Actor | Replacement Actor | Role | Episode Range |
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| 1 | Gopikrishnan | Thirumurugan | N/ A | The main lead. Surya's husband, Swetha's former partner. Sivagami and Muthaiah's only son | 1 – present |
| 2 | Kathiresan | R. Sundarrajan | N/A | A stubborn but innocent man. The father of Surya and Roja | 4–present |
| 3 | Surya Kathiresan | Spoorthy Gowda | Kannika Ravi | Gopi's wife. Daughter of Kathiresan and the sister of Roja | 12–554 (Gowda) 602–present (Ravi) |
| 4 | Swetha | Anjana K. R. | N/A | Gopi's former patner and his colleague. Sister of Nandakumar and wife of Suman | 3–present |
| 5 | 'Music Director' Manikkavasan | T. S. B. K. Mouli | N/A | A music director who is seeking an opportunity to perfrom in Cimema. Gopi's collegue | 577–present |
| 6 | Anushya | Benzie Preinkline | N/A | Eldest daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and former wife of Raman | 1–present |
| 7 | Ramya | Dona Shankar | N/A | Second daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and wife of Manoharan | 2–present |
| 8 | Savitha | Ankitha Bhat | N/A | Youngest daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and wife of Pichaimani | 1–present |
| 9 | Kalaivani | Sanghavi Jeyachandiran | N/A | Daughter of Chinthamani and Muthaiah. Gopi, Anushya, Ramya, and Savitha's half sister | 498–present |
| 10 | Sivagami | Jayanthi | N/ A | Mother of Gopi, Anushya, Ramya, and Savitha. Former wife of Muthaiah | 1–present |
| 11 | Roja Kathiresan | Pavithra | Sripriya | Raja's partner. Daughter of Kathiresan and the sister of Surya | 12–125 (Pavithra) 126–present (Sripriya) |
Supporting Cast
- Theni Sathyabhama as Sindhamani Muthaiah- Gopi's step mother
- Sripriya as Roja Raja, Kathiresan's younger daughter.
- Gopi as Raja
- Bhagyalakshmi as Selvarani - wife of Music Director Manikavasan/ex-wife of Kathiresan
- Sampath as Nandakumar, Swetha's brother, Gopi's friend
- Aishwarya as Archana Raman, Anushya and Raman's daughter
- Prathiksha as Prathiksha Suman, Swetha and Suman's daughter
- "Pop" Suresh as Manoharan Periyasamy, Ramya's husband
- Hema Srikanth as Kala Periyasamy, Manoharan's mother
- Jayaraman as Periyasamy,Kala's husband
- Seema as Revathi Periyasamy, Manoharan's sister
- Jeyashree as Sakunthala Perumal, Kala's younger sister, Perumal's wife
- Muthu kumara swamy as Raman, Anushya's Ex-husband
- Geethanjali as Suganthi Raman, Raman's wife
- Radhika as Kavitha, Suganthi's assistant
- Ravi Raj as Pichaimani Parthasarathy, Savitha's husband
- Meenatchi as Parvathi Parthasarathy, Piachaimani's mother
- Arunadevi as Padmavathi Kannan, Pichaimani's sister
- Panikutty as Kannan,Pichaimani's uncle, Padmavathi's husband
- Priya Rathnakumar as Pavithra Kannan, Pichaimani's niece, Padmavathi's daughter
- Sathya as Suman, Swetha's husband
- Bavithran as Jithu, a womaniser who lusts after Savitha.died in serial
- Saranya as Kausalya, Kathiresan's neighbour
- Kannan as Shekar, Gopi's friend.
- Yuvan Pattison as Bharath, Roja's friend
- Smaleen Monica as Sulochana, Swetha's friend
- Kartic Krishna as Singapore Subramani
- Palaniappan as Selvam
- Dimisukattai as Dhada Ratnavelu
Past Cast
- Geetha as Sakunthala Perumal
- Aishwarya as Revathi Periyasamy
- Punitha as Pavithra Kannan
- Ishitha as Suganthi Raman
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Uravellam (உறவெல்லாம்) Title Song" | Ramesh Vaithya | Mahalingam | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Manmatha Malarkalil (மன்மத மலர்களில்)" | Manmadhan | Manmadhan | 4:30 |
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Year / Week | Episodes | Broadcast date | BARC ratings (Tamil Nadu + Puducherry)[4] |
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| Week 16, 2018 | 1 – 5 | 16 April 2018 – 20 April 2018 | 27.9%(9987) |
| Week 17, 2018 | 6 – 11 | 21 April 2018 – 27 April 2018 | 28.9% (10035) |
| Week 18, 2018 | 12 – 17 | 27 April 2018 – 4 May 2018 | 26.9% (9696) |
| Week 19, 2018 | 18 – 23 | 5 May 2018 – 11 May 2018 | 23.4% (8079) |
| Week 20, 2018 | 24 – 29 | 12 May 2018 – 18 May 2018 | 19.8% (7733) |
| Week 21, 2018 | 30 – 35 | 19 May 2018 – 25 May 2018 | 18.4% (7328) |
| Week 22, 2018 | 36 – 41 | 26 May 2018 – 1 June 2018 | 19.7% (7830) |
| Week 23, 2018 | 42 – 47 | 2 June 2018 – 8 June 2018 | 19.5% (7785) |
| Week 24, 2018 | 48 – 53 | 9 June 2018 – 15 June 2018 | 20.1% (7983) |
| Week 25, 2018 | 54 – 59 | 16 June 2018 – 22 June 2018 | 23.5% (8528) |
| Week 26, 2018 | 60 – 65 | 23 June 2018 – 29 June 2018 | 23.7%' (8585) |
| Week 27, 2018 | 66 – 71 | 30 June 2018 – 6 July 2018 | 21.9% (7979) |
International broadcast
The series was released on 16 April 2018 on Sun TV, and also airs on Sun TV HD. Through international distribution, it airs in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV and Sun TV HD.
- The show's episodes were released on YouTube channel Thiru TV after the original telecast till 7 September 2019.
- The drama was put up for streaming worldwide on Sun NXT[5]
- It is also available via the Internet protocol television services Lebara Play, Lyca TV and YuppTV.
- Kalyana Veedu airs in Srilanka Shakthi Tv at 8:30PM and the Time slot changed to 9:30PM in 2020
Controversy
In September 2019, there was a complaint against the content of Kalyana Veedu following which the telecaster Sun TV was fined Rs 250,000 by the Broadcast content complaints council. This was in reference to one of the episodes aired in the month of May where one of the female characters named Roja hires a criminal gang to sexually assault her own sister. She ordered the men to show no mercy on her during this preplanned assault. The gang instead of following through the plan, enact the same plan on Roja. The controversial episodes were telecast on May 14, 15 and June 28.[6]
The council, on examining the video clips based on the complaints, has said in their order that the content violated the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) guidelines which bars content that glorifies violence, as well as incite or encourage viewers to obscene or indecent behaviour. A notice was issued to the channel and in their reply to the council, Sun TV and Thiru Pictures had clarified and apologised to the Council. The order stated that they have consented to agree with their decision as well.[3]
References
- "Sun TV's new serial Kalyana Veedu". Kamadenu (in Tamil). www.kamadenu.in. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Tamil TV show Kalyana Veedu crosses 500 episodes; actresses Anjana and Spoorthy Gowda thank fans". The Times of India.
- Staff Reporter (18 September 2019). "'Kalyana Veedu' serial: Sun TV directed to pay penalty and run apology". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 September 2019..Thirumurugan is a womanizer and loves to show his feelings on girls on teleserial
- "barcindia.co.in Kalyana Veedu serial Ratings".
- "With Sun NXT, Sun TV Network steps foot in the burgeoning digital streaming space of India". thetechportal.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "Director says sorry for sexual assault scenes in TV soap". Deccan Chronicle.