Metti Oli
Metti Oli (lit. "Sound of the Toe Ring") is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on weekdays on Sun TV for 811 episodes.[1] The show starred Delhi Kumar, Kaveri, Gayathri, Vanaja, Uma, Rekha Vardharaja, Chetan, Bose Venkat, Neelima Rani and Thirumurugan among others. It was produced by Cine Times Entertainment S. Siddique, written and directed by Thirumurugan.
| Metti Oli | |
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| Genre | Soap opera Family Drama |
| Written by | Thirumurugan |
| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | Thirumurugan |
| Creative director(s) | Thirumurugan |
| Starring | Delhi Kumar Thirumurugan Kaveri Gayathri Shastry Bose Venkat Sanjeev Rindhya |
| Theme music composer | Dhina (Title Song) Sanjeev Rathan (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | "Ammi Ammi Ammi Mithithu" (Vocals)Nithyasree Mahadevan Master. D. Kiran Vairamuthu (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil (Original Version) Telugu (Dubbed as Mettala Savvadi) |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 811 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | S. Siddique, Raja Kaveri, Mani |
| Production location(s) | Tamil Nadu Chennai Alagankulam Malaysia Singapore New York City Ooty Rameshwaram Kochi Tirupati Mysore Bangalore Bombay Madurai Rajamundry Colombo |
| Cinematography | Sevilaraja Sarath.K.Chandran |
| Editor(s) | M.Jaya Kumar |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 34-37 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Cine Times Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 8 April 2002 – 14 October 2005 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Indhira 7.30PM >> 08.00PM Panam @ 6.00PM in 2002-03 |
| Followed by | Muhurtham @ 6:00PM Malargal @ 7:30PM |
| Related shows | Mettala Savvadi Shubh Vivah Mangalya Minnukettu Akshantalu |
The show was rerun on Sun TV from 1 April 2020 during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown.[2]
Plot
The entire plot of Metti Oli is about the daily happenings of Chidambaram's five daughters. The father is patient and remains calm in any circumstances. He is often troubled by Rajam quoting the activities of Saroja, his elder daughter.
Chidambaram is a respected land broker. He was a widower and raised his five daughters alone. Chidambaram has taken extra care in growing their girls as disciplined daughters who are very innocent and caring.
During the last episodes of the serial, Chidambaram dies in a road accident when he was walking on the road, feeling depressed. However, the serial finally ends happily, as the family reunites.
Cast
Main
- Delhi Kumar as Chidambaram, a land-broker
- Kaveri as Dhanalakshmi "Dhanam", Chidambaram's eldest daughter and Bose's niece and wife
- Gayathri Shastry as Saroja "Saro", Chidambaram's second daughter, Manikam's wife, and Natarajan's mother[3]
- Vanaja as Leelavathy "Leela", Chidambaram's third daughter and Ravi's wife
- Uma Maheshwari as Vijayalakshmi "Viji/Vijaya", Chidambaram's fourth daughter, Gopi's wife, a nurse
- Revathi Priya as Bhavani, Chidambaram's youngest daughter, a professor in Singapore
- Bose Venkat as Bose, brother of Chidambaram's wife, husband of Dhanalakshmi, once owned a soda factory, became a land-broker
- Chetan as Manikkam, Saroja's husband
- Rajkanth as Ravichandran "Ravi", Leelavathy's husband, and Sumathy's ex-husband
- Thirumurugan as Gopikrishnan "Gopi", Vijayalakshmi's husband, he works in a sewing company.
Supporting
- Shanti Williams as Rajam, mother of Manikam, Selvam and Nirmala
- Shanmugasundari as Kamatchi (House Owner Patti)
- Vishwa as Selvam, second son of Rajam, brother of Manikam and Nirmala, Arundhati's husband
- Rindhya/Aruna Devi as Nirmala, Rajam's sole daughter, Santosh's wife
- Thiruselvam as Gnanaraj (Santosh), husband of Nirmala
- Vinay as Ramesh, son of former boss of Manikam
- Kirthika as Arundhathi, wife of Selvam
- Deepa Venkat as Seethalakshmi
- Shari Sadhana as Seethalakshmi's Aunt Malayali
- Sanjeev as Ilango
- Neelima Rani as Shakthi
- Sindhu as Sarala, Manikam's mistress
- Ramachandran as Sarala's husband
- Auditor Shridar as Sundaram Mama Saro's uncle
- V. C. Jeyamani as Ravi's father
- Gayathri Priya as Sumathi, Ravi's first wife
- Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Gopi's father
- Y. V. Subramaniam as Sumathi's father
- Rangathurai as Gopi elder brother-in-law
- Vijaya Raj as Gopi younger brother-in-law
- Latha Rao as Kavitha, Gopi's younger sister
- Unknown as Kumar, Gopi's brother
- Sai Madhavi as Narmadha, Saro and Manickam's neighbour, Meena's sister. Her mother runs Mess
- Deepa Shankar as Meena, Saro and Manickam's neighbour, Narmadha's sister. Her mother run Mess
- Varshini as Malliga, Narmadha and Meena's younger sister
- Rani as Ramya, Saro and Manickam's neighbour
- Vikranth as Ravi's friend
Production
Filming
The series was filmed in Chennai, Alagankulam in Tamil Nadu, India. However, it was also shot in foreign locations such as Singapore, Malaysia and New York City.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ammi Ammi Ammi Mithithu அம்மி அம்மி அம்மி மிதித்து" | Vairamuthu | Dhina | Nithyasree Mahadevan, Master. D. Kiran | 3:34 |
| 2. | "Manase Manase மனசே மனசே" | Eknath | Sanjeev Rathan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 6:13 |
Remakes
The series has been remade into in Kannada language as Mangalya on Udaya, Malayalam language as Minnukettu on Surya, Hindi language as Shubh Vivah on Sony tv and Telugu language as Akshantalu on Gemini TV. But the story lines change in all four language into different stories and all had a different climax. While the Kannada and Malayalam versions were successful, Hindi version Shubh Vivah did not garner expected ratings and was pulled off air within 4 months considering its low ratings.[6]
| Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kannada language | Udaya TV | Mangalya | [7] | |
| Malayalam language | Surya TV | Minnukettu | April 23, 2010 - January 4, 2017 | It was the first serial to air about 1000+ episodes on Surya TV channel (Number of episodes -1543)[7] | |
| Hindi language | Sony tv | Shubh Vivah | 27 February 2012 – 29 June 2012 | [8][9] | |
| Telugu language | Gemini TV | Akshantalu | 14 April 2014 - 1 August 2014 | It was also dubbed in Telugu language as Mettala Savvadi aired same channel. |
Reception
Awards
The Metti Oli team won several awards, including the Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu State Government.[10]
Ratings
Metti Oli was one of the highest-rated Tamil soap operas and garnered a peak rating of 48.3 points overall in its runtime.[11] The final episode garnered 40 TVR for Sun TV.[12]
Critics
Hindustan Times described Metti Oli as "highly melodramatic".[13]
International broadcast
See also
- List of programs broadcast by Sun TV
References
- "Choosy housewives and their favourite soaps". The New Indian Express.
- "Sun TV announces the retelecast of Metti Oli". The Hindu.
- "Sun TV Metti Oli Gayathri". The Indian Express.
- "Metti Oli Song Cine Times Thirumurugan Moon TV". You Tube. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Manase Manase Exclusive Song Metti Oli Serial Moon TV". You Tube. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Shows that launched, bombed and scrapped in 2012". The Times of India.
- "Far from the flashy crowd". India Today.
- "Hindi television soaps on a remaking spree". Daily News and Analysis.
- "10 Hindi serials that are remakes of popular regional shows". Desi Martini.
- "From Chithi to Chinna Thambi: Hit fiction shows to keep the audience entertained during lockdown period". The Times of India.
- "Metti Oli team has a reunion after 12 years". The Times of India.
- "UTV gets aggressive". The Indian Express.
- "Why are soaps still pedalling backwards?". Hindustan Times.
External links
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (in English)
- Sun Group (in English)