Mouna Raagam (TV series)

Mouna Raagam (transl.Silent Symphony) is a 2017 Indian-Tamil-language musical family soap opera low budget series which premiered on 24 April 2017 and airs on Star Vijay and Hotstar. The show is produced by actress Chippy Renjith and features an ensemble cast comprising Baby Krithika, Baby Sherin, Rajeev Parameshwar, Shamitha Shreekumar / Anusree Chembakassery, Anand Babu, Manohar and Tamil Selvi

Mouna Raagam
GenreSoap opera
Musical
Family
Drama
Love
Created byPradeep Milroy Peter
Based onA Child's Story / A Musical Tragedy
Written byPriya Thampi
Screenplay byPriya Thampi
Devi Bala
Directed by
  • Thai Selvam (Episodes:1-750)
  • Manoj Kumar (Episodes:751-present)
StarringBaby Krithika
Baby Sherin
Rajeev Parameshwar
Shamitha Shreekumar
Anusree Chembakassery
Chippy Renjith
Manohar
Tamil Selvi
Anand Babu
Theme music composerM. Jayachandran (Title Song)
Sananth George (Background Score)
Opening theme"Odum Meenum Ketkum"
Palani Bharathi (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original language(s)Tamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes830 (as of 11.08.2020)
Production
Producer(s)Chippy Renjith
CinematographyC. Jaya Kumar
Ve.ki Amirtha Raj
Editor(s)G.Pa Vinoth
S.Tamilselvan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production company(s)Avanthika Creations
Global Villagers Production
Release
Original networkSTAR Vijay
Original release24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 
present
Chronology
Related showsPotol Kumar Gaanwala
Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala
Vanambadi
Koilamma
External links
Website

It is a remake of the Bengali language television series Potol Kumar Gaanwala which began airing on Star Jalsha in 2015. It started airing on 24 April 2017 on Vijay TV.[1][2][3][4] Malayalam actors Chippy Renjith, Rajeev Parameshwar and Seema G. Nair, who play the lead roles, are making their Tamil-language debuts with the series.[5] It won six 4th Vijay Television Awards including Best Child Actor, Best Supporting Actor Female, Best Supporting Actor Male and Special Contribution Song's. Child actress Sherin and Krithika also received the Best Child Actor award at the Galatta Nakshathra Awards 2018 and Vijay Television Awards 2019 Respectively .

Plot

Mallika (Chippy Renjith) when studying in college falls in love with an upcoming singer Karthik Krishna (Rajeev Parameshwar). After marrying, Karthik leaves a pregnant Mallika alone leaving to Chennai. In Chennai, Karthick is forced to marry Kadhambari (Shamitha Shreekumar) the daughter of a music company owner Viswanathan (Anand Babu). Mallika meanwhile gives birth to a girl Shakthi (Baby Krithika). Kadhambari gives birth to Shruthi (Baby Sherin). After few years, Kadhambari and the driver made an accident but did Mallika survive? Here Sakthi leaves and goes to find her father? Then, what happened?? If Karthik Krishna and Sakthi meet and Sakthi reunite with her mother??Watch the latest episodes of Mouna Ragam on Hotstar.

Cast

Main Cast

  • Baby Krithika as Shakthi Karthik Krishna / Shakthi Velan / Sathya / Sakthi
    • Mallika and Karthik Krishna's daughter, who is born out of wedlock, and is a natural singer. She is cute, naughty and prodigiously a talented girl. She was raised by her mother. Music is Shakthi's life, but despite Shakthi's passion for singing, her mother, Mallika prevents her from joining the singing because her father left them for his music career. After her mother died, Swarna exploits Shakthi to sing for her own selfish benefits, but however her uncle takes a stern decision regarding Shakthi. She reaches Chennai, disguised as a boy with hopes of finding her biological father.She is adopted by Karthik Krishna's childless elder brother, Murali Krishna and sister-in-law, Nandini, who eventually discover Shakthi's lineage and assist in her attempts to reconcile with her father.
  • Baby Sherine Farhana as Shruthi Karthik Krishna / Shruthi
    • Daughter of Kaadhambari and Karthick Krishna an argumentative, arrogant, and stubborn girl, who has been spoiled by her mother and grandmother, Rukmani. She constantly exhibits behavioral problems from being overindulged by Karthik's family. She hates Shakthi because her father loves and showers more affection on Shakthi. She also constantly torments Shakthi in numerous ways and battles with her for Karthik's affection.
  • Rajeev Parameshwar as Karthik Krishna [6]
    • A well renowned playback singer and the estranged biological father of Shruthi and Shakthi, Mallika and Kaadhambari's husband. He is a acumen and smart person. He falls in love with Mallika, who lived in Kuttralam. They secretly got married although he wanted to be a successful singer. Mr. Vishwananthan gave him an opportunity for him to sing, but including conditions that Karthik would have to marry his daughter, Kaadhambari. He then leaves Mallika and marries Kaadhambari, and is unaware about his and Mallika's daughter Shakthi. He eventually discovers that Shakthi is his daughter through the interference of Mallika's brother, Pazhani and ever since tries his level best to secure a bright future for Shakthi and make up for her lost childhood, while rescuing her from the clutches of Kaadhambari, Vishwanathan and Rukmani.
  • Shamitha Shreekumar (2017-2020) (Episode 1-831) / Anusree Chembakassery (2020-Present) (Episode 832-Present) as Kadhambari / Kadhambari Karthik Krishna / Kaadhumaa (Main Antagonist) [7]
    • Karthik Krishna's second-wife and Shruthi's mother, who is a woman brought up with pampered love by her parents. She fell in love with Karthik supposedly, after listening to and watching his performance and demanded her father, Vishwanathan for Karthik, who accordingly, did the essential and formed an agreement to fuel Karthik's career if he married his daughter. However, before her marriage to Karthik, she was brutally raped by her college friend, Raaghav, who had developed a crush on her since he met her. However, Vishwanathan tactfully hides this incident and gets Kaadhambari married to Karthik. After marriage, she has daughter, Shruthi. She will do anything in order to ensure her daughter's happiness going to vast extents. But Raghav claims that Shruthi as his daughter. Kadhambari used to despise Shakthi and Karthik's family and constantly taunts and torments their lives, along with her parents.
  • Chippy Renjith as Mallika Karthik Krishna / Karpagam / Mallika
    • Shakthi's biological mother and Shruthi's Step Mother and Karthik Krishna's first wife. She had loved Karthik and secretly married him. Karthik left her for his career and never returned. Their marriage gave her a child Shakthi, who is a natural singer. But Mallika hates music, owing to her haunting memories of her relationship with Karthik Krishna. She was believed to have died in an accident caused by Kaadhambari and her sister Maya. However she survived the accident, with a severe case of amnesia, where she was rescued and brought to Guruji's Ashram where she currently resides.

Recurring Cast

  • Manoharan Krishnan as Murali Krishna / Murali
    • Karthik Krishna's elder brother and a renowned musician himself, who finds out about Shakthi and adopts her, along with his wife, Nandhini as their own daughter. He is very loving and caring towards Shakthi, and always protects her from the evil clutches of Kaadhambari and Vishwanathan. He is also the prime source of support to Shakthi, who has helped her to achieve her dreams, despite facing numerous personal problems and losses, in the process.
  • Rubiee as Anu
  • Tamil Selvi as Nandhini Murali Krishna
    • Murali's wife and Karthik's sister-in-law. She is a very emotional and sensitive person who initially dislikes Shakthi, falling prey to Vishwanathan's plot, but eventually realises the truth and repents for her mistakes. She serves as Shakthi's mother figure, and is extremely possessive over her and is unable to control herself or let go of Shakthi.
  • Supergood Kannan as Pazhaniswamy / Pazhani
    • Mallika' brother, Shakthi's loving maternal uncle, Swarna's husband and Nila's father, He is a farmer by profession, and lives to ensure that Shakthi is living a peaceful and happy life.
  • Anand Babu as Vishwanathan (Antagonist)
    • Kadhambari's and Maya's father, Shruthi's grandfather. A popular and renowned film producer and billionaire, who is wiling to do anything to secure his daughter's future.
  • Baby Adhithiri as Lavanya
    • Shakthi's best friend and Shruthi's enemy.
  • Seema G. Nair as Swarna Pazhaniswamy / Swarna
    • Shakthi's aunt and Mallika's sister-in-law, who is very cunning and selfish. She exploits Shakthi's singing skills to her own benefit, while she also manages to fool Nandhini and Karthik into believing Nila (Swarna's daughter) to be Shakthi and manages to obtain monetary benefits from them
  • Anjali Devi as Rukmani Vishwanathan / Ruku
    • Kadhambari and Maya's mother, Vishwanathan's wife and Shruthi's grandmother. She is a very cunning and selfish who tends to be a loudmouth, bobblered mouth and a gossip.
  • Devika as Parvathi Krishnan
    • Murali's and Karthick's mother, Shakthi and Shruti's grandmother and Mallika, Kaadhambari and Nandhini's mother-in-law.
  • Sindhu Manu Varma as Raghavi: Raaghav's mother
    • Raghavan's mother and Shurti's grandmother, who after realising about the existence of her heir, Shruthi, threatens Kadhambari and Rukkumani to fight a legal battle to obtain custody of Shruthi.
  • Janani Ashok Kumar as Miss Mallika
    • Shruthi and Shakthi's Governess, who also serves as a mother figure to Shakthi. She is the first person to discover Shakthi's real identity and eventually discovers Shakthi's relationship to the family through Murali Krishna.
  • Raghavan as Guruji
    • An ayurvedic medical practitioner and a close family friend and well-wisher of Karthik Krishna's family, who revives and heals Mallika after her unfortunate accident. Mallika resided in his Ashram, prior to reuniting with her family.
  • Nathan Shyam as Raghav and Guru (dual role)
    • Kadhambari's ex-boyfriend. He had developed an attraction and infatuation towards Kaadhambari during their college days, and was unable to control himself when he realised that Kaadhambari did not love him and was marrying someone else. As a result of this, he brutally raped Kaadhambari, the previous night before her wedding. He was sent to jail for eight years by Vishwanathan, Kadhambari's father who concealed this and married her to Karthik Krishna.
    • Guru, Raghav's twin brother. Kadhambari and Rukmani fear his ghost.
  • Sesu as Maya Vishwanathan
    • Kadhambari's sister, Vishwanathan and Rukmani's daughter, Shruthi's aunt. She along with Kaadhambari were responsible for Mallika's accident in Kuttralam. She flees to Australia in fear of being linked to and arrested for the accident.
  • V. R. Thilagam as Chokkalingam
    • Nandhini's father
  • Mr...... As Driver Manohar (Shakthi's Wellwisher ) Karthik Krishna's Assistant

Release and Marketing

On 7 April 2017, the first promo of the show 'Odum Meenum Ketkum' Song was released by STAR Vijay on Facebook. On 16 April 2017, the second, promos of the show 'Odum Meenum Ketkum' 1 Minute Song' was released by STAR Vijay TV on YouTube.[8]

Soundtrack

Mouna Ragam soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
M. Jayachandran, Sananth George
Released24 April 2017
Recorded2017
GenreTv serial soundtrack
LanguageTamil
LabelRejaputhra Visual media
ProducerM. Jayachandran

The songs are penned by Shri.Harinarayanan and music is the main highlight of the serial. The songs are as follows

Soundtrack

Track list
No.TitleLength
1."Odum Meenum Ketkum
(ஓடும் மீனும் கேட்கும் ) Title Promo Song"
1:00
2."Ennaludaya Shivane Potri
(எந்நாளுடைய சிவனே போற்றி)"
1:20
3."Kuzhalin Gaana Vinotham
(குழலின் கான வினோதம்) (Female Version)"
1:00
4."Kuzhalin Gaana Vinotham
(குழலின் கான வினோதம்) (Shakthi Version)"
2:00
5."Mullinai Kaanamal Roja
(முள்ளினை காணாமல் ரோஜா)"
 
6."Hara Haro Hara
(ஹர ஹரோ ஹரா)"
1:20
7."Sollu Sollu sollu
(சொல்லு சொல்லு சொல்லு)"
1:90
8."Anandham Athil Malarum Sangeedham
(ஆனந்தம் அதில் மலரும் சங்கீதம்)"
1:90
9."Naan Oru Vaanambadi
(நான் ஒரு வானம்பாடி)"
2:60
10."Isaiyil manam
(இசையில் மனம்)"
2.00
11."En Chella Kutty
(என் செல்ல குட்டி)"
2.00

Versions

Sl.no Language Title Original release Network(s) Episodes (1 Jun)
1 Bangla Potol Kumar Gaanwala
পটল কুমার গানওয়ালা
14 Dec 2015 – 9 Sep 2017 Star Jalsha 632
2 Telugu Koyilamma
కోయిలమ్మ
5 Sep 2016 – Present Star Maa 858
3 Malayalam Vanambadi
വാനമ്പാടി
30 Jan 2017–present Asianet 713
4 Tamil Mouna Raagam
மௌன ராகம்
24 Apr 2017–present Star Vijay 600
5 Hindi Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala
कुल्फ़ी कुमार बाजेवाला
19 Mar 2018–present Star Plus 321
6 Sinhala Sakuge Kathawa (Remake)
සකූගේ කතාව
16 Oct 2018 – 6 Feb 2019 Swarnavahini 88
Mini Pahana Obai (Dubbed)
මිණි පහන ඔබයි
TV Derana

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2017 3rd Vijay Television Awards[9][10] Best Child Actor Kritika Sakthi Nominated
2018 Galatta Nakshathra Awards Best Villain - Female Shamitha Kadambari Won
Best Child Artist Kritika Sakthi Won
Best Supporting Actor Manohar Murali Krishna Nominated
2018 4th Vijay Television Awards Best Child Actor Kritika Sakthi Won
Best Supporting Actor Female Shamitha Kadambari Won
Tamil Selvi Nandhini Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Male Manohar Murali Krishna Won
Best Dop Jai Camera Nominated
Special Contribution Song's M. Jayachandran En Chella Kutty Won
Best Mother Chippy Renjith Mallika Nominated
Best Father Rajeev Parameshwar Karthik Krishna Won
Best Mamiyar Devika Parvathy Nominated
Best Family Mouna Ragam Nominated
Best Director Thai Muttu Selvam Director Won
Favourite Series Mouna Ragam Nominated
Best Crew Fiction Mouna Ragam Nominated
2019 Galatta Nakshathara Awards Best Child Artist Kritika Sakthi Won
Best supporting Actor-Male Manohar Murali Krishna Won
Best supporting Actor-Female Tamilselvi Nandhini Won

Notes

It was 2nd Musical Series in Tamil-language Series after Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa. Also a ReMake of Malayalam TV Serial "Vanambadi" Vanambadi (TV series)

International broadcast

The Series was released on 24 April 2017 on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.

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References

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