Nenjam Marappathillai (TV series)
Nenjam Marappathillai (transl. The Heart Never Forgets) is a 2017 Tamil-language soap opera starring Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj, Amit Bhargav and Sowmya Rao Nadig.[1] Its main plot has been taken from the Bengali language love triangle series Kusum Dola and with different story and screenplay by Rasool.[2] It was aired from 9 October 2017 on Vijay TV[3][4][5] and replaced the super Hit serial Mappillai. This serial was a triangle love story about Vikram (Amit Bhargav), Sathya (Sowmya Rao Nadig) and Saranya Vikram (Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj), whose lives got changed after certain incident. This TV series has ended on 22 February 2019 as Amit Bhargav left the serial. It has been replaced with the new serial Barathi Kannamma.
Nenjam Marappathillai | |
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Genre | Soap opera Family |
Written by | (Story) Rasool (Screenplay) Rasool |
Directed by | Abdul Hafees |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Ilayavan, Kiran |
Country of origin | India |
Original language(s) | Tamil |
No. of episodes | 358 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes per episode 8.00PM>> 8.30PM |
Production company(s) | Kala Communication |
Release | |
Original network | Vijay TV |
Original release | 9 October 2017 – 22 February 2019 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Kusum Dola |
Plot
Vikram (Amit Bhargav) is an aspiring IPS officer his joint family where people have different thoughts. On a trip Vikram meets Sathya (Nisha Krishnan/Sowmya Rao Nadig) and both develop feelings for each other but they can't express their feelings. Vikram gets posted to Kodaikanal, but accidentally he loses his phone and cannot contact Sathya.
Saranya(Sharanya Turadi Sandaraj), the small town, good-hearted daughter of a police officer lives in Kodaikanal. She is loving to everyone in her town. Due to circumstances, Saranya loses her father and feels that IPS officer Vikram is one of the reason for her father's death. Orphan Saranya tries to commit suicide after that. Her villagers force Vikram to marry her and take responsibility in fulfilling her future, so Saranya marries him. But they don't accept each other as husband and wife.[6]
On confronting them, Sathya feels cheated and betrayed by Vikram. The story revolves around their life in Vikram's joint family, with varied members. The story has got many unexpected twists and turns.[7]
Cast
Main Cast
- Amit Bhargav as ACP Vikram[8][9]
- is an aspiring IPS Officer from a joint family background, he meets Sathya during a journey to Haridhwar and falls in love with her, but destiny has other plans. They are separated and in a turn of circumstances, he marries Saranya.
- Sharanya Turadi as Saranya Vikram[10]
- is a daughter of Inspector Velraj, a police officer in Kodaikanal. She is also a loving girl to everyone in her town. However, after her father's death, she is forced to marry Vikram pertaining to a deal, according to which they get married and she enters Vikram's household.
- Nisha Krishnan (Episode 1-120)/ Sowmya Rao Nadig[11] (Episode: 122 - 358) as Sathya Arjun
- is Vikram's ex-lover, who eventually marries Vikram's younger brother, Arjun, who leaves her after coming to know about the connection between her and Vikram. After Vikram's marriage to Saranya, she feels cheated and betrayed by Vikram.
- Ashwanth Thilak as Arjun
- is Vikram's younger brother and Sathya's estranged husband, who after knowing the true extent of the relationship that co-existed between Vikram and Sathya, left Sathya and returned to the military, right after his marriage. Then he is known to be lost when he was in military camp.
Recurring Cast
- Anuradha as Akhilandeshwari, Vikram's paternal aunt
- Afsar Babu as Sivakumar, Vikram and Arjun's father
- J. Lalitha as Jaya, Vikram and Arjun's mother
- Sri Durga as Priya, Akhilandeshwari's daughter, Arjun and Vikram's cousin
- Praveen/Aravish as Dileepan, Vikram, Arjun and Priya's cousin
- Preethi Kumar as Pavithra Dileepan, Dileepan's wife, after she becomes like a truth women.
- Dharini as Sridevi, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's aunt
- Murali Kumar as Dr. Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's uncle and Saranya's Medical College Dean
- KL Mani[12] as Arun Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's cousin
- Sumathi Sri as Bhanumathy, Saranya's foster mother
- Dev Anand as Meenakshi Sundaram
- Franklin as Dileepan's father
- Kumaresan as Sathya's father
- Babitha as Sathya's mother
Former Cast
- Nisha Krishnan as Sathya (Episode 1-120), replaced by Sowmya Rao Nadig on further episodes
- L. Raja as Inspector R. Velraj, Saranya's father
- Asha Rani as Bhagyalaxmi Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's aunt
- Shyam as Santhosh, Saranya's classmate and friend
- Feroz Khan as Bhaskar, a local goon and terrorist, obsessed with Saranya and with a grudge on Vikram
- Nesan as Mahesh (Thalaivar), a cruel politician and Bhaskar's brother
- Fouzil Hidayah as Madhavi, Mahesh and Bhaskar's sister, who was in love with Vikram
- Meenakshi as Pavun Mahesh, Thalaivar's wife
- "Murattu Pandian" Baboos as Auto Arnold
Special appearance
- KPY Ramar as Himself
- Abhinayashree as Herself
- Radhika Rao as Dhivya, to promote her new show Ponnukku Thanga Manasu
Casting
Amit Bhargav was chosen due to his amazing performance in Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai. Priya Bhavani Shankar was chosen to play one of the female leads but she declined. News Anchor Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj (who looks cute) later chosen, is making their debut with the series. Nisha Krishnan was chosen as well after her great performances in many shows on Vijay TV.[13] Later Soumiya was replaced role of Sathya in Episode: 122, formerly featured in the series Valli. Anuradha was cast to portray the negative role of Akhilandeshwari. Other supporting cast include Ashwanth Thilak, Sri Durga and J. Lalitha.
Development
On 27 August 2017, the first promo of the show one minute 'Song' was released by Vijay TV on YouTube.[14] On 21 May 2017, the second, On 3 September 2017 promo of the show was released by Vijay TV.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2018 | Galatta Nakshathra Awards | Best Actor | Amit Bhargav | Vikram | Nominated |
Best Pair | Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj | Vikram & Saranya | Nominated | ||
4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Female | Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj | Saranya | Nominated | |
Favourite Actor Male | Amit Bhargav | Vikram | Nominated | ||
Favourite Screen Pair | Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj | Vikram & Saranya | Nominated | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Asha Rani | Nominated | |||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Murali Kumar | Nominated | |||
Best Dop | R.S Saravanan | Nominated | |||
Favourite Fiction Series | Nenjam Marappathillai | Nominated | |||
Best Crew Fiction | Raja Rani | Nominated | |||
Favourite Find | Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj | Saranya | Won | ||
Best Father | Raja | R. Velraj | Nominated | ||
Favourite Negative Role | Anuradha | Akhilandeshwari | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mother | Sumathi Sri | Nominated | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | J. Lalitha | Jaya | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Nominated | ||||
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- "Nenjam Marapadhillai to have an interesting twist". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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