Seetha Kalyanam (TV series)
Seetha Kalyanam, സീതാകല്യാണം (Seetha and Kalyan) is an Indian Malayalam television series premiered on Asianet channel on 10 September 2018. Malayalam film actress Dhanya Mary Varghese plays the titular role in the show.[2]
| Seetha Kalyanam | |
|---|---|
 Seetha Kalyana Vaibhogame | |
| Also known as | Seetha Kalyana |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Nap Creations |
| Based on | Lakshmi Kalyanam |
| Written by | Sangeetha Mohan |
| Directed by | Sunil Karyattukara / Manu V Nair |
| Starring | See below |
| Theme music composer | Music : Sijo John Lyrics : B.K. Harinarayanan Singer : Ananya |
| Opening theme | "ഓമൽ കുരുന്നുകൾ" Omal Kurunnukal by Ananya |
| Ending theme | "സീതാ കല്യാണാ വൈഭോഗമേ" "Seethakalyana Vaibhogame" |
| Composer(s) | Background Score : Gokul Sreekandhan, Rajeev Attukal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Malayalam |
| No. of episodes | 512 as of 14 August 2020[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | NAAP Communications |
| Cinematography | Anpu Mani |
| Editor(s) | Harimukham Libin George Akhil V Kumar |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 10 September 2018 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Parasparam |
| Related shows | Lakshmi Kalyanam |
| External links | |
| Official website on Hotstar | |
The show is the official remake of Telugu soap opera Lakshmi Kalyanam which aired on Star Maa.[3] It replaced Parasparam, the longest running serial in Malayalam, which completed 1524 Episodes.
Plot
Seetha is a maternal figure to her younger sister, Swathy, and endures all difficulties laid down by Rajeshwari to protect her sister from sorrow. Seetha and Rajeswary who is a millionaire became enemies at their first meeting itself and that day onward Rajeswary's aims to defeat and destroy Seetha. Rajeswary used dirty tricks to make seeta jobless and succeeded . At that time Seetha's sister Swathi gets pregnant by Ajay, the youngest son of Rajeswary as they are in serious relationship. Meanwhike Kalyan, the elder son falls for Seetha.[4]
Cast
Lead Cast
- Dhanya Mary Varghese as Seetha
- Sister of Sravani and Swathi
- Archana Suseelan as Sravani / Saigal / Sangeetha
- Elder step-sister of Seetha and Swathi (born from Seetha's father's first marriage)
- Reneesha Rehman as Swathy
- Younger sister of Seetha and wife of Ajay
- Roopa Sree as Rajeshwari Devi
- Mother of Ajay and stepmother of Kalyan
- Anoop Krishnan as Kalyan
- Husband of Seetha, stepson of Rajeshwari Devi and biological son of Ambikadevi and Venu
- Sona Nair as Ambikadevi aka Saradananda Swamikal
- Ex-wife of Venu, elder sister of Rajeshwari Devi and mother of Kalyan
- Jithu Venugopal as Ajay
- Son of Rajeshwari Devi and Venu, Husband of Swathy
- Anand Thrissur as Venu
- Husband of Rajeshwari Devi, ex-husband of Ambika Devi and father of Kalyan and Ajay
Recurring Cast
- J Padmanabhan Thampi as Moorthy
- Rahul Mohan as Jeyadevan
- Rajmohan as Hareendra Varma
- Anoop Sivasenan as Abhiram
- Sini Varghese as Nayana/Shreya
- Subbalakshmi as Sravani's grandmother
- Amboori Jayan as Mahendran
- Asha Nair as Nimmy
- Haridas as Hrishikesh
- Pala Aravindan as Mashammavan
- Sheeji Master as D2A2
- Sreekutty as Pramila
- Raima Rai as Nurse, Mashammavan's daughter
- Surya Mohan
Guest Appearance
- Leena Nair as Seetha-Swathi's mother (Episode 1)
- Eva as Young Seetha (Episode 1)
- Baby Athmika as Young Swathy (Episode 1)
- Della George as herself (Episode 11)
- Pratheeksha G Pradeep as herself (Episode 11)
- Haritha G Nair as herself (Episode 11)
- Vindhuja Vikraman as host (Episode 11)
- Rohini M Jayachandran as Anchor (Episode 33)
- Mareena Michael Kurisingal as Marina in Maha episode (Episode 362)
Awards and Reception
12th Asianet Television Awards 2019
- Best Star Pair – Anoop and Dhanya
- Performer In a Negative Role – Roopasree
This is the third serial among the 5 top rated serials in Malayalam television with 4.46 million impressions (Week 05, 2019) following Vanambadi and Neelakkuyil, according to BARC India.[5] The TRPs of weeks in month January 2019 is shown below.
January 2019
| Date | Episode | Rank | TRP Rating (Impressions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar – 5 Apr | 157 – 162 | 2 | 4.20 M |
| 26 Jan – 1 Feb | 109 – 113 | 3 | 4.46 M |
| 19 Jan – 25 Jan | 104 – 108 | 3 | 4.24 M |
| 12 Jan – 18 Jan | 98 – 103 | 3 | 4.67 M |
| 5 Jan – 11 Jan | 93 – 97 | 3 | 5.00 M |
| 29 Dec – 4 Jan | 88 – 92 | 3 | 4.59 M |
Linguistic Versions
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | Lakshmi Kalyanam లక్ష్మీ కళ్యాణం |
7 November 2016 – present | Star Maa | Ongoing |
| Tamil | Lakshmi Kalyanam லட்சுமி கல்யாணம் |
7 February 2017 – 23 June 2017 | Star Vijay | 98 |
| Kannada | Sindhoora ಸಿಂಧೂರ |
20 March 2017 – 23 April 2020 | Star Suvarna | 918 |
| Bengali | Mayar Badhon মায়ার বাঁধন |
29 May 2017 – 17 June 2018 | Star Jalsha | 384 |
| Hindi | Jiji Maa जीजी माँ |
9 October 2017 – 18 February 2019 | Star Bharat | 461 |
| Malayalam | Seetha Kalyanam സീതാകല്യാണം |
10 September 2018 – present | Asianet | Ongoing |
References
- "No. of episodes in Seetha Kalyanam". www.hotstar.com.
- "Dhanya Mary Varghese makes her come back through Seetha Kalyanam". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Seetha Kalyanam Serial on Asianet launching on 10th September 2018". vinodadarshan.com.
- "Seetha Kalyanam secures good position on TRP charts just after its launch". indiatimes.com.
- "BARC India".