Annamalai (2002 TV series)
| Annamalai | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Radikaa Sarathkumar |
| Screenplay by | Babu Yogeswaran Saiprakash K.Vijayan Dialogues: Babu Yogeswaran Saiprakash K.Vijayan |
| Story by | C. J. Baskar |
| Directed by | C. J. Baskar (1-278) Sundar K. Vijayan (279-757) |
| Creative director | Radikaa Sarathkumar |
| Starring | Radikaa Sarathkumar Sivakumar Jyothi Lakshmi Deepa Venkat Kuyili Viji Chandrasekhar Ponvannan Shanmugasundaram Ajay Rathnam Devadarshini Shyam Ganesh Vijay Adhiraj Kalyani |
| Theme music composer | Dhina (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | Tamil - "Uyirgal Pirappathu" (Vocals) K. S. Chithra KK M. L. R. Karthikeyan Telugu- "Manasu Unnathi" (Vocals) SPB Swarnalatha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 757 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Radikaa Sarathkumar |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan(1-251) Pons Chandra (252-757) |
| Editor | T.Parthasarathy |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 11 February 2002 – 21 January 2005 |
Annamalai is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 21 February 2002 to 21 January 2005.[1][2]
This 757-episode series starred Sivakumar, Radhika Sarathkumar, Jyothi Lakshmi, Kuyili, Viji Chandrasekhar, Ponvannan, Shanmugasundaram, Ajay Rathnam, Devadarshini, Shyam Ganesh, Vijay Adhiraj and Deepa Venkat. It was produced by Radaan Mediaworks Radhika and directed by C.J. Bhaskar and Sundar K. Vijayan.[3] It was dubbed into Telugu as Sivayya and broadcast on Gemini TV.
Plot
[edit]The story involves the long-term dispute between the two families who are considered as rivals for the ownership of Azhvarkurichi's Annamalaiyar temple for many generations. It is currently headed by Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Shanmugasundaram) and Gandhimathi (Jyothi Lakshmi) of the Ratnagiri family. Annamalai (R. Radhika Sarathkumar) is the only daughter of Pattalathar and he named her after a temple's deity. The reason of rivalry between Pattalathar's family and Ratnagiri's family is because, one of Gandhimathi's ancestor had lost the temple's ownership in gambling to the Pattalathar family. Since then, the two families fight for the temple.
The trouble unfolds when Ulaganathan (Gandhimadhi's son and heir to the property) falls in love with Annamalai. Using this opportunity, Gandhimadhi demands the Pattalathar's family to transfer the property deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple to her family after which Ulaganathan (Shyam Ganesh) will marry Annamalai. Thavasi (Sivakumar) the eldest son of Patalathar is the one who holds the deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple. Thavasi is very fond of his sister Annamalai and for the sake of her happiness, he promises to transfer the deeds of Annamalaiyar temple to Gandhimadhi's family without the knowledge of Pattalathar.
After which Ulaganathan and Annamalai are married. Then the serial takes a turn when a murder occurs in their village and with schemes of Bhargavi (K. S. Jayalakshmi) who is the servant of Gandhimathi, Annamalai faces a series of hurdles and problems, but still loves and cares for her family.
On the other hand, Gomathinayagam (Ponvannan) and Shanthi (Viji Chandrashekar) are siblings and the illegitimate children of Pattalathar. They vow to take revenge on Pattalathar and his family as the latter had deserted them due to his several misunderstandings with their mother Thangamma. Shanthi also falls in love with Ulaganathan one-sidedly mistaking his genuine care for love. She vows to separate Annamalai and Ulaganathan due to her obsession for him. Gomathi is married to Valliammai alias Valli (Devadarshini), the younger sister of Ulaganathan who is a childish and immature woman by nature.
Later on, the story progresses to Chennai from Azhwarkurichi and portrays as to how Annamalai acts as an important character in building a bridge and ending all the misunderstandings the two families have had between them.
Cast
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Main cast
[edit]- Sivakumar as Thavasi
- Radikaa Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Thavasi's sister. Jeeva, Jyothi and Jhansi's adoptive mother. Surya's biological mother. Ulaganathan's former wife)
- Neena as Young Annamalai
- Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (Annamalai and Shanthi's husband)
- SPB Charan as Young Ulaganathan
- Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
- Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi Ulaganathan (Ulaganathan's second wife. Gomathi's sister. Annamalai and Thavasi's stepsister.)
- Prem as Nambi (Jhansi's husband and Pattalathar's last son. A lawyer by profession.) [4]
- Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Pattalathar's second son)
- Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathi and Shanthi's father)
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan and Valliammai's mother)
- Devadarshini as Valliammai, Gomathinayagam's wife and Ulaganathan's sister.
- Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan (Thamizharasi's elder brother. Thulasi's husband. Annamalai's wellwisher)
- Manjari Vinodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (Anbhazhagan's sister and Nallasivam's wife)
- Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
Pattalathar Family
[edit]- Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathinayagam and Santhi's father)
- Meera Krishnan as Thangamma (Pattalathar's second wife and Gomathi Nayagam and Santhi's mother)
- Sivakumar as Thavasi (Pattalathar's first son)
- Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam (Pattalathar's second son)
- Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Pattalathar's third son)
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi (Pattalathar's first daughter)
- Radhika Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Pattalathar's second daughter)
- Neena as Young Annamalai
- Pream as Nambi (Pattalathar's last son) [4]
- Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
- Arun Prabu Purushothaman as Sivakumar (Thavasi and Visalam's son)
- Kalyani as Suriya (Ulaganathan and Annamalai's daughter)
- Pasi Sathya as Sankari Paati (Pattalathar's elder sister)
Gandhimadhi Family
[edit]- Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan and Valliammai's mother)
- Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (Gandhimathi's son. Annamalai and Shanthi's husband)
- S.P.B Charan as Young Ulaganathan
- Devadarshini as Valliammai alias Valli (Gandhimadhi's daughter and Gomathi's wife)
Anbhazhagan Family
[edit]- Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan
- Manjari Vinodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (Anbhazhagan's sister and Nallasivam's wife)
- Sindhu as Thulasi Anbhazhagan (Anbhazhagan's wife)
Mandiramoorthy Family
[edit]- Poovilangu Mohan as Mandiramoorthy alias Kangaaniyaar
- Sonia as Chellamma, Mandiramoorthy's wife
- Sanjeev as Vinayagam "Vinay" (Mandiramoorthy's elder son)
- Venkat as Subramani "Subbu" (Mandiramoorthy's second son, Vinay's twin brother. Jyothi's husband)
- Shobana as Mandiramoorthy's mother-in-law, Chellamma and Poongodi's mother and Vinay and Subbu's maternal grandmother.
- Sivakavitha as Poongodi (Chellamma's sister and Mandiramoorthy's sister in law)
- Raani as Meena (Vinayagam's wife)
Anwar Family
[edit]- Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
- Prithi as Nargis (Anwar's sister)
- Devi Priya as Maryam Anwar (Anwar's wife)
- Dev Anand Sharma as Basheer (Nargis' husband)
Kathiresan Family
[edit]- Bhanu Prakash as Kathiresan alias Kathir (Jeeva, Jyothi and Jhansi's father)
- Nandakumar as Sathappan (Kathir's elder brother)
- Deepa Venkat as Jeeva (Kathir's first daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter. Shakthi's wife)
- Iswarya as Jyothi (Kathir's second daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter. Subbu's wife.)
- Pooja as Jhansi (Kathir's last daughter, Annamalai's adoptive daughter and Nambi's wife)
Sakthi Family
[edit]- N. Santhanam/Sureshwar as Sakthi (Jeeva's husband)
- Vizhuthugal Santhanam as Sakthi's father
- Bombay Gnanam/Revathee Shankar as Sakthi's mother
- Cheenu Mohan as Sakthi's brother
- Shobana as Shobhana (Sakthi's sister-in-law)
- Latha Rao/ Geethalakshmi as Latha (Sakthi's sister)
Diwakar Family
[edit]- Sai Prashanth as Diwakar
- Idichapuli Selvaraj as Diwakar's father
- Gauthami Vembunathan as Diwakar's mother
- Priyanka as Sheela (Diwakar's sister)
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Pollachi Babu as Santhanam
- Sadhasivam as Nellaiappan
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Bhargavi (Gandhimadhi's servant)
- Ramachandran as Nagaraj
- Keerthana as Indumathy
- Delhi Kumar as Seshadri (Pattalathar's legal advisor)
- Nagesh Krishnamoorthi as Krishnamachari (Gandhimadhi's legal advisor)
- Siva as Basha
- Raviraj as Arumugam
- Mali as G.D. (Anwar's friend)
- Vijay Sarathy as Gowri Shankar ( Ulaganathan's best friend)
- Kalpana Sri as Sumathi (Annamalai's best friend and Gowri Shankar's wife)
- Balu Anand as Pushpadas, A fraudulent bangle seller
- Bhavana as Meenakshi (Ulaganathan's cousin)
- Shanthi Williams as Meenakshi's mother
- Devaraj as Meenakshi's father
Original soundtrack
[edit]Title song
[edit]It was written by famous lyricist Vairamuthu. It was sung by K. S. Chithra, KK and M. L. R. Karthikeyan.
Soundtrack
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Uyirgal Pirapathu (உயிர்கள் பிறப்பது) Title Song" | Vairamuthu | Dhina | K. S. Chithra, KK, M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Sevvana Veedhiyil (செவ்வான வீதியில்)" | Vairamuthu | Dhina | K. S. Chithra, M. L. R. Karthikeyan | 3:30 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Annamalai Serial Page". www.nettv4u.com.
- ^ G, Ambica (24 March 2019). "What Happened To The Progressive Tamil Serials We Grew Up With?". Feminism In India.
- ^ "Archive News". The Hindu.
- ^ a b "Prem's passion for police". The Times of India.
- ^ a b "Vijay Adhiraj Playing Anwar in Annamalai Serial". The Hindu. 1 July 2004.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube