Silli Lalli

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Silli Lalli
Season 2 poster
GenreSitcom
Written byVijay Prasad
Directed bySihi Kahi Chandru
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
Production
ProducerSihi Kahi Chandru
Running timeApprox. 21 minutes
Production companyFinal Cut Productions
Original release
NetworkETV Kannada
Release2003 (2003) –
2007 (2007)

Silli Lalli is an Indian Kannada sitcom television series aired on ETV Kannada on the year 2003. It was produced and directed by actor Sihi Kahi Chandru and written by Vijay Prasad. The series starred Ravishankar Gowda, Manju Bhashini, and Roopa Prabhakar in lead roles. The series became hugely popular and attained cult status in Kannada television.[1] It has aired more than 1,100 episodes in 4 years.

Plot

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The series is about Vittal Rao, a doctor, and his family's day-to-day lives. Often one or more of the family members encounters trouble and the family works together to solve it.

Cast

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Season 1
  • Ravishankar Gowda as Dr Vittal Rao
  • Manju Bhashini as Samaja Sevaki "Lalli" Lalitamba[1]
  • Roopa Prabhakar as Kathalekaki "Silli" Sreelalitha[2]
  • Jyothi Kiran as Suji[3]
  • Sangamesh Upase as Govinda[3]
  • Prashant as Prahalad "Palli"[2]
  • Shrinivasa Gowda as Ranganath[2]
  • Sunetra Pandit as Vishalu [2]
  • Namitha Rao as Lalitha[2]
  • Mithra as Janesha[2]
  • Anand as Narahari[4]
  • Yash in a guest appearance[5]
Season 2
  • Prabhu Raj as Dr Vittal Rao[6]
  • Vilas Rao as Prahalad "Palli"[7]

Production

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The series marked Ravishankar Gowda's tryst with comedy after previously being known as a serious actor. Although he was not confident about his comedic skills, the writer Vijay Prasad reassured him that he was confident in his comedic timing.[1]

Music

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Silli Lalli (Original Soundtrack)
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1."Silli Lalli"0:05

Reception

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As of December 2004, the series completed 400 episodes.[8] As of March 2005, the series completed 500 episodes.[9] As of July 2005, the series completed 600 episodes.[10] At the end of its air, the series completed over 1,162 episodes.[11] The dialogue "I am Dr. Vittal Rao... very famous in surgery and bargery" became popular.[2] Suji's dialogue "Am I right?" was also popular.[12]

Sequel

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The series spawned a sequel with entirely different cast but with same characters. It was aired on Colors Super on the year 2019.[11] The second season was aired at 9pm before the air time was changed to 10 am.[11][6][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ravishankar Gowda gets reminiscent about Silli Lalli". Times of India. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Kannada comedy show Silli Lalli 2 to go off-air". The Times of India. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  3. ^ a b "Tuesday Trivia: Did you know Antarapata fame Jyoti Kiran once played Suji's character in Silli Lalli?". The Times of India. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  4. ^ Service, Express News (16 March 2022). "Singer Naveen Sajju's debut film as hero titled Mansion House Mutthu". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  5. ^ Kannada, TV9 (4 May 2024). "'ಸಿಲ್ಲಿ ಲಲ್ಲಿ' ಪ್ರಸಾರದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಗಿದ್ರು ನೋಡಿ ಯಶ್; ಹಳೆಯ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ವೈರಲ್". TV9 Kannada. Retrieved 29 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ a b "Prabhu Raj is the new Dr Vittal Rao in Silli Lalli". The Times of India. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  7. ^ Sebastian, Shilpa (10 December 2019). "Vilas Rao dreams of moving from television to film soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ^ "SILLY LULLY REACHES 400 MARK". Screen. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Silly Lalli 500". Deccan Herald. 20 March 2005. Archived from the original on 20 March 2005. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Laugh away your blues!". Deccan Herald. 24 July 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  11. ^ a b c MN, Rakshitha (24 May 2019). "Kannada sitcom 'Silli Lalli' back after a gap". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  12. ^ "'ಸಿಲ್ಲಿ ಲಲ್ಲಿ' ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ ನಟಿ ಈಗ 'ನಮ್ಮನೆ ಯುವರಾಣಿ' ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಯಕಿಯ ಅಮ್ಮ!". Vijay Karnataka. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Silli Lalli is back on air". The Times of India. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.