Akka Chellelu (TV series)
Attarintlo Akka Chellellu was an Indian Telugu-language soap opera that aired on Zee Telugu.[1] It starred Chaitra Rai in a dual role with Madhubabu and Akarsh. On 2021, Chaitra Rai's Dharani and Sravani roles was replaced by Bhoomi Shetty and Navya Rao respectively. The series premiered on 25 March 2019[2] and was remade in Tamil as Rettai Roja on Zee Tamil.[3][4] The series was concluded on 29 May 2021.
Akka Chellelu | |
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Also known as | Attarintlo Akka Chellellu |
Genre | Soap opera |
Written by | Zee Telugu Network |
Directed by | Ravindar Reddy |
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Country of origin | India |
Original language | Telugu |
No. of episodes | 609 = Seethakanth |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Zee Telugu |
Original release | 25 March 2019 – 29 May 2021 |
Related | |
"Rettai Roja" |
Plot
It revolving around twin sisters Sravani and Dharani. Sravani hates Dharani and dreams to be the queen of her world, while Dharani strives to protect her family from evil.
Sravani and Dharani, twin sisters hail from a lower middle-class family, where their father works several odd jobs to give them a better life. Sravani is a self-centred and ambitious girl who has no worries. While Dharani is considerate in nature as she recognizes the challenges and sacrifices made by their father to educate and raise them. Dharani forfeits her education and other comforts for Sravani to pursue her higher studies and lead a comfortable life, in order to lessen the burden of their father. Sravani grows up to achieve all her dreams and become a lawyer.
Cast
Main
- Chaitra Rai (2019–2020) in a dual role as Sravani and Dharani (Twin sisters)[5]
- Bhoomi Shetty replaced Chaitra Rai in the role of Dharani (2021–present)[6]
- Navya Rao replaced Chaitra Rai in the role of Sravani as face transplantation.
- Madhubabu in a dual role as Vikram and Surya Pratap Varma
- Akarsh byramudi as Aditya aka Nani
Recurring
- Anu Manasa
- Sri Satya
Remake
Now this series concept is in the Tamil-language as Rettai Roja, which airing on Zee Tamil.[7] But the circumstances of death by Sravani in Zee Telugu's "Akka Chellellu" and by Anuradha in "Rettai Roja" were different. In "Akka Chellellu" Sravani meets her end in a car accident, wherein her car flies off a cliff (but actually not dead. She came after face transplantation)[8] while in Zee Tamil's "Rettai Roja" Anuradha got murdered by Sreeja and Chinthamani. Sreeja stabbed Anuradha with knife.[9]
References
- "'Akka Chellellu' all set for its premiere today". Times of India.
- "Zee Telugu's launches new fiction show 'Akka Chellellu'". Exchange4media.com.
- "Fashion Friday: These pictures of Attarintlo Akka Chellellu star Chaithra Rai will leave you in awe!". 21 August 2020.
- "America Ammayi's Seethakanth to produce Attarintlo Akka Chellellu". Times of India.
- "Chaitra Rai to quit Attarintlo Akka Chellellu". The Times of India.
- "Bhoomi Shetty to replace Chaitra Rai in Attarintlo Akka Chellellu". The Times of India.
- "Twin-drama comes to life with Zee Tamil's new fiction launch 'Rettai Roja'". Zee News. 16 August 2019.
- "Watch Akka Chellellu TV Serial 1st December 2020 Full Episode 455 Online on ZEE5".
- "Watch Rettai Roja TV Serial 26th September 2020 Full Episode 209 Online on ZEE5".