Azhagi (TV series)

Azhagi is an Indian Tamil-language television soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 10 October 2011 to 4 March 2016 for 1101 episodes.[1][2]

Azhagi
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Also known asBeautiful Woman
அழகி
GenreSoap opera
Directed byV.C Ravi (1-502)
A. Jawahar (503-595)
E.Vikramadhithan (596-747)
M.Iniyan Dinesh (748-1101)
StarringViji Chandrasekhar
Kamal Deep
Soniya
Ilavarasan
Madhumitha
Theme music composerKiran
Opening theme"Poovum Azhage"
Haricharan (Vocal)
Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1,101
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyVikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd
Release
Original networkSun TV
Original release10 October 2011 (2011-10-10) 
4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Related
Amma

The show starred Viji Chandrasekhar, Kamal Deep, Soniya and Ilavarasan. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and director by V.C Ravi, A. Jawahar, E. Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh.[3]

The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV, and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.

Plot synopsis

Azhagi is the story of Sundari (Viji Chandrasekhar), 40-year-old widow, who has struggled for the last 20 years with the sole aim of bringing up her children all by herself. The story underscores how this vulnerable yet resilient widow battles the hardships life throws at her.

Cast

  • Viji Chandrasekhar as Sundari Kathirvelan
  • Kamal Deep as Natraj Kathirvelan (Kathirvelan and Sundari's son)
  • Soniya as Divya Natraj (Natraj's wife and Sundari's daughter-in-law and Chandra's daughter)
  • Nithya Ravindran as Major Amma
  • Sulakshana / Surekha as Chandra (Divya and Nimmi's mother)
  • Shalu Kurian / Kutty Pooja / Dhesikha as Niraimathi (Mathi) (Sundari and Kathiravan's oldest daughter and Somu's ex-wife and Babu's wife)
  • Arun Kumar Rajan / J.Durai Raj as Somusundaram (Somu) (Sundari's ex-son-in-law, Panchali's son and Mathi's ex-husband)
  • Sujatha Selvaraj as Panchali (Somu's mother)
  • Radha as Surya Marisamy (Sundari and Kathirvelan's younger daughter and Marisamy's wife)
  • Satish Kumar as Marisamy (Sundari's son-in-law/ Surya Kathirvelan's husband)
  • Nanjil Nalini as Jegathambal (Sundari's mother-in-law and Kathirvelan and Durai's mother)
  • Ilavarasu / Sridhar as Durai (Kathirvelan's brother and Sundari's brother-in-law and Vasantha's husband)
  • Nagalakshmi as Vasantha Durai (Durai's wife)
  • Ashwin as Sanjay Durai (Durai and Vasantha's son)
  • Niranjini Ashok / Vineetha as Nithya Durai / Nithya Babu (Durai's daughter and Babu's ex-wife)
  • Vincent Roy as Kalithirthan
  • Ganesh Gopinath / Iyyappan Unni as Babu Kalithirthan (Kalitheerthan's son and Nithya's ex-husband and Mathi's husband)
  • Harikrishnan as Shyam (Natraj Kathiravan's best friend and Kalithirthan's son in-law)
  • Srividya as Nirmala "Nimmi" Prabhu (Divya's sister and Chandra's daughter)
  • Jaheer Hassain as Prabhu (Divya's brother-in-law, Chandra's son in-law and Nimmi's husband)
  • Madhumitha as Chitra
  • Deepa Shankar as Sridevi
  • Gayathri Yuvraaj as Ambalika

Original soundtrack

Title song

It was written by Yugabharathi, composed by the Kiran. It was sung by Haricharan.

Soundtrack

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Poovum Azhage"YugabharathiHaricharan4:22

Production

The series was directed by V.C Ravi (1-502), A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd.[4]

Remake

The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.

CountryLanguageChannelShow NameAired (Date)
India IndiaTelugu languageGemini TVAmma17 March 2014 – 14 August 2014
Malayalam languageSurya TVAmma Manasam16 June 2014 – 26 December 2014

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2012 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Mother Awards Viji Chandrasekhar Sundari Won
2014 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Mother Awards Viji Chandrasekhar Sundari Won
Best Father Vincent Raj Kalithirthan Nominated
Best Comedian-Female Sujatha Panjali Nominated

See also

References

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