Azhagu (TV series)

*Azhagu*
Azhagu
	Final Logo of Azhagu
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	S.Marthu Shankar; Thangavel;
Screenplay by	C. U. Muthuselvan; Ashok Kumar; Kumareshan; S.Muralidharan
Directed by	Ravi V.C (Episodes:1-48); O.N.Rathnam (Episodes:49-393); N.Sundhareshwaran (Episodes:394-440); K Venpa Kadhiresan (Episodes: 441-474); P.Selvam (Episodes:475-719);
Creative director	V. Murali Raaman
Starring	Revathi; VJ Sangeetha; Shruthi Raj; Thalaivasal Vijay;
Theme music composer	Vishal ; Aditya (Title Song); Kiran (Background Score)
Opening theme	Azhagamma ; S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (Vocals) ; Badri Venkatesh (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	719
Production
Producer	Vaidehi Ramamurthy
Cinematography	Azhagiya Manavaiyan ; P.Chella Pandiyan
Editors	M.S Thiyagarajan ; R.P.Manikandan ; K.Bharath Kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20-21 minutes
Production company	Vision Time India Pvt Ltd
Release
Original network	Sun TV
Original release	20 November 2017 –; 3 April 2020

Azhagu (transl. Beauty) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Shruthi Raj, VJ Sangeetha, Revathi and Thalaivasal Vijay. The show premiered on 20 November 2017 and apparently ended on 3 April 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] The show was produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd on Sun TV.[3]

Synopsis

Season-1

The story is about the nuances of love between husband Palaniswamy and his wife Azhagu, even though they have been married for decades, and have successful and robust individual personas.

Azhagu is the one who finds amicable solutions to all family problems and issues while struggling to help her five children Ravi, Aishwarya, Mahesh, Thiruna and Kavya survive peacefully.

Season-2

Ravi's wife Sudha becomes an ideal daughter in law of the family while Mahesh's wife Poorna hatches various plots against the family. Soon, it is revealed that Poorna and Sudha are Sakundala's long lost daughters. Despite, Poorna turns eviler, and she creates various problems.

Cast

Main

Revathi as Azhagammai "Azhagu" Palaniswamy: Palaniswamy's wife
Thalaivasal Vijay as Palaniswamy: Azhagammai's husband
VJ Sangeetha as Poorna Mahesh: Mahesh's wife (Main Antagonist)
Shruthi Raj as Sudha Ravi: Ravi's wife

Supporting

Manikanda Rajesh as Maheshkumar "Mahesh" Palaniswamy: Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's second son
Lokesh Bhaskaran as Old Ravikumar "Ravi" Palaniswamy: Azhagammai alias Azhagu and Palaniswamy alias Palani's elder son (Episode 1- present)
Vibhu Raman (jagadeesh) as New Ravikumar "Ravi" Palaniswamy: Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's elder son (Episode 291 - present)
Gayatri Jayaraman as Sakuntala Devi Aravind: Sudha, Poorna and Madhan's mother
Niranjan as Old Thirunavukkarasu alias Thiruna Palaniswamy:Azhagammai alias Azhagu and Palaniswamy alias Palani's younger son (Episode 1-present)
Avinash Ashok as New Thirunavukkarasu alias Thiruna Palaniswamy: Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's younger son
Farina Azad as Nivedhitha Thirunavukkarasu alias Nivi: Thiruna's wife
Akshitha Bopaiah as Nivedhitha Thirunavukkarasu alias Nivi: Thiruna's wife
Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as Nivedhitha Thirunavukkarasu alias Nivi: Thiruna's wife
Sahana Sheddy as Kavya Madhan: Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's youngest daughter
Vigneshwaran as Madhankumar "Madhan" Aravind: Kavya's husband
Muralidhar Raj as Aravind: Sudha, Poorna and Madhan's father
Gayathri Raj as Malliga (Main Antagonist)
Usha Elizabeth as Kaaliyamma(Antagonist)
Sai Gopi as Dharmalingam
Joker Tulasi as Tulasi: Sakunthala Devi's assistant
Sonu Satheesh Kumar as Priya Sundaram: Archana's elder sister
Rajesh as Sundaralingam "Sundaram": Archana and Priya's father
Veena Venkatesh as Maheshwari Sundaram: Archana and Priya's mother
Mithra Kurian as Old Aishwarya "Aishu" Ganesh: Azhagammai alias Azhagu and Palaniswamy alias Palani's eldest daughter (Episode 1-present)
Nithya Das as Aishwarya "Aishu" Ganesh:Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's eldest daughter
Niranjani Ashok as New Aishwarya "Aishu" Ganesh: Azhagammai and Palaniswamy's eldest daughter
Jayaraman Mohan as Ganeshkumar "Ganesh" Sethuraman: Aishu's husband
Ramya Ramakrishna as Rathi Venkat: Nivi's sister
Fawaz Zayani as Venkatakrishnan "Venkat": Nivi's uncle
Sudha as Rangamma: Sudha's adoptive mother
Shree Ashwini as Inspector Vijayalakshmi
Ashwin as Surender: Sudha's first husband (died in serial)
Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran as Vasantha: Palani's younger sister; Poorna's adoptive mother
Vasu Vikram as Manimaran: Azhagu's elder brother
Rajyalakshmi as Devi Manimaran: Manimaran's wife
Navindhar as Mahendran Manimaran: Manimaran's son
Bhagyalakshmi as Vijaya
Shanthi Williams as Aravind and Shailaja's mother
Sai Madhavi as Shailaja: Aravind's sister
Divya as Anitha: Ganesh's former lover
Kousalya Senthamarai as Atthaiyamma: Anitha's grandmother
Poovilangu Mohan as Sethuraman: Ganesh, Sathya and Manisha's father
Naresh Eswar as Sathyamurthy a.k.a. Sathya Sethuraman: Ganesh's younger brother
VJ Mounika as Manisha Sethuraman: Ganesh's younger sister
Archana Harish as Supraja
Rajesh as Naveen: Aishwarya's friend
Swathi Reddy as Swathy: Poorna's friend
Arunkumar Padmanabhan as Bhaskar: Surendar's younger brother
Uma Rani as Sornam:Surendar and Bhaskar's mother
Aiswarya Devi as Archana Sundaram: Thirunavukkarasu 's ex-wife
Prem as Krishna Kumar
Cumbum Meena Sellamuthu as Alamelu
Baboos as Thandavam
B. Kannan as Kannan: Sethuraman's elder brother
Gopalakrishnan Krishnamoorthy as Gopal: Sethuraman's younger brother

Guests

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam as himself in episodes 3 and 4
Srithika Saneesh as Vidhya in episodes 587 and 588
Arnav as Ashok in episodes 587 and 588
Priyanka Kumar as Iniya in episodes 629 and 630
Sateesh Kumar as Vasudevan in episodes 629 and 630

Production

Casting

Revathi was cast as the lead Azhagu who making her comeback after 10 years.[4] It is the second serial for the male lead Thalaivasal Vijay after 27 years.[5] Shruthi Raj and V J Sangeeta were cast as the next leads.[6][7] Aishwarya makes a TV serial comeback after 3 years sabbatical.

In October 2019, Sahana Sheddy playing Kavya quit the series stating less screen space for her role.[8] However, within few days, she rejoined the series after the production team convinced her.[9] In November 2019, Vaishnavi Arulmozhi replaced Akshitha Bopaiah as Nivedita.[10] In the same month, Revathi returned to the series after 2 months break after her film shootings.[11]

Development

On 1 April 2018, a special celebration sequence of Azhagu and Palanisamy getting married took place with the invitation of their friends and public.[12]

The production and shooting of all Indian television series and films were halted, due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, on 19 March 2020 and were supposed to resume after 31 March 2020.[13] However, due to nationwide lockdown in the country imposed from 25 March 2020, it could not resume and the last new episode was broadcast on 3 April 2020.[14] After about three months, the shooting resumed after being granted permission in early June 2020 and some sequences were shot with some cast including Urvashi as a new addition.[15] However, Tamil Nadu Government announced full lockdown from 19 June 2020 to 30 June 2020 for Chennai and its surrounding three districts. Due to it the production and filming was also once again halted.[16] In July 2020, Sun TV abruptly confirmed the series not returning as many of the cast members including Revathi and Sruthi Raj were sceptical to arrive to shoot owing the pandemic.[17][18]

References

"Revathi's-Azhagu-to-be-aired-from-November-20". The Times of India. 16 November 2017.
"Actress Sahana Sheddy turns emotional as her show Azhagu set to end its journey - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
"Azhagu serial crosses 500 episodes". Times of India. 12 July 2019.
"With Azhagu Revathy returns to television". The Hindu. 18 November 2017.
"I am enjoying working on Azhagu: Thalaivasal Vijay". The Times of India. 16 January 2018.
"I had thought to quit acting: Azhagu Sruthi Raj". Vikatan. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020.
"செல்ல நாய்களுக்காக மனம் உருகும் 'அழகு' வில்லி பூர்ணா..." The Indian Express. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020.
"Exclusive - Azhagu actress Sahana Sheddy opens up on her exit from the show". The Times of India. October 2019.
"Exclusive - Azhagu actress Sahana Sheddy is back on the show, says there are no issues now". The Times of India. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020.
"Actress Vaishnavi Arulmozhi joins the cast of Azhagu". The Times of India. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
"Revathi returns to Azhagu after the break". The Indian Express. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.
"TV show Azhagu's team to hold a special celebration on 1st April". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.
"#CoronaScare will not hinder television channels' schedules until March 31". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.
"PM Narendra Modi announces 3-week national lockdown from March 24 midnight". Deccan Herald. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.
"Revathi And Thalaivasal Vijay Starrer Sun Tv Serial Azhagu To End Soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
"Tamil film, television industries to suspend all operations during complete lockdown". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.
"Sun TV canceled four TV serials, Vijay and Zee insist 25 episodes". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
"Daily soap Azhagu to go off-air soon; Avinash, Vaishnavi Arulmozhi and other actors get emotional - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

External links

Official Website (in English)

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[1] "Revathi's-Azhagu-to-be-aired-from-November-20". The Times of India. 16 November 2017.

[2] "Actress Sahana Sheddy turns emotional as her show Azhagu set to end its journey - Times of India". The Times of India. 11 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[3] "Azhagu serial crosses 500 episodes". Times of India. 12 July 2019.

[:0-4] "With Azhagu Revathy returns to television". The Hindu. 18 November 2017.

[:1-5] "I am enjoying working on Azhagu: Thalaivasal Vijay". The Times of India. 16 January 2018.

[6] "I had thought to quit acting: Azhagu Sruthi Raj". Vikatan. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020.

[7] "செல்ல நாய்களுக்காக மனம் உருகும் 'அழகு' வில்லி பூர்ணா..." The Indian Express. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020.

[8] "Exclusive - Azhagu actress Sahana Sheddy opens up on her exit from the show". The Times of India. October 2019.

[9] "Exclusive - Azhagu actress Sahana Sheddy is back on the show, says there are no issues now". The Times of India. 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020.

[10] "Actress Vaishnavi Arulmozhi joins the cast of Azhagu". The Times of India. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.

[11] "Revathi returns to Azhagu after the break". The Indian Express. 23 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019.

[12] "TV show Azhagu's team to hold a special celebration on 1st April". The Times of India. 29 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021.

[13] "#CoronaScare will not hinder television channels' schedules until March 31". The Times of India. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021.

[14] "PM Narendra Modi announces 3-week national lockdown from March 24 midnight". Deccan Herald. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020.

[15] "Revathi And Thalaivasal Vijay Starrer Sun Tv Serial Azhagu To End Soon". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.

[16] "Tamil film, television industries to suspend all operations during complete lockdown". Hindustan Times. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.

[17] "Sun TV canceled four TV serials, Vijay and Zee insist 25 episodes". Sify. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[18] "Daily soap Azhagu to go off-air soon; Avinash, Vaishnavi Arulmozhi and other actors get emotional - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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