Chellamma (TV series)

Chellamma is an Indian-Tamil language television series starring Anshita Akbarsha and Arnaav, Directed by Vel Raj and Francis Kathiravan. The series revolves around a single village mother Chellamma who has unconditional love for her daughter.[1] It started airing on Star Vijay from 9 May 2022 on Monday to Saturday at 14:00 and streams on Disney+ Hotstar.[2] The show is also dubbed into Malayalam as Amma Manasu on Asianet from 31 July 2023.[3]

Chellamma
GenreFamily
Drama
Created byP. Jaganathan
S.Suresh Babu
Written bySahul Priyadharshini Shajagan
Screenplay bySahul Priyadharshini Shahjagan
Directed by
  • Vel Raj (Episode 205-present)
  • Francis Kathiravan (Episode 1-202)
Starring
Theme music composerKiran
Opening themeChellama Chellama by K.S Chitra
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes445
Production
ProducerP. Jagan Nath
CinematographyG.S Vijay Krishnan
EditorG. Ramesh Karthik
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22-25 mins per episode
Production companyBox Office Studio
Release
Original networkStar Vijay
Original release9 May 2022 (2022-05-09) –
present

Plot

The narrative opens with a mother's love and her daughter in a village where she experiences challenges and numerous problems. Unfortunate occurrences lead Chellamma, a biological daughter of Mahendran and daughter, to Lakshmi's doorway with no knowledge of their prior connection throughout their youth. What she went through it is how she attempts to get over it. Will they ever be secure or be able to come together when the truth between them both comes to light?

Chellamma, a dedicated mother who works as a maid in Lakshmi's home, relates the tale of the mother and daughter's love and affection. She was married, but her painful marriage with her spouse resulted in a divorce. Her husband remarried, continuing his plan to repeatedly hurt Chellama while doing so. Chellama is a maid that works in Mahendran and Lakshmi's home. She is regarded as one of the most devoted employees there, and they assist her in paying for her daughter's schooling. Her husband once threatened to never traumatise her if she removed the mangle sutra. He used Megha, a fictitious daughter of Mahendran and Lakshmi, to irritate her and manipulate her to sever their ties with the Chellama family, among other things. Where Chellama also responded, stating that if you damage me, that will also remain as the strength of God's light.

Chellamma is respected by Lakshmi and Mahendran, who also regard her as a daughter. The protagonist then encounters Margatham's son Siddharth. Despite having a large group of coworkers and treating Chellama as his everything, he likes her but is unable to show his affection. Megha, meantime, is a fraudulent daughter who enjoys hurting others and dislikes it when things are going well. She misuses everything and ruins every connection. Soon after, Chellamma's was established, where Mahendran and Lakshmi respect her as their biological daughter. Margeathem and Chellama's ex-husband irritate Megha. The novel then goes on to reveal Margetheem's loss of Siddu and Chellama's romantic connection. Will Chellama marry Siddu and be united?

Cast

Main
  • Anshita Akbarsha as Chellamma
    • Lakshmi and Mahendran's real Daughter, Manikkam's ex Wife, Malar's Mother.
  • Divya Ganesh (2022-Jun.2023) / VJ Sriya Surendran (Aug.2023- present) as Megha (Main Antagonist)
    • Lakshmi and Mahendran's foster Daughter.[4]
  • Arnav as Siddharth (Siddhu)
  • Baby Kanmani as Malar
    • Chellama's daughter

Supporting
  • Anuradha / Revathee Shankar (October 2023) as Maragatham
  • Ravi Kumar
  • Keerthana as Lakshmi Mahendran
  • Raj Kumar / Sridhar Subramaniyam as Mahendran
  • Archana Kumar as Aarthi
  • Anandhakrishnan as Manikkam
  • Suganya Vish
  • --- as Deepa
  • Madhumitha/Sandhya Dhaiyan as Pooja
  • Jebin John as Mahesh

Production

Casting

Newcomer Actress Anshita Akbarsha was cast as the Title role as Chellamma, who is a single mother. Arnaav was cast as the male lead, who is who is a businessman. Arnaav made his comeback after Sun TV's Kalyana Parisu 2. Actress Divya Ganesh was selected to portray the role of Megha (Sinddarth's fiancé) who played an important role, but in 13 December 2022 she quit the series.[5] she was replaced by Sriya Surendran in December 2022.[6]

Actor Raj Kumar was replaced by Sridhar Subramaniyam in 30 June 2022. Actress Keerthana was cast to play the role of Lakshmi. Other supporting cast members include Anuradha, Kanmani, Ravi Kumar, Anandhakrishnan and Archana Kumar. In early April 2023, Jebin John was cast opposite of Megha as Mahesh.[7] In October 2023, Actress Anuradha quit the series. she was replaced by Revathee Shankar as Maragatham.

Release

The first promo was released on 9 April 2022 featuring Anshita Akbarsha, Kanmani and singer K. S. Chithra with song and revealing. The second promo was unveiled on 14 April 2022, featuring protagonist Anshita Akbarsha and Arnaav's Family revealing the release date.[8]

It began airing on Star Vijay starting 9 May 2022, replacing 'Velaikkaran' Time Slot.

Soundtrack
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chellama Nee Chellama"Palani BharathiK.S Chitra2.57 sec

Controversies

The show faced a controversy in 13 December 2022 when Divya Ganesh left the show,[9][10] stating that "Arnav, who is acting in Chellamma serial, was arrested and released on bail when there were complaints that he had cheated on serial actress Divya Sridhar. Also, it is worth noting that Divya Sridhar published many sources that Arnav was having a relationship with Anshita,[11] who is acting in the same serial".[12]

References
  1. "மகளே உயிராக... உலகே அவளாக... விஜய் டிவியில் புதிய சீரியல்... இன்று முதல் ஒளிபரப்பு!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "துரோகம் செய்த கணவனை கையும் களவுமாக பிடித்த செல்லம்மா - டாப் கியரில் செல்லும் விஜய் டிவி-யின் புது சீரியல்!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. "Amma Manassu and Sneha Nombaram Malayalam Serials on Asianet, Launching on 31 July at 1:30 PM and 02:00 PM". 30 July 2023.
  4. "'செல்லம்மா' மறைத்த உண்மையை கண்டுப்பிடித்த மேகா!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. "தொடரில் இருந்து விலகிய திவ்யா கணேஷ்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  6. "பிரபல சீரியலில் இருந்து விலகிய பாக்கியலட்சுமி திவ்யா.. இனி அவருக்கு பதில் இவர்தான்.!!". kalakkalcinema.com (in Tamil). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  7. "Actor Jebin John joins the cast of TV show 'Chellamma'; "I am really excited to play the role, Mahesh"". The Times of India. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. "விரைவில் வருகிறாள் 'செல்லம்மா'.. புதிய சீரியலின் ப்ரோமோ வெளியீடு !". ttncinema.com (in Tamil). 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. "Bakyalakshmi Star Divya Ganesh Quits Her Current Serial Chellamma; Here's The Reason!". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  10. "'அதைச் சொன்னா மிரட்டல் வரலாம்னு சொன்னாங்க!'- செல்லம்மா தொடரிலிருந்து விலகியது குறித்து திவ்யா". cinema.vikatan.com (in Tamil). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  11. "TV Actress Anshitha Akbarsha Ties The Knot Secretly? Here's The Truth". www.news18.com. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. "திவ்யா-ஆர்னவ் பிரச்சனை எதிரொலி... ஆர்னவுக்கு செக் வைத்த சீரியல்!". zeenews.india.com (in Tamil). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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