Neelakuyil (TV series)

Neelakuyil (transl. The blue cuckoo) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Sathya, Snisha Chandran, and Chandhana Shetty. It was aired on Vijay TV from 17 December 2018 till 24 August 2019 for 211 episodes.[1] The Show was produced by Ross Petals Entertainment. The series was the official remake of Bengali drama Ishti Kutum. It was an essence remake of Malayalam serial Neelakkuyil.

Neelakuyil
GenreSoap opera
Created byThanuja
Based onIshti Kutum
Written byPradeep Milroy Peter
Screenplay byS. Ashok Kumar
Directed byBiju Varghese
C.J Baskar
Starring
Sathya Kumar
Snisha Chandran
Chandhana Shetty
Theme music composerRajiv Atthul
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes211
Production
ProducerThakkolam Thanikasalam
CinematographyRamesh Kumar
EditorE.Danasekaran
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyRoss Petals Entertainment
Release
Original networkStar Vijay
Vijay TV HD
Original release17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) –
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)
Related
Ishti Kutum (Bengali)

Synopsis

Chittu (Snisha Chandran), a simple tribal love-girl is cogently married to Jaisurya (Sathya), a young and intelligent journalist from the city. Surya had decided to marry Rani (Chandhana Shetty) after 7 long years of love affair. But the events that happened in forest just before their wedding engagement changed every thing. Surya is forced to marry Chittu, a tribal woman, when the villagers find them together in a hut on his visit to Poombarai forest. Unable to tell the truth, he brings Chittu home as a servant to help his ailing mother. However secrets revealed that Rani and Chittu are half sisters later on as story progress. The show ends with Rani sacrifices her love for Chittu's life reuniting with Jaisurya.

Cast

Main
  • Sathya as Jaisurya (Surya)
  • Chandhana Shetty as Rani (Surya's wife)
  • Snisha Chandran as Chittu (Rani's sister)
People around Surya
  • Sabitha Nair as Kalyani (Surya's mother)
  • Sathis as 'Captain' (Surya's uncle)
  • Bhagyalakshmi as Chandramathi (Surya's auntie)
  • Gracy as Swathi (Surya's cousin)
  • Vasanth Gopinath as Saravanan
  • Karishma Srinivasan as Jayanthi
People around Rani
  • Rekha Ratheesh as Radhamani (Rani's mother)
  • V.R. Thilagam as Sathyavathi (Sharath Chandran's mother)
People around Chittu (Tribals)
  • Ruthu as Deivanai (Chittu's mother)
  • P. R. Varalakshmi as Deivanai's mother
  • Vaani as Sarojini (Surya's housekeeper)

Casting

Malayalam actress Snisha Chandran who appeared in Neelakkuyil was selected to reprise her role as the tribal girl. Sathya makes his Tamil serial debut as well as Telugu actress Chandhana Shetty.[2]

Adaptations
Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Ishti Kutum
ইষ্টি কুটুম		 24 October 2011 Star Jalsha 13 December 2015 Original
Hindi Mohi
मोही		 10 August 2015 StarPlus 27 February 2016 Remake
Malayalam Neelakkuyil
നീലക്കുയിൽ		 26 February 2018 Asianet 6 April 2020
Tamil Neelakuyil
நீல குயீல்		 17 December 2018 Star Vijay 24 August 2019
Hindi Imlie
इमली		 16 November 2020 StarPlus Ongoing
Telugu Malli Nindu Jabili
మల్లి నిండు జాబిలి		 28 February 2022 Star Maa Ongoing
Marathi Kunya Rajachi Ga Tu Rani
कुन्या राजाची गं तू राणी		 18 July 2023 Star Pravah Ongoing

References
  1. "Upcoming New Vijay TV Serial "Neelakuyil"". The Times of India. 18 December 2018.
  2. "நீல குயீல் விரைவில்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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