Mangala Gowri Maduve

Mangala Gowri Maduve was an Indian Kannada language television drama series.[1][2] It aired on Colors Kannada and is directed by K.S. Ramji. It is the sequel of Putta Gowri Maduve, premiered on 24 December 2012. This is the longest-running Kannada television series and one of the longest-running Indian TV serials. The series finale is set to air on 9 October 2022 after eleven years on air.[3]

Mangala Gowri Maduve
Also known asPutta Gowri Maduve (former name)
GenreDrama
Directed byK.S. Ramji
StarringSee below
Theme music composerKarthik Sharma
Country of originIndia
Original languageKannada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes3,026
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Release
Original networkColors Kannada
Original release24 December 2012 (2012-12-24) –
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09)
Related
Balika Vadhu

Putta Gowri Maduve started off as a remake of Colors TV's Hindi drama Balika Vadhu, but later deviated from it entirely.[4][5]

Originally Putta Gowri Maduve starred Ranjani Raghavan and Rakshith Gowda.[6] the highest ratings of putta gowri maduve was 20.8 in u+r and 19+ in urban In 2018, Kavya Shree and Gagan Chinappa became the main leads and the series was renamed to Mangala Gowri Maduve on 6 April 2019.Highest ratings of mangal gowri maduve was 11.2 in u+r and 10.6 urban [7][8] In March 2019, Chandrakala Mohan playing Rajeshwari quit the series with the death of her character.[9]

Synopsis

The series started with the journey of ten-year-old, Putta Gowri, who was forced to marry a boy named Mahesh of the same age. Her life turned upside down as she tries to adjust to traditions and customs of her in-laws. The story then advanced to her adulthood as she raises her voice against orthodox rituals.

Mahesh became a doctor and fell for his fellow doctor Hima. Her father and her father's sister plotted against Putta Gowri. They trick her to get Mahesh and Hima married. But Mahesh later realises that he loves only Gowri. Mahesh finally reunites with Putta Gowri in the end. Hima's father then repents for ruining his daughter's life.

The renamed series title concentrates on the lives of Mangala Gowri and Rajeev. Mangala Gowri is the niece of Mahesh and the great-granddaughter of Rajeshwari aka Ajjamma. She is rebellious, but unexpectedly marries IPS officer Rajeev.

Cast

Main

Recurring
  • Namratha Gowda as Hima: Mahesh's ex-girlfriend and ex-wife; Gowri's friend
  • Sameer Puranik as young Mahesh[12]
  • Sanya Iyer as young Putta Gowri[13]
  • Ankita Amar as young Suguna: elder sister of Mahesh[14]
  • Shishir Shastry as young Shyam: Suguna's husband
  • Sindhu Kalyan as Sagari:[15] Hima's aunt
  • Chandrakala Mohan as Rayadurga Rajeshwari/Ajjamma: Mahesh's grandmother
  • Suneel Puranik
  • Ruthu as Kamali: Mahesh's aunt
  • Gopal Krishna as Jagadish: Gowri's father
  • Kavya Shree as Mangala Gowri: Mahesh's niece, daughter of Shyam and Suguna, introduced before renaming
  • Harini Chandra as Bhagya: Gowri's mother
  • Suchetan Rangaswamy
  • Koli Ramya as Kamli

Main
  • Kavyashree as Mangala Gowri: Shyam and Suguna's daughter
  • Pruthvi Nandan as Rajeev: SP (police officer), Anu's son (2019–2022)
    • Gangan Chinnappa as Rajeev: SP Police Officer
  • Yashaswini as Sneha: Rajiv's fiancée and, later, Rajiv's wife
  • Aishwarya Sindhogi as Tanisha: Soundarya'sister
  • Tanisha Kuppandha as Soundarya: Rajiv's enemy and Rajiv's brother's wife
    • Radhika Minchu as Soundarya
  • Shubha Raksha as Sheethal
  • Hanumanthe Gowda as Shivaprasad, Public Prosecutor

Recurring
  • Sushmitha as Neeli: Balli's sister
  • Veena Venkateshas: Head of the Rajeev family (Vasu)
  • Manasa Joshi as Rayadurga Rajeshwari
  • Shourya as Surya: Sneha's brother

Reception

Putta Gowri Maduve received criticism for to its elongated plots and tracks like lead character Putta Gowri surviving a tiger attack, snake bite in forests and she shown pregnant for more than a year.[16][17] Despite, it was one among the most watched Kannada drama.

It was the sixth most watched Kannada television during 2013.[18] As in week 23 of 2019, it was at fourth position with 3.84 million impressions. Even in 2020, the serial with the new name and plot held its position among top 5 most watched Kannada shows in BARC ratings.[19]

References
  1. "Remake soap operas rule Kannada television". The Times of India. 17 June 2019.
  2. "Putta Gowri Maduve completes 2000 episodes". The Times of India.
  3. "A new record for tv show Putta Gowri Maduve". The Times of India.
  4. "List of longest running Kannada serials". Filmibeat.
  5. "More spellbinding soap gathas". Outlook India.
  6. "The audience likes to see lots of crying". The Hindu.
  7. "Who said Putta Gowri Maduve was ending, asks director Ramji". The Times of India.
  8. "Kannada TV show Putta Gowri Madve renamed as Mangala Gowri Madve". The Times of India.
  9. "Actress Chandrakala Mohan aka Ajjamma opens up on not being a part of Puttagowri Madve anymore". The Times of India.
  10. "And now, Raksh calls it quits from Putta Gowri". The Times of India.
  11. "Ranjani Raghavan opts out of Putta Gowri Maduve". The Times of India.
  12. "Putta Gowri Madve's Sameer Puranik is all grown up to be a handsome hunk". The Times of India.
  13. "Sanya: A star in the making". The Indian Express.
  14. "From Sameer Puranik to Ankita Amar: Here is how the child artists look now". The Times of India.
  15. "I will miss playing Sagari". The Times of India.
  16. "Ramji remains unaffected by Putta Gowri Maduve's online trolls". The Times of India.
  17. "Putta Gowri Maduve to go off air soon?". The Times of India.
  18. "Top 10 most viewed Kannada TV shows in 2013". The Times of India.
  19. "Sathya to Naagini 2: Here's how popular TV shows fared on the TRP charts". The Times of India.
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