Santhwanam (TV series)

*Santhwanam*
Santhwanam
Genre	Drama
Created by	Priya Thambi
Based on	Pandian Stores
Developed by	M. Renjith
Written by	J. Pallassery
Directed by	Aadithyan
Starring	Rajeev Parameshwar; Chippy Renjith; Girish Nambiar; Raksha Raj; Sajin TP; Gopika Anil; Achu Sugandh; Manjusha Martin;
Theme music composer	Saanand George
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	900
Production
Producer	Chippy Renjith[1]
Production location	Trivandrum
Cinematography	Manoj Narayan; Alex U. Thomas
Editor	Pradeep Bhagvath
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Rejaputra Visual Media; Avanthika creations (banner);
Release
Original network	Asianet; Disney+ Hotstar;
Original release	21 September 2020 –; present
Related
	Pandian Stores

Santhwanam (transl. Consolation) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera directed by Aadithyan.[2] The show premiered on 21 September 2020 on Asianet and aires on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It stars Rajeev Parameshwar, Chippy Renjith, Girish Nambiar, Raksha Raj, Sajin TP, Gopika Anil, Achu Sugandh and Manjusha Martin in lead roles. It is an official remake of Tamil soap opera Pandian Stores, airing on Star Vijay.[3]

Plot

Krishnan's four sons (Balakrishnan, Harikrishnan, Shivaramakrishnan and Muralikrishnan) run Krishna Stores, a famous grocery store in their hometown Ambalathara.

Balakrishnan is married to Sreedevi, who leads the Krishna stores with him and looks after Lakshmi, Balan's paralyzed mother. Sreedevi raises her brothers-in-law as her sons.

Hari gets engaged to Anjali, who loved Hari since they were kids. However, Hari was in love with his collegemate Aparna. So, Anjali gets married to Shivan, while Aparna marries Hari. Muralikrishnan (Kannan), the last son of the family is in love with his cousin Aishwarya (Achu). The rest of the story concentrates on the incidents that happen within a joint family.

The plot centres on Devi and how she brings the joint family back together after the arrival of the new in-laws, Anjali and Aparna.

Hari and Aparna is belssed with a baby girl. Shivan opens a tea stall, which is closed by thambi. Kannan goes to chennai for studying. Meanwhile Lakshmi amma passes away.

Cast

Main

Rajeev Parameshwar as Balakrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Balan: Devi's husband, Krishnan and Lakshmi's elder son; Hari, Shivan and Kannan's elder brother.
Chippy Renjith as Sreedevi Balakrishnan a.k.a. Devi: Balan's wife; Madhavan and Subhadra’s daughter. Hari, Shivan and Kannan's sister-in-law and mother-figure.
Girish Nambiar as Harikrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Hari: Appu's husband, Krishnan and Lakshmi's second son; Balan's younger brother and Shivan and Kannan's elder brother.
Raksha Raj as Aparna Harikrishnan a.k.a. Appu: Hari's wife, Thampi and Ambika's daughter.
Sajin T. P. as Shivaramakrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Shivan:[4] Anju's husband, Krishnan and Lakshmi's third son; Balan and Hari's younger brother and Kannan's elder brother.
Gopika Anil as Anjali Shivaramakrishnan a.k.a. Anju: Shivan's wife, Shankaran and Savitri's daughter.
Achu Sugandh as Muralikrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Kannan: Achu's fiance, Krishnan and Lakshmi's youngest son; Balan, Hari, Shivan's younger brother.

Recurring

Girija Preman as Lakshmi Krishnan a.k.a. Lakshmiyamma: Balan, Hari, Shivan and Kannan's mother. (Dead)
Manjusha Martin as Aishwarya Gopinathan a.k.a. Achu: Kannan's fiancee, Gopinathan and Sudha's daughter.
Yathikumar as Shivashankaran a.k.a. Shankaran: Lakshmi's brother, Savithri's husband, Anjali's father.
Bijesh Avanoor as Sethu: Devi's brother, Balan's close friend and Jayanthi's husband.
Divya Binu as Malikapurackal Savithri Shivashankaran a.k.a. Savitri: Shankaran's wife, Anjali's mother and Jayanthi's paternal aunt.
Apsara as Jayanthi Sethu: Sethu's wife and Savithri's niece.
Baby Nila as Devika Harikrishnan: Daughter of Hari and Aparna
Kailas Nath as Narayana Pillai a.k.a. Pillai: A helper in Krishna Stores and father figure to the brothers.
Saji Surya as Shathrudharan Pillai a.k.a. Shathru: Pillai's nephew.
Rohit Ved as Rajasekharan Thampi a.k.a. Thampi: Ambika's husband, Rajeshwari and Rajalakshmi's brother, Appu and Ammu's father.
Rajamauli S. S. as Mahindran: Thampi's Steward.
Mohan Ayroor as Bhadran Pillai: Balan's uncle
Dr. Nita Gosh as Hemambika Rajasekharan: Thampi's wife, Appu and Ammu's mother.
Aju Thomas as Varun Bhadran Pillai
Pramod Mani as Abhishek Gopinathan: Achu's brother
Sajana Chandran as Gopinathan: Sudha's husband; Abhishek and Aishwarya's father
Sindhu Manu Varma as Sudha :Gopinathan's wife ; Aishwarya and Abhishek's mother; Krishnan and Bhadran's sister
Deepika Mohan as Lalitha: Bhadran's wife
Hareendran as Rahul: Shivan's friend
Shilpa Shaji as Malu: Rahul's wife
Renjith Renju as Sumesh: Shivan's friend
Geetha Nair as Subhadra: Devi and Sethu's mother
Zeenath as Rajeshwari: Thampi's elder sister, Appu and Ammu's aunt.
Saritha Balakrishnan as Rajalakshmi a.k.a. Lachu: Thampi's younger sister, Appu and Ammu's aunt
Kalyani as Amritha Thampi a.k.a. Ammu: Thampi and Ambika's daughter, Appu's younger sister
Prabha R. Krishnan as Vanaja
J. Padmanabhan Thampi as Thomachan
Mithun M. K. as Aneesh
Archana Krishna as Susan
Athira Praveen as Manjima : Hari's classmate and colleague
Sreelakshmi Sreekumar as Jancy: Anju's friend
Liju Mathew Abraham as Deepu: Hari's friend
Nihas Khan as Rajesh : Shivan's friend

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Tamil	Pandian Stores பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ்	1 October 2018	Star Vijay	Ongoing	Original
Telugu	Vadinamma వదినమ్మ	6 May 2019	Star Maa	21 March 2022	Remake
Marathi	Sahkutumb Sahparivar सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार	24 February 2020	Star Pravah	3 August 2023
Bengali	Bhaggolokkhi ভাগ্যলক্ষী	31 August 2020	Star Jalsha	21 March 2021
Malayalam	Santhwanam സാന്ത്വനം	21 September 2020	Asianet	Ongoing
Hindi	Gupta Brothers गुप्ता ब्रदर्स	5 October 2020	Star Bharat	26 January 2021
Hindi	Pandya Store पंड्या स्टोर	25 January 2021	StarPlus	Ongoing

References

"Santhwanam: Chippy Renjith to play a doting sister-in-law in the upcoming show – Times of India". The Times of India.
"ആദ്യരാത്രി കഴിഞ്ഞതോടെ അഞ്ജലി ഗര്‍ഭിണിയാവുമോ? ശിവാഞ്ജലിമാരെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള കമന്റിന് മറുപടിയുമായി സംവിധായകന്‍". Filmibeat (in Malayalam). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
"Kudumbavilakku to Mrs. Hitler: Here's a look at the popular originals of these Malayalam shows". The Times of India. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
"Santhwanam's Sajin: I don't feel that I am a star, I enjoy the satisfaction of doing something I love the most". The Times of India.

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[1] "Santhwanam: Chippy Renjith to play a doting sister-in-law in the upcoming show – Times of India". The Times of India.

[2] "ആദ്യരാത്രി കഴിഞ്ഞതോടെ അഞ്ജലി ഗര്‍ഭിണിയാവുമോ? ശിവാഞ്ജലിമാരെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള കമന്റിന് മറുപടിയുമായി സംവിധായകന്‍". Filmibeat (in Malayalam). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.

[3] "Kudumbavilakku to Mrs. Hitler: Here's a look at the popular originals of these Malayalam shows". The Times of India. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

[4] "Santhwanam's Sajin: I don't feel that I am a star, I enjoy the satisfaction of doing something I love the most". The Times of India.