Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta

Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta! (transl. What Exactly Is Happiness!) is a Marathi television drama series on Star Pravah produced by Mahesh Kothare and Adinath Kothare under Kothare Vision.[1] The series is loosely based on Bengali series Ke Apon Ke Por.[2]

Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta
GenreDrama
Written byAbhijeet Guru
Directed byChandrakant Kanse
StarringSee below
Theme music composerPankaj Padghan
Opening theme"Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!" by Kartiki Gaikwad
Country of originIndia
Original languageMarathi
No. of episodes891
Production
Producers
Production locationMumbai
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyKothare Vision
Release
Original networkStar Pravah
Original release17 August 2020 (2020-08-17) –
present
Related
Ke Apon Ke Por

Plot

The story revolves around Kolhapur's affluent Shirke Patil family consisting of patriarch Yashwant Shirke-Patil (Dada), his wife Nandini (Mai), sons Malhar and Uday & their respective wives Shalini and Devki. Money minded by nature and influenced by their wives, Malhar and Uday constantly try to swindle their parents' money to satisfy their own selfish interests. Also, a part of the household is maid, Gauri, who was taken in by the family after her father sacrificed himself while saving Dadasaheb's life. Though treated as a daughter by Mai and Dadasaheb, she is constantly berated and ill-treated by other members of the family, except Malhar who sympathises with her.

The plot takes off when the Shirke-Patil's youngest son, Jaydeep, returns from London along with his girlfriend, Jyotika, whom he intends to marry. Having stayed away from the influence of his conniving brothers and sisters-in-law, he strives to keep the family united as well as providing Gauri with the kindness she deserves. A string of trying situations eventually lead to Jaydeep marrying Gauri in order to protect her honour. Maisaheb is not at all happy with their marriage in beginning and always says Gauri that she is incompatible to her son, Jaydeep as he is highly educated and Gauri is not. A string of situations leads Maisaheb to conform that Gauri is the best suitable wife for Jaydeep. Later Gauri tries to confess his childhood love to Jaydeep but Jaydeep denies her love and says that they both are just best friends and married couples for others.

Soon love blooms between Gauri and Jaydeep.The whole Shirkepatil family along with their daughter Renuka and son in law Shekhar go for a picnic where they all play various games in which Gauri is proved to be the best Daughter in Law

A series of evens later A girl names Mansi who is said to be a good friend of Gauri enters the Shirkepatil house. While she acts good in front of everybody she actually intends to create misunderstanding between Gauri and Jaydeep. A lookalike of Jaydeep is introduced who helps Mansi create misunderstandings between Gauri and Jaydeep

Soon Gauri finds out she is pregnant and decides to tell Jaydeep about it and asks him to come near a cliff. But instead of Jaydeep, Jaydeeps lookalike(Anil) arrives with Mansi and claims to like her and pushes Gauri off the cliff

Cast

Main
  • Girija Prabhu as Gauri Shirke-Patil Shinde – Yashwant and Nandini's younger daughter; Suryakant and Mangal's daughter in law; Malhar, Renuka and Uday's sister; Jaydeep's wife; Laxmi's mother.
  • Mandar Jadhav as Jaydeep Shinde – Suryakant and Mangal's son; Yashwant and Nandini's son in law; Malhar, Renuka and Uday's foster brother; Gauri's husband; Laxmi's father.

Recurring
  • Saisha Salvi as Laxmi Shinde – Gauri and Jaydeep's daughter.
  • Varsha Usgaonkar as Nandini Shirke-Patil – Yashwant's wife; Malhar, Renuka, Uday and Gauri's mother; Jaydeep's foster mother; Krish, Kashish and Laxmi's grandmother.
  • Sunil Godse as Yashwant Shirke-Patil – Nandini's husband; Malhar, Renuka, Uday and Gauri's father; Jaydeep's foster father; Krish, Kashish and Laxmi's grandfather.
  • Kapil Honrao as Malhar Shirke-Patil – Yashwant and Nandini's elder son; Renuka, Uday and Gauri's brother; Jaydeep's foster brother; Shalini's husband.
  • Madhavi Nimkar as Shalini Desai Shirke-Patil – Rahul's sister; Malhar's wife; Gauri's arch rival.
  • Sanjay Patil as Uday Shirke-Patil – Yashwant and Nandini's younger son; Malhar, Renuka and Gauri's brother; Jaydeep's foster brother; Devki's husband; Krish and Kashish's father.
  • Meenakshi Rathod / Bhakti Ratnaparkhi as Devki Shirke-Patil – Anil's sister; Uday's wife; Krish and Kashish's mother.
  • Aparna Gokhale as Renuka Shirke-Patil Pawar – Yashwant and Nandini's elder daughter; Malhar, Uday and Gauri's sister; Jaydeep's foster sister; Shekhar's wife.
  • Ganesh Revdekar as Shekhar Pawar – Renuka's husband.
  • Amrut Gaikwad as Krish Shirke-Patil – Devki and Uday's son; Kashish's brother.
  • Aarohi Sambre as Kashish Shirke-Patil – Devki and Uday's daughter; Krish's sister.
  • Atisha Naik as Mangal Shinde – Suryakant's wife; Jaydeep's mother; Laxmi's grandmother.

Others
  • Vikas Patil as Rahul Desai – Shalini's brother
  • Gayatri Datar as Ruhi Karkhanis – Ananya's mother; Laxmi's teacher
  • Shravi Panvelkar as Ananya Karkhanis – Ruhi's daughter; Laxmi's friend
  • Asha Dnyate as Amma – Shirke-Patil's maid
  • Abhishek Gaonkar as Anil Jadhav – Devki's brother
  • Sanket Korlekar as Parth – Jaydeep and Jyotika's friend
  • Milind Shinde as Bhairu – Kabbadi trainer
  • Ashwini Kasar as Manasi – Jaydeep's friend
  • Sayli Salunkhe / Ketaki Palav as Jyotika – Jaydeep's ex-girlfriend

Guest
  • Kishori Shahane as a judge of 'Mrs Kolhapur' competition
  • Urmila Kanitkar as a judge of 'Mrs Kolhapur' competition
  • Sanket Pathak as a judge of 'Mrs Kolhapur' competition
  • Sangram Salvi as an anchor of 'Mrs Kolhapur' competition

Production

The series was initially put under development in March 2020, but was pushed until later in the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. Its promo was also released in March 2020. Later, its new promo was released in end of July 2020. Filming finally began from 20 July 2020.[3]

Casting

On 20 July 2020, it was revealed that Mandar Jadhav had been signed to play the show's main lead.[4] Shortly after, it was announced that actress Girija Prabhu would be playing the female lead in the series. The following month, veteran actress Varsha Usgaonkar was cast in the show in a prominent role, marking her return to Marathi television after a decade-long gap.[5] Other members of cast include Sunil Godse, Kapil Honrao, Madhavi Nimkar and Meenakshi Rathod.

Reception

1 hour
  1. 27 September 2020
  2. 18 October 2020
  3. 15 November 2020
  4. 29 November 2020
  5. 13 December 2020
  6. 27 December 2020
  7. 10 January 2021
  8. 14 February 2021
  9. 21 February 2021
  10. 28 March 2021
  11. 25 July 2021
  12. 5 September 2021
  13. 10 October 2021
  14. 5 December 2021
  15. 27 February 2022
  16. 12 June 2022
  17. 7 August 2022
  18. 23 October 2022
  19. 13 November 2022
  20. 25 December 2022
  21. 29 January 2023
  22. 19 February 2023
  23. 26 March 2023
  24. 23 April 2023
  25. 14 May 2023
  26. 11 June 2023
  27. 23 July 2023
  28. 27 August 2023

2 hours
  • 14 November 2021 (Kabaddi Match)[6]

Ratings
Week Year BARC viewership Ref.
TRP Rank
Week 38 2020 3.3 4 [7]
Week 39 2020 3.4 5 [8]
Week 50 2020 6.4 1 [9]
Week 52 2020 6.3 1 [10]
27 December 2020 Mahaepisode 5.3 4
Week 8 2021 4.4 3 [11]
Week 9 2021 5.4 2 [12]
Week 20 2021 6.0 2 [13]
Week 21 2021 7.0 1 [14]
Week 22 2021 6.0 2 [15]

Awards
Star Pravah Parivar Awards
Year Category Recipient Role
2021 Best Daughter-in-law Girija Prabhu Gauri
Best Face - Male Mandar Jadhav Jaydeep
Best Villain Madhavi Nimkar Shalini
2022 Best Couple Mandar Jadhav-Girija Prabhu Jaydeep-Gauri

Adaptations
Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Ke Apon Ke Por
কে আপন কে পর		 25 July 2016 Star Jalsha 27 December 2020 Original
Tamil Raja Rani
ராஜா ராணி		 29 May 2017 Star Vijay 13 July 2019 Remake
Telugu Kathalo Rajakumari
కథలో రాజకుమారి		 29 January 2018 Star Maa 24 January 2020
Marathi Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!
सुख म्हणजे नक्की काय असतं!		 17 August 2020 Star Pravah Ongoing
Malayalam Padatha Painkili
പാടാത്ത പൈങ്കിളി		 7 September 2020 Asianet 24 March 2023
Hindi Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2
साथ निभाना साथिया २		 19 October 2020 StarPlus 16 July 2022

References
  1. "Marathi TV show 'Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!' all set to telecast soon - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 July 2020.
  2. "Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!: Jaydeep to tie the knot with Gauri? - Times of India". The Times of India. 19 October 2020.
  3. "महेश कोठारे निर्मित नवी मालिका 'सुख म्हणजे नक्की काय असतं!'". Loksatta. 20 July 2020.
  4. "Shree Gurudev Datta fame Mandar Jadhav to feature in the upcoming TV show Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!". The Times of India. 20 July 2020.
  5. "Varsha Usgaonkar returns to Marathi TV after a decade". The Times of India. 7 August 2020.
  6. "Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta's special episode: Gauri-Jaydeep to win the Kabbadi competition against Shalini". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. "Rang Majha Vegla To Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta!: Here's The Top 5 Shows Of Marathi TV". The Times of India.
  8. "Marathi TV Serials TRP Ratings: 26 September (Saturday) to 2 October 2020 (Friday)".
  9. "टीआरपी रेसमध्ये पहिल्या पाचमधील सगळेच कार्यक्रम स्टार प्रवाहचे, ही मालिका ठरली अव्वल". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. "Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta tops the TRP chart; Girija Prabhu aka Gauri thanks fans". The Times of India.
  11. "ना सई-आदित्य ना अरुंधती, बोलबाला कोणाचा? टॉप ५ मराठी मालिका". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  12. "मालिकांच्या शर्यतीत 'मुलगी झाली हो...' ठरली अव्वल, पाहा या आठवड्याच्या टॉप ५ मराठी मालिका". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  13. "टीआरपीच्या शर्यतीत 'आई..' राहिली मागे 'या' मालिकांनी मारली बाजी, पाहा प्रेक्षकांच्या आवडत्या 'टॉप ५' मालिका". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  14. "प्रेक्षकांना भावतेय जयदीप-गौरीची प्रेमकथा, 'सुख म्हणजे...'सह 'या' मालिका ठरल्या अव्वल!". TV9 Marathi (in Marathi). 6 February 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  15. "TRP च्या स्पर्धेत 'देवमाणूस' चौथ्या स्थानावर; 'ही' मालिका ठरली अव्वल". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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