Kiranmala is an Indian Bengali language television series which aired on Star Jalsha from 4 August 2014 to 19 November 2016.[1][2][3] It was produced by Surinder Films and starred Rooqma Ray, Farhan Imroze and Chandrayee Ghosh. It was based on traditional folktales as collected in Thakurmar Jhuli by Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder. The series was dubbed into Tamil and aired on Star Vijay.[4] An Odisha dubbed version was aired on Tarang TV.[citation needed]

Kiranmala
Kironmala
GenreFantasy
Drama
Created bySurinder Films
Based onThakurmar Jhuli
by Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder
Written byWritam Ghosal
Screenplay byWritam Ghosal, Arpita Chattopadhyay
Directed byRoddur Roy
StarringRooqma Ray
Chandrayee Ghosh
Farhan Imroze
Opening themeKiranmala by Madhuraa Bhattacharya
ComposerIndraadip Dasgupta
Country of originIndia
Original languageBengali
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes721
Production
ProducersNispal Singh
Surinder Singh
Running time21/22 minutes
Production companySurinder Films
Original release
NetworkStar Jalsha
Release4 August 2014 (2014-08-04) –
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19)

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The show depicts how the princess Kiranmala defeats the wicked demon queen Katkati and saves her kingdom Achinpur and Amrita Nagari and the whole of mankind. Bijoy, the king of Achinpur's wife, Rupmati gives birth to a child named Kiranmala. Katkati, Bijoy's other wife and Katkati's mother, Pyakati didn't like Kiranmala at all, fearing she might put an end to their reign. 18 years later, they start forming an entire team of demons including, Pishachini, Bajramala, Donkar and Bitkel. Kiranmala falls in love with Donkar's stepbrother Kumar Prithviraj making Donkar jealous of Prithviraj. And Bajramala becomes jealous of Kiranmala because Bajramala loves Prithviraj. However, Kiranmala and Prithviraj end up married. They give birth to Alokmala, who changes the jealousy in Bajramala and Donkar's heart into love. Katkati becomes angry and tries to destroy Achinpur and Amrita Nagari. Kiranmala suicides to save the world from Katkati. She and Katkati both go to Mokhsa (Kingdom of Death), where Kiranmala is rewarded with Svarga, while Katkati, Pyakati, Pishachini and Bitkel are left to suffer in Naraka.

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Reception edit

The serial was promoted by many film personalities from Tollywood like Koel Mallick and Raj Chakraborty in the last episode of the latter serial on 3 August 2014.[6][7] The series had also become popular in neighboring Bangladesh, where several people have clashed over it at a village in the Habiganj District, injuring 100 people.[8]

At the Kolkata Book Fair, seven children from Kolkata met Rukma Roy (who plays Kiranmala) at the stall of Star Jalsha. The actress said:

"Happy that the work of famed fantasy writer Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumder will be introduced to the largely uninitiated audience of Gen Next as well as others. Replete with palace, forts and 'raj-durbar' Kiranmala by Star Jalsha will bring a change in the usual look of Bengali serials after many years."[9]

Television special edit

A telefilm named Kiranmala has been premiered on STAR Jalsha on 15 March 2015 featuring June Malia as the queen of time.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kiranmala". Serialzone.in. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Kiranmala – Watch Online and Discuss Indian TV Serials and Bollywood – DesiRulez – Non Stop Desi Entertainment". DesiRulez – Non Stop Desi Entertainment. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bengali Television's First Fairy Tale Production". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Kiranmala". Disney+ Hotstar. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Blood-fearing Chandreyee loves her blood-drinking avatar". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Maa ends with a bang as Raj & Koel attend wrap-up party". The Times of India.
  7. ^ "Star Jalsha's Maa to wrap up with a dhamaka". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Mass brawl in Bangladesh over TV soap Kiranmala". BBC. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  9. ^ a (8 February 2015). "Fantasy classic reinvented for TV audiences". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Serial Episode On – Times Of india". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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