Azhagi is an Indian Tamil-language television soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 10 October 2011 to 4 March 2016 for 1101 episodes.[1][2]
| Azhagi | |
|---|---|
 Logo | |
| Also known as | Beautiful Woman |
| அழகி | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Directed by | V.C Ravi (1-502) A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan (596-747) M.Iniyan Dinesh (748-1101) |
| Starring | Viji Chandrasekhar Kamal Deep Soniya Ilavarasan Madhumitha |
| Theme music composer | Kiran |
| Opening theme | "Poovum Azhage" Haricharan (Vocal) Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1,101 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 10 October 2011 – 4 March 2016 |
| Related | |
| Amma | |
The show starred Viji Chandrasekhar, Kamal Deep, Soniya and Ilavarasan. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and director by V.C Ravi, A. Jawahar, E. Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh.[3]
The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma aired on Gemini TV, and in Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.
Plot synopsis edit
Azhagi is the story of Sundari (Viji Chandrasekhar), 40-year-old widow, who has struggled for the last 20 years with the sole aim of bringing up her children all by herself. The story underscores how this vulnerable yet resilient widow battles the hardships life throws at her.
Cast edit
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Sundari Kathirvelan
- Kamal Deep as Natraj Kathirvelan (Kathirvelan and Sundari's son)
- Soniya as Divya Natraj (Natraj's wife and Sundari's daughter-in-law and Chandra's daughter)
- Nithya Ravindran as Major Amma
- Sulakshana / Surekha as Chandra (Divya and Nimmi's mother)
- Shalu Kurian / Kutty Pooja / Dhesikha as Niraimathi (Mathi) (Sundari and Kathiravan's oldest daughter and Somu's ex-wife and Babu's wife)
- Arun Kumar Rajan / J.Durai Raj as Somusundaram (Somu) (Sundari's ex-son-in-law, Panchali's son and Mathi's ex-husband)
- Sujatha Selvaraj as Panchali (Somu's mother)
- Radha as Surya Marisamy (Sundari and Kathirvelan's younger daughter and Marisamy's wife)
- Satish Kumar as Marisamy (Sundari's son-in-law/ Surya Kathirvelan's husband)
- Nanjil Nalini as Jegathambal (Sundari's mother-in-law and Kathirvelan and Durai's mother)
- Ilavarasu / Sridhar as Durai (Kathirvelan's brother and Sundari's brother-in-law and Vasantha's husband)
- Nagalakshmi as Vasantha Durai (Durai's wife)
- Ashwin as Sanjay Durai (Durai and Vasantha's son)
- Niranjini Ashok / Vineetha as Nithya Durai / Nithya Babu (Durai's daughter and Babu's ex-wife)
- Vincent Roy as Kalithirthan
- Ganesh Gopinath / Iyyappan Unni as Babu Kalithirthan (Kalitheerthan's son and Nithya's ex-husband and Mathi's husband)
- Harikrishnan as Shyam (Natraj Kathiravan's best friend and Kalithirthan's son in-law)
- Srividya as Nirmala "Nimmi" Prabhu (Divya's sister and Chandra's daughter)
- Jaheer Hassain as Prabhu (Divya's brother-in-law, Chandra's son in-law and Nimmi's husband)
- Madhumitha as Chitra
- Deepa Shankar as Sridevi
- Gayathri Yuvraaj as Ambalika
Original soundtrack edit
Title song edit
It was written by Yugabharathi, composed by the Kiran. It was sung by Haricharan.
Soundtrack edit
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poovum Azhage" | Yugabharathi | Haricharan | 4:22 |
Production edit
The series was directed by V.C Ravi (1-502), A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd.[4]
Remake edit
The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.
| Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 India |
Telugu language | Gemini TV | Amma | 17 March 2014 – 14 August 2014 |
| Malayalam language | Surya TV | Amma Manasam | 16 June 2014 – 26 December 2014 |
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Mother Awards | Viji Chandrasekhar | Sundari | Won |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Mother Awards | Viji Chandrasekhar | Sundari | Won |
| Best Father | Vincent Raj | Kalithirthan | Nominated | ||
| Best Comedian-Female | Sujatha | Panjali | Nominated |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ""எங்கள் கண்கள் கலங்கிய தருணம் அது" நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்!". vikatan.com.
- ^ "நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்". tamilserialtoday.org.
- ^ Azhagi Serial Page
- ^ Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
External links edit
- Official Website (in English)