Alaigal (TV series)
| Alaigal | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Alaigal | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Devibala |
| Directed by | Sundar K. Vijayan |
| Starring | M. N. Nambiar Jayachitra A. L. Raghavan Vadivukkarasi Venu Arvind Raaghav Nizhalgal Ravi |
| Theme music composer | Dhina (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | "Suttrum Bhoomi" (Vocals) Kavitha Subramanian Palakkad Sreeram Vairamuthu (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of episodes | 500+ |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vikatan Televistas Pvt. Ltd |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 23 April 2001 – 28 May 2003 |
Alaigal (Template:Lang-ta) is a Tamil soap opera on Sun TV. It is a Prime time serial. The show stars M. N. Nambiar, Jayachitra, A. L. Raghavan, Vadivukkarasi, Venu Arvind, Raaghav, Nizhalgal Ravi and Viji Chandrasekhar. The show is produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt. Ltd and director by Sundar K Vijayan. It was aired on every Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM.[1]
Plot
Chadrasekar-Kalyani are the parents of three children. Chandrasekar had an elder brother. After the death of the latter, their three children are orphaned and stay with Chandrasekhar. Ramu, the eldest of the three, is a married to sita, a woman of virtue. The couple however, are treated as unpaid servants by Kalyani. The second one is Gayatri, who works as teacher in a school. The youngest is Anand, a press photographer. Kalyani hates this threesome and makes them dance to her tunes.
At this stage the character Ranga a notorious, anti-social element is introduced. He is shocked at seeing Kalyani in a shop. The very reason for Rangs’s turning an anti-social is Kalyani. He decided to take revenge on her now and shatter her family. He arranges for a drama, which unfolds as below. Ranga and Gayatri get married in a temple. Gayatri goes to live with Ranga. Gayatri, in her new home, encounters the other side of Ranga. He injects steroids, instead of insulin, to her and thereby tarnishes her reputation in society. At the same time, he continues to tactfully play the role of saviour at Vijay’s family. Ranga hires Murali, makes the latter ‘prove’ his extra-marital connections with Gayatri.
The family fall into the trap and curse Gayatri, who is depressed. To top this, Ranga plots to kill Gayatri, but she escapes. Everybody is made to believe that Gayatri has eloped with Murali. Anand, the press photographer, falls in love with Sindu. Sindu is born to Krishna, an estate owners, and Sakunthala. She has a brother named Hari. Sakuntala loves money than her husband and seeds of separation are sown. Krishna transfers his entire properties to his wife’s name and leaves the house. Sindu follows her father. Krishna comes into contact with Savitri. She consoles him and takes care of the child Sindhu, too. Hard work makes Krishna the owner again of a tea estate.
At this juncture, Sindu loves Anand and wants to marry him. Savitri agrees to this, though reluctant at first. Meanwhile, Ranga is continuing his search of Sowmya. Kalyani settles for a girl to be wed to her son Vijay. But he turns it down saying he loves Sowmya. Unable to hide his love, Vijay decides to wed Sowmya, after seeking the blessings of his father. Vijay, who feels Ranga can solve problems, introduces him to Sowmya and there is the huge shock. Sowmya fumes on seeing Ranga who spoiled her family. But there is a catch. To Vijay, Ranga is a godfather and he would not allow anything said against Ranga. Sowmya senses that Ranga intends to shatter the entire family. It is indeed a mega task before her to save the family and expose him.
Lots of questions still remain unanswered. Will Sowmya succeed in her trials? What is the mystery surrounding Savitri at Ooty? Savitri nurture with Chandrasekaran’ family? The solutions reveal lots of sentiments including love, affection, revenge frenzy and challenges. The daily megaserial is embedded with a number of unpredictable turning points.
Cast
Main cast
Additional cast
- Rajesh
- Raaghav
- Viji Chandrasekhar
- Kavithalaya Krishnan
- Rajesh
- Durga
- Vanitha
- Yuvasri
- M. S. Bhaskar
- Venkat
- Absar
- Manjari
- Golden Suresh
- Rani
- Amitha
- Mythili
- Murali Kumar
- Kanga
- Vishwa
Awards & Honours
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Mylapore Academy Awards | Best Television serial [2] | Won | |
| Best Director Award | Sundar K. Vijayan | Won | ||
| Best Actor Award | Venu Arvind | Won |
See also
References
- ^ Rina Chandran (22 October 2002). "Vijay primes new soaps for new eyeballs". The Hindu Business Line.
- ^ "Mylapore Academy awards". The Hindu. 12 September 2003.