Nadhaswaram (TV series)

Nadhaswaram
Written by	Thirumurugan
Theme music composer	Sanjeev Rathan
Composer	Kiran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
Production
Producer	Thiru Pictures(p)ltd.
Cinematography	Sarath K.Chandhar
Running time	Approx. 17-20 minutes
Production company	Thiru Pictures - or network --> Sun TV
Original release
Release	April 19, 2010
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy
Release	genre tragedy

Nadhaswaram is a Tamil television serial directed by Metti Oli director Thirumurugan. He received high praising for his debut serial Metti Oli, so he continued directing another. This serial too is family oriented like Metti Oli. It is also telecasted by Sun TV. The scenes are mostly shot in Karaikudi and has a lot of debutants in acting.

Characters and Introduction

T. S. B. K. Mouli as Chokkalingam. The eldest brother in the family. A very kind hearted and friendly person who always wants his children to be happy. He treats his nephew and nieces as his own. He does Nadaswaram performance with his brother, Mayilvahanan with whom he is very close.

Thirumurugan as Gopi. He owns a tailor shop and has an assistant named Kaja. Gopi advices people and he has a huge respect for his family. Gopi is married to Malar.

Poovilangu Mohan as Mayilvahanan. He is the younger brother of Chokkalingam. Mayilvahanan loves and trusts his son, Pandi has more than his daughters. After the death of his son he is looking to seek vengeance against Gopi and Chockkalingam.But,he realizes his mistake and receives a disease as a punishment.

Srithika as Malar. She works as an Engineer in the Electricity Board. Hers is one of the wealthiest families in Karaikudi. She married Gopi secretly without her parents' knowledge. Now, she lives in her in-laws house.

Jeyanthi Narayanan as Meenakshi : Chokkalingam's wife who treats her husband's nieces as her own children.

Theni Sathyabama as Deyvanai : 's wife. A woman who is almost always not satisfied with what her husband does. She insists her husband to perform Nadhaswaram alone without Chokkalingam.

Pandi : Mayilvahanan and Devanai's only and only son. A useless, irresponsible and a rude fellow. He loves Maha and he even tries to rape her for he desires to marry her. He doesn't hesitate to kill Gopi just for Maha. He kidnaps Maha and marries her. But, Maha ignores him and doesn't talk to him as he borrowed money from Gopi to satisfy Maha. Then, he is murdered by his boss secretly which leads to the enmity between Chokku and Mayilu.

Maheswari : Eldest daughter of Chokkalingam and Meenakshi. She is married into a problematic family. She stays with her husband in Chokkalingam's house as her husband was in an illicit relationship with an other woman.

Kamu : Mayilvahanan and Deyvanai's eldest daughter. A very decent and quiet girl misunderstood by her father in the beginning due to his love for his son. She is married to her college mate, Moorthy.

Paramu : Mayilvahanan and Deyvanai's youngest daughter. A talkative girl in contrast to her sister, Kamu. She even tries to elope with a guy.

Ragini : Chokkalingam and Meenakshi's third daughter. Ragini is a very talkative and daring girl training to be a beautician in Coimbatore.

Geetha : Chokkalingam and Meenakshi's youngest daughter and is in her schooling. These girls help their mother in her flower garland work .

Rohini : Malar's sister who behaves like a know it all. She advises her sister but ends up choosing a wrong boyfriend. Her parents compel her to marry her sister's first husband, Gokul.

Gokul : Malar's first husband. He loves Malar initially but begins to suspect her after they tie the knot. He tortures her from the very day they marry. So Malar leaves him and later marries Gopi.

Rangathurai as Piraisoodan : Married to Pushpa who is the sister of Chokkalingam and Mayilvahanam. He is the Postmaster of Peravurani. He detests his Brothers in law initially considering them to be of lower status than him but gets along well with them later.

Sutha Prakash as Pushpa : Wife of Piraisudan. She struggles between her brothers' family and her husband's family. She has a daughter called Maha of whom she is naturally fond of. She neglects her own brothers when it comes to Maha's wellness. She urges Gopi to marry her daughter before his marriage to Malar.

Maha : Eldest daughter of Piraisudan and Pushpa. She loves Gopi and decides she would do anything for him. She is forced into a marriage with Pandi when she is mentally ill.

Sammandham : Eldest son of Piraisudan and Pushpa. The Joker of the drama. He Flirts around and once had a girlfriend named Mayilamma. The youngest daughter of Prasad's Step mother and Sammandham are now in love with each other. He talks in broken English and has a funny way of walking which is the highlight of his character in the drama.

Sumathi : Youngest daughter of Piraisudan and Pushpa, who is still schooling.

Rassapa : Youngest brother of Chokkalingam and Mayilvahanam. He remains a bachelor and an innocent man. He works in a rice mill.

Thailamma : Mother of the three Brothers and Pushpa. A woman who loves to be independent and lives alone in a house nearby to Pushpa's.

Selvarangam : Maheswari's husband. He runs a rented coconut shop and lives in a rented house but lies to Maheswari that he owns them. Currently he is in good terms with Gopi's family.

Senthil : Ex-lover of Paramu. He cheats her.

Mahanadhi Sivashangkar as Neliandavar : Kamu and Paramu's father-in-law, a man who is portrayed as rough before Moorthy's marriage, but softens after his son's marriage.

Neelavathi : Neliandavar's wife.

Moorthy : Neliandavar and Neelavathi's second son and Kamu's husband. He woes Kamu to marry her. But as time passes he holds no respect for her. Now, he is being with Kamu.

Ramesh : Neliandavar and Neelavathi's third son and husband of Paramu.

Jeganathan : Malar's Father.

Prasad: A new character from Malaysia and currently living with his step-mother and step-father in India who is very dearly to Prasad. He is the first-born child of Sokkalingam and Meenakshi which themselves doesn't know that Prasad is their son as well as Prasad too. Prasad is now a family-friend to Sokkalingam's family and recently decides to marry Maha.

External links

• Nadhaswaram at the Filmgates.com