Lakshmi Stores
| Lakshmi Stores | |
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| Genre | Soap opera Drama Romance |
| Written by |
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| Directed by |
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| Creative director | Khushbu Sundar |
| Starring |
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| Music by | C.Sathya |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 335 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Khushbu Sundar |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor | N.B. Srikanth |
| Running time | 21–24 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 24 December 2018 – 25 January 2020 |
Lakshmi Stores is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by K.Sulaiman, written by veteran director Sundar C and produced by Avni Telemedia which premiered in Sun TV on 24 December 2018 and ended on 25 January 2020.[1] It starred film actresses Khushbu Sundar, Nakshatra Nagesh, Sudha Chandran and Hussain Ahmed Khan.[2][3]
Synopsis
Mahalingam is the family's patriarch and founder of the traditional textiles showroom, Lakshmi Stores, but guilt-stricken with a past secret. His daughter-in-law, Mahalakshmi, nurtures the family and the close-knit staff with her selfless love. But she gets disowned by her husband Tiger Devaraj, when she seeks justice for Bhagyalakshmi, a kind-hearted young woman and earns the wrath of a vengeful Minister Shakunthala Devi, as well. Mahalakshmi is faced with an uphill task to save Lakshmi Stores and reunite with her family.
Fate takes a sharp turn when Ravi and Bhagyalakshmi get married secretly under inevitable consequences, after which they face a lot of problems from Shakuntala Devi and her family.
This story also revolves around how Ravi and Bhagyalakshmi, with the help of Mahalakshmi, pass the test of fate, face all their problems and reconcile with each other to live happily. At the end of the story, all is well.
Cast
Main cast
- Khushbu Sundar as Mahalakshmi Devaraj, Eldest Daughter in law of Mahalingam and wife of Devaraj (2018 – 2020)
- Nakshatra Nagesh as Bhagyalakshmi Ravi, a worker in Lakshmi Stores and Ravi's wife, Youngest Daughter in law of Mahalakshmi's family (2018 – 2020)
- Hussain Ahmed Khan as Ravi, Younger brother-in-law of Mahalakshmi and husband of Bhagyalakshmi (2018 – 2020)
Recurring cast
- Sudha Chandran as Minister Shakunthala Devi, Mahalakshmi's arch-rival (Died in serial)
- Murali Mohan as Mahalingam, owner of Lakshmi Stores and Devaraj, Saravanan, Arjun, Ravi and Kamala's father
- Suresh as Devaraj, a leading criminal lawyer, Mahalakshmi's husband and Ravi's eldest brother
- Shruti Shivanagowda as Teja (Shakuntala Devi's daughter)
- Swathi Thara as Dr. Uma Saravanan (Saravanan's wife)
- Tanisha Kuppanda as Mallika Senthil (Senthil's wife)
- Sherin Janu as Kamala (Ravi's younger sister)
- Delhi Kumar as Thillainathan, also known as Thillai (Bhagyalakshmi, Vanitha and Senthil's grandfather and co-owner of Lakshmi Stores)
- Aravind Khathare as Senthil (Bhagyalakshmi's elder brother)
- Delhi Ganesh as Rajendran, a trustee of Lakshmi Stores (Mahalingam's Closest Friend)
- Samson T Wilson as Dr. Saravanan (Ravi's second elder brother and Uma's husband)
- Deepa Shankar as Ponnamma (Maid in Ravi's house, Humorist)
- Giridharan as Arjun (Ravi's third elder brother)
- Nisha Yazhini as Vanitha (Bhagyalakshmi's younger sister)
- Anjali Rao as Raja Rajeshwari, also called Raji (a worker who was a best friend for Bhagyalakshmi and Mahalakshmi).
- Sandeep as Kandhaswamy
- Fouzil Hidhayah as Dhivya (Mallika's sister)
- Diya Palakkal as Priya (Devaraj and Shyamala's daughter)
- Pari as Meenu (Senthil and Mallika's daughter)
- Feroz Khan as Ganeshan
- Bayilvan Ranganathan as Pattabhi (Shakuntala Devi's P.A.)
- Saakshi Siva as Raju (Shakuntala Devi's cousin brother)
- Monkey Ravi as Uthaman (Shakuntala Devi's PA and Ponnamma's Ex-Fiancé)
- Rekha Krishnappa as Chamundeshwari Varadhan, Shakuntala Devi's cousin, who kills Shakunthala Devi for all her assets. Helps Teja to seek revenge from Bhagyalakshmi and Mahalakshmi
- Vichu Vishwanath as Varadarajan also called Varadan, Chamundeshwari's husband
- Abitha as Dr. Shyamala, second wife of Devaraj who is a doctor and works in Singapore. Shyamala, who is the biological mother of Priya, temporarily lives in Chennai and often visits
- Nisha as Maragatham (a worker in Lakshmi Stores)
- Smaleen Monica as Latha Saravannan (a worker in Lakshmi Stores)
- Vinay UJ as Rajkumar (Shakunthala Devi's son)
- Saleema as Janaki Amma (a worker in Lakshmi Stores)
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Uma's father
- Dhakshayini as Uma's mother
- Nithya Ram as DC Nithya (Mahalakshmi's cousin sister)
- Shyam as Shyam (Ravi's friend and Vanitha's love interest)
Production and release
The shooting of the serial commenced in October 2018. This marks the veteran actress Kushbu's full-fledged return to television silverscreen after an hiatus of 5 years.[4][5]
National and international broadcast
Lakshmi Stores is being telecast on the following channels. The details are listed below:
| Country | TV channel | Language | Days | Air date | Notes |
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| India | Surya TV | Malayalam | Monday – Friday | 7 January 2019 – 13 September 2019 | Dubbed version 180 episodes[6] |
| Gemini TV | Telugu | 11 February 2019 – 29 March 2019 | Reshot version 35 episodes[7] | ||
| 29 June 2020–23 October 2020 | Dubbed version 90 episodes | ||||
| Udaya TV | Kannada | 8 June 2020–Present | Dubbed version [8] | ||
| Sri Lanka | Shakthi TV | Tamil | 2020–present | Original version |
- It airs in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, Malaysia, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV. The episodes can also be watched on Sun NXT app after it airs on TV. The show's episodes are released on YouTube channels of Sun TV and Surya Television.
Crossover and special episodes
- From 16 September 2019 to 21 September 2019, Lakshmi Stores had a one hour special episode from 9PM to 10PM IST.[11]
References
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- ^ "Lakshmi Stores completes 100 episodes; Nakshathra Nagesh thanks fans for the love". The Times of India.
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- ^ Rayaan, Mohammed (22 December 2018). "Actress Khushbu returns to small screen, excited about new Sun TV serial". News Today | First with the news. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Khushbu Sundar returns to television after five years". The Indian Express. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Dubbed version of 'Lakshmi Store' to entertain Malayalam audience". The Times of India.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "From Ramayan to Malgudi Days: A look at popular dubbed shows on Kannada TV". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kanmani Lakshmi Stores Maha Sangamam". YouTube. Sun TV.
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- ^ "Lakshmi stores one hour one week episode". Oneindia.