Potol Kumar Gaanwala
| Potol Kumar Gaanwala | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Family[1] |
| Written by | Story Sahana Screenplay Sriparna Dialogues Sudip Paul |
| Directed by | Swarnendu Samaddar |
| Starring | |
| Composers | Upaali Chatterjee Debjit Roy |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 631 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
| Production location | Kolkata |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 min. approx. |
| Production company | Shree Venkatesh Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Jalsha |
| Release | 14 December 2015 – 9 September 2017 |
| Related | |
| Mouna Ragam Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala Koilamma | |
Potol Kumar Gaanwala (transl. "Potol Kumar the singer") is an Indian musical Bengali television drama, which premiered on 14 December 2015 and aired on Star Jalsha.[2] The show starred Hiya Dey, Saheb Chatterjee, Swagata Mukherjee and Bhaskar Banerjee.[3] The show was produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni.[4] After two years, the show went off air on 9 September 2017.[5]
A Hindi remake, Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala, started airing on Star Plus, produced by Gul Khan, Nilanjana Purkayasstha and Herumb Khot.[6][7][8] There is a remake in Malayalam on Asianet titled Vanambadi; a Telugu version, Koyilamma, airing on Maa TV; and a Tamil version, Mouna Ragam, airing on Star Vijay.[9]
It has also been remade in Sinhala as Sakuge Kathawa on the local channel Swarnavahini. And dubbed Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala in Sinhala as Mini Pahana Obai on the local channel TV Derana.
Cast
Main
- Hiya Dey as young Poteshwari/Potol who was Subhaga and Sujan Kumar, a born singer.
- Aishwarya Sen as adult Poteshwari/Potol.
- Rudrajit Mukherjee as Ahir
- Saheb Chatterjee as Sujon Kumar Malik
- Tramila Bhattacharya as Aditi
- Anindita Raychaudhury as Subhaga
- Shymoupti Mudly as adult Tuli
- Sinchana as young Tuli, Sujan Kumar' s daughter.
- Adrija Roy as Subhaga, Sujan Kumar' s wife.
Recurring
- Swagata Mukherjee as Rashmoni
- Rohit Mukherjee as Nando
- Kaushiki Guha as Deepa
- Chhanda Chatterjee as Sujon's mother
- Sourav Das as Bishtu
- Mimi Dutta as Kamala
- Anindya Banerjee as Varun
Adaptations
| Sl.no | Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes (1 Jun) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangla | Potol Kumar Gaanwala পটল কুমার গানওয়ালা |
14 Dec 2015 – 9 Sep 2017 | Star Jalsha | 632 |
| 2 | Telugu | Koyilamma కోయిలమ్మ |
5 Sep 2016 – Present | Star Maa | 858 |
| 3 | Malayalam | Vanambadi വാനമ്പാടി |
30 Jan 2017–present | Asianet | 713 |
| 4 | Tamil | Mouna Raagam மௌன ராகம் |
24 Apr 2017–present | Star Vijay | 600 |
| 5 | Hindi | Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala कुल्फ़ी कुमार बाजेवाला |
19 Mar 2018–present | Star Plus | 321 |
| 6 | Sinhala | Sakuge Kathawa (Remake) සකූගේ කතාව |
16 Oct 2018 – 6 Feb 2019 | Swarnavahini | 88 |
| Mini Pahana Obai (Dubbed) මිණි පහන ඔබයි |
TV Derana |
References
- ^ "Potol Kumar Gaanwala online streaming on Hotstar". Hotstar. 29 March 2018.
- ^ "70s Bengali hit Hansoraj magic now on small screen". India Blooms. 14 December 2015.
- ^ "'Common words used as names of characters have recall value', says screenplay writer Malova". Times of India. 7 March 2018.
- ^ "What made news in Bengali film industry in 2016". Hindustan Times. 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala to Bhootu: 7 TV shows that were adapted from popular regional shows". India Today. 27 March 2018.
- ^ "'Kulfi Kumar Bajewala' launched in Lucknow with Holi celebrations". Newstrack. 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Kulfi Kumar Baajewala – Mohit Malik to essay lead role in Star Plus new show". Tellydhamaal.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Kulfi Kumar Bajewala's cast shed light on what the show is about TV - Times of India Videos". India Times. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Vijay TV to launch Mouna Ragam". Times of India. 21 April 2017.
External links
- Potol Kumar Gaanwala streaming on Hotstar
- Potol Kumar Gaanwala at IMDb