Vanambadi (TV series)

Vanambadi
Genre	Drama
Created by	M.Renjith
Based on	Potol kumar ganna whaala
Developed by	M Renjith
Written by	Story: J. Pallassery Dialogues: Sahana
Directed by	Aadithyan
Presented by	Chippy Renjith
Starring	Sai Kiran Ram Chippy renjith Gouri krishnan
Voices of	Devi. S. ShobiThilakan
Opening theme	"Muthamittu Muthamittu"
Ending theme	"Njan oru vanambadi"
Composers	M. Jayachandran Harinarayanan (lyrics) Saanand George
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	944 (as of 3 April 2020)
Production
Producer	Chippy Renjith
Cinematography	Anurag Guna Vimal Krishna
Editor	Pradeep Bhagvath
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	25 minutes - 60 mins
Production companies	Rejaputra Visual Media Avanthika creations (banner)
Original release
Network	Asianet Hotstar
Release	30 January 2017 (2017-01-30) – present

Vanambadi (transl. 'The nightingale') is an Indian musical television series produced by M.Ranjith under Avanthika Productions. The show premiered on 30 January 2017 on Asianet channel and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.

The show features Chippy Renjith, Suchitra Nair, Saikiran Ram, Gauri and Sona. It marks the debut of Telugu actor Sai Kiran in the Malayalam industry. It is the official remake of the Bangla series Potol Kumar Gaanwala.The show has consistently topped the ratings chart since its inception.

Plot

The story of the series, as the name suggests (Vanambadi meaning nightingale, and female singers usually being referred to as such in Malayalam), revolves around a girl who has devoted her life fully to music.

Nandini encourages her daughter Anugraha to pursue her passion for music. However, she finds herself haunted by memories of a turbulent relationship with a famous musician.

Cast

Main cast

• Sai Kiran Ram as Mohan Kumar
• Suchithra Nair as Padmini "Puppy" Mohankumar
• Gouri Krishna as Anugraha/Anumol/Anumon
• Rajeev Parameswaran as Mahendran, Thamburu's real father
• Sona Jelin as Thampuru Mohankumar
• Balu Menon as Chandrasekharan a.k.a. Chandran or Thabala Chandrettan
• Uma Devi Nair as Nirmala "Nimmi" Chandran
• Seema G. Nair as Bhadra/Kalyani
• Priya Menon as Rukmini, Padmini's mother
• Mohan Ayeroor as Viswanathan "Vishvettan" Menon
• Anusree Chambakassery as Archana
• Indira Thampi as Devakiamma, Mohan's and Chandran's mother
• Sudevan as Driver Sudevan

Recurring cast

• Manu Varma as Doctor
• Indulekha as Devi Teacher
• J. Pallassery as Madhavan
• Girija Preman as Nirmala's mother; Yashodhamma
• Divya Jayish Nair as Nandini (Governess)
• Nandu Poduwal as Nandan
• Rajkumar Rajasekharan
• Ravikrishnan Gopalakrishnan as Simon
• Vipin James as Pramod
• Santosh Keshavan as Vijayanandanan
• Hareendran as Hariettan
• Yathikumar as Ananthan
• Anand Thrissur as Suresh
• Raghavan as Devan (Swamiji Muthashan)
• Geetha Nair as Lakshmi Devan
• Sharika Menon as Priya Suresh
• Sreekala as Karthu
• Kaladharan as Swami
• Kottayam Rasheed as Mamachan Mechanic
• Amboori Jayan as Jayanthan
• Kuttyedathi Vilasini
• Manu Gopinathan
• Deepika Mohan as Maheswariyamma, Mahi's Mother
• Sachin SG as Sumeesh
• Achu sugandh as Pappikunju
• Manu Varma as Doctor

Guest stars

• Chippy Renjith as Nandini (appears frequently in the series)

Notes

It is the second Musical series in Malayalam language after Paatukalude Paatu On Surya TV.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2017	10th Asianet television awards 2017	Best Serial	Vanambadi	M.Renjith	Won
		Popular Serial	Vanambadi	Chippy Renjith	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sai Kiran Ram	Mohankumar	Nominated
		Best Actress	Chippy	Nandini	Won
		Best Actress	Suchithra	Padmini	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Negative role	Suchithra	Padmini	Nominated
		Best Actress in a Negative role	Seema G. Nair	Bhadra	Nominated
		Best New face Male	Sai Kiran Ram	Mohankumar	Won
		Best Child Artist	Gauri Krishnan	Anumol	Won
		Best Cinematographer	Anurag Guna	-	Won
		Best Playback singer	Sreya Jayadeep	-	Won
		Best Music Director	M. Jayachandran	-	Won
		Best Lyricist	Harinarayanan	-	Won
		Best Screenplay	J.Pallassery	-	Won
		Best Dubbing Artist Female	Devi S	Suchitra & Chippy	Won
2018	11th Asianet Television Awards 2018	Best Serial	Vanambadi	Chippy Renjith	Nominated
		Popular Serial	Vanambadi	Chippy Renjith	Nominated
		Best Editor	Pradeep Bhagvat		Won
		Best Actress in a Negative role	Suchithra	Padmini	Won
		Best Actress in a Negative role	Seema G. Nair	Bhadra	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sai Kiran Ram	Mohankumar	Nominated
		Popular Actor	Sai Kiran Ram	Mohankumar	Won
		Popular Actress	Suchitra	Padmini	Nominated
		Best New face female	Divya	Nandini	Nominated
		Best Child Artist	Gauri Krishnan	Anumol	Nominated
		Best Child Artist	Sana	Thamburu	Won
		Best Character Actress	Uma Nair	Nirmala	Nominated
		Best Star pair	Uma Nair and Balu Menon	Nirmala & Chandran	Won
		Best Post Production director	Medha		Won
2019	12th Asianet Television Awards 2019	Best Serial	Vanambadi	Chippy Renjith	Won
		Best Actress	Suchithra	Padmini	Won
		Best Actress in a Negative role			Nominated
		Most Popular Actress			Nominated
		Most Popular Actor	Sai Kiran Ram	Mohan	Won
		Best Actor			Nominated
		Best Child Actor	Gouri & Sana	Anumol&Thampuru	Won
		Best Director	Adithyan		Won
		Best Character Actress	Seema G Nair	Bhadra	Won
		Best Performer In Humorous Role	Priya Menon	Rukhmini	Won
		Best Dubbing Artist Male	Shobhi Thilakan	Sai Kiran Ram	Won
		Best Dubbing Artist Female	Devi S	Suchitra	Won
		Best camera	Anurag Guna		Won|

Linguistic Versions

Sl No	Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)
1	Bangla	Potol Kumar Gaanwala পটল কুমার গানওয়ালা	14 Dec 2015 – 9 Sep 2017	Star Jalsha
2	Telugu	Koyilamma కోయిలమ్మ	5 Sep 2016 – present	Star Maa
3	Malayalam	Vanambadi വാനമ്പാടി	30 Jan 2017 – present	Asianet
4	Tamil	Mouna Raagam மௌன ராகம்	24 Apr 2017 – present	Star Vijay
5	Hindi	Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala कुल्फ़ी कुमार बाजेवाला	19 Mar 2018 – 7 Feb 2020	Star Plus
6	Sinhala	Sakuge Kathawa (Remake) සකූගේ කතාව	16 Oct 2018 – 6 Feb 2019	Swarnavahini
		Mini Pahana Obai (Dubbed) මිණි පහන ඔබයි		TV Derana