Kolangal (TV series)
| Kolangal | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Tamil soap opera Drama |
| Created by | Deepa Venkat |
| Written by | V. Thiruselvam |
| Directed by | V. Thiruselvam |
| Creative director | Subramaniam Srinivasan |
| Starring | Devayani Deepa Venkat Thiruselvam Ajay Kapoor Mohan Sharma Sathya Priya Nalini Abishek Poornima Indhrajith Vanitha Krishna Chandran Kuyili |
| Theme music composer | D. Imman (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | "Kolangal Kolangal Azhagana Kolangal" Harini (Vocal) Palani Bharathi (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original languages | Tamil (Original Version) Telugu language (Dubbed as Muthyala Muggu) Malayalam language (Dubbed as Same Name Kolangal') Kannada language (Remake in Rangoli) & Hindi language (Remake in Maayke Se Bandhi Dor) |
| No. of seasons | 07 |
| No. of episodes | 1533 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vikatan Televistas |
| Production locations | Thanjavur Tamil Nadu |
| Cinematography | Phillips S. Vijayakumar |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 13–22 minutes |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 26 May 2003 – 4 December 2009 |
| Related | |
| Rangoli Maayke Se Bandhi Dor | |
Kolangal is an Indian Tamil language soap opera which aired on Sun TV. It is a Prime time serial that aired in weekdays. from 26 May 2003 to 4 December 2009 for 1,533 episodes.[1][2]
The show starred Devayani, Deepa Venkat, Thiruselvam, Ajay Kapoor, Poornima Indrajith, While Mohan Sharma, Sathya Priya, Abishek,Subhalekha Sudhakar, Nalini, Vanitha Krishna Chandran, Kuyili, Kalpana Shree, Bombay Gnanam, Dwarakish(Giri), Auditor Sridhar, Joker Thulasi, Bharathi, Neelima Rani, Devadharshini, Priyadarshini, Dhivyadharshini Supporting Roles & Co Stars.
After 15 years hiatus, the show started reairing from 26 November 2018 on Vikatan Prime Time YouTube channel Everyday at 9 PM Same Prime Time Slot in Vikatan's YouTube channel.
The show is produced by Vikatan Televistas and Sun Pictures directed by V. Thiruselvam and Kalanithi Maran.[1] The title track was composed by D. Imman and sung by Harini.[citation needed] It was also aired in Tamil on Sri Lanka's Shakthi TV and United Kingdom's Tharisanam TV.
Plot
The story centres on Abhi, a hard-working, ambitious woman with strong beliefs and her business rival and half brother, Aditya. Abhi with her two sisters leads a healthy life though she tries to keep herself happy because she had a dark past. Her father had abandoned her and her mother & married another woman, the mother of Aditya, and has settled as a business tycoon. Abhi initially gets married, but it turns out to be an abusive relationship. Eventually, Adhi's lures all Abhi's close family members and turns out that all her family members are against her. Abhi divorces her husband and starts lives again. She starts a new company but is given competition by her stepbrother Aditya Eshwaramoorthy who considered her as a sworn rival. Abhi escapes from his brother's tortures and puts an end to her injustice. At the last scene, Abhi with the help of her friend Tholkappian leads a peaceful and hermit life. Abhi starts to help the orphanage, thereby ending she couldn't help herself, but she wishes to be dear among orphans even though they are not known to them. She leads a victorious life through the help of 2 friends, Tholkappian (Tools) and Usha, Adhi's ex-wife.[3]
Cast
Main cast
- Devayani as Abhinaya Eshwaramoorthy (Abi) (Wife of Bhaskar, sister of Anandhi and step-sister of Aadhitya).
- Deepa Venkat as Usha (Abi's, Tholkapian or Thols Friend) Devaraj and Ambika's Daughter and Aadhi's Wife.
- V. Thiruselvam as Tholkapian or Thols (Abi, Usha, Krishnan, Vishwanathan and Ganga's Friend; Menaka's Elder Brother).
- Manjari→Supriya→Manjari as Anandhi Karthick (Abi's sister and step-sister of Aadhitya).
- Vishwa as Karthick (Ananthi's Husband) (Sujatha's brother).
- Ajay Kapoor as Aadhitya Eswar (Abinaya and Anandhi's stepbrother).
- Kalpana Shree as Shanthi (Thols and Abhi's best friend. She helps Abhi whenever Abhi gets types of problems), very sensitive (killed by Adhi).
Recurring and supporting Cast
- Abhishek Shankar as Baskar (2-1530)
- Deepa Venkat as Usha (Abi,Tholkapian or Thols Friend) Aadhi's Wife (1-1533)
- Sathyapriya as Karpagam Eshwaramoorthy (1-1533)
- Nalini as Alamelu Narayanan (Narayanan's Wife) (3-1530)
- Mohan Sharma as Eshwaramoorthy (Karpagam and Kanchana Husband) (236-1533)
- Ajay Kapoor as Aadhithiya or Aadhi (Usha's Husband)- Main Antagonist (206-1527)
- Manjari→Supriya (Temporary Anandhi) (829-919)→Back to her Character Manjari as Anandhi Karthik (Karthik Wife) (1-780 & 976-1505)
- Sri Vidhya as Aarthi Rajesh (Rajesh Wife) (1-1533) Supporting Female Lead.
- Sridhar as Manohar (Anu Husband) (1-1533)
- Shyaam as Rajesh (Aarthi Husband) (16-1533)
- Vanitha Krishnachandran (9-679)→Kuyili as Sharadha (680-1533)
- Bombay Gnanam as Kanchana's mother
- Bharathi as Kanchana- Antagonist (237-1526)
- Poornima Indrajith as Menaka (Tholkapian or Thols Sister) and Chellama (Tholkapian or Thols and Menaka's Mother) Dual Role (1044-1529)
- Revathipriya as Sumathi (Sathish Sister) (9-1533)
- Bhavana (42-104)→Devadarshini as Sujatha
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Narayanan (Alamelu Husband) (3-603)
- Vishwa as Karthik (Anandhi Husband) (29-1505)
- Ramachandran as Thiruvenkadam (Sharadha Husband) (9-1533)
- Unknown (3-59)→Preethi Sanjeev (65-459)→Priyadharshini as Vidhya (Bhaskar younger sister)
- Nisha Ajay (278-394)→Deepa Narendran as Anu Manohar (Manohar Wife) (436-1533)
- Iswarya Ganesh (278-637)→Dhivyadharshini (638-791)→Akila as Anjali (834-1437)
- as Kishore (766-998)
- Neelima Rani as Rekha Arjun (Arjun Wife) (473-1488)
- Tinku (278-1377)→Franklin (1396-1456) as Arjun
- Auditor Sridhar as Viswanathan (9-1533)
- Joker Thulasi as Krishnan (1-1533)
- Sabitha Anand as Thilambal (557-828)
- Rajasekhar as Raja Annamalai (557-828)
- Chandra Lakshman as Ganga (554-828)
- Viji Chandrasekhar as Seetha (4-243)
- Ponvannan (8-205)→Unknown as Rajaram (205-302)
- Vanaja as Chithra
- T. S. B. K. Mouli
- Srilekha Rajendran as Valli (1-1531)
- Kutty Pooja→Suji as Chandra
- Balaji (9-38)→Dev Anand as Sathish
- Keerthana→Shruthi Raj as Prabha
- Vijaya Raj as Rajendran Abi Uncle, Karpagam Brother (46-1531)
- Shanmugasundari as Rajaram's Mother
- Vijaya Sharathi as Bharathi (348-1504)
- Sheela / Geetha Ravishankaran as Ambikai
- Dhevaraj as Devarajan
- Gandhimathi as Narayanan's sister
- B.Lenin
- Premi
- Kavitha solairaja as Sangeetha
- Yugendran as Sivadhas
- Oorvambu Lakshmi as Rani (Sivadhas Wife) (357-485)
- Aarthika Sree as Vasuki
- Suhasini as Geetha
- Visu
- K.Natraj as Antony
- Narendaran as Upendra
- Sneha Nambiar as Ranjani (162-394)
- Nagalaksmi as Lakshmi→Kala (58-1490)
- Karna as Karunakaran
- Deepa Shankar as Rajesh 2nd wife
- Sumathy Sree as Velammal
- Birla Bose as Ravi
- Nesan as Raghu (Bhaskar Friend)
- Usha Elizabeth as Dr. Vimala
- Thilla as Thilla
- Poovanan
- Aaramudhan as Thozhar Balakrishnan (402-1508)
- Bharathi Mohan
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pace Awards | Pace Awards Best Television Actress | Devayani | Abinaya | Won |
| 2004 | Vivel Chinna Thirai Awards | Best Actress | Devayani | Abinaya | Won |
| 2005 | Galatta Nakshtra Awards | Best Friend | Deepa Venkat | Usha | Won |
| 2010 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Supporting Actor Award | V. Thiruselvam | Tholkappiyan | Won |
| Best Male Villain Award | Ajay Kapoor | Aadhi | Won | ||
| Best Screenwriter Award | V. Thiruselvam | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress Award | Poornima Indrajith | Menaka/Chellamma | Won |
Broadcast
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In Sri Lanka the series was broadcast on Shakthi TV. In Singapore, the series was carried by cable channel Sun TV. The series was broadcast in Malaysia on Sun TV. In the United Kingdom Kolangal aired on Tharisanam TV and Global Tamil Vision. In the Indian state of Kerala, the series was dubbed in Malayalam and renamed Kolangal. It aired on Surya TV. In the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, the series was dubbed in Telugu and renamed Muthyala Muggu. It was broadcast on Gemini TV.
Remakes
The series has been remade into in Kannada language as Rangoli broadcast on Udaya TV and Hindi language as Maayke Se Bandhi Dor broadcast on STAR Plus.[2][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "TV show Vani Rani serial breaks the record set by Kolangal and Kasthuri". The Times of India.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Far from the flashy crowd". India Today.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kolangal Overview". tv shows.sulekha.com.
- ^ "TV turn to southern remakes". www.thehindu.com.
External links
- Official Website (in English)