Idhayam (2009 TV series)

*Idhayam*
Idhayam
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	Annakill R.Selvaraj ; dialogues ; Thirugnanasundaram ; I. Ashokan
Screenplay by	Devi Bala ; R.Selvaraj
Story by	Devi Bala
Directed by	B.Nithyanandam
Creative director	T.G.Thiyagarajan
Starring	Nithya Das ; Seetha ; Sanjeev ; Nalini ; Shreekumar ; Devadarshini ; Neelima Rani
Theme music composer	Srinivas
Opening theme	"Idhayam Idhayam"; (Vocals); Shweta Mohan; Ajeesh; Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Composer	Kiran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	627
Production
Producers	T.T.G.Thiyagasaravanan ; Selvi Thiyagarajan
Cinematography	Sharavana Pandian
Editor	S.A. Ramesh kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Sathya Jyothi Films
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	10 August 2009 –; 3 February 2012

Idhayam (transl. 'Heart') is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Sun TV. It is a prime-time serial. The show was broadcast from 10 August 2009 to 3 February 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) and 10:00PM (IST) for 627 episodes.

The show is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, directed by B.Nithyanandam and written by Annakill R.Selvaraj. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.

Plot

Prasad rapes Nandhini in a forest by spraying chloroform out of lust. A few years later she is about to marry Shankar, Prasad's friend, much to Prasad's surprise. He still lusts and wants a sexual relationship with her both before and after she marries. But his heart suddenly changes, and he gets an urge to marry her instead of making her his concubine. Nandhini's mother in law Kalyani is against his wish and make sure he cant able to touch even her shadow. As possessive and chauvinist husband Shankar disowns Nandhini for losing her virginity before their marriage.

Cast

Main cast

Nithya Das as Nandini Shankar
Seetha as Dr. Kalyani Devarajan (died in the serial)
Sanjeev as Valmiki
Shreekumar as Shankar Devarajan

Recurring cast

Nalini as Mangalam
Sathyapriya
Chithra Lakshmanan as Devarajan
T. P. Gajendran
Shari
Rajashree ^[2] / Varsha
Devadarshini as Jeya
Neelima Rani as Sumathi
Shyam Ganesh
Yugendran
Sai Prashanth
Ramesh
Sudha
Vasanth
Ravikumar
K.Manokhar
Bharthy

Broadcast

The show started airing on Sun TV on 10 August 2009. It aired on Monday to Friday at 7:30PM IST. On 19 April 2010, A Nadhaswaram replaced this show in the 7:30PM slot and pushed this serial to 10:00PM.

In Sri Lanka the series was broadcast in Tamil on Shakthi TV. It aired Monday through Friday at 7:30PM.

Remake

The Hindi produced their own version of this series, which aired on Zee TV in 2010-2011. The remake starred Vandana Joshi as Nandini Rajadhyaksha (Nandini), Gaurav Khanna as Prem Rajadhyaksha (Piream) and Neena Gupta as Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha (Dr.Kalyani).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2010	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Supporting Actress Award	Devadarshini	Jaya	Nominated

References

^ "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.
^ "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[1] "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.

[2] "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Key people	T. G. Thyagarajan
Films	Moondram Pirai (1982) Pagal Nilavu (1985) Manithanin Marupakkam (1986) Jeeva (1988) Kizhakku Vaasal (1990) Idhayam (1991) Endrum Anbudan (1992) Vedan (1993) Honest Raj (1994) Harichandra (1998) Parthiban Kanavu (2003) Em Magan (2006) Jayamkondaan (2008) Baana Kaathadi (2010) Thodari (2016) Sathriyan (2017) Vivegam (2017) Viswasam (2019) Pattas (2020) Sivakumarin Sabadham (2020) Anbarivu (2022) Maaran (2022) Veeran (2023) Captain Miller (2024)
TV series	Anandham (2003–2009) Kalyanam (2009) Idhayam (2009–2012) Aan Paavam (2012) Puguntha Veedu (2012–2014) Annakodiyum Aindhu Pengalum (2015–2016) Sumangali (2017–2019) Thirumagal (2020–2023) (2017–2019) Meena (2023-)