Siragadikka Aasai (TV series)

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Siragadikka Aasai
GenreDrama
Written byStory:
Vikatan Story Team
Screenplay:
Guru Sampath Kumar
N. Sanatham Kumar
Alvin Prashanth Raj (Episode 45-present)
Dialogues:
Guru Sampath Kumar Nandhan Sreedharan (Episode 1-18)
Directed byS. Kumaran
Starring
  • Vetri Vasanth
  • Gomathi Priya
Theme music composerKiran
ComposerAjeay Shravan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes350
Production
Executive producerRaadhika Srinivasan
ProducerB. Srinivasan
Production locationChennai
CinematographyS. T. Martz
EditorsB. Chandru
R. Bala Gurunathan
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companyVikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) –
present (present)

Siragadikka Aasai (transl. The desire to fly) is a Tamil television drama airs on Star Vijay, starring debutant Vetri Vasanth with Gomathi Priya Balakumaran. The series is directed by S. Kumaran and produced by Radhika Srinivasan and B. Srinivasan for Vikatan Televistas.[1] It is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar.[2][3][4][5] This series was launched along with Mahanadhi.[6]

The show centres on the unexpected marriage of Meena, the eldest daughter of a lower-class family, and Muthu, an eccentric taxi driver struggling with alcoholism. They slowly understand each other. Their journey to self-improvement and togetherness, despite external pressures, is a testament to the enduring power of love.

Plot[edit]

Circumstances force Meena, a family-centred girl, to marry Muthu, a misunderstood delinquent.

The show introduces Muthu, a delinquent who despises the concept of love, as well as Meena, a family-oriented woman who works at her parents' flower-stall near their local temple.

Muthu, a taxi driver, is an alcoholic who regularly comes home drunk, whilst also engaging in fights as well - even arguing with his mother Vijaya, who resents him for his bad past as well as his bad habits. The only three people in Muthu's family that have some sort of love and affection for him are his father Annamalai, a retired locomotive pilot, his younger brother Ravi, who works as a chef, and his grandmother Nachiyar, who raised him as a child. Muthu's elder brother, Manoj, is an affluent corporate employee and Vijaya's favourite son. He is selfish, money-minded, status-minded and dislikes both Annamalai and Muthu. Meena is a family-oriented girl who works as a flower-seller outside a temple. However, they face problems with Sudhakar (the loan shark), who lusts for Meena, as well as a poor financial status. Muthu and Meena often fight, with Meena not knowing that Muthu is Annamalai’s second son, but Muthu comes across Meena and her family. This ends up with the two of them disliking each other due to their constant conflicts.

After Sathya (Meena's brother) is negatively influenced by Chiti, a local don, he ends up stealing Muthu's bike out of envy of not getting one from his parents. He ends up going to jail but is released after Muthu withdraws the case after Meena asks him to. Sathya then speaks harshly to his father after he scolds him and kicks him out, which makes him depressed and he kills himself by being hit by a train, which Annamalai was driving on his final day on the job. Feeling guilty, Annamalai pays them a visit and decides to make Meena his daughter-in-law instead of giving them money, as he sees that there’s more than what meets the eye in their situation. Amidst this all, Manoj is in love with Jeeva, who has hidden intentions as she wants Annamalai's settlement money and wants to fly off to Canada.

On the day of the wedding, it's revealed that Manoj has eloped with Jeeva and has left a letter for his family - however, Jeeva and her friend have drained the 27 lakh from their joint account and Manoj goes into hiding out of embarrassment that he has no money and no girlfriend - leaving everyone at the wedding hall in shock. An argument ensues between Chandra and Annamalai about the wedding, Sudhakar intervenes with his own intentions of marrying Meena and proceeds to beat Annamalai and Ravi up for intervening in his plan. At that moment, Muthu sees this and beats up Sudhakar in retaliation and it's revealed that he’s Annamalai's second son. A flashback is shown to a previous episode, where Sudhakar kidnaps Meena and Muthu (in a helmet) saves her - Meena realises that Muthu was the person that saved her from Sudhakar. Chandra pacifies Meena and makes her accept the marriage with Muthu to avoid shame; whilst Annamalai has Muthu agree to marry Meena after nearly falling at Muthu's feet. They marry, against each others wishes.

Whilst Meena deals with the new challenges that come along with marriage, as well as her personal life, can Muthu overcome his past and accept Meena as his wife?[7]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Vetri Vasanth as Muthukumar (Muthu)
    • Meena's husband, an car driver with anger issues due to past incidents. (2023–present)
  • Gomathi Priya as Meena Muthukumar
    • Muthu's wife, she owns a flower shop and is kind and respectful. (2023–present)

Supporting[edit]

  • R. Sundarrajan as Annamalai: Manoj, Muthu, and Ravi's father, the only one in Muthu's family that cares for him, as well as acting as a father figure towards Meena due to her father's death.
  • Anila Sreekumar as Vijaya Annamalai: Manoj, Muthu and Ravi's mother. She dislikes Muthu due to some past mishaps and hates Meena for her low economic status.
  • Bhagyalakshmi as Parvathi: Vijaya's best friend
  • Tamil Selvi as Chandra: Meena's mother.
  • Sri Deva as Manoj Kumar (Manoj) Annamalai - Annamalai and Vijaya's eldest son; Rohini's second husband, Jeeva's past love intrest, he ran away from his wedding with Meena for his love towards Jeeva.
  • Salma Arun as Kalyani alias Rohini, Manoj's wife, Krish’s biological mother, her first husband died after two years of marriage but she hides it from Manoj's family and acts as a rich girl.
  • Yogesh (2023) / Pranav Mohan(Jun.2023 - present)[8] as Ravikumar (Ravi) Annamalai - Annamalai and Vijaya's youngest son; Shruti's husband, a chef
  • Preetha Reddy as Shruthi Ravi, Ravi's wife, Vasudevan’s daughter.She works as a dubbing artist and hates Muthu.
  • Revathy as Nachiyar, Annamalai's mother, who raised Muthu when he was young after Vijaya left him in village.
  • Diwakar as Sathya, Meena's brother
  • Sangeetha Leonis as Seetha, Meena's sister
  • Shruthi Narayanan as Vidhya, Kalyani’s best friend
  • Lollu Sabha Palaniappan as Selvam, Muthu's best friend and also a cab driver
  • Sudhakar as Sudhakar, a loan person to whom Meena and her family owe money. He lusts for Meena and vows revenge on Muthu after previous altercations.
  • Atchaya Bharathi[9] as Jeeva, Manoj's former love interest. She cheats Manoj out of the settlement money and escapes to Canada.
  • Narasimha Raju as Jayaraj: Meena's father. (Deceased)
  • Mahadevan as Vasudevan, Shruthi's father as well as the train manager of Annamalai's company, who hates Annamalai.
  • Sheela as Sudha, Shruti's mother, who keeps on fiddling with Ravi about her daughter
  • Unknown as Chiti, a local don
  • Unknown as Jyoti, Muthu's ex-lover
  • Pushpa as Lakshmi, Kalyani's mother
  • Master Jagan as Krish, Kalyani's biological son
  • Ganesh Krait as Biju, Shruti’s ex-fiancée
  • Jayamani as Mani/‘Brown Mani', a butcher and an aspiring actor who was hired by Vidhya to act as Kalyani's uncle(Vaseegaran).
  • Unknown as Dinesh, former P.A to Rohini's clinet. He knows real identity of Kalyani and extract money from her to hide the truth.

Production[edit]

Casting[edit]

Gomathi Priya was cast in the female lead role as Meena after her role as Valli in Velaikkaran, whilst newcomer Vetri Vasanth was cast as the male lead role as Muthukumar, with his rise to fame coming through his numerous short films which gained popularity with younger viewers.[10][11] R. Sundarrajan was cast as Annamalai, and makes his comeback to Tamil television after three years. Anila Sreekumar was cast as Vijaya, returning to Vijay TV after previously acting in Paavam Ganesan and Kaatrin Mozhi on the channel. Narasimha Raju, Yogesh and Tamilselvi were also selected for supporting roles. Pranav Mohanan replaced Yogesh as Ravi, after Yogesh quit the show citing personal reasons.[12][13][14]

In January 2024, actor Jeyamani joins the cast as Rohini's fake father.[15]

Release[edit]

The first promo was unveiled on 28 December 2022, which gave a brief insight in both Muthu and Meena’s lives. The second promo was unveiled on 15 January 2023, revealing the upcoming release date.[16] The third promo was unveiled on 19 January 2023, featuring Muthu’s family.[17] The same day, a fourth promo was unveiled featuring Meena’s family.[18]

Special Episodes[edit]

Due to Vijay TV choosing to release Chinna Marumagal and Thangamagal a week after Bigg Boss Season 7 had ended, 1 hour special episodes of Siragadikka Aasai were telecasted from 17 January 2024 to 19 January 2024.[19]

Reception[edit]

The show had a TVR of 9.4 on week 30 in 2023 becoming the channel's No 2 series.[20] On week 31 in 2023 it became the No 1 serial of Vijay TV with 9.2 TVR in Urban and 7.93 TVR in U+R market.[21] Following that, on week 38 in 2023, the series entered the top 5 shows in TN with 8.17 TVR in U+R as well as became the slot leader.[22]

2023[edit]

Week Year BARC viewership
TRP Rank
Week 31 2023 7.93 7[20]
Week 32 2023 6.98 7[22]
Week 34 2023 8.25 7[23]
Week 35 2023 8.04 7[24]
Week 36 2023 8.26 7[25]
Week 37 2023 8.07 7[26]
Week 38 2023 8.17 5[27]
Week 39 2023 8.16 7[28]
Week 40 2023 8.84 6[29]
Week 41 2023 7.28 10[30]
Week 42 2023 6.87 10[31]
Week 43 2023 7.04 8[32]
Week 44 2023 7.87 7[33]
Week 45 2023 6.97 8[34]
Week 46 2023 6.79 8[35]
Week 47 2023 7.49 8[36]
Week 48 2023 7.83 9[37]
Week 49 2023 7.21 8[38]
Week 50 2023 7.72 7[39]
Week 51 2023 7.74 6[40]
Week 52 2023 8.27 6[41]

2024[edit]

Week Year BARC viewership
TRP Rank
Week 01 2024 8.51 6[42]
Week 02 2024 9.08 6[43]
Week 03 2024 8.49(1hr) 6[44]
Week 04 2024 8.55 6[45]
Week 05 2024 8.81 6[46]
Week 06 2024 8.73 6[47]
Week 07 2024 8.26 5[48]
Week 08 2024 7.41 7[49]
Week 09 2024 8.02 6[50]
Week 10 2024 7.83 7[51]
Week 11 2024 8.32 6[52]

Adaptations[edit]

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Tamil Siragadikka Aasai
சிறகடிக்க ஆசை
23 January 2023 Star Vijay Ongoing Original
Telugu Gundeninda Gudigantalu
గుండెనిండా గుడిగంటలు
2 October 2023 Star Maa Remake
Kannada Aase
ಆಸೆ
11 December 2023 Star Suvarna
Malayalam Chempaneer Poovu
ചെമ്പനീർ പൂവ്
29 January 2024 Asianet
Hindi Udne Ki Aasha
उडने की आशा
12 March 2024 StarPlus
Marathi Sadhi Manasa
साधी माणसं
18 March 2024 Star Pravah

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