Uppena (TV series)
| Uppena | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama Family |
| Written by | Dialogues Venkateshbabu M |
| Directed by | Ramu Kona (1-16) Bachali Siva (17 - present) |
| Starring | Soniya Suresh Sheela Singh Swetha Vijaya Kotla |
| Opening theme | "Aa Uppenai" vocals Usha |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 474 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ashajyothi Gogineni |
| Cinematography | Adimalla Sanjeev(1-16) Rajarao Vallam |
| Editor | Subbu Polisetty |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | EG Creations |
| Original release | |
| Network | Gemini TV |
| Release | 4 April 2022 – present |
Uppena is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 4 April 2022 airing on Gemini TV every Monday to Saturday and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT.[1] The show stars Soniya Suresh, Sheela Singh, Swetha and Vijaya Kotla in leading roles. The serial is the official remake of tamil critically acclaimed television series Ethirneechal which is being aired on Sun TV.[2]
Plot[edit]
Chakravarthy and Parvati left their family as they married against their parents wishes. They were supported by Parvathi’s brother. Janani was born and always lived under the shadow of her father Chakravarthy. Janani met her best friend Gowtham in the college though her father didn’t like. Due to events, Gowtham left college makes Janani to feel very depressed. She overcomes everything and became a topper. She lives with a sister Anjana and her cousins.
Gogineni Sivaram who is a business tycoon from Vijayawada came for a wedding proposal to Janani for his brother Abhiram. Initially Janani is not willing to marry, but later accepted after knowing Abhi’s innocence. All the in-laws of Gogineni's family are well educated but treated as housewives in the house. Janani doesn’t know the truth of the Gogineni brothers and Janani thinks Saraswathi, Gayathri and Vidya work in offices.
All brothers except Abhiram are misogynistic and abusive their wives. Their kids and their sister Roopa also disrespected them. Despite warnings from Vasu and respective in laws parent’s, Janani married Abhiram. Sivaram assured a MD post for Janani for the new company but in reality it’s smell a rat. Finally Janani comes to know the true reality and Abhiram comforts her.
Now the story will explore how the Abhiram and Janani fight against the Gogineni brothers? How their Co sisters helps her will form a rest Cruz.
Cast[edit]
Main cast[edit]
- Soniya Suresh as Janani, Abhiram's wife and youngest daughter in law of Gogineni's family
- Sheela Singh as Saraswathi, Sivaram's wife and elder daughter in law of Gogineni's family
- Swetha as Gayathri, Raghuram's wife and second daughter in law of Gogineni's family
- Madhu Krishnan / Vijaya Kotla as Vidya, Kalyanram's wife and third daughter in law of Gogineni's family
Supporting cast[edit]
- Nanda Kishore as Gogineni Sivaram
- Sujith Gowda[3] / Kalyan as Abhiram, Sivaram's youngest brother and Janani's husband
- Suresh as Raghuram, Sivaram's younger brother
- Chakravarthy as Kalyanram, Sivaram's younger brother
- Mounika / Aadya as Roopa, Sivaram, Raghuram and Kalyanram's sister
- Deepika as Bhanumathi, Sivaram, Raghuram, Kalyanram and Abhiram's mother
- Yarlagadda Sailaja / Fathima Babu as Ghattamaneni Visalakshi (Sivaram, Raghuram, Kalyanram and Abhiram's grand mother)
- Mythili Raju as Vasu, Janani's cousin
- Baby Shravya as Aishwarya, Sivaram's daughter
- Baby Geethika as Apoorva, Raghuram's daughter
- Baby Gowthami as Ikyatha, Kalyanram's daughter
- Raj Kumar as Chakravarthy, Janani's father
- Jyothi Kiran as Parvathi, Janani's mother
- Lohith as Vishwanath, Janani's uncle
- Lavanya as Janani's aunt
- Sanyu / Gaurav Varma as Gowtham, Janani's friend
- Visweswara Rao as Saraswathi's father
- J L Srinivas as SKR, Sivaram's business rival
- Sailatha as Charulatha, SKR's wife
- Karthik Prasad as Bhargav, SKR's younger brother
- Javali as Anjana, Janani's sister
- Charan as Suraj, Janani's cousin
- Veerababu as Vinod, Roopa's fiancee
- Navya as Dharani, Abhiram's Ex-fiancee
- Jyothi Swaroopa as Rani, Gogineni family house maid
- K S Raju as Panakalu, Sivaram's sidekick
Adaptations[edit]
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Ethirneechal எதிர்நீச்சல் |
7 February 2022 | Sun TV | Ongoing | Original | [4] |
| Telugu | Uppena ಜನನಿ |
4 April 2022 | Gemini TV | Remake | [5] | |
| Malayalam | Kanalpoovu കനല്പ്പൂവ് |
24 July 2022 | Surya TV | [6] | ||
| Kannada | Janani ಜನನಿ |
15 August 2022 | Udaya TV | [7] | ||
| Bengali | Alor Theekana আলোর ঠিকানা |
19 September 2022 | Sun Bangla | 15 October 2023 | [8] | |
| Marathi | Shabbas Sunbai शाब्बास सूनबाई |
14 November 2022 | Sun Marathi | 15 July 2023 | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "SunNetwork - Programs [A-Z]". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Uppena Gemini TV Serial Launching On 4th April - Remake Of Ethirneechal". Indian TV News. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Actor Sujith Gowda returns to Telugu TV with Uppena- Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Director Thiruselvam making comeback to Tamil TV with Ethir Neechal on Sun TV". www.news18.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "Uppena Gemini TV Serial Launching On 4th April - Remake Of Ethirneechal". Indian TV News.
- ^ "Kanalpoovu Surya TV Serial Cast". Zee News. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Janani Serial Udaya TV Launching on 15th August at 09:00 PM – Monday to Saturday". IndianTVInfo.
- ^ "Sun Bangla New Serial Alor Theekana! Know All About From Plot to Cast". TV9 Bangla (in Bengali).
- ^ "The story of a girl, who from birth, was blessed to be first in everything in life, don't forget to watch the new serial "Shabbas Sunbai" only on Sun Marathi". Instagram.