Malargal
| Malargal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Story: G. Suraaj Screenplay: Badri C. U. Muthuselvan Dialogues: K. N. Natarajan |
| Directed by | Badri E. Vikkiramathithan |
| Starring | Delhi Kumar Chetan Abishek Shankar Rajkanth Sulakshana Meenakumari Sabitha Anand Azhagu |
| Theme music composer | Vijay Antony |
| Opening theme | "Arisi Mavale Kolam Podu" (Vocals) Rahul Nambiar G. Gayathri Devi Master Sooraj Babay Shruthi Harini (Lyrics) Palani Bharathi |
| Composer | Sanjeev Ratheen |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of episodes | 400 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Metti Oli S. Siddique |
| Cinematography | S. T. Maads |
| Editor | Singai V. Raju |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 14–24 minutes |
| Production company | Cine Times Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 17 October 2005 – 1 June 2007 |
| Related | |
| Megala | |
Malargal (Tamil: மலர்கள், transl. Flowers) was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera which aired on Sun TV. It is a prime-time serial that aired weekdays from 17 October 2005 to 1 June 2007.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The show aired in Sun TV every Monday to Friday at 7.30 pm.
The show starred Delhi Kumar, Chetan, Abishek Shankar, Rajkanth, Sulakshana, Meenakumari, Sabitha Anand, Azhagu, Deepak Dinkar, Sreekumar, Vaishnavi, Sri Vidya, Rindhiya, Deepa Shankar, Poovilangu Mohan, Shyam Ganesh, George Vishnu, Sureshwar, Nithya Ravindar, Sonia Bose, Sneha Eswar, Vasu Vikram, Dev Anand, Jayashree, Chithra, Kaveri, Aishwarya, Akhila, Srilekha Rajendran, Revathi Shankar, Vijay Krishnaraj, Kaveri Babu, Chandrabose, K. S. G. Venkatesh, V. C. Jeyamani, K. S. Jayalakshmi, Gauthami Vembunathan, Swetha Bharathi, Bhuvana, Hema, Vatsala Rajagopal, Karna, Rajkumar & Arun Prabu Purushothaman.
The show is produced by Cine Times Entertainment & directed by Badri & E. Vikkiramathithan. The show was later replaced by Megala which was also produced by Cine Times Entertainment.
Plot[edit]
The story evolves on the life of Nataraja Gounder along with wife Sivagami & his five children Thulasi, Moorthy, Bhaskar, Siva & Vidya. Nataraja Goundar is a kind hearted, respected farmer & meticulous family leader yet he is very compassionate father. It shows how he faces struggles & hardship in his as well as his children's lives in the form of fate & enmity with Kathirvel, Gnanavel & Pandithurai who holds grudge on Nataraja Goundar for various reasons & how he overcomes it.
Cast[edit]
- Delhi Kumar as Nataraja Goundar
- B. Murali as Young Nataraja Goundar
- Chetan as Kathirvel Goundar, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's foster son & Ganthimathi's biological son
- Abishek Shankar as Shanmugham, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's elder son-in-law & Thulasi & Poongothai's husband
- Rajkanth as Pandithurai "Pandi"
- Sulakshana as Sivagami, as Nataraja Goundar's wife
- Meenakumari as Thulasi, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's elder daughter & Shanmugham's 1st wife
- Sabitha Anand as Ganthimathi, Nataraja Goundar's ex-lover & Kathirvel's biological mother
- Unknown as Young Ganthimathi
- Azhagu as Gnanavel, Kathirvel's maternal uncle & Ganthimathi's brother
- Lingesawaran as Young Gnanavel
- Vidharth/Deepak Dinkar as Ramesh (James), Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's younger son-in-law & Vidya's husband
- Dev Anand/Sreekumar as Ashok, Pandithurai's brother & Vidya's ex-lover
- Vaishnavi/Sri Vidya as Vidya, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's younger daughter & Ramesh's wife
- Rindhiya as Poongothai, Shanmugham's 2nd wife
- Deepa Shankar as Revathy, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's youngest daughter-in-law & Siva's 1st wife
- Poovilangu Mohan as Mohana Sundaram, Vidya's father-in-law & Ramesh & Ganesh's father
- George Vishnu/Shyam Ganesh as Moorthy, Nataraja Goundar's eldest son & Karpagam's husband
- Sureshwar as Bhaskar, Nataraja Goundar's middle son & Malliga's husband
- Nithya Ravindar as Sharadha, Vidya's mother-in-law & Ramesh & Ganesh's mother
- Sonia Bose as Karpagam, Nataraja Goundar's eldest daughter-in-law & Moorthy's wife
- Sneha Eswar (Sneha Nambiar) as Malliga as Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's middle daughter-in-law & Bhaskar's wife
- Vasu Vikram as Sundaresan Goundar, Sivagami's brother & Revathi's father
- Unknown/Jayashree as Kavitha, Kathirvel's wife, Ganthimathi's daughter-in-law
- Chithra as Indra Ramanathan as Kavitha, Prabha & Padmini's mother
- Kaveri as Padmini "Puppy" as Kavitha's elder sister
- Aishwarya as Prabha, Kavitha's younger sister
- Akhila as Amala, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's ex-daughter-in-law & Siva's ex-wife (2nd wife)
- Srilekha Rajendran as Moorthy's mother-in-law & Karpagam's mother
- Revathi Shankar as Bhaskar's mother-in-law & Malliga's mother
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Paramasivam, Moorthy's father-in-law & Karpagam's father
- Kaveri Babu as Ramasamy, Bhaskar's father-in-law & Malliga's father
- Chandrabose as Sivalingam "Lingam"
- K. S. G. Venkatesh as Rajasekhar, Amala's father & Siva's ex-father-in-law
- V. C. Jeyamani as Viswanathan, Thulasi & Poongothai's father-in-law & Shanmugham's father
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Sundari, Ramesh & Ganesh's paternal aunt & Dharshini's mother
- Gowthami Vembunathan as Saraswathi, Thulasi & Poongothai's mother-in-law & Shanmugham's mother
- Swetha Bharathi as Dharshini, Ramesh & Ganesh's paternal cousin
- Hema/Bhuvana as Valli, Pandithurai's wife
- Vatsala Rajagopal as Dhanavalli, Poongothai's foster grandmother
- Karna as Panneerselvam "Panneer", Ramesh & Ganesh's uncle & Dharshini's father
- Rajkumar as Siva, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's youngest son, Revathy's husband & Amala's ex-husband
- Arun Prabu Purushothaman (Arun Nepal) as Ganesh, Vidya's brother-in-law & Ramesh's brother
- T. S. Raghavendra as Palaniappan, Nataraja Goundar's friend & astrologer
- K. R. Selvaraj as Manohar, Shanmugham's maternal uncle & Saraswathi's brother
- Mythili as Vasuki as Palaniappan's wife
- Shobana as Valarmathi "Valar", Shanmugham's aunt Saraswathi's sister-in-law
- Manorama as Meenatchi Sr, Nataraja Goundar's mother
- Mohan Sharma as Jaya Prakash "JP"
- Meera Krishnan as Sangeetha
- Sathish as Meyyappan
- Vairavaraj as Perumalsamy
- Birla Bose as Saravana Kumar
- Parthan as Swaminathan
- Andrew Jesudoss as a jailer
- MLA Thangaraj as Saminathan, Nataraja Goundar's friend & farmer
- Soodhu Kavvum Sivakumar as Durai, Shanmugham's friend & colleague
- M. D. Mohan as Mani, Shanmugham's friend
- Sumathisri as Amutha, Siva & Amala's maid
- Usha Elizabeth Suraj as Uma, Durai' wife
- K. R. Vatsala as Sorna
- Rangammal as a midwife
- Cable Shankar as Shanmughanathan as Kathirvel's adopted father & Gnanavel's employer
- Auditor Sridhar as Aruncahalam
- Viji Kannan as Mudaliar's wife
- Vaani as Reddy's wife
- S. Ramakrishnan as Kavitha & Prabha's maternal uncle, Indra Ramanathan's cousin
- Baby Bharathi as Meenatchi Jr, Nataraja Goundar & Sivagami's granddaughter & Moorthy & Karpagam's daughter
- Master Vignesh as Karthik, Nataraja Goundar's grandson & Bhaskar & Malliga's son
- S. R. Kaviya Varshini Arun as Shamini, Ramesh 's college mate
- S. Gokul Thilak
- L. Muthukumarasamy
- S. T. P. Rosary as Sadhasivam
- Chelladurai as a police constable
- Veera as a police constable
- Muralidhar Raj as Mads, Kavitha & Prabha's brother-in-law, Padmini's husband
- Adams as Siva's friend
- Jayasurya as Sekhar, Sivalingam's aide
- Dayalan as Kasi, Pandithurai's aide
- Srejeth as Santhanam, Mohana Sundaram's auditor's assistant
- Haaris as Ramesh's friend
- T. Deepa as Aasaithambi's wife
- Ramesh
- N. P. Jothi as Sivalingam's henchman
- Senthilvel as Sivalingam's henchman
- Jayanthi Shankar as Sharadha's relative
- C. Pauline as Shanmugham's neighbour
- Pattukottai Sivanarayamoorthy special appearance in the title song
- Master Babur Siddique special appearance in the title song
Production[edit]
Filming[edit]
The series was filmed in Chennai, Poonamalee, Nazarethpettai, Gerugambakkam, Kovur, Porur, Kanchipuram, Valasaravakkam, Kundrathur, Tambaram, Padappai, Chittoor, Peddapuram & Bangalore.
Soundtrack[edit]
The title song was composed by Vijay Antony, while the background score & the other songs were composed by Sanjeev Ratheen. Lyrics were written by Palani Bharathi.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arisi Mavale Kolam Podu அரிசி மாவாலே கோலம் போடு" | Palani Bharathi | Vijay Antony | Rahul Nambiar, G. Gayathri Devi, Master Sooraj, Baby Shruthi Harini | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Yarukkaga Yarukkaga Malargal Malargiratho யாருக்காக யாருக்காக மலர்கள் மலர்கிறதோ" | Palani Bharathi | Sanjeev Ratheen | 1:09 |
Awards[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Tamil Nadu State Television Awards[8][9][10] | Best Actor | Abishek Shankar | Shanmugham | Won |
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