Annamalai (2002 TV series)

Annamalai is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV from 21 February 2002 to 21 January 2005. The series ended with 757 episodes.[1][2] It was dubbed as Sivayya in Telugu in Gemini TV.

Annamalai
GenreSoap opera
Created byRaadhika
Written byStory:
C. J. Baskar
Screenplay:
Babu Yogeswaran
Dialogues:
Babu Yogeswaran
Directed byC. J. Baskar
(1-278)
Sundar K. Vijayan
(279-757)
Creative directorRaadhika Sarathkumar
StarringRaadhika Sarathkumar
Sivakumar
Jyothi Lakshmi
Deepa Venkat
Kuyili
Viji Chandrasekhar
Ponvannan
Shanmugasundaram
Ajay Rathnam
Devadarshini
Shyam Ganesh
Vijay Adhiraj
Kalyani
Theme music composerDhina
(Title Song)
Kiran
(Background Score)
Opening themeTamil - "Uyirgal Pirappathu" (Vocals)
K. S. Chithra
KK
M. L. R. Karthikeyan
Telugu- "Manasu Unnathi" (Vocals)
SPB
Swarnalatha
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes757
Production
ProducerRaadhika Sarathkumar
CinematographySakthi Saravanan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyRadaan Mediaworks
Release
Original networkSun TV
Original release11 February 2002 (2002-02-11) –
21 January 2005 (2005-01-21)

The show starred Sivakumar, Raadhika Sarathkumar, Jyothi Lakshmi, Kuyili, Viji Chandrasekhar, Ponvannan, Shanmugasundaram, Ajay Rathnam, Devadarshini, Shyam Ganesh, Vijay Adhiraj, Deepa Venkat and among others, produced by Radaan Mediaworks Raadhika and is directed by C.J. Bhaskar and Sundar K. Vijayan.[3]

Plot

The story involves the long-term dispute between the two families who are considered as rivals for the ownership of Alvarkuruhi's Annamalaiyar temple for many generations. It is currently headed by Pattalathar Ammaiyappa and Gandhimadhi of the Ratnagiri family. Annamalai is the only daughter of Pattalathar and he named her after a temple's deity.

The trouble unfolds when Ulaganathan (Gandhimadhi's son and heir to the property) falls in love with Annamalai. Using this opportunity, Gandhimadhi demands the Pattalathar's family to transfer the property deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple to her family after which Ulaganathan will marry Annamalai. Thavasi the eldest son of Patalathar is the one who holds the deeds of the Annamalaiyar temple. Thavasi is very fond of her sister Annamalai and for the sake of her happiness, he promises to transfer the deeds of Annamalaiyar temple to Gandhimadhi's family without the knowledge of Pattalathar.

After which Ulaganathan and Annamalai are married. Then the serial takes a turn when a murder occurs in their village and with schemes of Paarkavi who is the servant of Ghandimadhi, Annamalai faces a series of hurdles and problems, but still loves and cares for her family.

The story later portrays as to how she acts as an important character in building a bridge and ending all the misunderstandings the two families have had between them.

Cast

Main Cast

Pattalathar Family
  • Shanmugasundaram as Pattalathar alias Ammaiyappan (Thavasi, Nallasivam, Annamalai, Nambi, Gomathinayagam and Santhi's father)
  • Meera Krishnan as Thangamma (Pattalathar's second wife and Gomathi Nayagam and Santhi's mother)
  • Sivakumar as Thavasi (Pattalathar's first son)
  • Ponvannan as Gomathi Nayagam (Pattalathar's second son)
  • Riyaz Khan/Ravi Raghavendra as Nallasivam (Pattalathar's third son)
  • Viji Chandrasekhar as Shanthi (Pattalathar's first daughter)
  • Raadhika Sarathkumar as Annamalai (Pattalathar's second daughter)
  • Pream as Nambi (Pattalathar's last son) [4]
  • Kuyili as Visalam Thavasi (Thavasi's wife)
  • Arun Prabhu Purushothaman as Sivakumar (Thavasi and Visalam's son)
  • Kalyani as Suriya (Annamalai's daughter)
  • Pasi Sathya as Sankari Paati (Pattalathar's elder sister)

Gandhimadhi Family
  • Jyothi Lakshmi as Gandhimadhi (Ulaganathan and Valliammai's mother)
  • Shyam Ganesh as Ulaganathan (Gandhimadhi's son and Annamalai and Santhi's husband)
  • Devadarshini as Valliammai alias Valli (Gandhimadhi's daughter and Gomathi's wife)

Anbhazhagan Family
  • Ajay Rathnam as Anbhazhagan
  • Manjari Vinodhini as Tamizharasi Nallasivam (Anbhazhagan's sister and Nallasivam's wife)
  • Sindhu as Thulasi Anbhazhagan (Anbhazhagan's wife)

Mandiramoorthy Family
  • Poovilangu Mohan as Mandiramoorthy alias Kangaaniyaar
  • Sonia as Chellamma, Mandiramoorthy's wife
  • Sanjeev as Vinayagam "Vinay" (Mandiramoorthy's elder son)
  • Venkat as Subramani "Subbu" (Mandiramoorthy's second son, Vinay's twin brother)
  • Shobana as Mandiramoorthy's mother-in-law, Chellamma and Poongodi's mother and Vinay and Subbu's maternal grandmother.
  • Sivakavitha as Poongodi (Chellamma's sister and Mandiramoorthy's sister in law)
  • Raani as Meena (Vinayagam's wife)

Anwar Family
  • Vijay Adhiraj as Anwar (Annamalai's friend) [5]
  • Prithi as Nargis (Anwar's sister)
  • Devi Priya as Maryam Anwar (Anwar's wife)
  • Dev Anand as Basheer (Nargis' husband)

Kathiresan Family
  • Bhanu Prakash as Kathiresan alias Kathir (Jeeva, Jyothi and Jhansi's father)
  • Nandakumar as Sathappan (Kathir's elder brother)
  • Deepa Venkat as Jeeva (Kathir's first daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
  • Iswarya as Jyothi (Kathir's second daughter and Annamalai's adoptive daughter)
  • Pooja as Jhansi (Kathir's last daughter, Annamalai's adoptive daughter and Nambi's wife)

Sakthi Family
  • N. Santhanam/Sureshwar as Sakthi (Jeeva's husband)
  • Vizhuthugal Santhanam as Sakthi's father
  • Bombay Gnanam/Revathee Shankar as Sakthi's mother
  • Cheenu Mohan as Sakthi's brother
  • Shobana as Shobhana (Sakthi's sister-in-law)
  • Latha Rao/ Geethalakshmi as Latha (Sakthi's sister)

Diwakar Family

Miscellaneous
  • Pollachi Babu as Santhanam
  • K. S. Jayalakshmi as Bhargavi (Gandhimadhi's servant)
  • Ramachandran as Nagaraj
  • Keerthana as Indumathy
  • Delhi Kumar as Seshadri (Pattalathar's legal advisor)
  • Nagesh Krishnamoorthi as Krishnamachari (Gandhimadhi's legal advisor)
  • Siva as Basha
  • Raviraj as Arumugam
  • Mali as G.D. (Anwar's friend)
  • Vijay Sarathy as Gowri Shankar ( Ulaganathan's best friend)
  • Kalpana Sri as Sumathi (Annamalai's best friend and Gowri Shankar's wife)
  • Balu Anand as Pushpadas, A fraudlent bangle seller
  • Bhavana as Meenakshi (Ulaganathan's cousin)

Original soundtrack

Title song

It was written by famous lyricist Vairamuthu. It was sung by K. S. Chithra, KK and M. L. R. Karthikeyan.

Soundtrack
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Uyirgal Pirapathu
(உயிர்கள் பிறப்பது) Title Song"		VairamuthuDhinaK. S. Chithra, KK, M. L. R. Karthikeyan3:30
2."Sevvana Veedhiyil
(செவ்வான வீதியில்)"		VairamuthuDhinaK. S. Chithra, M. L. R. Karthikeyan3:30

International broadcast

The Series was released on 11 February 2002 on Sun TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV. The show's episodes were released on YouTube channel Radaan Media from 2013.

References
  1. "Annamalai Serial Page". www.nettv4u.com.
  2. G, Ambica (24 March 2019). "What Happened To The Progressive Tamil Serials We Grew Up With?". Feminism In India.
  3. "Archive News". The Hindu.
  4. "Prem's passion for police". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Vijay Adhiraj Playing Anwar in Annamalai Serial". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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