Kumkumapoovu
Kumkumapoovu (English: Saffron) is a Malayalam language soap opera that appeared on Asianet. It comprised 785 episodes. The first episode aired on January 31, 2011 and ended on February 1, 2014. Asha Sharath, Shelly Kishore, Sajan Soorya, Shanavas Shanu and Rindhya were the main cast of the show.
| Kumkumapoovu | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Ente Makal |
| Genre | Indian soap opera Drama |
| Created by | Ross Petals Entertainment pvt.ltd, G.Jayakumar |
| Developed by | G Jayakumar |
| Written by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Screenplay by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Story by | Pradeep |
| Directed by | Dileep Kumar.S. Praveen Kadakkavoor |
| Creative directors | Aju S.Shivan Santhosh Krishna |
| Presented by | Dr. S Vindod |
| Starring | |
| Narrated by | Prof. Aliyar |
| Theme music composer | Music : Roni rafel Lyrics : PrayaarGeethamohan singer : Nishandh |
| Opening theme | "ഒരു താരാട്ടിനിണo പോലെ" "orutharattineenam pole" |
| Ending theme | "രാക്കിളി പാട്ടിന് കൂടൊഴിഞ്ഞു" "Rakkilipaattin koodozhinju" |
| Composers | Background score, Ending Music : Saanadh George Singer:Sanandh, Prameela |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 785 |
| Production | |
| Producer | G.Jayakumar Dr.S.Vinod |
| Production location | Trivandrum |
| Editors | Rohith Roshan, Sujith.N.S., Sujees |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx |
| Production company | Bhavachithra |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | HDTV 720p |
| First shown in | India |
| Original release | 31 January 2011 – 1 February 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Star Singer |
| Followed by | Chandanamazha |
| Related shows | Ammakkai (Malayalam stage Drama)
Remakes : Aval (Tamil)Amma (Kannada) Kunkumappuvu (Telugu) Lek mazhi ledki (Marathi) |
The serial won several awards at Asianet television awards including the Best Serial - (2012), Best Script - (2012, 2013 and 2014), Best Actor (Sajan Surya - 2012, 2013) and Best Actress (Asha Sarath - 2012, Shelly - 2013) consecutively for two years. The serial also proved to be Asha Sharath's big break, and she entered mainstream Malayalam cinema as an actress.
It was remade in Tamil as Aval (Star Vijay), Telugu as same title KumkumaPuvvu (Star Maa), Kannada as Amma (Star Suvarna), Marathi as Lek Majhi Ladki (Star Pravah).
Plot
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while in fact the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. The two are destined to reunite. Rescued from the unkind butcher, Shalini was raised in a better home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala (who hates Shalini), Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead. Later Shalini married Rudran, a local goon. In the climax, Rudran is murdered by an enemy, Shalini becomes a widow and finds her father and mother. But, unfortunately, she loses both of them. Jayanti dies due to an accident and Jitan (father of Shalini) dies due to the shock of her death. Shalini starts a new journey with her daughter alone.
Cast
- Main Lead roles
- Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran
- Sajan Soorya as Mahesh[son in law of Jayanthi]
- Shelly Kishore as Shalini [illegal daughter of Jayanthi]
- Shanavas Shanu as Rudhran [Shalini's husband ]
- Aswathi as Amala Mahesh [Jayathi's daughter]
- GK Pillai as Colonel Jaganannatha Varma
- Amith as Writer Jithan[ Shalini's father]
- Lishoy as Prabhakaran/Prabha[Jayanthi's husband]
- Supporting cast
- Kalaranjini as Surbadhamma (Athimuttathamma)
- Indira Thampi as Vasantha [Jayanthi's mother]
- T.S Raju as Markose
- Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose
- Jayakrishnan/ Pratish nandhan as Arun prabhakaran[ Jayanthi's son]
- Sona Jelina as Karthika Amala [Daughter of Mahesh and Amala]
- Santhosh Kurup as C.I Jayapalan
- Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan
- Yadhu Krishnan as Aadarsh
- Haimanmbika Rindhya as Karuna Arun aka Ammini
- Rajeev Roshan as Anand
- Amboori Jayan as Govindan
- Anjana Menon as Chitra
- Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan
- Haridas varkala
- Vimal Raj
- Chitra Iyer as Jithans friend
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Professor Rajalakshmi
- Sreeya Remesh as Meera
- Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
- Kallayam Krishadas
- Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
Awards
- 5th Asianet Television awards 2012
- Best Serial - G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . pvt.ltd)
- Best Director -Praveen Kadakkavoor
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best Actor - Sajan Surya as Mahesh
- Best Actress - Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
- Best Debut - Shelly as Shalini
- Most Popular Actor - Shanavas as Rudhran
- Best Dubbing Artist - Bhagyalakshmi for Prof. Jayanthi
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
- Best Character Actor - T.S.Saju as Markose
- Best Cinematographer -Hemachandran
- Best Music Director- Rony Rapheal for Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole
- Best lyrics - Prayaar Geethamohan
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Special Jury - Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
- Lifetime Achievement Awards-GK Pilla
- 6th Asianet Television Awards 2013
- Evergreen Hit serial - Kumkumapoovu
- Best Actor -Sajan Surya as Mahesh
- Best Actress -Shelly as Shalini
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Golden star of the year- Asha sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female) Spl. Jury- Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
- Best Actor in a negative role (male)- Devendranath
- Background score- Sanand George
- Best Dubbing Artist Male - Shobi Thilakan for Jithan
- Best Dubbing Artist Female - Devi S. for Amala
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- 7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Asiavision Television awards 2013
- 2013-Best Actress (Asha)
- 2013-Best serial
- 2013-Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)
- Asiavision Television Awards 2014
- 2014-Best Actress (Shelly)
- 2014-Golden star (Asha)
- 2014- Popular Actor (Shanavas)
- Frame, the fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment Media awards 2012
- Best Serial
- Best Actress (Asha Sarath)
Remakes in other languages
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Kumkumapoovu | 30 January 2011 – 2 February 2014 | Asianet | 785 |
| Tamil | Aval | 7 November 2011 – 16 March 2013 | Star Vijay | 416 |
| Telugu | Kumkuma Puvvu | 12 August 2016 – Present | Star Maa | Ongoing |
| Kannada | Amma | 1 February 2016 – 25 February 2017 | Star Suvarna | 313 |
| Marathi | Lek Majhi Ladki | 2 May 2016 – 21 October 2018 | Star Pravah | 800 |