Nenjam Marappathillai (TV series)

Nenjam Marappathillai (transl. The Heart Never Forgets) is a 2017 Tamil-language soap opera starring Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj, Amit Bhargav and sowmya Rao Nadig.[1] Its main plot has been taken from the Bengali language love triangle series Kusum Dola and with different story and screenplay by Rasool.[2] It was aired from 9 October 2017 on Vijay TV[3][4][5] and replaced the super Hit serial Mappillai. This serial was a triangle love story about Vikram (Amit Bhargav), Sathya (Sowmya Rao) and Saranya Vikram (Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj), whose lives got changed after certain incident. This TV series has ended on 22 February 2019 as Amit Bhargav left the serial. It has been replaced with the new serial Barathi Kannamma.

Nenjam Marappathillai
GenreSoap opera
Family
Written by(Story)
Rasool
(Screenplay)
Rasool
Directed byAbdul Hafees
Starring
Theme music composerIlayavan, Kiran
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes358
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode 8.00PM>> 8.30PM
Production companyKala Communication
Release
Original networkStar Vijay
Original release9 October 2017 (2017-10-09) –
22 February 2019 (2019-02-22)
Chronology
Related showsKusum Dola

Plot

Vikram (Amit Bhargav) is an aspiring IPS officer his joint family where people have different thoughts. On a trip Vikram meets Sathya (Nisha Krishnan/Sowmya Rao Nadig) and both develop feelings for each other but they can't express their feelings. Vikram gets posted to Kodaikanal, but accidentally he loses his phone and cannot contact Sathya.

Saranya(Sharanya Turadi Sandaraj), the small town, good-hearted daughter of a police officer lives in Kodaikanal. She is a new MBBS graduate and is planning to do post-graduation in Surgery in Chennai. She is loving to everyone in her town. Due to circumstances, Saranya loses her father in a botched police operation to catch a thug, who wanted to forcefully wed Saranya. Saranya feels that IPS officer Vikram is one of the reason for her father's death, as Vikram inadvertanly brought him to the field. Orphan Saranya tries to commit suicide after that. Her villagers force Vikram to marry her and take responsibility in fulfilling her future, so Saranya marries him. But they don't accept each other as husband and wife.[6]

On confronting them, Sathya feels cheated and betrayed by Vikram. The story revolves around their life in Vikram's joint family, with varied members. The story has got many unexpected twists and turns. After some situation they start loving each other.Then they get married again. Later Vikram's enemies try to get Saranya aborted, but she escapes from all the problems. Then there is a seemantham for Saranaya. Atlast,the season Ends.[7]

Cast

Main Cast
  • Sharanya Turadi as Saranya Vikram[8]
    • is a daughter of Inspector Velraj, a police officer in Kodaikanal. She is also a loving girl to everyone in her town. However, after her father's death, she is forced to marry Vikram pertaining to a deal, according to which they get married and she enters Vikram's household.
  • Amit Bhargav as ACP Vikram[9][10]
    • is an aspiring IPS Officer from a joint family background, he meets Sathya during a journey to Haridhwar and falls in love with her, but destiny has other plans. They are separated and in a turn of circumstances, he marries Saranya.
  • Nisha Krishnan (Episode 1-120)/ Sowmya Rao Nadig[11] (Episode: 122 - 358) as Sathya Arjun
    • is Vikram's ex-lover, who eventually marries Vikram's younger brother, Arjun, who leaves her after coming to know about the connection between her and Vikram. After Vikram's marriage to Saranya, she feels cheated and betrayed by Vikram.
  • Ashwanth Thilak as Arjun
    • is Vikram's younger brother and Sathya's estranged husband, who after knowing the true extent of the relationship that co-existed between Vikram and Sathya, left Sathya and returned to the military, right after his marriage. Then he is known to be lost when he was in military camp.

Recurring Cast
  • Anuradha as Akhilandeshwari, Vikram's paternal aunt
  • Afsar Babu as Sivakumar, Vikram and Arjun's father
  • J. Lalitha as Jaya, Vikram and Arjun's mother
  • Sri Durga as Priya, Akhilandeshwari's daughter, Arjun and Vikram's cousin
  • Praveen/Aravish as Dileepan, Vikram, Arjun and Priya's cousin
  • Preethi Kumar as Pavithra Dileepan, Dileepan's wife, after she becomes like a truth women.
  • Dharini as Sridevi, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's aunt
  • Murali Kumar as Dr. Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's uncle and Saranya's Medical College Dean
  • KL Mani[12] as Arun Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's cousin
  • Sumathi Sri as Bhanumathy, Saranya's foster mother
  • Dev Anand as Meenakshi Sundaram
  • Franklin as Dileepan's father
  • Kumaresan as Sathya's father
  • Babitha as Sathya's mother

Former Cast
  • Nisha Krishnan as Sathya (Episode 1-120), replaced by Sowmya Rao Nadig on further episodes
  • L. Raja as Inspector R. Velraj, Saranya's father
  • Asha Rani as Bhagyalaxmi Balachandran, Vikram, Arjun, Priya and Dileepan's aunt
  • Shyam as Santhosh, Saranya's classmate and friend
  • Feroz Khan as Engine Bhaskar, a local goon and terrorist, obsessed with Saranya and with a grudge on Vikram
  • Nesan as Mahesh (Thalaivar), a cruel politician and Bhaskar's brother
  • Fouzil Hidhayah as Madhavi, Mahesh and Bhaskar's sister, who was in love with Vikram
  • Meenakshi as Pavun Mahesh, Thalaivar's wife
  • "Murattu Pandian" Baboos as Auto Arnold

Special appearance

Casting

Amit Bhargav was chosen due to his amazing performance in Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai. Priya Bhavani Shankar was chosen to play one of the female leads but she declined. News Anchor Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj later chosen, is making their debut with the series. Nisha Krishnan was chosen as well after her great performances in many shows on Vijay TV.later that role acted by Sowmya Rao Nadig [13] Later Sowmya was replaced role of Sathya in Episode: 122, formerly featured in the series Valli. Anuradha was cast to portray the negative role of Akhilandeshwari. Other supporting cast include Ashwanth Thilak, Sri Durga and J. Lalitha.

Development

On 27 August 2017, the first promo of the show one minute 'Song' was released by Vijay TV on YouTube.[14] On 21 May 2017, the second, On 3 September 2017 promo of the show was released by Vijay TV.

Remakes and Dubbed Version
Language Title Network(s) Airing history No Of Episodes
Bengali Kusum Dola Star Jalsha 22 August 2016- 2 September 2018 732
Tamil Nenjam Marappathillai Vijay TV 9 October 2017 – 23 February 2019 359
Hindi Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin Star Plus October 2020 – present Ongoing
Telugu Manasu Maata Vinadu (Dubbed Version of Nenjam Marappathillai) Star Maa 15 September 2020 – present Ongoing

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2018 Galatta Nakshathra Awards Best Actor Amit Bhargav Vikram Nominated
Best Pair Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj Vikram & Saranya Nominated
4th Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor Female Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj Saranya Nominated
Favourite Actor Male Amit Bhargav Vikram Nominated
Favourite Screen Pair Amit Bhargav & Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj Vikram & Saranya Nominated
Favourite Supporting Actor Female Asha Rani Nominated
Favourite Supporting Actor Male Murali Kumar Nominated
Best Dop R.S Saravanan Nominated
Favourite Fiction Series Nenjam Marappathillai Nominated
Best Crew Fiction Raja Rani Nominated
Favourite Find Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj Saranya Won
Best Father Raja R. Velraj Nominated
Favourite Negative Role Anuradha Akhilandeshwari Nominated
Favourite Mother Sumathi Sri Nominated
Favourite Mamiyar J. Lalitha Jaya Nominated
Best Director Nominated

References
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  3. "விஜய் டிவியில் புதிய தொடர் 'நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை'" (in Tamil). www.screen4screen.com. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Nenjam Marappathillai Vijay TV Tamil Serial Starting on 9th October 2017". www.tholaikatchi.in. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. "9ஆம் திகதி முதல் நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை" (in Tamil). cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "Hero Name, Heroine Name, Cast and Crew of Star Vijay Serial Nenjam Marapadhillai". www.tholaikatchi.in. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  7. "Nenjam Marapadhillai to have an interesting twist". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. "Sharanya Turadi Sundaraj star in Nenjam Marappathillai serial". www.onenov.in.
  9. "Amit Bhargav star in Nenjam Marappathillai serial". www.onenov.in.
  10. "You can't afford to pass off bad content on TV". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. "serial". www.onenov.in.
  12. "KL Mani star in Nenjam Marappathillai serial". www.onenov.in.
  13. "Why Nisha Krishnan walked out of Vijay TV's Nenjam Marappathillai". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  14. "நெஞ்சம் மறப்பதில்லை - விரைவில்..." Youtube Vijay TV.
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