Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3)
Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) The third season of Saravanan Meenatchi Tamil-language soap opera Comedy-drama series that airs on STAR Vijay. The show premiered on 18 July 2016.[1][2][3] The show starred Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2) fame Rachitha Mahalakshmi Playing Female lead role as Meenatchi and Sun Music anchor Rio Raj Playing male lead role as Saravanan.[4]
Saravanan Meenatchi | |
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Season 3 | |
Cover Photo of Saravanan Meenatchi S3 | |
Starring | Rio Raj Rachitha Mahalakshmi |
Country of origin | India |
No. of episodes | 556 |
Release | |
Original network | STAR Vijay |
Original release | 18 July 2016 – 17 August 2018 |
Additional information | |
Website | http://www.hotstar.com/tv/saravanan-meenatchi/1678 |
Season chronology |
The long running TV series ended up (with season 3 being the last version of the Saravanan Meenatchi franchise) after running successfully for 1765 episodes as of 17 August 2018 (after 7 years).[5][6]
Synopsis
It is a story about Love has made simple middle class boy Saravanan (Rio Raj) who falls in love with a rich girl Meenatchi (Rachitha Mahalakshmi) who is an MBA graduate from London. Despite the differences in their families will Saravanan Meenatchi lead a happy life together?
Cast
Main cast
- Rio Raj as Saravanan Veluchamy: Ramasamy's Grandson; Meenatchi's husband, Veluchamy's Second son and Muthazhagu's ex-fiance[7]
- Rachitha Mahalakshmi as Meenatchi Saravanan / Vedhavalli: Saravanan's wife, Lakshmi's first daughter and Veluchamy's Second daughter in law and (Vedhavalli character in Past)
- Ravi Chandran as Veluchamy: Ramasamy's son; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's father and Deivanai's husband and Palani's brother and Maruthu's best friend
- Senthi Kumari as Deivanai Veluchamy: Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's father and Veluchamy's wife; Ramasamy's daughter in law
- Rajasekar as Ramasamy: Veluchamy and Palani's father; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's Grand father
- Sankarapandi as Sankarapandi Veluchamy: Veluchamy's first son; Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's elder brother ; Muthazhagu's husband
- Gayathri Yuvraj as Muthazhagu Sankarapandi: Sankarapandi's wife; Palani's first daughter and Raji's best friend, Saravanan's ex-fiance
- Samantha as Sathyavathi Sakthivel a.k.a.[Sathya]: Sankarapandi's younger sister and Saravanan and Raji's elder sister, Veluchamy's first daughter; Sakthivel's wife
- Raj Kumar as Sakthivel: Sathya's husband (Main Male Comedian)
- Pavithra as Rajeswari Veluchamy a.k.a. [Raji]: Veluchamy's Second daughter; Sankarapandi, Sathya and Saravanan's younger sister and Randi's love interest
Recurring cast
- Deepa Shankar as Pazhaniyammal [Pazhani]: Veluchamy's sister and Ramasamy's daughter; Muthazhagu and Thangam's mother (Main Female Comedian)
- Lakshmi as Lakshmi Marudupandi: Marudu's wife; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's mother (Antagonist)
- Gnanasambandan as Marudupandi a.k.a. Marudu: Veluchamy's best friend and Lakshmi's husband; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's father
- Rindhya as Nandhini / Malathy: Vedhavalli's Foe (Antagonist)
- Suchithra as Jyothi, Maruthu's Younger daughter; Meenatchi and Randi's younger sister
- Britto as Rathnavel Pandi [Randi]: Maruthu's son and Meenatchi's younger brother; Raji's love interest
- Anbarasan as Anbarasu: Lakshmi's brother; Meenatchi's uncle and Karthi's father
- "Villa to Village" Meenakshi as Thangam a.k.a. Thangameenatchi: Palani's second daughter, Muthazhagu's younger sister and Kathir's lover
- 'Dubsmash' Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Kathirvel Saravanan [Kathir]: Thangam's lover
- Suzan George/ Haripriya as Raadhika: Sankarapandi's ex-fiance
- Shivani Narayanan as Gayatri: Saravanan's friend and Swetha's friend; Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition
- Myna Nandhini as Madonna: Meenatchi's best friend
- V. J. Chitra as Veni: (Ghost) Killed by Lakshmi and her brother; so she take a revenge against Meenatchi's family
- Vadivukkarasi as (Judge)
- Rhema Ashok as Swetha: Gayatri's friend and Saravanan's friend but initially she doesn't like Saravanan. Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition
- Karthi as Karthi: Anbarasu's son and Meenatchi's ex-fiance
- Kumara Moorthi as Kuruvilla, Saravanan's best friend
- Franklin as Gnanamani, Saravanan's best friend
- Vasu Vikram as Renganathan: Kathir's Father
- Nithya Ravindran as Sivakami Ammal: Kathir's Mother
- Saai Gayatri as (Host)
- V.J. Andrews as (Host) and Saravanan's friend
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2017 [8][9] | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Find of The Year | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Won |
Favourite Actor Female | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Gayathri | Muthazhagu | Won | ||
Special Jury Award | Sankarapandi | Sankarapandiyan | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Fiction Series | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Won | |||
Best Family | Nominated | ||||
Best Director | Praveen Bennet | Won | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | Deepa | Nominated | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | Senthikumari | Deivanai | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mother | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Daglus Kumara Moorthy | Kuruvilla | Nominated | ||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Frankline | Gnanamani | Nominated | ||
Favourite Negative role Female | Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Nominated | ||
Favourite Actor Male | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated | ||
2018 | Galatta Nakshathra Awards | Best Actor | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated |
Best Actress | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Nominated | ||
Best Pair | Rio Raj & Rachitha | Saravanan & Meenatchi | Nominated | ||
Best Villain | Gayathri | Muthazhagu | Nominated | ||
Best Serial | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Senthil Kumari | Deivanai | Nominated | ||
Nandhini | Nominated | ||||
4th Vijay Television Awards | 6 Years Awards | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Won | |
Favourite Actor Male | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Sankarapandi | Sankarapandiyan | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mamiyar | Senthil Kumari | Deivanai | Won | ||
Favourite Fiction Series | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Nominated | |||
Best Crew Fiction | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Family | Nominated | ||||
Best Father | Ravi Chandran | Nominated | |||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Rajkumar | Sakthivel | Won | ||
Kumara Moorthi | Kuruvilla | Nominated | |||
Favourite Screen Pair | Rio Raj & Rachitha | Saravanan & Meenatchi | Nominated |
International broadcast
The Series was released on 18 July 2016 on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.
- It was aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on Vijay TV.
- In Canada, the drama airs on Tamil Canadians-oriented channel on Asian Television Network 9:30 hours after its original Tamil Nadu broadcast.
- The drama is episodes on their app hotstar, some Episodes with English subtitle.
- It is also available via the internet protocol television service, Lebara Play.
References
- "The popular TV show will see its season 3 take off starting tomorrow". www.dnaindia.com.
- "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி சந்திச்சிட்டாங்க... இனி ஏலேலோதான்..." tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி 3 : கபாலி படம் ரிலீஸ்... ரஜினிக்கு பாலபிஷேகம் செய்த சரவணன்". tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "Saravanan Meenatchi' (Meenakshi) season 3: Rio, Rachita-starrer Vijay TV's show takes off on Monday". www.ibtimes.co.in.
- "After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end after 7 years, Rachita Mahalakshmi breaks down into tears". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி- 3: சரவணனாக நடிக்கும் சன் மியூசிக் ரியோ". tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "Vijay TV Awards 2017 on May 6". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Watch Vijay Awards at 3 pm today". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.