Athipookal
| Athipookal | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Soap opera Family |
| Written by | Indra Soundar Rajan |
| Screenplay by | Indra Soundar Rajan |
| Directed by | K. Shanmugam (1-750) R. P. Marudhu (751-980) K. Shiva (981-1272) |
| Creative director | K. Shanmugam |
| Starring | Devadarshini Chetan Sathish Santhiya Rani |
| Theme music composer | X Paulraj |
| Opening theme | "Aariraro Uravugalae" Saindhavi (Vocals) Dr.Krithaya (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 1,272 |
| Production | |
| Producer | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | K. S. Udhayashankar |
| Editors | M. Velumurugan Palanisamy Muralikrishnan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | Saregama |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 3 December 2007 – 14 December 2012 |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Athipookal was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012. The show starred Devadarshini, Chetan, Sathish, Santhiya, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi, V.R. Thilakam and among others, produced by Saregama and is directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva. It is one of well known serials in Sun TV at afternoon band (2.00pm slot). It received high praising. The show now currently retelecasting at the same channel from March 1 onwards at 10:30 am.[1]
Synopsis[]
The show story revolves around Padma (Devadarshini) Manokar (Chetan/Sathish) and Karpagam (Sandhya). Manohar and Padma are a happy couple, but even after many years of marriage, they are unable to have a child. Padma's sister in law Anjali(Rani) is jealous of Padma's wealth and covertly slips in medicines in Padma's food to make her infertile. Karpagam bears Manokar's child as a surrogate mother. The baby boy is born and named Shiva. Padma does not know Karpagam is the surrogate mother however Anjali finds out. Things turn bitter when Manokar and Karpagam are falsely accused of having an illegal relationship, and Padma wholeheartedly believes her sister in law and got mad. Padma even agreed to divorce Manohar. Knowing this, Anjali does evil schemes with the help of her assistant Maha to permanently separate the couple and succeeds in brainwashing Padma. Anjali goes to extremes to kidnap Siva with the help of her other gangs Saroja and Paanchali.
At one point, Padma got to know the cruel acts Anjali has done, such as poisoning her and kidnapping her child. Knowing this, Padma confronts Anjali’s sidekick Maha of all the bad things they did. Maha realises her mistakes and admits all the wrongdoings to Padma. But Anjali eavesdropped Padma and Maha's conversation and kills Maha for the backstabbing she had done. In the end, Padma and Manohar reunite, and their life turns better. Karpagam is relieved for the heartwarming moment she had been wanting. However, Anjali comes back to shoot Padma and Manohar, but Karpagam gets shot. After a full recovery, she returns to Badrinath. Anjali is sent to jail and given punishment for many years for the planned murder of Paanchali, Maha as well as kidnapping Siva.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Devadarshini as Padma
- Chetan / Satheesh Kumar as Mano alias Manokar
- Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Karpagam
- Rani as Anjali, Padma's sister in law,The Main antagonist
Recurring cast[]
- Iniya as Maha (Anjali's assistant)
- Sukiran as Dhakshinamoorthy (Karpagam's brother)
- Oorvambu Lakshmi as Mangaa (Karpagam's anni)
- Super Good Kannan as Shekhar, Padma's elder brother, Anjali's husband and Vijay's father
- Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Krishnaswamy (Mano's uncle)
- Venkat as Senthil Kumaran, Karpagam's interest
- Sumangali
- K. S. Jayalakshmi
- v.R Thilakam as padma and sekar's mother
- Sangeetha Balan as Saroja
- j. Lalitha as Renuka's mother
- Neelima Rani / Deepa Nethran as Renukha
- T. S. Raghavendar
- Premi
- Kannan as Dilakam
- Dubbing Janaki - Karpagam, Eshwari and Dakshinamoorthy's mother
- Pooja Lokesh as Eshwari,karpagam sister
- Dr. Sharmila as doctor jhansi
- Sivakavitha as senthil's sister
- Ceylon Manohar
- Jashak
- Jangiri Madhumitha as Bhanu
- Devipriya as Regina Victor
- abijeeth as Vijay
Original Soundtrack[]
The title song was composed by X.Paulraj and was sung by famous singer Saindhavi with lyrics written by Dr.Kiruthiya.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ari Aro Uravugale ஆரி ஆரோ உறவுகளே" | Dr.Kiruthiya | Saindhavi | 3:00 |
International broadcast[]
The Series was released on 3 December 2007 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 Saregama TVShows from 2013.
It aired in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Gemini TV Dubbed in Telugu language.
In Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Nethira TV. airs Monday to Friday at 8:30PM.
Remake[]
- The series has been remade into in Kannada Language as Jo Jo Laali broadcast on Udaya TV from 10 April 2017 to 14 June 2019.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone". India West.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jo Jo Laali serial on Udaya TV". vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com.
External links[]
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV television series
- 2007 Tamil-language television series debuts
- Tamil-language television shows
- 2012 Tamil-language television series endings
- 2000s Tamil-language television series