Azhagi (TV series)

Azhagi
அழகி
Beautiful woman
Azhagi ; அழகி ; Beautiful woman
	File:Azhagi cast.jpg Logo of Azhagi
Genre	Soap opera
Directed by	V.C Ravi (1-502) ; A. Jawahar (503-595) ; E.Vikramadhithan (596-747) ; M.Iniyan Dinesh (748-1101)
Starring	Viji Chandrasekhar ; Kamal Deep ; Soniya ; Ilavarasan ; Madhumitha
Theme music composer	Kiran
Opening theme	"Poovum Azhage"; Haricharan (Vocal); Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1,101
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd
Release
Original network	Sun TV
Original release	10 October 2011 –; 4 March 2016
Chronology
Preceded by	Nijam
Followed by	EMI-Thavanai Murai Vazhkai
Related shows	Amma (Telugu language); Amma Manasam (Malayalam language)
External links
	[{{#property:P856}} Website]
	Production website

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Azhagi is an Indian Tamil-language television soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 10 October 2011 to 4 March 2016 for 1101 episodes.^[1]^[2]

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The show starred Viji Chandrasekhar, Kamal Deep, Soniya and Ilavarasan. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and director by V.C Ravi, A. Jawahar, E. Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh.^[3]

The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV, and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.

Plot synopsisEdit

Azhagi is the story of Sundari (Viji Chandrasekhar), 40-year-old widow, who has struggled for the last 20 years with the sole aim of bringing up her children all by herself. The story underscores how this vulnerable yet resilient widow battles the hardships life throws at her.

CastEdit

Viji Chandrasekhar as Sundari Kathirvelan - lead and Protagonist
Kamal Deep as Natraj Kathirvelan (Kathirvelan and Sundari's son)
Soniya as Divya Natraj (Natraj's wife/ Sundari's daughter-in-law and Chandra's daughter)
Nithya Ravindran as Major Amma
Sulakshana/ Surekha as Chandra (Divya and Nimmi's mother)
Shalu Kurian/ Kutty Pooja/ Dhesikha as Niraimathi (Mathi) (Sundari and Kathiravan's oldest daughter and Somu's ex-wife and Babu's wife)
Arun Kumar Rajan/ J.Durai Raj as Somusundaram (Somu) (Sundari's ex-son-in-law/ Panchali's son and Mathi's ex-husband)
Sujatha as Panchali (Somu's mother)
Radha as Surya Marisamy (Sundari and Kathirvelan's younger daughter and Marisamy's wife)
Satish Kumar as Marisamy (Sundari's son-in-law/ Surya Kathirvelan's husband)
Nanjil Nalini as Jegathambal (Sundari's mother-in-law and Kathirvelan and Durai's mother)
Ilavarasan/ Sridhar as Durai (Kathirvelan's brother and Sundari's brother-in-law and Vasantha's husband)
Nagalakshmi as Vasantha Durai (Durai's wife)
Ashwin as Sanjay Durai (Durai and Vasantha's son)
Niranjini Ashok/ /Vineetha as Nithya Durai/ Nithya Babu (Durai's daughter and Babu's ex-wife)
Vincent Roy as Kalithirthan
Ganesh Gopinath/Iyyappan Unni as Babu Kalithirthan (Kalitheerthan's son and Nithya's ex-husband and Mathi's husband)
Harikrishnan as Shyam (Natraj Kathiravan's best friend/Kalithirthan's son in-law)
Srividya as Nirmala "Nimmi" Prabhu (Divya's sister and Chandra's daughter)
Jaheer Hassain as Prabhu (Divya's brother-in-law/Chandra's son in-law/Nimmi's husband)
Madhumitha as Chitra
Deepa Shankar as Sridevi

Original soundtrackEdit

Title songEdit

It was written by Yugabharathi, composed by the Kiran. It was sung by Haricharan.

SoundtrackEdit

Tracklist
No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Poovum Azhage"	Haricharan	4:22

ProductionEdit

The series was directed by V.C Ravi (1-502), A. Jawahar (503-595) E.Vikramadhithan and M.Iniyan Dinesh. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd.^[4]

RemakeEdit

The series has been remade into Telugu language as Amma broadcast on Gemini TV and Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.

Country	Language	Channel	Show Name	Aired (Date)
India	Telugu language	Gemini TV	Amma	17 March 2014 – 14 August 2014
India	Malayalam language	Surya TV	Amma Manasam	16 June 2014 – 26 December 2014

Awards and nominationsEdit

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2012	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Mother Awards	Viji Chandrasekhar	Sundari	Won
2014	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Mother Awards	Viji Chandrasekhar	Sundari	Won
		Best Father	Vincent Raj	Kalithirthan	Nominated
		Best Comedian-Female	Sujatha	Panjali	Nominated

ReferencesEdit

↑ ""எங்கள் கண்கள் கலங்கிய தருணம் அது" நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்!". vikatan.com.
↑ "நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்". tamilserialtoday.org.
↑ Azhagi Serial Page
↑ Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

External linksEdit

Official Website (in English)

Template:Works by Vikatan Televistas

[1] ""எங்கள் கண்கள் கலங்கிய தருணம் அது" நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்!". vikatan.com.

[2] "நிறைவுக்கு வந்தது அழகி சீரியல்". tamilserialtoday.org.

[3] Azhagi Serial Page

[4] Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.

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