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]

Azhagi
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Also known asBeautiful Woman
அழகி
GenreSoap opera
Directed byV.C Ravi (1-502)
A. Jawahar (503-595)
E.Vikramadhithan (596-747)
M.Iniyan Dinesh (748-1101)
StarringViji Chandrasekhar
Kamal Deep
Soniya
Ilavarasan
Madhumitha
Theme music composerKiran
Opening theme"Poovum Azhage"
Haricharan (Vocal)
Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1,101
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyVikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release10 October 2011 (2011-10-10) –
4 March 2016 (2016-03-04)
Related
Amma

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 aired on Gemini TV, and in Malayalam language as Amma Manasam broadcast on Surya TV.

Plot synopsis

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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.

Sundari is a hardworking single parent raising her three children by working as domestic help. Her brother in law 'Dhorai' provides lots of hinderence in her life. He is instigated by his wife vasantha.

The story depicts how sundari is cheated over properties by her brother in law and her Co sister after her husbands demise. Sundari along with her children were thrown out of their house by dhorai and vasantha.

Cast

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  • Viji Chandrasekhar as Sundari Kathirvelan
  • Kamal Deep as Natraj Kathirvelan (Kathirvelan and Sundari's son)
  • Soniya as Divya Natraj (Natraj's wife and 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 Selvaraj 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)
  • Ilavarasu / 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 and 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 and Nimmi's husband)
  • Madhumitha as Chitra
  • Deepa Shankar as Sridevi
  • Gayathri Yuvraaj as Ambalika

Original soundtrack

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Title song

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

Soundtrack

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Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Poovum Azhage"YugabharathiHaricharan4:22

Production

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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]

Remake

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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
Malayalam language Surya TV Amma Manasam 16 June 2014 – 26 December 2014

Awards and nominations

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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

See also

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References

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  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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