Athipookal

Athipookal
GenreSoap opera
Family
Written byIndra Soundar Rajan
Screenplay byIndra Soundar Rajan
Directed byK. Shanmugam (1-750)
R. P. Marudhu (751-980)
K. Shiva (981-1272)
Creative directorK. Shanmugam
StarringDevadarshini
Chetan
Sandhya Jagarlamudi
Rani
Theme music composerX Paulraj
Opening theme"Aariraro Uravugalae"
Saindhavi (Vocals)
Dr.Krithaya (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes1,272
Production
ProducerB. R. Vijayalakshmi
CinematographyK. S. Udhayashankar
EditorsM. Velumurugan
Palanisamy
Muralikrishnan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes
Production companySaregama
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release3 December 2007 (2007-12-03) –
14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)

Athipookal (transl. Fig flowers) was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012 for 1272 episodes. The show starred Devadarshini, Chetan, Sandhya Jagarlamudi, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi and V.R. Thilakam. It was produced by Saregama and directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva. It is one of the most well known serials that aired on Sun TV in the afternoon slot. It received high praise and was a hit for the channel.[1] The show was retelecasted at the same channel from March 1, 2021 to March 25, 2022 at 10:30 am.[2]

Synopsis

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The show story revolves around Padma (Devadarshini) Manokar (Chetan/Sathish) and Karpagam (Sandhya Jagarlamudi). 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 gets angry at Manohar. The subsequent evil schemes Anjali comes up with to separate Padma and Manohar form the crux of the show.

Cast

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Main cast

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Recurring cast

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  • Initha as Maha (Anjali's assistant)
  • Sukiran as Dhakshinamoorthy (Karpagam's brother)
  • Oorvambu Lakshmi as Mangaa (Karpagam's sister-in-law)
  • Usha as Mangaa's mother
  • 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
  • Deepa Narendraan / Neelima Rani as Renukha
  • T. S. Raghavendar
  • Premi
  • Kannan as Dilakam
  • Dubbing Janaki - Karpagam, Eshwari and Dakshinamoorthy's mother
  • Pooja Lokesh as Eshwari, Karpagam's sister
  • Dr. Sharmila as Dr. Jhansi
  • Sivakavitha as Senthil's sister
  • Ceylon Manohar
  • Jashak
  • Jangiri Madhumitha as Bhanu
  • Devipriya as Regina Victor
  • Abijeeth as Vijay

Original Soundtrack

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The title song was composed by X.Paulraj and was sung by famous singer Saindhavi with lyrics written by Dr.Kiruthiya.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ari Aro Uravugale
ஆரி ஆரோ உறவுகளே"		Dr.KiruthiyaSaindhavi3:00

Remake

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References

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  1. ^ Dutt, Shine Jacob & Ishita Ayan (17 August 2012). "Saregama to exit film production, aggressively enter TV serials". Business Standard India. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone". India West. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Jo Jo Laali serial on Udaya TV". vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com.
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