Chempaneer Poovu

Chempaneer Poovu
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Also known as	ചെമ്പനീർ പൂവ്
Genre	Soap opera
Based on	Siragadikka Aasai
Written by	Guru Sampath Kumar
Screenplay by	Rajani
Directed by	Manju Dharman (2024) Ruggu Ratheesh (2024-present)
Starring	Arun Nair Gomathi Priya Rebecca Santhosh
Theme music composer	Gopal Venkatesh
Composer	Rajeev Attunkal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	200+
Production
Executive producers	Ashly Shaju Evana Shani
Producer	Dr. Shaju
Production location	Thiruvananthapuram
Cinematography	Binosh Thampi Arun
Editor	Ajithraj Arinalloor
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Evans Digi Media
Original release
Network	Asianet
Release	29 January 2024 (2024-01-29) – present

Chempaneer Poovu (transl. Red Rose) is an Indian Malayalam language television series that premiered from 29 January 2024 on Asianet. It is an official remake of Tamil television series Siragadikka Aasai.^[1][2] The series stars Arun Olympian and Gomathi Priya (later replaced by Rebecca Santhosh).

The show centres on the unexpected marriage of Revathy, the eldest daughter of a lower-class family, and Sachi, an eccentric taxi driver struggling with alcoholism.

• Arun Nair as Sachidanandan "Sachi": Raveendran and Chandramathi's son; Revathy's husband; an alcoholic and short tempered car driver due to his bitter past. (2024–present)
• Gomathi Priya (episode 1 to 220) / Rebecca Santhosh (episode 221 to present)^[3] as Revathy: Sachi's wife; A kind, respectful and determined young woman from a middle class family who does multiple odd jobs to support her family. She works at her parents' flower-stall near their local temple.Ravindran and his mother's favourite Daughter-in-law

• KPAC Saji as Raveendran Nair: Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth 's father; Chandramathi's husband; A retired KSRTC driver, he is the only one in Sachi's family that cares for him and is also a father figure to Revathy after her father's death. (2024–present)
• Anand Narayan as Sudhindran "Sudhi": Chandra's eldest son; Neelima's past love interest; Revathy's former fiancee; Sruthy's husband; A ford.(2024–present)
• Munna as Sreekanth: Sachi's brother. (2024–present)
• Sreekutty as Varsha: A rich girl who is loving Sreekanth. (2024–present)
• Padma as Chandramathi "Chandra" Nair: Raveendran's wife; Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth's mother; She dislikes Sachi due to some past mishaps and hates Revathi for her low economic status;Only likes Sudhi & Sruthi(2024–present)
• Maya Rajan as Kalavathy, Raveendran's mother
• R.Pradeep as Krishnan: A flowerseller; Revathy, Devika and Sharath's father. (Died)(2024)
• Darshana Unni as Lakshmi: Revathy, Devika and Sharath's mother. (2024–present)
• Medha Pallavi as Devika: Revathy's sister. (2024–present)
• Anjali Hari as Shruthi Maliekal: Sudhi's wife; A lady from a poor family act as a daughter of Malaysian based millionaire; Vimala's Daughter ;Aadhi's mother;chandramathi's favourite daughter-in-law(2024–present)
• Shaansai as Sharath: Revathy's brother. (2024–present)
• Jeevan Gopal as Roshan:Varsha's Fiancee
• Anu Joji as Bhama: Chandra's Friend
• Raheena Anas as Neelima: Sudhi's former love interest who cheats him out of the settlement money and escapes to Canada. (2024–present)
• Tom Mattel as Gajanandan: A moneylender to whom Krishnan and his family owe money who lusts after Revathy and has vowed to take revenge on Sachi. (2024–present)
• Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar as Ashokan: Raveendran's close friend (2024–present)
• Vishwam as Madhusoodanan Nair : Varsha's father;who hates Raveendran & Family.
• ____ as Mahima Nair : Varsha's mother;Madhusoodanan's wife.
• Padmakumar as CI Narayanan Kutty – Circle Inspector of Police
• Abhishek Jayakrishnan Vaidyar as Groom (Ep: 1)

Debutant Arun Nair was cast as Sachi and Gomathi Priya was cast as Revathy, reprising her role from the original series Siragadikka Aasai.^[1] Later Gomathi Priya was replaced by Rebecca Santhosh.^[4]

A launching event of the show, along with another TV series Etho Janma Kalpanayil was held at Kozhikode. The event was broadcast on Asianet on 28 January 2024, a day before the show's premiere.^[5][6]

Chempaneer Poovu got Majority Awards from the Asianet Television awards 2024

Chempaneer Poovu entered the top five shows in Malayalam television in the debut week after its premiere.^[12] As of February 2024, the show secured third position.^[13] In late June 2024, the show became the highest rated TV series in Malayalam.^[14] It is currently most watched television soap opera in Malayalam.^[15]

Chempaneer Poovu at Disney+ Hotstar