Megala (TV series)

Megala
GenreSoap opera
Family
Screenplay byMadhu Mohan
C.U Muthuselvan
Directed byE.Vikramathan (Episode 1-719)
Salem Siva M.P (Episode 720-729)
Starring
  • Gayarati Shastry
  • Deepan Chakravorty
  • Sakthi Saravanan
  • Yugendran
  • Kuyli
  • Shreekumar
  • Sanjeev
  • Vadivukkarasi
  • Srividya Mohan
  • Revathi Priya
  • Rajyalakshmi
Theme music composerVijay Antony
Opening themeBoomikku Mugavari Pennaale - Shreya Ghoshal
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes729
Production
ProducerS.Sidhiq "Metti Oli"
CinematographySarath K.Chandran
EditorV.Singali Raju
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode 7.30PM>> 6.00PM
Production companiesCine Times Entertainment, S.Siddiuq Productions
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release4 July 2007 (2007-07-04) –
25 April 2010 (2010-04-25)

Megala is a 2007-2010 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 4 June 2007 to 25 April 2008 Monday through Friday at 19:30 (IST) and from 28 April 2008 to 23 April 2010 at 18:00 (IST). It ran for 729 episodes. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials and received high praising from viewers.[1] The show starred Gayathiri, Deepan Chakravarthy Yugendran, Vadivukkarasi, Kuyili, Shreekumar, Rajkanth and Bhavana. The show was produced by Metti Oli serial fame Cine Times Entertainment Siddhiq and directed by Vikramathithan. It replaced Anjali. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.

Plot

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The story of a couple, Kalai and Thilaga, who have five children. Kalai's sister Vadivu lives with him and Kalai is totally devoted to Vadivu and does all that she says. Vadivu (Vadivukkarasi) tries to separate the couple as she does not like Thilaga. Mehala born to this couple and Vadivu hates that, convincing Kalai to disown her from the family. Hence Mehala (Gayathiri) is brought up in her grandparents home and Thilaga often visits to the home with her other kids. Mehala is very fond of her other siblings.

One day, due to a quarrel between Thilaga and Vadivu, Mehala hits vadivu and she got fainted. By seeing this, Mehala thought she died and ran away from home. She runs to various places and continue with her studies with the help of her friends. When Mehala was on the run, she saw an old man trying to commit suicide and she saves him from committing that. Mehala works as an assistant to a lawyer upon completing her education. Meanwhile, she tries to search for her family back.

Cast

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Main cast

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Recurring cast

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  • Samukasundharam as Kalai
  • Panumathy
  • Sri Lekha
  • Pandu
  • Neelima Rani
  • Sumathy Sri
  • Revathy Priya as kirthana
  • Sangeetha as Anitha
  • Rangathurai
  • Giri
  • Joker Thulasi as Constable Gopal
  • Kavitha Solairaja as Subha
  • Hema
  • Sumangali
  • Director Sadhasivam
  • Jothy
  • Senthil
  • Rajmathan
  • Priyanka as Viji
  • Sobhana
  • Vincent Roy
  • Ravi Raj
  • Nithya Ravindran
  • kirthiga
  • Kovai Papu
  • Gowthami Vembunathan

Original soundtrack

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Title song

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The title track was composed by Vijay Antony and was sung by popular playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. The lyrics for the title track were written by Yugabharathi. The title song is a super hit among television viewers.Re recording was done by Sanjeev Rathan

Soundtrack

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Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Boomiku Mukavari Pennale ( பூமிக்கு முகவரி பெண்ணாலே)[2]"YugabharathiShreya Ghoshal4:10

Production

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The series was directed by Vikramathithan. It was produced by Cine Times Entertainment Siddhiq, along with the production crew of 2002-2016 Sun TV Serials Metti Oli, Malargal and Muhurtam.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2010 Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010 Best Actress Gayathri Mekala Won
Best Friend Sangeetha Anitha Won
Best Mother Rajyalakshmi Thilaga Won
Best Sister Bhavana Sakthi Won
2017 Tamil Nadu State Television Awards Best Director E. Vikramathithan Won
Best Dubbing Artistes Male Vinoth Won
Best Music Director Elango Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Megala serial on Sun TV". www.nettv4u.com.
  2. ^ "பூமிக்கு முகவரி பெண்ணாலே". rammalar.wordpress.com.
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