Neelakuyil (TV series)

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Neelakuyil
Genre	Soap opera
Created by	Thanuja
Based on	Ishti Kutum
Written by	Pradeep Milroy Peter
Screenplay by	S. Ashok Kumar
Directed by	Biju Varghese C.J Baskar
Starring	Sathya Kumar Snisha Chandran Chandhana Shetty
Theme music composer	Rajiv Atthul
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	211
Production
Producer	Thakkolam Thanikasalam
Cinematography	Ramesh Kumar
Editor	E.Danasekaran
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Ross Petals Entertainment
Original release
Network	Star Vijay Vijay TV HD
Release	17 December 2018 (2018-12-17) – 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)
Related
Ishti Kutum (Bengali)

Neelakuyil (transl. The Blue Cuckoo) is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language drama television series starring Sathya, Snisha Chandran, and Chandana Shetty. It was aired on Vijay TV from 17 December 2018 till 24 August 2019 for 211 episodes.^[1] The Show was produced by Ross Petals Entertainment. The series was the official remake of Bengali drama Ishti Kutum. It is an remake of the Malayalam serial Neelakkuyil.

Chittu (Snisha Chandran), a simple tribal love-girl is cogently married to Jaisurya (Sathya), a young and intelligent journalist from the city. Surya has decided to marry Rani (Chandana Shetty) after 7 long years of love affair. But the events that happen in forest just before their wedding engagement change everything. Surya is forced to marry Chittu, a tribal woman, when the villagers find them together in a hut on his visit to Poombarai forest. Unable to tell the truth, he brings Chittu home as a servant to help his ailing mother. However, secrets reveal that Rani and Chittu are half-sisters later on as story progress. The show ends with Rani sacrificing her love for Chittu's life, reuniting with Jaisurya.

• Sathya as Jaisurya (Surya)
• Chandana Shetty as Rani (Surya's wife)
• Snisha Chandran as Chittu (Rani's sister)

People around Surya

• Sabitha Nair as Kalyani (Surya's mother)
• Sathish as 'Captain' (Surya's uncle)
• Bhagyalakshmi as Chandramathi (Surya's auntie)
• Gracy as Swathi (Surya's cousin)
• Vasanth Gopinath as Saravanan
• Karishma Srinivasan as Jayanthi

People around Rani

• Rekha Ratheesh as Radhamani (Rani's mother)
• V.R. Thilagam as Sathyavathi (Sharath Chandran's mother)

People around Chittu (Tribals)

• Ruthu as Deivanai (Chittu's mother)
• P. R. Varalakshmi as Deivanai's mother
• Vaani as Sarojini (Surya's housekeeper)

Malayalam actress Snisha Chandran who appeared in Neelakkuyil was selected to reprise her role as the tribal girl. Sathya^[2] makes his Tamil serial debut as well as Telugu actress Chandhana Shetty.^[3]

• Neelakuyil at IMDb