Thendral
| Thendral | |
|---|---|
 Logo of Thendral | |
| Genre | |
| Written by |
Story: Vikatan Story Team Screenplay: Guru. Sampathkumar C. U. Muthuselvan Dialogues: Ezhilvaradhan |
| Directed by | S. Kumaran |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Kiran |
| Opening theme | "Poradave" with vocals by Karthik and lyrics by Yugabharathi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 1,340 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Production location(s) | Chennai |
| Cinematography | S. T. Martz |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 7 December 2009 – 17 January 2015 |
Thendral is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV. It replaces Kolangal and was broadcast from 7 December 2009 to 17 January 2015 at 9:00PM IST for 1340 episodes.
The show starred Shruthi Raj, Deepak Dinkar and Hemalatha in the lead roles and revolves around a girl's struggle in a middle-class family, focusing on the importance of women's' education. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and directed by S. Kumaran.[1] The Indian newspaper Business Standard describes it as the "first youthful prime time daily soap in Tamil".[2][3] The serial had the highest Television Rating Point for Tamil serials.Thendral was amongst the first Tamil Serials to go viral on the internet.[4] Thendral has been highly acclaimed and has won many awards.[5][6][7]
Cast
Main cast
- Shruthi Raj as Thulasi Tamizharasu (Kuttymma) (Female lead & Tamil’s wife)
- Deepak Dinkar as Thamilarasu "Thamil" (Kuttyppa) (Male lead & Thulasi’s husband)[8]
- Hemalatha as Deepa Prabhakar [9]
- Suzane George/ Kavyavarshini as Kalyani Mohan
Recurring cast
- Adams as Prabhakar Laxman
- Ayyappan as Mohan Muthumanikkam
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Muthumanikkam [10]
- Sadhana as Padma Muthumanikkam
- Sujatha Panju as Indira
- Rajasekhar as Varatharajan
- Sujitha "Suji"/Sathya Sai as Pavithra Muthumaikkam
- S. N. Lakshmi as Patti
- Antony Raj as Puviarasu "Puvi"
- Lakshmi/Bhavya Kala as Sudha Pooviarasu
- Hema as Hema
- Egavalli as Amirtha Varadharajan, Deepa's first younger sister
- Kiran Mai as Banu Varadharajan, Deepa's second younger sister
- Swetha as Revathy Saravana Kumar, Kalyani's first younger sister
- Preethi Menon Dayana as Malathy, Kalyani's second younger sister
- Yuvarani as Thirupura Sundhari Laxman
- Premi as Kalyani's mother
- Aishwarya Sivachandran/ Sudha Chandran as Bhuvana Laxman [11]
- Shanthi Williams/ K. S. Jayalakshmi as Rukkumani, Tamizh's mother
- A. C. Murali Mohan as Laxman
- Srividya as Charulatha Veera Raghavan
- Neelima Rani (Neelima Esai)/ Shalu Kurian/ Bhagyalakshmi as Lavanya Nithish
- Shyam Sundar as Nithish Giriprakash
- Giridhar Thirumalachary as Giriprakash
- Viji Kannan as Nithish's mother
- Madhu Mohan as Veera Raghavan
- Mohana Priya as Gayathri
- Aarthi (Devi Krupa) as Shyamala (Bujjimma)
- Shyaam as Anand (Bujjippa)
- Raja as Kanagasabai "Kanagu"
- Sundar as Joseph
- Akhila as Roja Kanagasabai
- Gayathri as Nila
- Veena Nair as Maya
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Velayudham
- Shamily Sukumar as Suchi
- Iswarya Menon as Shruthi
- Swaminathan as Venkatachalam
- K. R. Vatsala as Thilaga
- Kovai Anuradha as Anand's father
- Mumtaz Pakoda Kader as Anand's mother
- Vijay Anand as Gautham
- C. N. Ravi Shankar as Kalyani's fiance
- Ilavarasan/Bhanuprakash as Vishwa
- Suhasini/Shobana as Shyamala's sister
- Sakthivel as Venkatraj
- Chithra as Shyamala's sister-in-law
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Shyamala's brother
- Suruli Manohar as Sivagadacham
- Udumalai Ravi as Velayudham's assistant
- Baby Kavitha as Pooja
- Shereen Taha as Sakshi
- Sri Latha as Seetha, Sakshi's mother
- R. Raveendran "R. Ravi" (Jeeva Ravi) as Sakshi's father
- Vishwam as Minister
- Vinod as Sathyamoorthy "Sathya"
- Mullai as Namachivayam "Namachi"/Gowri's husband
- Nilani as Gowri
- Ashwanth Thilak as Avinash
- Sharmila Thapa as Tejeswari "Teju" (Kanaga)
- Robo Chandru as Azhagam Perumal
- Rajendranath (Meesai Rajendran) as Dharman
- Baboos as Sub Inspector
- Revathi as Nila's grandmother
- Andrew Jesudoss as Venkatesh
- Rajkumar as Ganesha Pandian "G. P."
- Annadurai Kannadasan as Assistant Commissioner
- Jhayasundari as Assistant Commissioner's wife
- Gokul as Assistant Commissioner's son
- Mithun Raj as Vetri
- Vishwa as Charulatha's suitor
- Gemini as Counselor
- David Solomon Raja as Inspector
- Babu Bilal "Bobby" as Shyam
- Prasad as Keshav Prasad "Keshav"
- Aravish as Adhi
- Krishna "Krish" as Guru
Soundtrack
Title song
It was written by famous lyricist Yugabharathi, composed by the famous music director Kiran. It was sung by Karthik with the right feel which touched people.
| Track listing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Poradave போராடவே" | Yugabharathi | Karthik | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Kotti Chellum கொட்டி செல்லும்" | Yugabharathi | 2:00 | |
| 3. | "Vazhkai Koduthavane வாழ்க்கை கொடுத்தவன்" | Yugabharathi | 1:04 | |
| 4. | "Naan Ange நான் அங்கே" | Yugabharathi | 1:03 | |
| 5. | "Poongatre பூங்காற்றே" | Yugabharathi | 1:25 | |
| 6. | "Ganakkum Idhayathile கணக்கும் இதயத்திலே" | Yugabharathi | 1:36 | |
| 7. | "Malligai Pandhal மல்லிகை பந்தல்" | Yugabharathi | 12:12 | |
Awards & Honours
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vikatan Awards | Best Mega Serial | Thendral | Won |
| Tamil Nadu State Television Awards | Best Television Serial | Thendral | Won | |
| Best Actor | Deepak Dinkar | Won | ||
| Best Actress | Shruthi Raj | Won | ||
| Best Villain Male | Nizhalgal Ravi | Won | ||
| Best Editing | B. Chandru | Won | ||
| 2011 | Mylapore Academy Awards[12][13][14][15] | Best Production House | Vikatan Televistas | Won |
| Best Actor | Deepak Dinkar | Won | ||
| Best Actress Award | Shruthi Raj | Won | ||
| Best Character Actor | Subhalekha Sudhakar | Won | ||
| Best Actor in a Negative Role | Nizhalgal Ravi | Won | ||
| Best Actress in a Negative Role | Shanti Williams | Won | ||
| Best Music Director | Kiran | Won | ||
| Tamil Nadu State Television Awards | Best Villain Female | Srividya | Won | |
| Best Dialogue writer | Ezhilvaradhan | Won | ||
| 2012 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal[16] | Sun Kudumbam Best Jodi Award | Deepak Dinkar & Shruthi Raj | Won |
| Sun Kudumbam Best Director Award | S. Kumaran | Won | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Serial Award | Thendral | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award | Deepak Dinkar | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award | Shruthi Raj | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Comedian Award Male | Shyaam | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actress Award | Hemalatha | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Screenwriter Award | C. U. Muthuselvan | Nominated | ||
| Tamil Nadu State Television Awards | Best Villain Female | Sadhana | Won | |
| 2014 | Mylapore Academy Awards | Best Serial | Thendral | Won |
| Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award | Deepak Dinkar | Won | |
| Sun Kudumbam Devathaigal Award | Shruthi Raj | Won | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Jodi Award | Deepak Dinkar & Shruthi Raj | Won | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Dialogue Writer Award | Ezhilvaradhan | Won | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Actress Award | Shruthi Raj | Nominated | ||
| Sun Kudumbam Best Supporting Actress Award | Hemalatha | Nominated |
Remake
The series has been remade into in Telugu language as Sravani Subramanyam broadcast on Gemini TV, Malayalam language as Illam Thennal Pole broadcast on Surya TV and Kannada language as Thangaali broadcast on Udaya TV.
| Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Malayalam language | Surya TV | Illam Thennal Pole | |
| Telugu language | Gemini TV | Sravani Subramanyam | ||
| Kannada language | Udaya TV | Thangaali |
See also
References
- ↑ "Thendral video goes viral on Youtube, watch video". India Today. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ Gupta, Rinku (11 May 2011). "Young, bold and daring: Srividya". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "TV production houses scale Rs 30-cr peak". Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Business Standard. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "Drama awards". The Hindu. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் நடந்த சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா". Dinakaran. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Director KB honoured". Ibnlive.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Deepak rooting for Chennai". Nandita Ravi. The Times of India. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ↑ "நடிப்பு என் ரத்தத்தோடு கலந்துவிட்டது: "தென்றல்' தீபா". Tamil. tamil.filmibeat.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Murthy, Neeraja (22 September 2013). "Versatility is his forte". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ↑ "Aishwariyaa: Laughing all the way to fame". V Lakshmi. The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ https://kvivekshankar.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/mylapore-academy-tv-serial-awards-2010/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJow3cl9GiA
- ↑ "Drama awards". The Hindu. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/director-kb-honoured-393846.html
- ↑ "பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் நடந்த சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா". Dinakaran. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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