Bharathi Kannamma (2019 TV series)
Bharathi Kannamma (English: Bharathi and Kannamma) is a 2019 Tamil-language soap opera starring Arun Prasad, Roshini Haripriyan, Sweety and Akilan and directed by Praveen Bennett. The series premiered 25 February 2019 on Vijay TV.[1] Arun Prasad made his Tamil-language debut with this series.[2]
| Bharathi Kannamma | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Maruthu Shankar |
| Directed by | Praveen Bennett |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Illayavan |
| Opening theme | "Kanamma" by Surmukhi Ramanan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 208 as of 16 December 2019 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Ram Kumaradhas |
| Editor(s) | Illayavan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20–24 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Avanthika Creations |
| Release | |
| Original network | Vijay TV Vijay TV HD |
| Original release | 25 February 2019 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Karuthamuthu (Malayalam) Karthika Deepam (Telugu) Muddulakshmi (Kannada) |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The show is the Tamil language remake of Malayalam television series, Karuthamuthu which is being aired on Asianet.
Synopsis
Kannamma (Roshni Haripriyan) , a girl of pure heart is looked down by her beautiful but arrogant step sister Anjali (Sweety) and step mother Bhagyalakshmi (Senthi Kumari) owing to her dark-complexion. Her only support in the house is her father Shanmugam, who praises her character and hates Bhagyam and Anjali for always belittling her. Soundarya is a business tycoon who is obsessed over beauty and fair-skin and dominant in nature. Her son Barathi (Arun Prasad) is a charming young doctor who follows his heart. Anjali wins the Miss Chennai pageant and Soundarya develops an instant liking for her beauty and fixes her second son Akilan's (Akilan) wedding with her. Akilan falls for Anjali while she maintains an immense crush on Barathi. How Barathi and Kannamma overcome the day-to-day tussles in the form of Anjali's crafty plans form the rest of the story.
Cast
Main cast
- Arun Prasad as Dr. Bharathi, Anjali's love interest and husband of Kannamma
- Roshini Haripriyan as Kannamma, Wife of Barathi.
- Sweety (Kanmani Manoharan) as Anjali, Kannamma's younger sister (Miss Chennai), Akilan's wife.
- Akhilan as Akhil, Bharathi's younger brother and Anjali's husband.
- Farina Azad as Dr. Venba (Main Antagonist), Bharathi’s colleague and obsessive ex-girlfriend.
Supporting
- Roopa Sree as Soundarya Devi, Bharathi, Akhilan and Shruthi's Mother
- Rishi Keshav as Venu Gopalakrishnan, Bharathi, Akhilan and Shruthi's father
- Venkat as Shanmugam, Kannamma and Anjali's father
- Senthi Kumari as Bhagyalakshmi Shanmugam, Anjali's mother and Kannamma's stepmother
- Rajkumar Manoharan as Selva Ganapathy, Bhagyalakshmi's brother.
- Raju Jeyamohan as Varun, Kannamma's classmate
- Vijayalakshmi as Anbukarasi, Bhagyalakshmi and Selva Ganapathy’s mother
- Kaavya as Arivumani, Soundarya's niece
- Shruthi Shanmugapriya as Shruthi, Bharathi and Akhilan's sister
- Tanushri as Yazhini, Shruthi's daughter
- Revathee Shankar as Venu Gopalakrishnan's sister
- Yogi as Maayandi, Kannamma's Ex-Fiancee
- Subageetha as Nirmala (Nimmi)(Antagonist), Maayandi's wife and Anjali's care taker
- Preethi Sanjeev as Vadivambal, Kannamma's cousin
Special appearances
- Snehan as himself (Episode 01)
- Deepa Shankar as Shenbagam, Kannamma's Mother (Episode 01)
- Uma Rani as Shenbagavalli (Episode 02, 03, 92, 93)
- Manimegalai as Herself, Shenbagavalli's daughter and Bharathi's proposed bride (Episode 242, 243)
- "Kaaka Muttai" Shanthi Mani as Paatti (Episode 03)
- Alya Manasa as Hema
Casting
Roshni Haripriyan was a model who [3] will be portraying female lead as dark skinned girl, Arun Prasad was a short film actor plays the male lead. Sweety, a model, was cast to play lead female role of (Miss Chennai). Akilan, who is model and a short film actor, was cast to play another male lead. Official teaser has been released by Star Vijay in Youtube on 10 February 2019.[4] Other supporting cast include Roopa Sree, Rishi, Sruthi Shanmuga Priya, Venkat, Rajkumar Manoharan and Senthikumari .
Title
This title was taken from a 1997 feature film Bharathi Kannamma starring R. Parthiepan and Meena.
International broadcast
The series was released on 25 February 2019 on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The series also airs in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD with English subtitles.
Versions
| Sl.no | Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
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| 1 | Malayalam | Karuthamuthu കറുത്തമുത്ത് |
20 Oct 2014 - 9 Aug 2019 | Asianet | 1450 |
| 2 | Telugu | Karthika Deepam కార్తీక దీపం |
16 Oct 2017–present | Star Maa | Ongoing |
| 3 | Kannada | Muddulakshmi ಮುದ್ದುಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ |
22 Jan 2018–present | Star Suvarna | Ongoing |
| 4 | Tamil | Bharathi Kannamma பாரதி கண்ணம்மா |
25 Feb 2019–present | Star Vijay | Ongoing |
| 5 | Marathi | Rang Mazha Vegla रंग माझा वेगळा | 30 Oct 2019–present | Star Pravah | Ongoing |
| 6 | Hindi | Kartik Purnima कार्तिक पूर्णिमा |
3 February 2020 – present | Star Bharat | Ongoing |
References
- "New TV serial Bharathi Kannamma to premiere soon".
- "பாரதி கன்னம்மா - விஜய் டிவியில் புதிய தொடர்". 4tamilcinema. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "New TV serial Bharathi Kannamma to premiere soon".
- "Barathi Kannamma Teaser".