Kumkumapoovu
Kumkumapoovu (English: Saffron) is a Malayalam language soap opera that appeared on Asianet. It comprised 785 episodes. The first episode aired on January 31, 2011 and ended on February 1, 2014. It was a very successful soap and achieved high TRP ratings. Asha Sharath, Shelly Kishore, Sajan Soorya, Shanavas Shanu and Aswathy were the main cast of the show.
| Kumkumapoovu | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Ente Makal |
| കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ് | |
| Genre | Indian soap opera Drama |
| Created by | Ross Petals Entertainment pvt.ltd, G.Jayakumar |
| Based on | അമ്മക്കായ് Stage drama |
| Developed by | G Jayakumar |
| Written by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Screenplay by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Story by | Pradeep |
| Directed by | Dileep Kumar.S. Praveen Kadakkavoor |
| Creative director(s) | Aju S.Shivan Santhosh Krishna |
| Presented by | Dr. S Vindod |
| Starring |
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| Voices of | Bhagya Lakshmi, Devi.S., Sana, Sankar Lal, Shobi Thilakan |
| Narrated by | Prof. Aliyar |
| Theme music composer | Music : Roni rafel Lyrics : PrayaarGeethamohan singer : Nishandh |
| Opening theme | "ഒരു താരാട്ടിനിണo പോലെ" "orutharattineenam pole" |
| Ending theme | "രാക്കിളി പാട്ടിന് കൂടൊഴിഞ്ഞു" "Rakkilipaattin koodozhinju" |
| Composer(s) | Background score, Ending Music : Saanadh George Singer:Sanandh, Prameela |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 785 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | G.Jayakumar Dr.S.Vinod |
| Production location(s) | Trivandrum |
| Editor(s) | Rohith Roshan, Sujith.N.S., Sujees |
| Camera setup | Multi |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx |
| Production company(s) | Bhavachithra |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | HDTV 720p |
| First shown in | India |
| Original release | 31 January 2011 – 1 February 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Star Singer |
| Followed by | Chandanamazha |
| Related shows | Ammakkai (Malayalam stage Drama)
Remakes : Aval (Tamil) Amma (Kannada) Kunkumappuvu (Telugu) Lek mazhi ledki (marathi) |
The serial won several awards at Asianet television awards including the Best Serial - (2012), Best Script - (2012, 2013 and 2014), Best Actor (Sajan Surya - 2012, 2013) and Best Actress (Asha Sarath - 2012, Shelly - 2013) consecutively for two years. The serial also proved to be Asha Sharath's big break, and she entered mainstream Malayalam cinema as an actress.
It was remade in Tamil as Aval (Star Vijay) Telugu as same title KumkumaPuvvu (Star Maa) Kannada as Amma (Star Suvarna) Marathi as Lek mazhi ladki (Star Pravah).
Plot
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while in fact the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. The two are destined to reunite. Rescued from the unkind butcher, Shalini was raised in a better home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala (who hates Shalini), Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead. Later Shalini married Rudran, a local goon. In the climax, Rudran is murdered by an enemy, Shalini becomes a widow and finds her father and mother. But, unfortunately, she loses both of them. Jayanti dies due to an accident and Jitan (father of Shalini) dies due to the shock of her death. Shalini starts a new journey with her daughter alone.
Cast
- Lead roles
- Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran (Voice By Bhagyalekshmi)
- Sajan Surya as Mahesh[son in law of Jayanthi]
- Shelly Kishore as Shalini [illegal daughter of Jayanthi]
- Aswathi as Amala Mahesh [Jayathi's daughter]
- Shanavas Shanu as Rudhran [Shalini's husband ]
- GK Pillai as Colonel Jaganannatha Varma
- Amith as Writer Jithan[ Shalini's father]
- Lishoy as Prabhakaran/Prabha[Jayanthi's husband]
- Supporting cast
- Kalaranjini as Surbadhamma (Athimuttathamma)
- Indira Thampi as Vasantha [Jayanthi's mother]
- T.S Raju as Markose
- Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose
- Jayakrishnan/ Pratish nandhan as Arun prabhakaran[ Jayanthi's son]
- Sona Jelin as Karthika Amala [Daughter of Mahesh and Amala]
- Santhosh Kurup as Jayapalan IPS
- Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan
- Yadhu Krishnan as Aadarsh
- Haimanmbika Rindhya as Karuna Arun aka Ammini
- Rajeev Roshan as Anand
- Amboori Jayan as Govindan
- Anjana Menon as Chitra
- Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan
- Chitra Iyer as Jithans friend
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Professor Rajalakshmi
- Sreeya Remesh as Meera
- Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
- Kallayam Krishadas
- Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
Awards
- 5th Asianet Television awards 2012
- Best Serial - G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . pvt.ltd)
- Best Director -Praveen Kadakkavoor
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best Actor - Sajan Surya as Mahesh
- Best Actress - Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
- Best Debut - Shelly as Shalini
- Most Popular Actor - Shanavas as Rudhran
- Best Dubbing Artist - Bhagyalakshmi for Prof. Jayanthi
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
- Best Character Actor - T.S.Saju as Markose
- Best Cinematographer -Hemachandran
- Best Music Director- Rony Rapheal for Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole
- Best lyrics - Prayaar Geethamohan
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Special Jury - Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
- Lifetime Achievement Awards-GK Pilla
- 6th Asianet Television Awards 2013
- Evergreen Hit serial - Kumkumapoovu
- Best Actor -Sajan Surya as Mahesh
- Best Actress -Shelly as Shalini
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Golden star of the year- Asha sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female) Spl. Jury- Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
- Best Actor in a negative role (male)- Devendranath
- Background score- Sanand George
- Best Dubbing Artist Male - Shobi Thilakan for Jithan
- Best Dubbing Artist Female - Devi S. for Amala
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- 7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Asiavision Television awards 2013
- 2013-Best Actress (Asha)
- 2013-Best serial
- 2013-Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)
- Asiavision Television Awards 2014
- 2014-Best Actress (Shelly)
- 2014-Golden star (Asha)
- 2014- Popular Actor (Shanavas)
- Frame, the fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment Media awards 2012
- Best Serial
- Best Actress (Asha Sarath)
Remakes
| Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tamil | Star Vijay | Aval (Tamil series) | 7 May 2012 – 2015 March 2013 | Off–air in 339 episodes |
| Telugu | MAA TV | Kumkuma Puvvu | 2015 – present | ||
| Kannada | Star Suvarna | Amma | 2016 – 2017 | Off–air in 313 episodes | |
| Marathi | Star Pravah | Lek mazhi Ledki | 2016 – 2018 | Off–air in 783 episodes |