Chandralekha (TV series)
Chandralekha[1] is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that airs on Sun TV. The show premiered on 6 October 2014 and stars Shwetha, Nagasri, Munna and Sandhya Jagarlamudi. It is currently directed by A.P. Rajendran.[2][3] This is the 3rd longest running Tamil soap opera after Kalyana Parisu.
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Dialogue by
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| Theme music composer | X. Paulraj |
| Opening theme | "Kalaiyile Malarthidum" Anuradha Sriram (Vocals) V.Saravana Raja (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1820...6 Oct 2014 to 20 Feb 2021... |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-24 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Saregama |
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| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 6 October 2014 – Present |
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Plot
Meena gives birth to Lekha and Vasundhara Devi gives birth to Chandra. With the aid of a child-stealing group, each child leaves the hospital with a different mother. How Chandra and Lekha grow up and solve the problems is the rest of the story.
Cast
Main
- Shwetha as Chandra Sanjay and Nila
- Nagasri as Lekha Sabarinathan
- Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Bhavani / Nurse Brindha
- Jai Dhanush (2014 - 2020)/Munna (2020 - 2021) as Sanjay Parandhaman
- Arun Kumar Rajan as Sabarinathan
Recurring
- Rishi Keshav as Azhagesan
- Meenakumari as Meena Azhagesan
- Bhuvaneswari (Episode 1-680) / Niharika (Episode 694-1653) / Dr. Sharmila (Episode 1655- 1790) as Vasundhara Devi Ashok Kumar (Main Antagonist)
- Premi Venkat (Episode 1-1234) / Shanthi Anandraj (Episode 1237-1790) as Radha Parandhaman
- Ramesh as Parandhaman
- Shanthi Williams as Meenakshi
- Vanitha Hariharan and Harshala Honey as Devi
- V. C. Jeyamani as Murugesan
- J. Lalitha as Deivanai
- Sumangali as Thangam
- Saakshi Siva as Ashok Kumar
- Vijay Krishnaraj and Sai Gopi as Manickam (died in serial)
- Shravan Rajesh as Inspector Siddarth
- Baby Athina as Abirami
- Krithika Laddu and Preethi Kumar and Krithika Laddu as Jeeva Siddarth
- Maanas Chavali as Vignesh
- Mahesh Prabha as Inspector Sethupathy
- Sunitha as Sharanya Sabarinathan
- Rani as Chandrakandha AC
- Dev Anand Sharma as Haasan
- Lakshmi Raj as Sendhooran
- Gowthami Vembunathan as Mohana Valli
- Gve Krishna as Varun
- Mukesh Kanna as Vicky
- Surekha as Lakshmi
- Suresh Krishnamurti as Rajashekar
- Vimal Raj as Thambi Anne
- Varun Mithra as Karthick
- Divya Padmini as Mangaiyakarasi Siddarth
- Krithika Laddu as Jenifer
- Dubbing Janaki as Abirami Ramanathan
- Thyagarajan as Ramanathan
- Mahesh Subramaniam as Sriram
- Rekha Suresh as Mrs Vinodhan
- --- as Jhansi
- Ravivarma as Jeeva's uncle
- Usha Elizabeth as Latha
- Bharathi Mohan as Anbarasu
- Shree Padma as Lavanya Anbarasu
- Isaac Varghese as Kathir
- S.Sunil Kumar as Vinodan
- Keerthi Jai Dhanush as Rudhradevi
- Birla Bose as Rudhradevi's uncle
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Tamilarasi Varadhachari
- Sairam as Varadhachari
- ------- as Subhadra (died in serial)
- Devipriya as Fake Brinda Sarathi
- Vaani as Nila's adopted Grandmother
- --- as Sivanaandi, Nila's adopted uncle
- ----- as Rajesh (died in serial)
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Gemini Ganeshan
- Nalini as Arivu Azhagi
- Nisha Jagadeeswaran as Anjali
- Sujatha as Renuka, Anjali's mother
- -------- as Raghavan, Rajesh's father
- Shyam as Vinod
- Sabana Parvin as Divya Vinod
- Jothika as Aishwarya, Divya and Sundar's sister
- Pavithran as Arun, a worker in a CSF company
- Navindhar as Sundar, Divya and Aishwarya's brother
- Chandini Prakash as Priyanka
- --------- as Chandru, Priyanaka's Assistant
- Shwetha as Nila Thiruvasagan
- Supergood Kannan as Sundaram, Thiruvasagan's father
- Ujjayinee Roy as Chintamani Sundaram, Thiruvasagan's mother
- -------- as Prathibha, Thiruvasagan's sister
- Dharini as Bhairavi, Sundaram's sister and Nila's mother
- Nimesh Sagar as Thiruvasagan, Nila's husband
Cameo appearances
- Sibbu Suryan as Arjun Prathap
- Priyanka Nalkari as Roja Arjun
- Vanitha Vijayakumar as Herself
- Divya Sridhar as Bharathi Puviarasan, Chandra's close friend
- SSR Aryann as Puviarasan, Bharathi's Husband
- Poovilangu Mohan as Chidambaram,Puviarasan's father
- Sriranjini as Shenbagam Chidambaram, Puviarasan's mother
- Mahalakshmi as Anbarasi, Puviarasan's sister
- Raghavi as Gomathi, Puviarasan's aunt
Original soundtrack
It was written by lyricist V.Saravana Raja, composed by the music director X.Paulraj. It was sung by Anuradha Sriram.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kalaiyile Malarththidum Thamarai Pola Un Mukam" | V.Saravana Raja | Anuradha Sriram | 2:00 |
International broadcast
- The series was released on 6 October 2014 on Sun TV, the series also airs on Sun TV HD.
- The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It airs in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV.
- The show's episodes are released on the YouTube channel Saregama TV Shows Tamil after the original telecast.
Legacy
The episode telecasted on 23 July 2016 was subjected to trolls for the scene where a woman gets shot by a sniper oh her forehead and remains alive for hours before dying.[4]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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| 2019 | Sun Kudumbam Awards 2019 | Best Marumagal | Shwetha | Chandra | Nominated |
| Best Mamiyar | Sumangali | Thangam | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple | Shwetha & Jai Dhanush | Chandra and Sanjay | Nominated |
References
- "Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone". India West.
- "Chandralekha serial". tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "Chandralekha new serial on Sun TV". tamil.filmibeat.com.
- "Tamil soap opera shoots logic in the head, video goes viral, viewers get headache". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
External links
- Official Website (in English)
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