Kalyana Veedu
Kalyana Veedu (transl. Marriage house) is an 2018-2020 Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by Thirumurugan.[1] The show stars Thirumurugan, Kannika Ravi, R. Sundarrajan, and Anjana in prominent roles.[2]
Kalyana Veedu | |
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Kalyanaveedu | |
Genre | Soap opera |
Written by |
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Screenplay by | Thirumurugan |
Story by | Thirumurugan |
Directed by |
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Creative director | Thirumurugan |
Starring |
Spoorty Gowda |
Theme music composer | Sanjeev Rathin |
Opening theme | "Uravellam Vazhthi Padave" Hema Mahalingam (vocals) Ramesh Vaithiya (lyrics) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 684 |
Production | |
Producer | Jothi Thirumurugan |
Cinematography | Sarath Chandran |
Editor | Prem |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20–22 minutes |
Production company | Thiru Pictures |
Release | |
Original network | Sun TV |
Original release | 16 April 2018 – 13 November 2020 |
Synopsis
Gopi, a sales representative and a part-time singer at an orchestra, goes through various trials and tribulations to ensure the well-being of his family. After a roller-coaster ride, Gopi finally register marriages Surya. In pursuit of searching job, Gopi meets a Manikkavasan who unbeknownst to Gopi had married the wife of Kathiresan. Manikkavasan has made Gopi as his adopted son (as it makes him the brother of Surya whom he married). The interesting twist is Gopi had only registered his marriage with Surya but not tied the mangal sutra (which means he is married and not married).
Main cast
# | Character Name | Original Actor | Replacement Actor | Role | Episode Range |
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1 | Gopikrishnan | Thirumurugan | N/ A | The main lead. Surya's husband, Swetha's former partner. Sivagami and Muthaiah's only son | 1 – present |
2 | Kathiresan | R. Sundarrajan | N/A | A stubborn but innocent man. The father of Surya and Roja. He is a Periyar Bakth | 4–present |
3 | Surya Kathiresan | Spoorthy Gowda | Kannika Ravi | Gopi's wife. Daughter of Kathiresan and the sister of Roja. Wife of Gopi | 1–599 (Gowda) 602–present (Ravi) |
4 | Swetha | Anjana K. R. | N/A | Gopi's former partner and his colleague. Sister of Nandakumar and wife of Suman | 3–present |
5 | 'Music Director' Manikkavasan | T. S. B. K. Mouli | N/A | A music director who is seeking an opportunity to perform in cimema. Gopi's colleague | 577–present |
6 | Anushya | Benzie Preinkline | N/A | Eldest daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and former wife of Raman | 1–present |
7 | Ramya | Dona Shankar | N/A | Second daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and wife of Manoharan | 1–present |
8 | Savitha | Ankitha Bhat | N/A | Youngest daughter of Sivagami and Muthaiah. Gopi's younger sister and wife of Pichaimani | 1–present |
9 | Kalaivani | Sanghavi Jeyachandiran | N/A | Daughter of Chinthamani and Muthaiah. Gopi, Anushya, Ramya, and Savitha's half-sister | 498–present |
10 | Sivagami | Jayanthi | N/ A | Mother of Gopi, Anushya, Ramya, and Savitha. Former wife of Muthaiah | 1–present |
11 | Roja Kathiresan | Pavithra | Sripriya | Raja's partner. Daughter of Kathiresan and the sister of Surya | 12–50 (Pavithra) 51–present (Sripriya) |
Supporting cast
- Gopi as Raja, Roja's husband
- Theni Sathyabhama as Sindhamani Muthaiah - Gopi's step mother
- Munish Raja as Samantham, Anushaya husband
- Suresh as Manoharan, Ramya husband
- Ravi Raj as Pichaimani, Savitha husband
- Bhagyalakshmi as Selvarani, Manikam's wife
- Sampath as Nandakumar, Swetha's brother, Gopi's friend
- Aishwarya as Archana Raman, Anushya and Raman's daughter
- Sathya as Suman, Swetha's husband
- Prathiksha as Prathiksha Suman, Swetha and Suman's daughter
- Hema Srikanth as Kala Periyasamy, Manoharan's mother
- Jayaraman as Periyasamy, Kala's husband
- Seema as Revathi Periyasamy, Manoharan's sister
- Jeyashree as Sakunthala Perumal, Kala's younger sister, Perumal's wife
- Radhika as Kavitha, Suganthi's assistant
- Meenatchi as Parvathi Parthasarathy, Piachaimani's mother
- Arunadevi as Padmavathi Kannan, Pichaimani's sister
- as Kannan, Pichaimani's uncle, Padmavathi's husband
- Priya Rathnakumar as Pavithra Kannan, Pichaimani's niece, Padmavathi's daughter
- Bavithran as Jithu, a womaniser who desires Savitha. Died in serial
- Saranya as Kausalya, Kathiresan's neighbour
- Kannan as Shekar, Gopi's friend.
- Yuvan Pattison as Bharath, Roja's friend
- Smaleen Monica as Sulochana, Swetha's friend
- Muthu Kumara Swamy as Raman, Anushya ex-husband
- Kartic Krishna as Singapore Subramani
- Palaniappan as Selvam
- as Dhada Ratnavelu
Past cast
- Geetha as Sakunthala Perumal
- Aishwarya as Revathi Periyasamy
- Punitha as Pavithra Kannan
- Ishitha as Suganthi Raman
- Sangeetha as Selva Rani (flashback role)
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Uravellam (உறவெல்லாம்) Title Song" | Ramesh Vaithya | Mahalingam | 4:30 |
2. | "Manmatha Malarkalil (மன்மத மலர்களில்)" | Manmadhan | Manmadhan |
Reception
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Year / Week | Episodes | Broadcast date | BARC ratings in millions (Tamil Nadu + Puducherry)[3] |
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Week 17, 2018 | 6 – 11 | 21 April 2018 – 27 April 2018 | 28.9% (10.035) |
Week 26, 2018 | 60 – 65 | 23 June 2018 – 29 June 2018 | 23.7% (8.585) |
Week 27, 2018 | 66 – 71 | 30 June 2018 – 6 July 2018 | 21.9% (7.979) |
Week 52, 2018 | 22 December 2018 – 28 December 2018 | 8.996[4] | |
Week 33, 2020 | 605 – 610 | 15h August 2020 – 21 August 2020 | 20% (6.500) |
Week 34, 2020 | 611 – 616 | 21st Sep 2020 – 30 Sep 2020 | 15% (5.012) |
Impact
In September 2019, there was a complaint against the content of Kalyana Veedu following which the telecaster Sun TV was fined Rs 250,000 by the Broadcast content complaints council. This was in reference to one of the episodes aired in the month of May where one of the female characters named Roja hires a criminal gang to sexually assault her own sister. She ordered the men to show no mercy on her during this preplanned assault. The gang instead of following through the plan, enact the same plan on Roja. The controversial episodes were telecast on May 14, 15 and June 28, 2019.[5]
The council, on examining the video clips based on the complaints, has said in their order that the content violated the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) guidelines which bars content that glorifies violence, as well as incite or encourage viewers to obscene or indecent behaviour. A notice was issued to the channel and in their reply to the council, Sun TV and Thiru Pictures had clarified and apologised to the council. The order stated that they have consented to agree with their decision as well.[6]
International broadcast
The series was released on 16 April 2018 on Sun TV, and also airs on Sun TV HD. Through 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 and Sun TV HD.
- The show's episodes were released on YouTube channel Thiru TV after the original telecast till 7 September 2019.
- The drama was put up for streaming worldwide on Sun NXT[7]
- It is also available via the Internet protocol television services Lebara Play, Lyca TV and YuppTV.
- Kalyana Veedu airs in Sri Lanka Shakthi TV at 8:30pm from 2020 it begins at 9:30pm.
References
- "Sun TV's new serial Kalyana Veedu". Kamadenu (in Tamil). www.kamadenu.in. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- "Tamil TV show Kalyana Veedu crosses 500 episodes; actresses Anjana and Spoorthy Gowda thank fans". The Times of India.
- "barcindia.co.in Kalyana Veedu serial Ratings".
- "Zee Tamil's Sembaruthi bolsters its dominance". Dinamani.
- "Director says sorry for sexual assault scenes in TV soap". Deccan Chronicle.
- Staff Reporter (18 September 2019). "'Kalyana Veedu' serial: Sun TV directed to pay penalty and run apology". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "With Sun NXT, Sun TV Network steps foot in the burgeoning digital streaming space of India". thetechportal.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.