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. Asha Sharath, Shelly Kishore, Sajan Soorya, Shanavas Shanu and Rindhya were the main cast of the show.

Kumkumapoovu
Also known asEnte Makal
GenreIndian soap opera
Drama
Created byRoss Petals Entertainment pvt.ltd, G.Jayakumar
Developed byG Jayakumar
Written byPradeep Panicker
Screenplay byPradeep Panicker
Story byPradeep
Directed byDileep Kumar.S. Praveen Kadakkavoor
Creative directorsAju S.Shivan
Santhosh Krishna
Presented byDr. S Vindod
Starring
Narrated byProf. Aliyar
Theme music composerMusic : Roni rafel Lyrics : PrayaarGeethamohan singer : Nishandh
Opening theme"ഒരു താരാട്ടിനിണo പോലെ" "orutharattineenam pole"
Ending theme"രാക്കിളി പാട്ടിന് കൂടൊഴിഞ്ഞു" "Rakkilipaattin koodozhinju"
ComposersBackground score, Ending Music : Saanadh George Singer:Sanandh, Prameela
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes785
Production
ProducerG.Jayakumar Dr.S.Vinod
Production locationTrivandrum
EditorsRohith Roshan, Sujith.N.S., Sujees
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time22 minutes approx
Production companyBhavachithra
Release
Original networkAsianet
Picture formatHDTV 720p
First shown inIndia
Original release31 January 2011 (2011-01-31) 
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
Chronology
Preceded byStar Singer
Followed byChandanamazha
Related showsAmmakkai (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 Majhi 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

Main Lead roles
  • Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran
  • Sajan Soorya as Mahesh[son in law of Jayanthi]
  • Shelly Kishore as Shalini [illegal daughter of Jayanthi]
  • Shanavas Shanu as Rudhran [Shalini's husband ]
  • Aswathi as Amala Mahesh [Jayathi's daughter]
  • 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 Jelina as Karthika Amala [Daughter of Mahesh and Amala]
  • Santhosh Kurup as C.I Jayapalan
  • 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
  • Haridas varkala
  • Vimal Raj
  • 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 in other languages

Language Title Original release Network(s) Episodes
Malayalam Kumkumapoovu 30 January 2011 – 2 February 2014 Asianet 785
Tamil Aval 7 November 2011 – 16 March 2013 Star Vijay 416
Telugu Kumkuma Puvvu 12 August 2016 – Present Star Maa Ongoing
Kannada Amma 1 February 2016 – 25 February 2017 Star Suvarna 313
Marathi Lek Majhi Ladki 2 May 2016 – 21 October 2018 Star Pravah 800

References

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