Parasparam (TV series)
Parasparam is an Indian Malayalam television soap opera that was broadcast on Asianet. It is an official remake of Star Plus's serial Diya Aur Baati Hum.[2] The series premiered on 22 July 2013.[3][4] It starred Gayatri Arun and Vivek Gopan and was produced by Ross Petals. The last episode aired on 31 August 2018 with 1,524 episodes becoming Malayalam's longest ran soap opera.[5][6]
| Parasparam | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Developed by | Jayakumar |
| Written by | Pradeep Panicker (2013-2014)[1] Gireesh Gramika (2014-2018) |
| Directed by | Purushothaman Sudheesh Sankar Manju Dharman Harison |
| Presented by | Bhavachithra |
| Starring | Gayathri Arun Vivek Gopan |
| Narrated by | Prof. Aliyaar |
| Theme music composer | Saanadh George |
| Opening theme | "Naara Na Naara" |
| Ending theme | "Hea Hea Hei" |
| Composer | Rajeev Aattukal |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of episodes | 1524 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jayakumar Bhavachithra |
| Cinematography | Manoj Kumar |
| Editor | Rajesh Thrissure |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Ross Petals |
| Distributor | Bhavachithra |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 22 July 2013 – 31 August 2018 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Diya Aur Baati Hum |
| External links | |
| Hotstar | |
Plot
Sooraj, a loving husband and self-made man, despite belonging to a middle-class family, helps and supports his ambitious wife Deepthi achieving her dreams of becoming an IPS officer becoming her strength.
Initially, she faces opposition from her in laws especially her mother in law Padmavathy, but gradually passes all the hurdles and convinces Padmavathy for pursuing IPS and becomes an IPS officer. She stands as a support to her family as she juggles between her family responsibilities and her duty towards her society.
Finally, the series ends with Deepthi and Sooraj turning martyrs in a bomb blast as they sacrifice their lives for saving their family and the surrounding people from a group of terrorists.
Cast
Main cast
- Vivek Gopan as Sooraj Krishnan
(voice dubbed by Shankar Lal) - Gayatri Arun as Deepthi IPS[7]
(Voice dubbed by Devi S.) - Rekha Ratheesh as Padippuraveettil Padmavathy aka Padmam
- Sneha Diwakar as Meenakshi Suresh
- Freztiya Friyons as Dhyan
- Leswin replaced Friyons as Dhyan
- Gautam Praveen as Dheerav
- Kottayam Pradeep as Krishnettan
- Muhammad Rafi as Sabir IPS
- Sreenath Swaminathan as Suresh Krishnan
Recurring cast
- Valsala Menon as Muthashi
- Lekshmi Pramod as Smruthy
- Chilanka replaced Pramod as Smruthy
- Vijay Viswanthan as Gopan
- Hari replaced Viswanthan as Gopan
- Divya Nithin as Sandhya Gopan
- Indulekha replaced Nithin as Sandhya
- Niranj Menon as Subash
- Manu Martin Pallippadan replaced Menon as Subash
- Naresh Eswar replaced Pallippadan as Subash
- Amika Mariyam as Ann
- Revathi Krishana as Suchitra Dileep
- Ruby Jewel replaced Krishana as Suchitra
- Sabari Chandran as Dileep
- Shobha Mohan as Devika
- Shobi Thilakan as SI Dhanapalan
- Kollam Thulasi as Anirudhan
- Anu Gopi as Kokku
- Apsara as Rasiya Sabir
- Irfan as Appu
- Adil Mohammed replaced Irfan as Appu
- Thanvi S Raveendran as Jennifer / Vineetha / Merin
- Ardra das as Athira
- Navya as Prema
- Akshaya R. Nair as Disha
- Anitha Nair as Maya
- Sarath Swamy as Jeevan
- Althara as Kavitha
- Anitta Dcruz as Nitha
- Sruthi Suresh as Nandana
- Shruthi Suresh as Anupama
- Snehalatha as Kalyani
- Jolly Easow as Vasantha
- Suki Panthalam as Shyamkumar
- Meghna as Keerthana
- Amika Mariam as Meenakshi's Daughter
- Sreekala as Broker
- Divya Prabha as Roma IPS
- Priya as Kanchana
- Sajith as Aravindan
- Maya Moushmi as Deepthi's aunt
- Faisal Mohammed as Advocate
- Sreekanth as Terrorist
- Lavanya
- Omana Ouseph
- Nandana Gowri
- Sindhu Varma as Kathreena
- Riyas Narmakala as Thakkol Vasu
- Manu Varma as Thomas
- Dileep Shankar as Cherian
- Mahima as Nanditha Mukherjee
- Karthika Kannan
- Jija Surendran
- Uma Devi Nair
- Soniya Baiju Kottarakkara
- Sumi Santhosh
- Sree Padma
Guest appearances
- Aswathy as Amala
- Amith as Jithan
- Shelly Kishore as Shalini
Awards
7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
- Best Serial – Parasparam (Producer Jayakumar)
- Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
- Best Actor – Vivek Gopan
- Best Actress – Rekha Ratheesh
- Best New Face (female) – Gayatri
- Best Actor in Negative role – Shobi
- Best Actor in Character role – Kottayam Pradeep
- Special Jury Awards (Negative role) – Sneha
- Best Audiographer (sabdha mishram) – Sreejith V.G
- Lifetime Achievement Award-
- Best Dubbing Artist (male) – Sankar Lal
- Best Dubbing Artist (female) – Nithuna
8th Asianet Television Awards 2015[8]
- Outstanding Hit serial - Parasparam
- Best Actress - Gayathri Arun
- Popular Actor - Vivek Gopan
- Character Actress - Rekha ratheesh
- Best Dialogues - Gireesh Gramika
- Special Jury Award(Negative role) - Sneha
- Special JuryAward(Director) - Manjudharman
- Best Serial - Parasparam
- Popular Actress - Gayathri Arun
- Youth icon - Vivek Gopan
- Character Actress - Rekha Rathish
- Best Script Writer - Gireesh Gramika
- Best dubbing Artist (Female) - Devi. S.
9th Asianet Television Awards 2016
- Best serial - Parasparam
- Popular Actress - Gayathri Arun
- Youth icon - Vivek Gopan
- Character Actress - Rekha Ratheesh
- Best Videographer - Manoj kumar
- Best Editor - Rajesh Thrishur
- Best Audiographer - Sreejith V.G
- Best Script Writer - Girish Gramika
- Best dubbing Artist (Female) - Devi S
10th Asianet Television Awards 2017
- Longest Running Serial - Parasparam
- Best Star pair - Vivek & Gayathri
- Iconic beauty - Gayathri Arun
- Character Actress - Rekha Ratheesh
- Best Audiographer - Sreejith V.G
- Best Editor - Rajesh Thrishur
- Best Dubbing Artist (male) - Sankar Lal
11th Asianet Television Awards 2018[9]
- Evergreen hit Serial - Parasparam
- Best Actress - Gayathri Arun
- Best Director - Harison
- Character Actor - Kottayam Pradeep
- Special jury Award ( Popular Actor) - Vivek Gopan
- Special Jury Award( Character Actress) - Rekha Ratheesh
Asiavision Television Awards
- Best Pair - Vivek & Gayathri
Reception
Critics
Deccan Chronicle stated, "The serial Parasparam came as a breath of fresh air among the usual unending tear-jerkers; the main attraction was the fearless and clever IPS Deepthi who took on criminals single-handedly and became a role model for many youngsters."[10]
Ratings
The series was one of the most watched Malayalam television program in its run time.[11]
Impact
A post where the still of the lead pairs before a bomb explosion sequence went viral which was falsely claimed as Kerala IPS officer and husband were killed by ISIS jehadis. This was reported as accusing Pinarayi Vijayan led Kerala government for their inefficiency.[12]
Adaptations
| Sr. No. | Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | Diya Aur Baati Hum | 29 August 2011 - 10 September 2016 | Star Plus | 1487 |
| 2 | Malayalam | Parasparam | 22 July 2013 - 31 August 2018 | Asianet | 1525 |
| 3 | Tamil | En Kanavan En Thozhan (Dubbed Version) | 2012 - 2017 | Star Vijay | 1487 |
| 4 | Marathi | Manasicha Chitrakar Toh | 25 November 2013- 4 February 2015 | Star Pravah | 377 |
| 5 | Bengali | Tomay Amay Mile | 11 March 2013 - 20 March 2016 | Star Jalsha | 992 |
| 6 | Kannada | Akashadeepa | 2017 - 2019 | Star Suvarna | 675 |
| 7 | Marathi | Phulala Sugandh Matichaa | 2 September 2020 - present | Star Pravah | Ongoing |
| 8 | Tamil | Raja Rani | 12 October 2020 - present | Star Vijay | Ongoing |
References
- "A soapy affair". The New Indian Express.
- "Parasparam is a hit!". The Times of India.
- "Parasparam: Curtains to come down soon". The Times Of India.
- "More Spellbinding Soap Gathas". Outlook.
- "Why serials chase the 1000 episode mark". The Times of India.
- "parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening". The Times of India.
- "A Remarkable Journey". The Hindu.
- "Asianet television awards 2015".
- "Asianet awards 2018 winners".
- "Gayathri clears the air". Deccan Chronicle.
- "Large Networks lead regional channels, programme ratings in weeks 1 to 8 of 2017". Indian Television dot com.
- "FAKE: Stills from Malayalam TV soap used with claims that ISIS killed IPS officer and husband". The Times Of India.
External links
- Parasparam on IMDb