Raja Rani (TV series)
Raja Rani ( transl. King and Queen) is an Indian Tamil soap opera that aired on Star Vijay. This show has 2 Seasons.[1] The show was produced by Global Villagers and directed by Praveen Bennet. First Season stars Sanjeev and Alya Manasa.[2] It ran from 2017 to 2019.[3][4] Currently the series continues with its second season from 12 October 2020[5] and Second Season stars Sidhu and Alya Manasa, who acted in first season also her first serial after the pregnancy.[6][7]
Raja Rani | |
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Genre | Soap opera |
Screenplay by | Maruthu Shanker (Dialogue) Shashi Sumeet Productions (Season 2) Shashi Mittal (Season 2) |
Directed by | Season 1 & 2 Praveen Bennet |
Starring | Season 1 Alya Manasa Sanjeev Sridevi Ashok Season 2 Alya Manasa Sidhu Praveena |
Theme music composer | Ilayavan |
Opening theme | Ilayavan |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 77 |
Production | |
Producers | Venkatesh Babu, Global Villagers |
Editors |
Concept |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Star Vijay |
Original release | Season 1 : 29 May 2017 – 13 July 2019 Season 2 : 12 October 2020 – Present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Season 1 - Ke Apon Ke Por Season 2 - Diya Aur Baati Hum, Parasparam (TV series) |
External links | |
Website |
Series
Seasons | Episodes | First Aired | Last Aired | Stars |
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1 | 582 | 29 May 2017 | 13 July 2019 | Alya Manasa Sanjeev Sridevi Ashok |
2 | Present | 12 October 2020 | TBA | Alya Manasa Sidhu Praveena |
Concept
- First Season is the official remake of Bengali serial Ke Apon Ke Por which airs on Star Jalsha
- Second Season is the remake of Hindi serial Diya Aur Baati Hum which aired on Star Plus
Summary
Season 1
The plot focuses on the story of Sembaruthi, or Semba (Alya Manasa), a maid working for the Rajasekar family. Both Rajasekar (Auditor Sridhar) and his wife Lakshmi (Rajya Lakshmi) treat Semba as their own daughter, but their daughters-in-law Archana Sridevi Ashok and Vadivu (Shabnam) and Rajasekar's elder daughter (Nandhini Vinoth, played by Aishwarya Appaya) worry that Semba will inherit part of the family property, reducing their own shares. They mistreat Semba. Karthik (Sanjeev) is Rajasekar's younger son and returns to Chennai after a period spent working as a scientist in Singapore. Karthik takes a stand against the difficulties Semba faces.
Karthik's ex-girl friend Divya comes from Singapore to visit his family. Vadivu's brother Sanjay attempts to seduce Semba and is stopped by Karthik. Karthik has the idea that Semba should marry, and uploads Semba's profile to a marriage website. A groom comes to visit, but Sanjay intercepts him and tells him lies about Semba, so he leaves without meeting Semba. Archana brings in a groom who is a distant relative, and an alcoholic. This groom's family proposes marriage within two days, and Rajasekar's family accepts the proposal. Preparations for the wedding are in full swing when it is discovered that the groom is still married to his first wife, whom he abandoned.
Meanwhile, Karthik and Divya are planning to get engaged on Semba's wedding day. Divya goes to the airport to fetch her parents, who are arriving from Singapore. Semba's marriage is stopped and Rajasekar is blamed by everyone for Semba's pitiable position. Rajasekar, who is in a devastated state, persuades Karthik to marry Semba to mitigate the disaster of the failed wedding. Divya arrives at the last moment, just in time to see the wedding become official. Divya asks Karthik whether he married Semba only out of pity, but Karthik remains silent and she leaves, angrily.
After Divya leaves, Karthik allows himself to show his anger by throwing things. Karthik's mother realises for the first time that he has been sacrificed. She too becomes furious and turns against her husband, and eventually against Semba. Semba does not expect Karthik to treat her like a real wife, so she continues to work as a maid. One day Lakshmi's friend comes to meet Karthik's wife, not knowing the history, and she criticises the family for marrying a maid to their son. Humiliated, Lakshmi is persuaded by Archana and Vadivu to call Divya back. Meanwhile, Rajasekar plans to hold a reception for the newlyweds. No one supports his decision except his brother Chandrashekar, his youngest daughter Vinodhini, and her fiance Harish.
Divya comes to the reception for Karthik and Semba and makes a dramatic scene when Karthik accepts Semba as his wife. Then the couple prepares to spend their first night together. But Lakshmi suddenly begins to have chest pains. Karthik panics and stays with his mother. Since she is not allowed to see Lakshmi, Semba sleeps alone in the room she should have shared with Karthik. This event is a turning point, as Lakshmi and Karthik begin to appreciate Semba. Archana, Vadivu and Sanjay all try to undermine Semba and make her leave the house, but the result is that Karthik begins to fall in love with her.
A beauty competition leads Archana to make Semba work overtime giving her beauty treatments. Karthik becomes angry, and makes Semba participate in the competition, which she eventually wins.
Karthik entrusts Semba with documents relating to his secret work on topics to do with space and the military. Archana, Vadivu and Sanjay steal the documents and put the blame on Semba. Karthik is angry and says humiliating things to Semba. Semba finds the documents and reveals that Sanjay was the thief, but is so humiliated that she leaves the house. Karthik later finds her and brings her home.
Karthik and Semba's relationship becomes stronger, and Karthik proposes to Semba and she accepts. Meanwhile, Divya offers Karthik a job without revealing her identity. Karthik and Semba go to a party to celebrate Karthik's new job, and find Divya there. She was previously married to Vicky, a rich 65-year-old businessman, and is wealthy.
While Karthik is working at her company, she moves into Karthik's house as a guest and tries to get help from the family to separate Semba and Karthik. Archana, Vadivu and Sanjay agree to leave Karthik alone in the house, in return for Rs.50,00,000. Divya drugs Karthik; while he is unconscious, she tries to have sex with him. Semba uncovers Divya's plot.
Vinodhini, Karthik's youngest sister, is engaged to Rajasekar's friend's son Harish, but Vadivu's father Devraj wants his son Sanjay to marry Vinodhini instead, to gain control of Rajasekhar's family. When Harish's family asks about the dowry, Devraj increases the dowry to stop the marriage. Rajasekhar is not very well off at the moment, but decides to take his savings of Rs.80,00,000 from his bank. But his cheque bounces. The bank manager says that Rajashekar's elder son Amudhan has forged Rajashekar's signature and emptied his account. Devraj, knowing this, has set a trap by making Rajashekar's house security for a loan of Rs 50,00,000 Lakhs, carrying interest of 0.2% per week. At Harish and Vinodhini's marriage, the loan giver stops the proceedings by demanding his weekly interest, as Devraj planned. Finally, Rajashekar sells his house to cover the debt. Harish's family members were humiliated by this incident. Archana and Vadivu fight Harish's family and Harish's mother is injured. Kathiresan, Harish's father, then cancels the marriage. The marriage hall manager demands to be paid for the costs of the wedding, and all the family members except Archana and Vadivu give up their gold and jewels including Semba's mangala sutra necklace. The family is left almost destitute, and their family maid Shanthi finds them a modest house.
Season 2
Ambitious and educated , Sandhya ( Alya Manasa ) pursues her dream of becoming an IPS officer for her father Sivakumar. Saravanan, ( Sidhu ) a partially-educated and simple young master-confectioner is the perfect elder heir to his middle-class traditional family in Tamil Nadu .
Saravanan, a loving husband and self-made man, despite belonging to a middle-class family, helps and supports his ambitious wife Sandhya achieving her dreams of becoming an IPS officer becoming her strength. Sandhya's dreams and aspirations are destroyed as she loses Sivakumarher father (sivakumar ) and her mother( Saranya ) in a terrorist attack. Planning to move abroad , her brother mani ( Salsa Mani ) fixes her marriage to Saravanan whose strict mother Sivagami ( Praveena ) wants her daughter-in-law to be simple and not well-educated , with the excellent skills of a housewife. Soon, as her truth of being educated and not knowing cooking is revealed, Sivagami banishes her.
After discovering this , Mani lies about Sandhya's education level to ensure her settlement . Sandhya gives up her education and dreams , accepting her roles as a wife and the elder daughter-in-law of the family.
Initially, she faced opposition from her in laws, but gradually passed all the hurdles 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.
Cast
Main
Portrayed by | Character | Year(s) | Description | Season 1 | Season 2 |
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Alya Manasa[8][9][10] | Sembaruthi Karthik a.k.a. Semba (Season 1) | 2017-2019 | Karthik's wife also Rajashekar and Lakshmi's younger daughter-in-law | Main | |
Sandhya Saravanan I.P.S. (Season 2) | 2020–Present | Saravanan's wife. Her dream is to become an I.P.S. Officer | Main |
Season 1
Season 2
- Sidhu as Saravanan: Sandhya's husband; A mother-sentimented person also a bakery owner (2020–Present)
Supporting
Season 1
- Sridevi Ashok [12] as Archana Amudhan, (Amudhan's wife). Eldest daughter-in-law of Rajasekhar's family. She hates Semba because she is an ill-literate
- Auditor Sridhar as Rajasekhar (Karthik, Amudhan, Vinodhini and Nandhini's father and Chandran's brother)
- Rajya Lakshmi as Lakshmi Rajasekhar (Karthik, Chandran, Amudhan, Vinodhini and Nandhini's mother)
- M. J. Shriram as Chandrashekar (Rajasekhar's brother)
- Kovai Babu as Amudhan (Karthik's 1st elder Brother)
- Eshwar / KPY Kuraishi as Chandhran (Karthik's 2nd elder Brother)
- Shabnam as Vadivambal Chandhran [13] (Vadivu), Chandran's wife also Archana's Co-sister
- Aishwarya Appaya as Nandhini Vinoth (Karthik's elder sister)
- Pradeep Raj as Dr. Vinoth (Nandhini's husband)
- Vaishali Taniga / Geethanjali [14] / Rithika as Vinodhini Harish (Karthik's younger sister)
- Akshay Kamal as Harish (Vinodhini's husband)
- Karate Venkatesan as Thangamuthu
- Pavithra [15] / Anshu Reddy as Divya (Karthik's ex-girlfriend)
- Karthik Sasidharan as Sanjay (Vadivu's brother)
- Chandhini Prakash as Swarna, Semba's enemy
- Padmapriya Shrimali as Veni, a taxi owner (Karthik's friend)
- Yogesh as Vikram
- B. Jayalakshmi as Kaushalya (Kaushi) (Amudhan's second wife)
- Andrew Jesudoss as Devaraj (Vadivu and Sanjay's father)
- Diya Palakkal as Priya: Nandhini's daughter, a paralyzed girl
- Master Nikhil Krishna as Rakshan (Chandran and Vadivu’s son)
- Megna Saranlal as Rakshitha (Chandran and Vadivu’s daughter)
Guest Appearances
- Ma Ka Pa Anand (Episode 375)
- Rio Raj (Episode 376)
- TSK - Kabaddi narrated (Episode 397- 400)
- Raksha Holla as Devi Mayan (Episode 429- 430)
- Shivani Narayanan as Sneha Arjun (Episode 429 - 430)
- V. J. Chitra as Mullai (Episode 429- 430)
- Hema Rajkumar as Meenatchi (Meena) (Episode 429- 430)
- Anuradha Krishnamurthy as Lakshmi' s sister (Episode 490- 495)
- Madurai Mohan as Ramasamy (Semba's father) (Dead)
Season 2
- Praveena as Sivagami: Saravanan's mother
- Gayathri Priya as Saranya: Sandhya's mother (Dead)
- Vaishnavi Sundar as Parvathy: Saravanan's younger sister
- Balaji Thiyagarajan Dayalan as Senthil: Saravanan's 1st younger brother
- VJ Archana as Archana Senthil: Senthil's wife
- Niharikka Rajjith as Janani: Mani's wife and Sandhya's sister-in-law
- Salsa Mani as Manikandan ("Motta" Mani): Sandhya's elder brother
- Manoj Kumar as Sivakumar: Sandhya's father (Dead)
- Prathosh (Prathu) as Aadhi: Saravanan's 2nd younger brother
- Saivam Ravi as Sundaram: Saravanan's father
- Navya Suji as Mayilu: Saravanan's housekeeper
- Britto Ravi as Vicky: Parvathy's love interest
- Sreenidhi Sudharshan as Kavitha: Saravanan's ex-fiancee
- Adhithri Dinesh as Kani: Sandhya's friend
Development
Notes
- In first season, Sanjeev and Alya Manasa both made their debut in Tamil Television in this series.
- Siddhu, who acting in Colors Tamil series Thirumanam and Alya Manasa, whom from first season also staring in this second season for director Praveen Bennet requests.[18]
Awards and Nominations
Season 1
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2018 | Galatta Nakshathra Awards | Best Actor | Sanjeev | Karthik | Nominated |
Best Actress | Alya Manasa | Sembaruthi | Nominated | ||
Best Pair | Sanjeev & Alya Manasa | Karthik & Sembaruthi | Won | ||
Best Serial | Raja Rani | Nominated | |||
2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Male | Sanjeev | Karthik | Won |
Favourite Actor Female | Alya Manasa | Sembaruthi | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Shabnam | Vadivu Chandhran | Nominated | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Shriram | Chandrashekar | Nominated | ||
Best Dop | Saravanan | Won | |||
Favourite Fiction Series | Raja Rani | Won | |||
Best Crew Fiction | Raja Rani | Nominated | |||
Best Father | Sridhar | Rajasekhar | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mother | Rajya Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Nominated | ||
Favourite Find | Sanjeev | Karthik | Nominated | ||
Alya Manasa | Sembaruthi | Nominated | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | Rajya Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Nominated | ||
Favourite Screen Pair | Sanjeev & Alya Manasa | Karthik & Sembaruthi | Nominated | ||
Favourite Negative Role | Sridevi Ashok | Archana | Nominated | ||
Favourite Family | Raja Rani | Nominated | |||
Best Director | Praveen Bennet | Nominated | |||
Versions
Season 1
Sl.no | Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
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1 | Bengali
(Original) |
Ke Apon Ke Por কে আপন কে পর |
25 July 2016 - 27 December 2020 | Star Jalsha | 1507 |
2 | Telugu | Kathalo Rajakumari కథలో రాజకుమారీ |
29 January 2018 – 28 January 2020 | Star Maa | 535 |
3 | Kannada | Puttamalli ಪುಟ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ |
11 December 2017 - 22 June 2018 | Star Suvarna | 155 |
4 | Tamil | Raja Rani ராஜா ராணி |
29 May 2017 - 13 July 2019 | Star Vijay | 582 |
5 | Marathi | Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta! सुख म्हणजे नक्की काय असतं! |
17 August 2020 – Present | Star Pravah | Ongoing |
6 | Malayalam | Paadatha Painkilli പാടാത്ത പൈങ്കിളി |
7 September 2020 – Present | Asianet | Ongoing |
7 | Hindi | Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 2 साथ निभाना साथिया 2 |
19 October 2020 – Present | Star Plus | Ongoing |
Season 2
Sl.no | Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
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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) | 2012 - 2017 | Star Vijay | 1487 |
4 | Marathi | Manasicha Chitrakar Toh | 2013 - 2014 | Star Pravah | 375 |
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 |
Crossover Episodes
Season 1
Raja Rani had crossover episodes with Naam Iruvar Namaku Iruvar 1st Season (Episode 335-339)
International broadcast
The series was released on 29 May 2017 on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.
- The series aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, United States of America, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD with English subtitles.
- Episodes are available on the app Hotstar, some with English subtitles.
- The series is available via the internet protocol television service, Yupp TV, with English subtitles.
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