Thendral

For other uses, see Thendral (disambiguation).
Thendral

Logo of Thendral
Genre Drama
Written by Vikatan Story Unit (Story)
(Screenplay)
Guru. Sampathkumar
C. U. Muthuselvan
Ezhilvaradhan (Dialogues)
Directed by S. Kumaran
Starring Shruthi Raj
Deepak Dinkar
Hemalatha
Theme music composer Kiran
Opening theme "Poradave"
Karthik (Vocal)
Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Tamil
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 1340
Production
Producer(s) Vikatan Televistas
Location(s) Chennai
Cinematography S. T. Marts
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time Approx. 20 minutes
Production company(s) Vikatan Televistas
Release
Original network Sun TV
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release 7 December 2009 – 17 January 2015

Thendral (Tamil: தென்றல்) was a Tamil drama serial directed by S. Kumaran. It premiered on 7 December 2009 and was aired on Sun TV. Thendral stars Shruthi Raj, Deepak Dinkar and Hemalatha in the lead roles and revolves around a girl's struggle in a middle-class family, focusing on the importance of women's' education.[1] The Indian newspaper Business Standard describes it as the "first youthful prime time daily soap in Tamil".[2][3] The serial and had the highest Television Rating Point for Tamil serials and it was remade in Telugu as Sravani Subramanyam and in other languages.[4] Thendral has been highly acclaimed and has won many awards.[5][6][7]

Cast

  • Shruthi Raj as Thulasi Tamizharasu (Kuttyma)
  • Deepak Dinkar as Thamizharasu "Thamizh" (Kuttypa) [8]
  • Hemalatha as Deepa Prabhakar [9]
  • Kavyavarshini / Suzane George as Kalyani Mohan
  • Sujatha Panju as Indira
  • Antony Raj as Puviarasu
  • Bhavya Kala/Lakshmi as Sudha Pooviarasu
  • Subhalekha Sudhakar as Muthumanikkam [10]
  • Sadhana as Padma Muthumanikkam
  • Sathya Sai/Sujitha "Suji" as Pavithra Muthumaikkam
  • Ayyappan as Mohan Muthumanikkam
  • S. N. Lakshmi as Paati
  • Hema as Hema
  • Kannan Mai as Deepa's second younger sister
  • Egavalli as Amirtha, Deepa's first younger sister
  • Swetha as Revathy, Kalyani's first younger sister
  • Yuvarani as Thirupura Sundhari Laxman
  • Premi as Kalyani's mother
  • Sudha Chandran / Aishwarya Sivachandran as Bhuvana Laxman [11]
  • Adams as Prabhakar Laxman
  • K. S. Jayalakshmi / Shanthi Williams as Rukkumani, Tamizh's mother
  • A. C. Murali Mohan as Laxman
  • Srividya as Charulatha Veera Raghavan
  • Bhagyalakshmi "Bhagya" / Shalu Kurian / Neelima Rani as Lavanya Nithish
  • Shyam Sundar as Nithish Giriprakash
  • Giridhar Thirumalachary as Giriprakash
  • Madhu Mohan as Veera Raghavan
  • Devi Krupa as Shyamala (Bujimaa)
  • Shyaam as Anand (Bujipaa)
  • Raja as Kanagasabai "Kanagu"
  • Sundar as Joseph
  • Akhila as Roja
  • Rajasekhar as Varatharajan
  • Gayathri as Nila
  • Veena Nair as Maya
  • Mohana Priya as Gayathri
  • Nizhalgal Ravi as Velayudham
  • Shamili as Suchi
  • Iswarya Menon as Shruthi
  • Swaminathan as Venkatachalam
  • K. R. Vatsala as Thilaga
  • Kovai Anuradha as Anand's father
  • Mumtaz Pakoda Kader as Anand's mother
  • Vijay Anand as Gautham
  • Ravi Shankar as Kalyani's fiance
  • Ilavarasan/Bhanuprakash as Vishwa
  • Sakthivel as Venkatraj
  • Chithra as Shyamala's sister-in-law
  • Thalapathy Dinesh as Shyamala's brother
  • Suhasini as Shyamala's brother
  • Udumalai Ravi as Velayudham's assistant
  • Baby Kavitha as Pooja
  • Sherien Taha as Sakshi
  • Sri Latha as Seetha, Sakshi's mother
  • R. Raveendran "R. Ravi"/(Jeeva Ravi) as Sakshi's father
  • Vishwam as Minister
  • Vinod as Sathyamoorthy "Sathya"
  • Mullai as Namachivayam "Namachi"/Gowri's husband
  • Nilani as Gowri
  • Tilak as Avinash
  • Sharmila Thapa as Tejeswari "Teju" (Kanaga)
  • Robo Chandru as Azhagam Perumal
  • Meesai Rajendran as Dharman
  • Baboos as Sub Inspector
  • Andrew Jesudoss as Venkatesh
  • Rajkumar as Ganeshapandian "G. P."
  • Annadurai Kannadasan as Assistant Commissioner
  • Jhayasundari as Assistant Commissioner's wife
  • Gokul as Assistant Commissioner's son
  • Mithun Raj as Vetri
  • Babu Bilal "Bobby" as Shyam
  • Prasad as Keshav Prasad "Keshav"

Soundtrack

The title song and background score was composed by the music director Kiran with lyrics written by Yugabharathi

Tracklist
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Poradave"  YugabharathiKarthik 4:04
2. "Kotti Chellum"  Yugabharathi  2:00
3. "Vazhkai Koduthavane"  Yugabharathi  1:04
4. "Naan Ange"  Yugabharathi  1:03
5. "Poongatre"  Yugabharathi  1:25
6. "Ganakkum Idhayathile"  Yugabharathi  1:36
7. "Malligai Pandhal"  Yugabharathi  12:12

Awards & Honours

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2010 Vikatan Awards Best Mega Serial Thendral Won
2011 Mylapore Academy Awards[12][13][14][15] Best Production House Vikatan Televistas Won
Best Actor Deepak Dinkar Won
Best Actress Award Shruthi Raj Won
Best Character Actor Subhalekha Sudhakar Won
Best Actor in a Negative Role Nizhalgal Ravi Won
Best Actress in a Negative Role Shanti Williams Won
Best Music Director Kiran Won
2012 Sun Kudumbam Awards[16] Best Jodi Deepak Dinkar & Shruthi Raj Won
Best Director S. Kumaran Won
Best Serial Thendral Nominated
Best Actor Deepak Dinkar Nominated
Best Actress Shruthi Raj Nominated
Best Male Comedian Shyam Sundar Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Hemalatha Nominated
Best Scriptwriter C. U. Muthuselvan Nominated
2014 Mylapore Academy Awards Best Serial Thendral Won
Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Actor Deepak Dinkar Won
Devathaigal Shruthi Raj Won
Best Jodi Deepak Dinkar & Shruthi Raj Won
Best Dialogue Writer Ezhilvaradhan Won
Best Actress Shruthi Raj Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Hemalatha Nominated

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thendral video goes viral on Youtube, watch video". India Today. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Rinku (11 May 2011). "Young, bold and daring: Srividya". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "TV production houses scale Rs 30-cr peak". Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Business Standard. 26 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Drama awards". The Hindu. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் நடந்த சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா". Dinakaran. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Director KB honoured". Ibnlive.com. 21 August 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Deepak rooting for Chennai". Nandita Ravi. The Times of India. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "நடிப்பு என் ரத்தத்தோடு கலந்துவிட்டது: "தென்றல்’ தீபா". Tamil. tamil.filmibeat.com. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Murthy, Neeraja (22 September 2013). "Versatility is his forte". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Aishwariyaa: Laughing all the way to fame". V Lakshmi. The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  12. ↑ https://kvivekshankar.wordpress.com/2011/08/03/mylapore-academy-tv-serial-awards-2010/
  13. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJow3cl9GiA
  14. ↑ "Drama awards". The Hindu. 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  15. ↑ http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/director-kb-honoured-393846.html
  16. ↑ "பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் நடந்த சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா". Dinakaran. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.

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