Sundari (Tamil TV series)
Sundari (transl. Beauty) is an 2021 Indian Tamil-language Drama series starring Gabriella Sellus, Jishnu Menon[1] and Shreegopika Neelanath. It premiered on Sun TV on February 22, 2021. It is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT and MX Player.[2] The story concerns a young dark toned village girl, Sundari who battles against her skin color and her traditional looks. The plot of the story is taken from Kannada language serial 'Sundari' airing on Udaya TV[3] and is loosely based on Mohan starrer Gopurangal Saivathillai.
| Sundari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Also known as | Oru Sarasari Pennin Porattam |
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Azhagar |
| Starring | Gabriella Sellus Jishnu Menon Shreegopika |
| Opening theme | "Aathangara Kaatre" Shweta Mohan (Vocals) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 200 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cinematographer Karaikudi Balasubramaniem (KT.Balu _ Manonmani Stores ) |
| Cinematography | Banumurugan Vijayapaandi |
| Running time | 22-24 minutes |
| Production companies | Sun Entertainment Miracle Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 22 February 2021 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sundari |
| External links | |
| Production website | |
Plot
The plot of the story revolves around a lower middle–class lady, Sundari, who lives in a village and is often judged and treated by other villagers with inequality due to her dark skin tone. How Sundari overcomes her challenges and achieves her dreams of working in the city, forms rest story.
Cast
Main
- Gabriella Sellus as Sundaridevi "Sundari" Karthick: Kalyanasundaram and Valliamma's daughter and Karthick's first wife
- Jishnu Menon as Karthikeyan "Karthik" Shankar: Shankar and Selvi's son, Anu and Sundhari's husband ( main antagonist)
- Shreegopika Neelanath as Anupriya "Anu" Karthick: Karthick's lover and second wife
Recurring
- Niharika / Premi Venkat as Malligadevi "Malliga": Anu's adopted mom; Business Woman
- Nazia as Sudhalakshmi "Sudha", Anu's housemaid
- P. R.Varalakshmi as Gandhimathi: Sundari's paternal grandmother; Valliamma's mother-in-law
- Aravish as Krishnakanthan "Krishna", Karthick's friend
- Indumathy Manikandan as Valliamma: Sundari's mother
- Arunkumar Padmanathan as Pazhani: sundari's arch- rival (Antagonist)
- Sangeetha balan as House owner janaki a.k.a jaanu
- Manohar Krishna (Episode 1-57, 73-present) as Murugan: Karthick's brother-in-law
- Sathish replaced Manohar (Episode 58-72)
- Minnal Deepa as Lakshmi: Karthick's elder sister
- Dev Anand Sharma as Vishwanathan "Vishu": Murugan and Lakshmi's eldest son
- Gayathiri Yuvraaj as Sangeetha Vishwanathan: Vishu's wife
- Deepthi Rajendran as Malini, Murugan and Lakshmi's daughter; Vishu's younger sister
- L. Raja as Sankarapandian "Shankar", Karthick's father
- Lakshmi Vasudevan / J. Lalitha as Selvi, Karthick's mother
- Gracy Thangavel as Viji
- Sandhya Jagarlamudi as Radha: Murugan's niece; A police officer
- Tharani Sureshkumar as Periyanayaki aka Berry
- Krithika Annamalai as Geetha: a Police officer
- Mime Gopi as Kalyanasundaram: Sundari's father (Guest Appearance)
Casting
The series is a family melodrama that airs on Sun TV. Newcomer Gabriella Sellus[4] was cast in the female lead role of Sundari, who previously appeared in the 2019 film Airaa[5] and the sixth season of Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? (season 5). Kanmani serial fame Jishnu Menon was cast for the male lead role of Karthik. Indumathy Manikandan, who appeared in the 2018 film Kadaikutty Singam and in the television series Thirumanam, was cast in a supporting role of Sundari's Mother. Minnal Deepa, known for her short, but crucial appearance in the meme Vaama Minnal in the film Maayi, and in the television series Yaaradi Nee Mohini, was cast in a supporting role. While Manohar Krishnan, Aravish, P. R. Varalakshmi and Shreegopika Neelanath were also selected for pivotal roles.
Viewership
| Weeks | Episode number | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | ||
| Ep.1-20 | 7.78 | 7.88 | 7.56 | 8.53 | 9.28 | 8.94 | 7.97 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 8.27 | 7.30 | 7.98 | 8.70 | 7.96 | 8.59 | 7.25 | 7.62 | 7.45 | 7.93 | 8.65 | 9.84 | |
Versions
| Language | Title | Name Of The Channel | Airing history | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Sundari | Udaya TV | 11 January 2021 – Present | Original |
| Tamil | Sundari | Sun TV | 22 February 2021 – Present | Remake |
| Bengali | Sundari | Sun Bangla | 19 July 2021 – Present | Remake |
| Telugu | Sundari | Gemini TV | 23 August 2021 – Present | Remake |
| Marathi | Sundari | Sun Marathi | 17 October 2021 – Present | Remake |
| Malayalam | Sundari | Surya TV | 15 November 2021 – Present | Remake |
References
- "Jishnu Menon is excited about his new show Sundari". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "New daily soap Sundari premieres from February 22". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Kannada Show Sundari To have its Tamil remake very soon". www.auditionform.in.
- "Popular Tik-Tok Star deubts with Sun Tv Serial". www.behindwoods.com.
- "சன் டிவியின் புதிய சீரியல் 'சுந்தரி'! ஹீரோயினாக ஐரா பட நடிகை". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil).
- "Tamil serial Data". barcindia.co.in.