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-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012 for 1272 episodes. The show starred

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, Chetan,

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, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi and V.R. Thilakam. It was produced by

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and directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva. It is one of the most well known serials that aired on Sun TV in the afternoon slot. It received high praise and was a hit for the channel. The show was retelecasted at the same channel from March 1, 2021 to March 25, 2022 at 10:30 am.

Synopsis

The show story revolves around Padma (

) Manokar ( Chetan/Sathish) and Karpagam (

). Manohar and Padma are a happy couple, but even after many years of marriage, they are unable to have a child. Padma's sister in law Anjali (Rani) is jealous of Padma's wealth and covertly slips in medicines in Padma's food to make her infertile. Karpagam bears Manokar's child as a surrogate mother. The baby boy is born and named Shiva. Padma does not know Karpagam is the surrogate mother however Anjali finds out. Things turn bitter when Manokar and Karpagam are falsely accused of having an illegal relationship, and Padma wholeheartedly believes her sister in law and gets angry at Manohar. The subsequent evil schemes Anjali comes up with to separate Padma and Manohar form the crux of the show.

Cast

Main cast

as Padma * Chetan / Satheesh Kumar as Mano alias Manokar *

as Karpagam * Rani as Anjali, Padma's sister-in-law,

Recurring cast

*Initha as Maha (Anjali's assistant) *Sukiran as Dhakshinamoorthy (Karpagam's brother) *Oorvambu Lakshmi as Mangaa (Karpagam's sister-in-law) *Usha as Mangaa's mother *Super Good Kannan as Shekhar, Padma's elder brother, Anjali's husband and Vijay's father * Vietnam Veedu Sundaram as Krishnaswamy (Mano's uncle) *Venkat as Senthil Kumaran, Karpagam's interest *Gemini Rajeshwari as Nagamma *Sumangali *

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*V.R. Thilakam as Padma and Sekar's mother *Sangeetha Balan as Saroja *J. Lalitha as Renuka's mother * Deepa Narendraan /

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as Renukha * T. S. Raghavendar * Premi * Kannan as Dilakam *

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- Karpagam, Eshwari and Dakshinamoorthy's mother *

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as Eshwari, Karpagam's sister * Dr. Sharmila as Dr. Jhansi * Sivakavitha as Senthil's sister *

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* Jashak *

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as Bhanu * Devipriya as Regina Victor * Abijeeth as Vijay

Original Soundtrack

The title song was composed by X.Paulraj and was sung by famous singer Saindhavi with lyrics written by Dr.Kiruthiya.

Remake

* The series has been remade in the

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as ''Jo Jo Laali'' and was broadcast on

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from 10 April 2017 to 14 June 2019.

References

External links

* {{Works by Saregama Sun TV original programming 2007 Tamil-language television series debuts Tamil-language melodrama television series Tamil-language television shows 2012 Tamil-language television series endings Television series by Saregama Television shows set in Tamil Nadu Television shows about human pregnancy