''Manasaare'' was an Indian

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which premiered on 24 February 2020 in

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and ended on 13 November 2021. The show stars Priyanka Chincholi and Sujay Hegde in lead roles. It is the remake of the Telugu serial '' Pournami''.

Plot

The story revolves around an innocent elder daughter Prarthana, the protagonist of the show, who has been waiting for years to get the love of her father. All that she wishes for and wants in life is her father's love. However, she is fortunate enough as she only gets unconditional love from her stepmother who treats her as her own flesh and blood.

Cast

Main

* Priyanka Chincholi as Prarthana Yuvaraj * Sagar Biligowda / Sujay Hegde as Yuvaraj (Yuva)

Supporting

* Suneel Puranik / Harish as Anand Mahendra *Swathi as Devaki Anand *Prakruthi Prasad as Pavani *Unknown / Charith Balappa as Ram Charan * Chitkala Biradar as Damayanti * Yamuna Srinidhi as Vasuki *Rajalakshmi as Prathana's grandmother * Yamuna Srinidhi as Kausalya Anand (Died in serial) *Sunethra Pandit as Vajramma *Ramesh Pandit *Vijay Koundinya as Bhoopathi

Cameo appearance

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as himself

Adaptations

Crossover and special episodes

*From 7 September 2020 to 11 September 2020 and from 6 May 2021 to 26 May 2021 it had a Mahasangama with '' Kavyanjali''. *From 4 January 2021 to 9 January 2021, it aired a one-hour special episode. *Again from 14 April 2021 to 17 April 2021 it had a crossover with ''Kavyanjali'' for Yuva and Prathana marriage episodes.

References

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