Malar (2023 TV series)
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| Malar | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dialogue Karthik Yuvaraj |
| Screenplay by | Iyyappan Sabapathy |
| Directed by | A. Jawahar |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Visu |
| Opening theme | Malare Malare by Anuradha Sriram |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 500+[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vaidehi Ramamurthy |
| Cinematography | P. Chellapandi |
| Editor | Ashok Anthony |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production companies | Sun Entertainment Vision Time India Private Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 27 February 2023 – present |
Malar (transl. Flower) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language television series, starring Ashwathy Ash,[2] VJ Surendhar Raj, Sunitha Srinivasan, and Varun Udhay. It is directed by A. Jawahar under the banner of Sun Entertainment and Vision Time India Private Limited.
It premiered on 27 February 2023 replacing Abhiyum Naanum Serial, airing on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.[3][4]
Plot
[edit]The story revolves around two sisters named Parvathy and Malar, but not siblings by birth. Parvathy means the world to her warm-hearted sister Malar.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Preethi Sharma[5] inni ivar character replacement Ashwathy Ash as Malar Arjun: Parvathi's sister and Arjun's wife
- VJ Agni Natchthiram inni ivar character replacement VJ Surendhar Raj as Arjun: Malar's husband
Recurring
[edit]Nivisha Kingkon inni ivar character replacement Sunitha Srinivasan as Parvathi Santhosh: Malar's sister and Santhosh's wife
[edit]- Varun Udhay as Santhosh: Parvathi's husband (2023–present)
- Akhila Prakash as Durga Anand: Anand's wife; Prathap's love interest (2023–present) (Main Antagonist)
- Niharika Harshu as Senbagavalli Vishwanathan: Arjun's mother (2023–present)
- Ravikanth inni ivar character replacement Auditor Sridhar as Vishwanathan: Senbagavalli's Husband; Arjun's father
- Dev Anand Sharma as Anand: Durga's husband (2023–present)
- Sekar Raja in dual roles as
- Prathap: Prakash's elder brother; Durga's love interest
- Prakash: Prathap's younger brother
- VM Rajesh Kanna as Krishnamurthy (2023–present)
- Bavithran as Siva: Durga's brother (2023–present) (Antagonist)
- Divya Dharmaraj as Nikitha: Arjun's ex-fiancé (2023–present)
- Srilekha Rajendran as Lakshmi: Parvathi and Malar's aunt (2023–present)
- Indiran as Katterumbu: Malar's friend (2023–present)
- Meenakshi Muruha as Sakuntala (2023–present)
- Bala as Vasu: Parvathi and Malar's cousin; Sakuntala's son (2023–present)
- Usha Elizabeth Suraj as Suseela: Santhosh and Aishwarya's mother (2023–present)
- Jayashree as Aishwarya: Santhosh's sister (2023–present)
- D.S.R Seenivasan (2023)
- Kalaivel (2023)
Production
[edit]Casting
[edit]
Preethi Sharma[6][7][8] was cast in the female lead role as Malar.[9] This marks Preethi Sharma's return to Tamil television after a small hiatus. But on 3 July 2024,[10] she was replaced by actress Ashwathy Ash.[11] VJ Agni plays the male lead alongside her.[12] In the beginning of January 2024, he quit the show, citing an injury.[13] Actor VJ Surendhar Raj replaced his role as Arjun.[14]
Actress Nivisha was cast as Malar's elder sister, Parvathi,[15] but was replaced by Sunitha Srinivasan in September 2023.[16]
Release
[edit]The first promo was released on 15 February 2023 featuring Preethi Sharma, Nivisha, and Srilekha Rajendran.[17] The second promo was unveiled on 20 February 2023, featuring protagonist Preethi Sharma and Niharika Harshu and revealing the release date.[18]
The show started airing on Sun TV on 27 February 2023, replacing the Abhiyum Naanum time slot.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Popular TV show 'Malar' completes 100 episodes". The Times of India. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "சன் டிவியில் அடுத்த சீரியலுக்கு தயாராகும் சித்தி 2 நாயகி ப்ரீத்தி ஷர்மா.. விரைவில் துவக்கம்!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Malar on Sun TV Launch Date is 27th February, Every Monday to Saturday at 03:00 PM". www.indiantvinfo.com. 21 February 2023.
- ^ "பெப்ரவரி 27 ஆம் திகதி முதல் மலர் புதிய தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 21 February 2023.
- ^ "Actress Preethi Sharma quits Tamil daily soap 'Malar'". The Times of India. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Tamil TV serial 'Malar' to premiere soon; here's what actress Preethi Sharma has to say". The Times of India. 16 February 2023.
- ^ "வெண்பா டூ மலர் : மீண்டும் சன் டி.வி சீரியலில் ரீ-என்டரி ஆகும் ப்ரீத்தி சர்மா". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "சன் டிவி-யில் மலர் என்ற புதிய சீரியல் ஒளிபரப்பாக விருக்கிறது". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 17 February 2023.
- ^ "மலராக ரீ என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் வெண்பா... திங்கள் முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் 'மலர்' சீரியலில் ப்ரீத்தி சர்மா". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). 25 February 2023.
- ^ "Actress Preethi Sharma quits Tamil daily soap 'Malar'". The Times of India. 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Ashwathy joins the cast of TV show 'Malar'". The Times of India. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Malar Serial on Sun TV Starring Preethi Sharma and Indran in Lead – Latest Tamil Fiction". www.indiantvinfo.com. 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Actor Agni quits daily soap 'Malar'". The Times of India. 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Television actor Surendar joins the cast of 'Malar'". The Times of India. 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Actress Nivisha announces her exit from TV show 'Malar'; Sunitha to replace her as Parvathi?". The Times of India. 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Television actress Sunitha Srinivasan joins the cast of 'Malar'". The Times of India. 19 September 2023.
- ^ Preethi Sharma. Malar | Sun TV.
- ^ Preethi Sharma and Niharika Harshu. Malar promo 2 | Sun TV.
- ^ "எண்டு கார்டு போடப்படும் சன் டிவி சீரியல்கள்... புதிய சீரியல்களின் வருகைதான் காரணமா?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). 24 February 2023.