Mounaragam (Malayalam TV series)

For the TV series in other languages and the movie, see Mouna Ragam (disambiguation).

Mounaragam (transl. Silent Symphony) is a Malayalam-language Indian television soap opera that airs on Asianet and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of the Telugu language serial Mouna Raagam, which airs on Star Maa. It is one of the longest-running soap opera in Malayalam.

Mounaragam
Genre	Romance Thriller
Created by	Uday Bhagavathula/ Jarugula Rama Babu
Developed by	Mullapudi Sesh Kumar
Written by	Pradeep Panicker
Directed by	Manu Sudhakaran / Harrison
Presented by	Anoop Menon
Narrated by	Prof. Aliyaar
Theme music composer	Saanadh George
Composer	Rajeev Aattukal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1200
Production
Producer	S. Ramesh Babu
Cinematography	Arun Krishna
Editor	Rajesh Thrissure
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	21 minutes approx
Production company	Risun Pictures
Original release
Network	Asianet
Release	16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) – present
Related
Mulgi Zali Ho Kaatrin Mozhi

Plot Summary

A mute, talented young woman, Kalyani, seeks her father's affection. She is drawn into the life of a wealthy boy, Kiran, who falls for her kind nature. Their love story is complicated by family feuds, misunderstandings, and a villainous cousin, Sarayu. Kalyani's journey is one of overcoming adversity, finding love, and proving her worth.

The story explores themes of gender discrimination, familial love, and the resilience of the human spirit. It delves into the complexities of family dynamics, the consequences of toxic masculinity, and the enduring bond between mother and child.

Cast

Main cast

• Aishwarya Ramsai as Kalyani Kiran: A mute girl and the daughter of Prakash and Deepika, sister of Kathambaram and Vikram, the wife of Kiran, and the mother of Kalyan.
• Naleef Gea as Kiran Chandrasenan: The son of Chandrasenan and Roopa, brother of Sonia, Sarayu's cousin and Kalyani's husband. Kiran is Kalyan's father and Sarayu's ex-fiancé.
• Darshana Das as Sarayu: One of Manohar's wives, daughter of Rahul, and the foster daughter of Shari and biological daughter of Thara, cousin of Kiran and Sonia, and Kiran's ex-fiancée.

Recurring cast

• Anjum Nayar as Roopa/ Suriyanath: Kiran and Sonia's mother, Kalyani's mother-in-law, Rahul's sister and Sarayu's aunt; Chandrasenan's wife
• Firosh as Chandrasenan/CS: Roopa's husband, Kiran and Soni's father, MD of Sony Ray group of companies
• Balaji Sarma as Prakashan: Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's father, Deepa's husband who hates Kalyani.
• Padmini Jagadeesh (2019-2020)/ Sabitha Nair (2020–Present) as Deepa: Prakash's wife, Kalyani, Vikram and Kadambari's mother
• Avani Nair (2019)/ Shwetha Mahalakshmi (2019-2023) / Rithika Krishna (2023-Present) as Sonia a.k.a. Soni: Kiran's younger sister, Vikram's ex-wife, Charu's mother, Albert's wife
• Sabu Varghese as Rahul: Kiran and Soniya's uncle, Sarayu's father and Roopa's brother and wants to separate Kiran and Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Sarayu and inherit the wealth of Roopa
• Saritha Balakrishnan (2019-2020)/ Beena Antony (2020–Present) as Shari Rahul: Rahul's wife, Sarayu's mother, Kiran and Soniya's aunt
• Baby Janavi Suresh as Kalyan, Son of Kiran and Kalyani
• Jelina p as Parukkutty, Kiran's and Sonia's niece, daughter of DYSP Dineshan and supports Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Kalyani
• Kalyan Khanna as Vikramadithyan a.k.a. Vikram: Kalyani and Kadambari's younger brother, Prakashan and Deepa's son and Sonia's ex-husband, Charu's father
• Arun Mohan as Ratheeshan: Kadambari's husband who lusts after Kalyani
• Sethu Lakshmi as Bhanumathi: Prakashan's mother, Deepa's mother-in-law, Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's grandmother who hates Kalyani
• Anjusree Bhadran / Shari Krishnan as Kadambari Ratheesan: Kalyani and Vikram's elder sister and Ratheesan's wife
• Roshan Mathew John as Thara: Mute maid at Roopa's house, Rahul's illegitimate girlfriend, Sarayu's biological mother
• Aagneya /Natalia Ishael as charuletha:soni and Vikram's daughter
• Karthik Prasad as Baiju: A mentally challenged youth who dreams of marrying Kalyani. Later, he supports Kalyani.
• Jithu Venugopal as Manohar/Riyas/Victor/Rony, a fraud who married many women including Sarayu, Jumana and Nisha
• Kiran Dev as Albhy: Soni's husband, Businessman
• ___ as Chanthu, a local goon
• Mini Sreekumar as Yamini: Domestic help of Roopa
• Swathi Thara as Daisy: Sarayu's friend
• Sreekala as Bhargavi Amma: An old woman who offered Kalyani a job in her thattukada. Domestic help/Care taker of Kalyani and Soni.
• Kottayam Rasheed as Dayanandan, Deepa's brother
• Jose K George as Xavier
• Asha Nair as Xavier's wife
• Thamburu as Linda: Kalyani's best friend
• Haridas as Dasan, Prakashan friend
• Baby Parthavi as Young Kalyani
• Thirumala Ramachandran as Balan, Prakashan's friend
• Reshma R Nair as Dona Kuriakose
  • Manohar's girlfriend
• Aseena Yousuf as Kalyani's friend
• Dr. D Kris venugopal as Kuriakose
  • Leading business man and best friend of CS
• Dayandan as CS's assistant
• Sarayu As Vrinda
  • Neighbour of Kiran, Kalyan, manohar & sarayu
• Sruthisha Nair as Jumana, one of Manohar's wives
• Sreelakshmi Haridas as Dr. Swathi, Sony's friend who is pretending to love Vikram
• Amboori Jayan as advocate
• Niyas Musaliyar as Doctor Pious
• Ashraf as Dr. Thomas
• Suresh as Sanal
• Suresh Babu as Hari
• Kollam Shah as Rajappan
• Athira Madhav as Saranya
• Harisree Martin as Samuel
• Anjusha Gopi as Nisha
• Sariga S as Meghna
• Vishnu Nair as Adarsh
• Lakshmi Keerthana as Nayana
• Rajani Murali as Lakshmi, Prakashan's first wife
• Varsha Ivaliya as Karthika Prakashan, Prakashan and Lakshmi',s daughter

Guest appearances

• Meera Vasudevan as Sumithra (episodes 145–147)
• Sai Kiran as Mohan Kumar (episodes 179–182)
• Gauri P. Krishnan as Anumol (episodes 179–182)
• Chef Suresh Pillai as Cookery show judge (Onam episode 2021)
• Shweta Menon as Herself (episodes 557–562)
• Sreethu Krishnan as Aleena (episodes 548–550)
• Noobin Johny as Pratheesh (episodes 548–550)
• Reshma Nair as Sanjana Pratheesh (episodes 548–550)
• Manisha Mahesh as Kanmani (episodes 548–550)
• Sandra Babu as Malavika Nandini (episodes 548–550)
• Avanthika Mohan as Sreya Nandini (episodes 548–550)

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Telugu	Mounaraagam మౌన రాగం	16 September 2018	Star Maa	30 January 2021	Original
Kannada	Mouna Raaga ಮೌನ ರಾಗ	17 December 2018	Star Suvarna	3 July 2019	Remake
Tamil	Kaatrin Mozhi காற்றின் மொழி	7 October 2019	Star Vijay	10 April 2021
Malayalam	Mounaragam മൗനരാഗം	17 December 2019	Asianet	Ongoing
Marathi	Mulgi Zali Ho मुलगी झाली हो	2 September 2020	Star Pravah	14 January 2023
Hindi	Teri Laadli Main तेरी लाडली मैं	5 January 2021	Star Bharat	22 April 2021

Crossover

Mounaragam had a crossover episodes with Patharamattu from November 20 to November 24, 2023. The second crossover, a special Mahasangamam episode, aired on February 14, 2024, as a one-hour Valentine's Day special.