Pagal Nilavu (TV series)

Pagal Nilavu (lit. Day's Moon) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Syed Anwar Ahmed, Sameera Sherief, Shivani Narayanan, Mohammed Azeem, Vignesh Karthick and Soundarya Bala Nandakumar. It began airing on 9 May 2016 on STAR Vijay.[1][2]

Pagal Nilavu
GenreSoap opera
Drama
Romance
Screenplay byS. Ramana Girivasan
P. S. Shahul Hameed
Saleema
(Dialogue)
Priya Thambi
P. S. Shahul Hameed
Jagan Mohan
Story byS. Ramana Girivasan
Saleema
Directed byFrancis Kathiravan (episodes 1–555)
Ravi Priyan (episode 556–800)
StarringSyed Anwar Ahmed
Sameera Sherief
Shivani Narayanan
Mohammed Azeem
Vignesh Karthick
Soundarya Bala Nandakumar
Theme music composerIlayavan
Opening themeIlayavan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes800
Production
ProducerK. J. Ganesh
CinematographyM. Antony
EditorsH. Syed Mohamed
V. Sakthi
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20–22 minutes per episode
Production companiesVenus Infotainment
Vision Times
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release9 May 2016 (2016-05-09) –
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)
Related
Andal Azhagar

The series is the sequel and next generation story of Andal Azhagar, both of which were directed by Francis Kathiravan.[3][4]

It is a story about love, but circumstances have made Andal and Azhagar's families rival for two generations. The drama explores whether their daughters, Revathy (Soundarya Bala Nandakumar) and Sakthi (Sameera Sherief) reunite the family.

Cast

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Main cast

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  • Syed Anwar Ahmed as Prabhakaran "Prabha": Sakthivel and Malar's son, Sakthi's husband, Karthick's half-brother and Sneha's former fiance (2016-2018)
  • Sameera Sherief as Sakthi Prabhakaran: Andal Azhagar's elder daughter, Praba's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)
  • Shivani Narayanan as Sneha Arjun: Arjun's Wife, Prabha former fiance and Sakthi and Revathi's cousin (2016-2019)
  • Mohammed Azeem as Arjun, Sneha's husband, Thamizh former fiance, Malarvizhi's Assistant (2017-2019)
  • Vignesh Karthick as Karthick: Sakthivel and Revathi's son, Praba's half-brother, Revathy's husband and Sneha's friend (2016-2018)
  • Soundarya Bala Nandakumar as Revathy Karthick: Andal Azhagar's younger daughter, Karthick's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)

Supporting cast

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  • Udhayabhanu Maheswaran as Sakthivel: Revathi and Malar's husband; Praba, Karthick and Thamizh's father and Andal's brother (2016-2019)
  • Sindhu Shyam as Revathi: Sakthivel's first wife; Karthick's mother; Azhagar's sister; Sakthi, Revathy and Sneha's aunt (2016-2019)
  • Reshma Pasupuleti (2016); Suzane George (2017); Dr. Sharmila (2017–2019) as Malarvizhi Sakthivel a.k.a. "Malar": Sakthivel's second wife; Praba and Thamizh's mother (main antagonist)
  • Sreenidhi Sudarshan / Sahana Reddy as Thamizhselvi "Thamizh": Prabha's sister; Karthick half-sister; Sakthivel and Malar's daughter; Sneha's arch-rival, Arjun's former fiance; Vikram's love interest (2016-2019) (dead)
  • Mona Bedre as Andal Azhagar: Azhagar's wife; Sakthivel's sister; Sakthi and Revathi's mother (2016-2019)
  • Manush as Azhagarsamy a.k.a. Azhagar: Andal's husband; Revathi's brother; Sakthi and Revathi's father; Sneha's uncle (2016-2019)
  • Rekha Suresh as Ramya: Sneha's mother and Revathi's best friend; her brother's wife, Dileep's paternal aunt (2016-2018) (Dead)
  • Rathinavel as Malar's brother (Antagonist) and Sakthivel's Politician friend (2016-2019)
  • Mithun Raj as Dileep: Ramya's brother's son and Sneha's ex-fiancé (antagonist) (2017-2019)
  • Deepa as Subatra: Andal's sister-in-law and Kayal's mother (comedian) (2016-2019)
  • P.S.Chitra as Kayal: Subatra's daughter (2016-2018)
  • Sathya as Inspector Sathya: Sneha's well-wisher (2018-2019)
  • Jeeva as Vikram: Thamizh's love interest (2018-2019)
  • Saif Ali Khan as Professor Ram: Sakthi and Sneha's enemy (antagonist) (2017-2018)
  • K. Natraj as Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's father; Prabha, Karthick, Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Thamizh's Grandfather
  • Raghavendran as Palsamy
  • Mani K. L. as Mani
  • Ramesh Nallayan as Karthik and Sneha's friend
  • Anand Amirthalingam as Vinay
  • Shivakanth as Shiva
  • Krishna Kumar as Krishna
  • Manikandaraj Major as Vigilance officer
  • Anita Nair as Dhara Bhai
  • Gemini as Anand
  • Karthik as Senior student
  • Jeevanantham as Kuruvi
  • R. Shyam as Rathinavel
  • Subbaiah as Aaruchamy
  • Sheela as Viji Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Thamizh, Praba and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2019)
  • Chandraprakash as Murugesan: Azhagar, Revathi's father; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandfather (2016-2017)
  • Vanitha Hariharan as Nikhila "Nikki": Karthick and Sneha's friend
  • Gemini Mani as Poosari: Sakthivel's best friend
  • Raghavan as Dinesh
  • Pavithra Janani as Karthika
  • Priya as Vadivu Murugesan: Azhagar and Revathi's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2017)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2017 [5][6] 3rd Vijay Television Awards Favourite Mother Sindhu Shyam Revathy Won
Favourite Find Female Sameera Sherief Sakthi Won
Best Family Pagal Nilavu Won
Favourite Actor Vignesh Karthick Karthick Nominated
Syed Anwar Ahmed Prabhakaran Won
Mohammad Azeem Arjun Nominated
Favourite Actress Soundarya Bala Nandakumar Revathy Nominated
Sameera Sherief Sakthi Nominated
Shivani Narayanan Sneha Nominated
Best Debut Female Shivani Narayanan Sneha Won
Best Negative role Dr. Sharmila Malarvizhi Nominated
Favourite Comedian Fiction Deepa Subathra Nominated
Favourite Screen Pair Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya Bala Nandakumar Karthick & Revathy Nominated
Syed Anwar Ahmed & Sameera Sherief Prabhakaran and Sakthi Won
Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan Arjun and Sneha Won
2018 4th Vijay Television Awards Best Budding Pair Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan Arjun & Sneha Won
Best Negative role Dr. Sharmila Malarvizhi Won
Favourite Actor Male Vignesh Karthick Karthick Nominated
Mohammed Azeem Arjun Nominated
Favourite Actor Female Soundarya Revathy Nominated
Shivani Narayanan Sneha Arjun Nominated
Favourite Supporting Actor Male Udhayabhanu Maheswaran Sakthivel Nominated
Favourite Find Shivani Narayanan Sneha Won
Favourite Family Pagal Nilavu Nominated
Favourite Mother Sindhu Shyam Revathy Nominated
Best Father Udhayabhanu Maheswaran Sakthivel Nominated
Favourite Screen Pair Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya Karthick & Revathy Nominated
Best Dop Antony Priyan Nominated
Favourite Fiction Series Pagal Nilavu Nominated
Best Crew Fiction Pagal Nilavu Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pagal Nilavu is a sequel to Andal Azhagar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  2. ^ "ஆண்டாள் அழகர் தொடர் பகல் நிலவு ஆனது". Dinamalar.
  3. ^ "விஜய் டிவி – பகல் நிலவு, புத்தம் புதிய தொடர்". www.screen4screen.com.
  4. ^ "Vijay TV to get a new romantic show". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. ^ "Vijay TV Awards 2017 on May 6". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. ^ "Watch Vijay Awards at 3 pm today". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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