Sahana (TV series)

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Sahana
Created by	K. Balachander
Developed by	B.Kailasam
Written by	K.Balachander
Screenplay by	K.Balachander
Directed by	K.Balachander; Venkat;
Creative director	Subha Venkat
Starring	Y. G. Mahendran; Anuradha Krishnamoorthy; Sulakshana; Kavya Shekar
Theme music composer	Rajesh Vaidhya
Opening theme	Aanmavin Ragam; (vocals by Sudha Ragunathan; & Balamurali Krishna);
Composer	Rehaan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	306
Production
Producers	B.Kalasam; Geetha Kailasam;
Cinematography	R.Ragunatha Reddy; KS.Nagaraj;
Editors	D.Raju; AR.Pandiyan; AR.Benniraj; S.Ramamoorthy;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	15-23 Mins
Production company	Minbimangal
Original release
Network	Jaya TV
Release	28 February 2003

Sahana (titled as Sahana - Sindhu Bhairavi 2) is an Indian Tamil-language TV series produced by K. Balachander. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Sindhu Bhairavi which Balachander directed. The first episode was aired on Jaya TV on 24 February 2003.

Cast

Y. G. Mahendran as JKB aka JK.Balaganapathy
Anuradha Krishnamurthi as Sindhu
Sulakshana as Bhairavi
Kavya Shekar as Sahana
Prakash Raj
Bombay Gnanam
Krishna as Surya
Shylaja Chetlur as JKB's sister, Shankari
Kavithalaya Krishnan as Bharathi Kannan's driver
Renuka
A. R. Srinivasan
Madhan Bob
Delhi Ganesh as Gurumoorthy
Janakaraj as Gajapathi
Achamillai Gopi
T. V. Varadarajan
Oorvambu Lakshmi
Revathi Shankar
Suganthi Perumal
Sri Ranjini
Sureshwar
Vishnu
Rajkamal
Mohan Raman
Master Sriram
Hemamalini
Preetha Raghav
Sri Vidya
Sonia Bose
Giridharan
Sharmela Thiru
Sridharan^[1]

Production

Development

Though K. Balachander had been toying with the idea of making a sequel to his 1985 film Sindhu Bhairavi for over 10 years since the early 1990s, he eventually abandoned the idea as he believed people would compare it unfavourably to the film. Near the end of the TV series Anni, produced by his company Minbimangal, he went searching for an idea for his next series and rediscovered the sequel to the film he had written years before, albeit not very diligently.^[2] The title of the series Sahana is a reference to the Carnatic raga of the same name.^[3]

Casting

Balachander initially wanted the main cast of the film to reprise their roles in the series. Sivakumar was unable to return as JKB as he was committed to another series. Suhasini was willing to return as Sindhu, but Balachander decided on recasting. Executive Subha said, "You cannot separate JKB and Sindhu. Sir (Balachander) felt if we are going to have a different JKB, let's have a different Sindhu too". The role of JKB went to Y. G. Mahendran. He considered it a challenge to portray JKB, due to his reputation as a comedian. Balachander and his unit were initially unable to locate Sulakshana, who played Bhairavi in the film and had long since retired from acting, and decided to kill off Bhairavi. However, Sulakshana learned about the project and approached Balachander, saying she would portray Bhairavi. The script was rewritten to have her character alive. Sulakshana said, "[Bhairavi] is still the same soft person. The only difference is she is older and the mother of two children. There is more understanding between JKB and Bhairavi now -- she doesn't fight with him". Carnatic singer Anuradha Krishnamurthy, who had never acted before, was approached by Minbimangal to portray Sindhu. She was reluctant to accept the offer, due to her lack of interest in acting. But after her husband persuaded, she met Balachander, who promised to ensure that her commitment to the series would not affect her concerts; Anuradha then agreed to the role.^[2] Newcomer Kavya Shekar was cast as the title character after one of her father's friends recommended her to Balachander.^[4]

Music

Rajhesh Vaidhya composed the songs for the series. Carnatic singers Balamurali krishna and Sudha Ragunathan sang the title song.While Dr.Narayanan,Saindhavi,Mahathi and others were also sang the songs.Pulamaipithan were written the all songs ^[2]

Broadcast

The first episode aired on Jaya TV on 24 February 2003.^[5]

References

^ "Sridharan: A man of multiple shades". The Hindu. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Warrier, Shobha (6 March 2003). "Sindhu Bhairavi is back". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Sundaram, Lakshmi (12 March 2003). "From Sindhu Bhairavi to Sahana". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Swaminathan, Chitra (12 May 2005). "In control". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
^ Chandran, Rina (28 February 2003). "Jaya airs a movie sequel made for TV". Business Line. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[1] "Sridharan: A man of multiple shades". The Hindu. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.

[rediff-2] Warrier, Shobha (6 March 2003). "Sindhu Bhairavi is back". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[3] Sundaram, Lakshmi (12 March 2003). "From Sindhu Bhairavi to Sahana". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[4] Swaminathan, Chitra (12 May 2005). "In control". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

[5] Chandran, Rina (28 February 2003). "Jaya airs a movie sequel made for TV". Business Line. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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