Idhayam (transl. 'Heart') is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Sun TV. A prime-time serial, it was broadcast from 10 August 2009 to 3 February 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) and 10:00PM (IST) for 627 episodes.
| Idhayam | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | R. Selvaraj (screenwriter) dialogues Thirugnanasundaram I. Ashokan |
| Screenplay by | Devi Bala R.Selvaraj |
| Story by | Devi Bala |
| Directed by | B.Nithyanandam |
| Creative director | T.G.Thiyagarajan |
| Starring | Nithya Das Seetha Sanjeev Nalini Shreekumar Devadarshini Neelima Rani |
| Theme music composer | Srinivas |
| Opening theme | "Idhayam Idhayam" (Vocals) Shweta Mohan Ajeesh Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
| Composer | Kiran |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 627[1] |
| Production | |
| Producers | T.T.G.Thiyagasaravanan Selvi Thiyagarajan |
| Cinematography | Sharavana Pandian |
| Editor | S.A. Ramesh kumar |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Sathya Jyothi Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 10 August 2009 – 3 February 2012 |
The show is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, directed by B. Nithyanandam and written by Annakill R.Selvaraj. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.
Plot
editPrasad rapes Nandhini in a forest by spraying chloroform out of lust. A few years later she is about to marry Shankar, Prasad's friend, much to Prasad's surprise. He still lusts and wants her as his mistress. But his heart suddenly changes, and he gets an urge to marry her. Nandhini's mother-in-law Kalyani is against his wish and make sure he cannot even touch her shadow. As possessive and chauvinist husband Shankar disowns Nandhini for losing her virginity before their marriage.
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Nithya Das as Nandini Shankar
- Seetha as Dr. Kalyani Devarajan (died in the serial)
- Sanjeev as Valmiki
- Shreekumar as Shankar Devarajan
Recurring cast
edit- Nalini as Mangalam
- Ravikumar as Gangadharan
- Sathyapriya as Padma
- Chitra Lakshmanan as Devarajan
- T. P. Gajendran
- Shari
- Rajashree[2] / Varsha
- Devadarshini as Jeya
- Neelima Rani as Sumathi
- Shyam Ganesh
- Yugendran
- Sai Prashanth as Prasad
- Vijay Sarathy as Ganesh
- Ramesh
- Sudha
- Vasanth
- Rajini Nivetha
- K.Manokhar
- Bharthy
Remake
editThe series was remade in Hindi as Dil Se Diya Vachan which aired on Zee TV in 2010-2011. The remake starred Vandana Joshi as Nandini Rajadhyaksha (Nandini), Gaurav Khanna as Prem Rajadhyaksha (Piream) and Neena Gupta as Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha (Dr.Kalyani).[3]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Supporting Actress Award | Devadarshini | Jaya | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.
- ^ "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Regional tadka". The Indian Express.
External links
edit- Vision Time on YouTube
- Official Website (in English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (in English)
- Sun Group Archived 12 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in English)