Ilavarasi or Elavarasi (transl. Princess) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Saturday on Sun TV from 18 January 2010 to 1 November 2014.

Ilavarasi
Tamilஇளவரசி
GenreSoap opera
Written byPonkumaran
Screenplay byGuru.Sampath Kumar
Directed byN.Santanam (1-150)
O.N Rathnam (150-500)
M.K Arunthavaraja (500-1200)
Sulaiman K.Babu (1200-1263)
StarringSanthoshi
Shrikar
Rachitha Mahalakshmi
Subhalekha Sudhakar
Anuradha Krishnamoorthy
Theme music composerKiran (Theme Music/Background Music)
CS.Jai kishan (Background Music)
Opening theme"Porantha Veettukkulla"
Nithyasree Mahadevan (Vocal)
Snehan (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes1,263
Production
ProducerRadhika
CinematographyRK.Vikraman
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyRadaan Mediaworks
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release18 January 2010 (2010-01-18) –
1 November 2014 (2014-11-01)

This 1263-episode show starred Santhoshi, Shrikar, Rachitha Rachu, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Arun Kumar and Anuradha Krishnamoorthy.[1][2] It was produced by Radaan Mediaworks Radhika and director by N.Santanam, O.N Rathnam, M.K Arunthavaraja and Sulaiman K.Babu. It also airs in London Tamil Channel on IBC Tamil from 2016 and in Thanthi One from 20 May 2024.[3]

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The story about Elavarasi (Santhoshi), a hard working woman who is the daughter of a carpenter. Born in a poor background with meager means, she works hard and overcomes unforeseen hurdles and obstacles in life and still takes good care of her family Illavarasi is a kind-hearted woman who comes from humble beginnings. The serial shows the family drama where the protagonist has to overcome unforeseen obstacles and still take care of her family.

Cast

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Main

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Supporting

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  • Yoginee and Keerthana as Nandhini (Anni)
  • Sai Prashanth as Roshan
  • Mahalakshmi as Philomeena, Chezhiyan's wife
  • Bharath as Chezhiyan, Philomeena's husband
  • Vasanth Gopinath as Shanmugam
  • Rajashree as Jayanthi
  • Vetri Velan as Shaam
  • Krithika Laddu as Eshwari
  • Swapna as Anamika
  • Akhila as Kayalvizhi
  • Arun Kumar Rajan as Swaroopan
  • Srilatha as Bhanu (Swaroopan's mother)
  • Archana Suseelan as Pooja / Narmadha
  • Murali Krish as Krishna (Leela's husband)
  • Sridevi Ashok and Sreesha and Srividya as Leela (Illavarasi's sister)
  • Neelima Rani as Akilandeshwari 'Akila'
  • Revathi Shankar as Rajeshwari
  • Nithya Ravindran as Shyamala (Philomena's foster mother)
  • Ramachandran as Philomena's foster father
  • Sri Vidya Shankar as Philomena's biological mother
  • Revathi Priya as Philomena's sister
  • Vicky Krrish as Selva
  • Jyothi as Deepa
  • Giridhar Thirumalachary as Selva's father
  • Padhmini Saravanan as Parvathi
  • Raviraj as Deepa's father
  • Subhalekha Sudhakar as Mohan Sharma
  • Anuradha Krishnamoorthy as Lawyer Tamizharasi
  • Sumangali as Jayanthi's mother (step mother of Ilavarasi)
  • Pasi Sathya
  • Dev Anand as Sivakumar
  • Bhavani as Krishna's mother
  • Kavya Varshini
  • Asritha Kingini as Nirmala
  • Kalpana Shree
  • Rani
  • Manjula Paritala
  • Ravishankar as Elango
  • Madhu Mohan as Chandramohan, Pooja's father
  • Muthukuppusamy Rajashekar
  • Azhagu as Selvapandi
  • Kathadi Ramamurthy as Ilavarasi's father
  • V.C. Jeyamani as Subramani's father

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Recipient Role Result
2014 Sun Kudumbam Awards Best Supporting Actress Anuradha Krishnamurthy Tamizharasi Won
Best Son-in-Law Arun Kumar Rajan Sorupan Won
Best Brother Award Vasanth Shanmugam Won
Best Mamiyar Padmini Parvathy Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ilavarasi serial". 2tamil.com.
  2. ^ "a turning point arrives elavarasi serial". tamil.filmibeat.com.
  3. ^ "Daily Thanthi unveiled its new venture, Thanthi One, with a range of entertainment offerings". www.medianews4u.com. 7 May 2024.
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