Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai (transl. From Marriage Till Love) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Vijay TV. The show was launched on 3 November 2014 to 27 January 2017 for 600 episodes and aired Monday through Friday evenings.[1] This series was remake of Hindi serial Ye Hai Mohabbatein and stars Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Karan Patel portraying Dr.Ishita and Raman.[2]
Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | |
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Tamil | கல்யாணம் முதல் காதல் வரை |
Genre | Drama Family Romance |
Based on | Ye Hai Mohabbatein |
Screenplay by | Priya Thampi |
Directed by | Thai Selvam |
Creative director | S. Ramana Girivasan |
Starring | Priya Bhavani Shankar Amit Bhargav Nivahsni Shyam Chaitra Reddy |
Music by | Arun Prabhakar |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 / 2 |
No. of episodes | 600 |
Production | |
Producers | Venkatesh Ramachandran, Sonali Sundararaj |
Cinematography | Ramesh Kumar |
Editor | Ram Manohar |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | approx. 19–22 minutes per episode |
Production company | Global Villagers |
Original release | |
Network | Vijay TV |
Release | 3 November 2014 27 January 2017 | –
Related | |
Modhalum Kaadhalum |
The show stars Priya Bhavani Shankar (who was later replaced by Chaitra Reddy) with Amit Bhargav in the lead roles, Whilst Nivahsni Shyam in the supporting role. The show was directed by Thai Selvam and has dialogues written by Marudhu Shankar. The music is composed by Arun Prabhakar. The show is completely based on the Hindi show Ye Hai Mohabbatein, which is aired on Star Plus and is partly based on Manju Kapur's novel Custody and it concluded on 27 January 2017. The pair was known as #Arjiya or #Arya on social networking sites. Unfortunately in the end of 2016, actress Priya quit the show due to her contract expiring and was replaced by newcomer actress Chaitra Reddy. Meanwhile, the ratings tanked and the show was abruptly cancelled. However this serial to this day is condiered to be one of the best serials ever made by Vijaytv
Set in Chennai, the show follows the love story of Priya, a Malayali and Arjun, a Tamilian who lives next door as they marry each other for Pooja, their relationship blossoms.
Plot
editFollowing a divorce from his unfaithful wife Vandhana (Vandana), after her affair with his boss Ashok, CEO Arjun Swaminathan is a bitter man, but he loves his daughter, Pooja. Dr. Priya Unnikrishnan, a dentist who lives next door, also loves Pooja. Unable to have children of her own, she has been unable to find a partner willing to marry an infertile woman. Vandhana and Ashok win custody of Aditya (called Adi), Arjun's elder son and also try to take custody of Pooja from Arjun. Priya and Arjun put aside their dislike of each other to marry to protect the little girl and ultimately win custody of the child. Ashok tries to take revenge, convincing Arjun that Pooja is not his daughter until Priya realizes what's going on and uses a DNA test to resolve Arjun's doubts.
Cast
editMain
edit- Priya Bhavani Shankar (2014-Oct.2016) as Dr. Priya Arjun: Manju and Unni's younger daughter, Arjun's second wife, Aditya and Pooja's stepmother
- Chaitra Reddy (Nov. 2016 - Jan.2017) as Dr. Priya (Replacement of Priya Bhavani)
- Amit Bhargav as Mr. Arjun Swaminathan (2014-2017): Dhanalakshmi and Swaminathan's elder son, Dr. Priya's husband, Vandana's ex-husband, Ashok's ex-employee and his arch-rival; Aditya, and Pooja's father.
- Amit also portrayed as Malli, a local gangster, Arjun's imposter in 2017.
- Nivashnee Shyam as Pooja Arjun: Daughter of Arjun and Vandhana, Priya's stepdaughter
- Anandh Ram as Aditya Arjun: Son of Arjun and Vandhana, Priya's stepson
- Vandana Michael as Vandana, Arjun's ex-wife, Ashok's ex-girlfriend, Pooja and Aditya's mother
Supporting
edit- Nathan Shyam as Ashok Kumar, Arjun's business rival, Vandhana's ex-boyfriend and Vaishali's husband
- Lokesh Baskaran as Jai: Arjun's best friend, Vandana's younger brother and Vaishali's ex-boyfriend, Kavya's ex-fiancée and Shruti's husband
- VJ Vaishali Vijay (2014-Oct.2015) → Vanitha Hariharan (2015-2017) as Vaishali Ashok Kumar: Vaidehi's daughter, Kavitha and Priya's cousin sister, Jai's ex-girlfriend and Ashok's wife
- Vishwam (2014-Aug.2016) → Madhu Mohan (2016-2017) as Unnikrishnan: Manju's husband, Kavitha and Priya's father, Vaishali's uncle
- Sadhana as Manjula Unnikrishnan: Unni's wife, Kavitha and Priya's mother, Vaishali's aunt
- Ravishankar as Swaminathan: Dhanalakshmi's husband, Sukanya, Arjun, Manoj and Shruti's father, Pooja, Aditya's grandpa
- Kuyili (2014–Apr.2016) as Dhanalakshmi Swaminathan "Dhanam": Swami's wife, Sukanya, Arjun, Manoj and Shruti's mother, Pooja, Aditya's grandma
- Revathee Shankar (2016-2017) as Dhanam (Replacement of Kuyili)
- Manoj Kumar as Manoj Swaminathan: Dhanam and Swami's younger son, Arjun's younger brother and who was one-sidedly loved Vaishali.
- Syamantha Kiran as Sukanya Eshwar: Dhanam and Swami's elder daughter, Arjun's elder sister and Eshwar's wife, Ananya's mother
- Isvar Raghunath as Eshwar: Sukanya's husband and Ananya's father
- S.Kavitha as Kavitha Balakrishnan: Unni and Manju's elder daughter, Priya's elder sister and Bala's wife, Shravan's mother
- Kadhal Kannan as Balakrishnan: Kaveri's elder son, Subbu's older brother, Kavitha's husband and Shravan's father
- Myna Nandhini (2014-Aug.2015) → Rhema Ashok (2015-2017) as Shruti Jai: Dhanam and Swami's younger daughter, Arjun's younger sister and Jai's wife
- Karthik Sasidharan as Aravind Kumar, Ashok's younger brother.
- Badekkila Pradeep as Abijith "Biju": Priya's childhood friend
- Karthick Vasudevan as Karthik: Arjun's lawyer and his best friend, Kavya's boyfriend
- Anu Sulash (2014–May.16) → Haripriya Isai (2016–17) as Anuradha Manoj Kumar: Priya's clinic assistant
- Pavithra Janani as Kavya Karthick: Jai's ex-fiancée, Karthick's wife
- Siddharth Kumar as Subbu: Kaveri's younger son, Bala's younger brother and Priya's ex-fiancée
- Usha Elizabeth as Kaveri: Bala and Subbu's mother
- Priya Manjuathan as Ramya Joseph
- Anees Shaz as Subbu
- VJ Apsara as Ragini: Subbu's wife
- Rekha Suresh as Vaidehi: Manju's younger sister, Vaishali's mother
- Soodhu Kavvum Sivakumar as Shiva
- Sridevi Ashok (2017) as Swapna: Malli's wife
Guests
edit- Sivaranjani as Sivaranjani – Arjun's childhood friend (2016)
Spin-off
editOwing to its success cult for following years, Star Vijay made a decision to make a spin-off series and titled as Vikram Vedha (later known as Modhalum Kaadhalum).[3] premiered on 24 April 2023, It focuses on Priya's niece Dr.Vedha, a pediatrician portrayed by Aswathy opposite Sameer portrayed as Vikram, a businessman.
The story revolves around Vikram and Vedha, who are neighbours. Vikram (Sameer) is a successful businessman who has no place for women in his life and struggles to express his love towards his daughter, Tanvika. On the other hand, Vedha (Ashwathy) is a pediatric doctor, who loves working with kids and the sight of them. However, she cannot have kids as she is infertile. As a result, she looks to adopt a kid at an ashram but they say she has to be married to adopt a kid. She meets her neighbours kid, Tanvika, and they instantly get on. Whether Tanvika bring both these broken hearts together, and whether Vedha can change Vikram's attitude to life whilst finding out the real Vikram forms the main plot of the story.
Adaptations
editLanguage | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Hindi | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein ये है मोहब्बतें |
3 December 2013 | StarPlus | 19 December 2019 | Original |
Tamil | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai கல்யாணம் முதல் காதல் வரை |
3 November 2014 | Star Vijay | 27 January 2017 | Remake |
Bengali | Mon Niye Kachakachi মন নিয়ে কাছকাছি |
12 January 2015 | Star Jalsha | 19 September 2015 | |
Malayalam | Pranayam പ്രണയം |
6 July 2015 | Asianet | 28 April 2017 | |
Marathi | Nakalat Saare Ghadle नकळत सारे घडले |
27 November 2017 | Star Pravah | 17 May 2019 | |
Telugu | Ennenno Janmala Bandham ఎన్నెన్నో జన్మల బంధం |
18 October 2021 | Star Maa | 1 September 2023 | |
Tamil | Modhalum Kaadhalum மோதலும் காதலும் |
24 April 2023 | Star Vijay | 21 June 2024 | |
Marathi | Premachi Goshta प्रेमाची गोष्ट |
4 September 2023 | Star Pravah | Ongoing | |
Malayalam | Ishtam Mathram ഇഷ്ടം മാത്രം |
26 August 2024 | Asianet |
Awards and honours
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Totals[a] | ||||||||
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Wins | 15 | |||||||
Nominations | 4 | |||||||
Note
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2015 | Vijay Television Awards[4] | Favourite Find | Amit Bhargav | Arjun | Won |
Favourite Find | Priya Bhavani Shankar | Priya | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Kuyili | Dhanam | Won | ||
Favourite Actor Male | Amit Bhargav | Arjun | Nominated | ||
Favourite Actor Female | Priya Bhavani Shankar | Priya | Nominated | ||
Favourite Screen Pair | Amit Bhargav and Priya Bhavani Shankar | Arjun and Priya | Nominated | ||
Favourite Fiction Series | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai – Series | Nominated | |||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Lokesh | Jai | Won | ||
Best Background Music | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Nominated | |||
Best Child Actor | Nivashini | Pooja | Won | ||
2017 | Vijay Television Awards[5][6] | Favourite Actor Male | Amit Bhargav | Arjun | Won |
Favourite Actress | Priya Bhavani Shankar | Priya | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mamiyar | Shari (Sadhana) | Manjula Unnikrishnan | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mother | Shari (Sadhana) | Manjula Unnikrishnan | Won | ||
Best Family | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai | Won | |||
Best Child Actor | Nivashini | Pooja | Nominated | ||
Favourite Screen Pair | Amit Bhargav and Priya Bhavani Shankar | Arjun and Priya | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Thai Selvam | Won | |||
Favourite Fiction Series | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai – Series | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Promo 1". Vijay TV You Tube. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Post 'Maryada', 'Mera Tera Rishta…' to get 11pm slot". The Times of India. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Mothalum Kaadhalum Serial Cast, Vijay TV Wiki, Story, Release Date, Telecast Timings, Promo". www.tellybest.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards 2015: Complete list of winners". ibtimes.co.in. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards 2017: Watch Vijay Awards at 3 pm today". The Times of India. 21 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Vijay Television Awards 2017 Winners". totalreporter.com. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
Notes
edit1.^" Official Website". Retrieved 2016-07-21
2.^"KMKV set to witness interesting twists -The Times of India". Retrieved 2016-07-21
3.^"Vijay TV set to strengthen prime time band"- Indian Television. Retrieved 2016-07-21
4.^"This recognition is very special:Amit Bhargav" – The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-21