Anandha Ragam (TV series)

Anandha Ragam
GenreDrama
Screenplay byKumarasamy Selvabharathi
Dialogue
S.Balamurugan
Directed by
  • Sadhasivam Perumal
  • Salem Siva * Ponnai G.G.Madhan
Starring
Opening theme"Nenjukkule Nooru Aasai"
K.S. Chithra (Vocals)
Pa.Vijay (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1000+[1]
Production
ProducerUdhaya Shankar
Production locationTamil Nadu
CinematographyNagakrishnan
EditorSajin C
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companiesSun Entertainment
Aura Creations
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release29 August 2022 (2022-08-29)
Related
Iru Malargal

Anandha Ragam (transl. A Blissful Tune) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama series starring Anusha Hegde and Alagappan.[2] It premiered on 29 August 2022 on Sun TV and also digitally available on Sun NXT.replaced by Iru Malargal This show airs at 3:00 PM IST.[3][4]

Cast

Main

  • Anusha Hegde as
    • IPS Eshwari "Esh" Azhagu Sundaram: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's elder daughter; Abhirami's sister; Azhagu Sundaram's wife (2022–present)
      • Samyuktha as Child Eshwari Shanmugavel (2022, 2023)
    • Thulasi Subramani: Subramani and Savitri's elder daughter; Eshwari's lookalike; Senthil's sister (2025–present)
  • Alagappan as Azhagu Sundaram "Azhagu" Ratnavel Pandiyan: Vasundhara and Ratnavel Pandiyan's son; Shilpa's ex-fiancé; Eshwari's husband (2022–present)
    • Neelesh as Child Azhagu Sundaram "Azhagu" Ratnavel Pandiyan (2022, 2023)

Recurring

  • Preethi Sanjeev as Vasundhara Ratnavel Pandiyan: Sampath's sister; Ratnavel Pandiyan's widow; Azhagu Sundaram's mother (2022–present)
  • Swetha Senthilkumar / Reshma Shajahan as Abhirami "Abhi" Kathirvel: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's younger daughter; Eshwari's sister; Sanjeev's former love interest; Kathirvel's wife (2022–2025) / (2025–present)
  • Vigneshwaran as Kathirvel "Kathir" Shaktivel Pandiyan: Shaktivel Pandiyan and Durga's son; Varsha's lover; Abhirami's husband (2024–present)
  • Barath Guru as Sanjeev Thyagarajan: Vyjayanthi and Thyagarajan's son; Eshwari and Abhirami's cousin; Abhirami's former love interest (2022–present)
  • Sivaranjani Vijay / Sai Madhavi as Girija Sampath: Sampath's wife; Divya's mother (2022–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Parthan Siva as Sampath: Vasundhara's brother; Saranya's ex-lover; Girija's husband; Shilpa and Divya's father; Ratnavel Pandiyan's murderer (2022–present)
  • Vaishali Thaniga as Divya Sampath: Girija and Sampath's daughter; Shilpa's half-sister (2022–2025)
  • Ranjan Kumar as Shaktivel Pandiyan aka Shakti: Ratnavel Pandiyan and Mangai's brother; Durga's husband; Kathirvel's father (2022–present)
  • Sangeetha V / Indira Priyadarshini as Durga Shakthivel Pandiyan: Shaktivel Pandiyan's wife; Kathirvel's mother (2022–2024) / (2024–present)
  • Rindhu Ravi as Mangai: Ratnavel Pandiyan and Shaktivel Pandiyan's sister; Ramya's mother (2022–2025)
  • Megna Jayakrishnaraj as Ramya: Mangai's daughter (2022–2025)
  • Aarthi Ram as Padmavathi: Vasundara and Sampath's cousin; Manoj's mother (2024)
  • Guhan Shanmugam as Manoj: Padmavathi's son (2024)
  • Anjali Varadharajan as Vyjayanthi Thyagarajan: Thyagarajan's wife; Sanjeev's mother (2022–present)
  • T. Sivakumar as Thyagarajan: Meenakshi's brother; Vyjayanthi's husband; Sanjeev's father (2022–present)
  • Sebastian as Theekuchi: Azhagu Sundaram's best friend (2022–present)
  • Jack as Inspector Arul Selvam: Eshwari's colleague (2024–present)
  • Chitra Rebecca as Varsha: Narmada's sister; Kathirvel's lover (2024–present)
  • Jenny Periyanayagam as Poomayil: Household help; Girija's accomplice (2025)
  • Geetha Saraswathi as Savitri Subramani: Subramani's husband; Thulasi and Senthil's mother (2025–present)
  • Rithik as Senthil Subramani: Subramani and Savitri's son; Thulasi's brother (2025–present)
  • Karthi Jii as Maruthamuthu Nagaraj: Nagaraj and Kasturi's son; Thulasi's one-sided lover (2025–present)
  • Vishwa as Kumar: Eshwari's student; Azhagu Sundaram's friend (2022–2024)
  • Rajkamal as Santhosh: IPS academy officer (2022–2024)
  • Surendar Raaj as Inspector Muthuvel aka Velayudham (2024)
  • Reehana as Saranya: Sampath's ex-lover; Shilpa's mother (2022-2023)
  • Indhu Chowdary as Shilpa Sampath: Saranya and Sampath's daughter; Divya's half-sister; Azhagu Sundaram's ex-fiancée (2022-2023)

Special Appearances

  • Ilavarasu as Inspector Shanmugavel aka Shanmugam: Meenakshi's husband; Eshwari and Abhirami's father (2022, 2023) (Dead)
  • Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Meenakshi Shanmugavel: Thyagarajan's sister; Shanmugavel's wife; Eshwari and Abhirami's mother (2022, 2023) (Dead)
  • Bala Singh as Ratnavel Pandiyan: Mangai and Shaktivel Pandiyan's brother; Vasundara's husband; Azhagu Sundaram's father (Posthumous photographic appearance)

Production

Casting

Kannada television actress Anusha Prathap was cast in the female lead role as Eshwari, making her debut in Tamil television dramas. Tamil actor Alagappan was selected to play the male lead of Azhagu Sundaram, making his debut in a male lead role.[5][6] In cameo roles, Tamil actor Ilavarasu[7] and Vinodhini Vaidyanathan were cast as Eshwari's parents.

Actress Reehana was cast as Saranya, who is Sampath's ex-lover and Shilpa's mother.[8] Indhu Chowdary was cast as Shilpa.[9] In May 2024, Sivaranjani Vijay portraying Girija quit and her character was shown in comatose. She is replaced by Sai Madhavi in December. In the same month, actress Indira Priyadarshini replaced Sangeetha as Durga.

In January 2025, Swetha Senthilkumar portraying Abhi, quit after a period of 2.5 years since the show's inception in 2022.[10] She was replaced by Reshma Shajahan in February.

Reception

The series was described by the Times of India as "one of the most-watched daily soaps on Tamil television".[11] It had 560 episodes as of July 2024 and was said to be one of the top serials airing on Sun TV.[12]

Broadcast history

It began airing on Sun TV on 29 August 2022 from Monday to Saturday at 18:30 (IST), replacing Abhiyum Naanum. Starting on 13 May 2024, it shifted to the evening slot at 15:00 (IST).[13] now it is airing at 11:00.

Awards

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2023 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Sirandha Sagothari Anusha Hegde Won
Athiradi Nayagi Won
Janaranjaga Nayagan Alagappan Won
Favorite Villi Sivaranjani Vijay Won
Best Mother Preethi Sanjeev Won
Favorite Comedian Sebastian Won
Best Music Raghu Nandhan Won
Best Cinematography Prakash Won
2025 Gunachitra Nayagan Alagappan Won
Sirandha Sagothari Anusha Hegde Won
Panmuga Natchathiram Preethi Sanjeev Won
Gunachitra Kathapaathiram Sebastian Won

Adaptations

Since February 2023, Anandha Ragam has been remade in the Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali languages.

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Ref.
Tamil Anandha Ragam
ஆனந்த ராகம்
29 August 2022 Sun TV Present Original
Marathi Premas Rang Yave
प्रेमास रंग यावे
20 February 2023 Sun Marathi 9 March 2025 Remake [14]
Kannada Ananda Raaga
ಆನಂದ ರಾಗ
13 March 2023 Udaya TV 9 December 2023 [15]
Telugu Ardhangi
అర్ధాంగి
27 March 2023 Gemini TV 21 September 2024 [16]
Malayalam Anandha Ragam
ആനന്ദ രാഗം
17 April 2023 Surya TV 16 February 2025 [17]
Bengali Roopsagore Moner Manush
রূপসাগরে মনের মানুষ
3 July 2023 Sun Bangla 31 March 2024 [18]

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