Mahanadhi (TV series)

Mahanadhi
Also known asMahanadhi - Sagodharigalin kadhai
மகாநதி, மஹாநதி
GenreDrama
Written byPriya Thambi
Directed byPraveen Bennett
Starringsee below
Opening themeSonthamulla Vaazhkai Sorgathukku Mela
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes700+
Production
Executive producersJohn, Anthony
Production locationTamil Nadu
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companyGlobal Villagers
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) –
present

Mahanadhi – Sagotharigalin Kadhai (transl. The Great River – The Story of Sisters) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama television series that premiered on Star Vijay on 23 January 2023.[1][2] It is produced by Praveen Bennett under the banner of Global Villagers. It is also available on the digital platform JioHotstar.[3][4]

The series was launched along with Siragadikka Aasai.[5][6]

Plot

Mahanadi tells the tale of four sisters who coexisted well with their parents. leaving them in distress over the loss of their father. This piece discusses how the mother and girls will manage without an actual figure of a father.

Cast

Main

  • Lakshmi Priya as Kaveri: Vijay's wife, the second daughter of Mahanadhi family.
  • Swaminathan Anantharaman as Vijay: Kaveri's husband, a young CEO, the second son-in law of Mahanadhi family
  • Prathiba (2023) / Divya Ganesh (Nov.2023–2024) / Dharani Hephzibah (Aug.2024–present) as Ganga: Kumaran's wife, and the eldest daughter of Mahanadhi family
  • Aadhirai Soundarajan (2023–2025) / Swetha Kumar (Jul.2025–present) as Yamuna: the third oldest sister of Mahanadhi family and she has a love-interest on Nivin one-sidedly and eventually becomes his wife
  • K.Kamrudin as Kumaran: Ganga's husband, eldest son in law of mahanadhi family, Santhanam's nephew (2023-Oct.2025)
  • Rudran Praveen as Nivin: Kaveri's ex-boyfriend, Yamuna's husband and Pasupathy's nephew, Ragini's ex-fiancée, third son in law of Mahanadhi family

Recurring

  • Sujatha Sivakumar as Saradha, Santhanam's wife, Mother of Mahanadhi Sisters.
  • Baby Kaavya as Narmadha: the youngest sister of Mahanadhi family
  • Pankajam as Annakkili Paatti - Santhanam and Shanthi's mother, Saradha's Mother-in-law, Grandmother of Mahanadi Sisters, Kumaran's Ammachi
  • Ramesh as Pasupathy - Santhanama's close friend who betrayed Santhanam by stealing all the money which he has saved for ganga's marriage and so Santhanam dies off after knowing his betrayal. Father of Ragini.
  • Shathiga as Ragini - Pasupathy's daughter, Kaveri's former friend turned rival, who hates her and competes with her for Nivin's love but latter married Ajay to exact revenge on her.
  • Baskar Natarajan as Ajay - Anbarasu's & Radha son, Vijay's cousin brother, Kavya's brother, Ragini's Husband
  • Manikandan Raj as Somasundaram "Somu" - Kalyani's husband, Radha's father, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya's grandfather.
  • Kallu as Kalyani Somasundaram: Somasundaram's wife, Radha's mother, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya's grandmother.
  • Bharathi Mohan as Anbarasu - Vijay's Uncle, Radha's husband. Ajay and Kavya's father. Raagini's father-in-law
  • Padmini Chandrasekhar as Radha - Vijay's aunt. Ajay and Kavya's mother. Raagini's mother-in-law.
  • Sumi Santhosh as Jaya, Nivin's mother, Pasupathi Sister
  • Santhi as Santhi, Kumaran’s Mother
  • Mahalakshmi S as Mary, Kumaran’s Sister
  • Sanjay Mohan (2023-2024) / Karthikeyan (2025–present) as Raghav - Raagini's brother, Pasupathy's son
  • Senthikumarai as Muthu Malar, Santhanam’s Second Wife
  • Aravindh as Krishna, Santhanam Muthu Malar Son
  • Abinaya as Sindhu, Santhanam Muthu Malar Daughter

Special Appearances

  • Saravanan as Santhanam, Sarada's husband, Father of Mahanadi sisters (2023) (Dead)
  • Kanmani Manoharan (2024) / Vaishali Thaniga (Nov.2024–2025) as Vennila - Vijay's ex-lover who suffered from memory loss
  • KB Bala Balasubramaniam as Nambirajan, Vennila's uncle (2025)
  • Kavitha Solairaja as Pankajam, House Owner's wife
  • Vaishu Jayachandhiran as Kavya - Anbarasu & Radha's daughter, Vijay's cousin sister, Ajay's sister. (2024)
  • Vishwa Mithran as Salim, Kumaran's friend. (2023)
  • Shruti Shanmuga Priya as Vijay's mother (2025) (Dead)
  • Milla as Fashion Show Judge (2024)

Production

Development

The shooting of the serial commenced in December 2022. The first promo was released on 7 January 2023.[7] The series was also promoted in the Bigg Boss 6 house on 16 January.[8]

Casting

Actress Lakshmi Priya cast as the main female lead as Kaveri. This marks her second TV-series. Actresses Prathiba and Aadhirai were cast in parallel leads as Ganga and Yamuna. On 23 November 2023, Prathiba opted out from the show due to her upcoming movie offers[9] and was replaced by Divya Ganesan,[10] However she left the series in August 2024 to gets hospitalized due to Dengue.[11] So she was replaced by newcomer actress Dharani Hephzibah.[12] In late June 2025, Aadhirai left the series due to participation in Bigg Boss Season 9 Tamil Edison,[13] so she was replaced by newcomer actress Swetha Kumar.[14] New comer actors cum models Kamuruddin and Rudran Praveen portrayed parallel male leads as Kumaran and Nivin respectively, but in October 2025, Kamuruddin quit the series to participate in Bigg Boss Season 9. Senior actors Saravanan and Sujatha Sivakumar were also selected for supporting roles.[15][16]

On 27 September 2023, Swaminathan Anantharaman was introduced as the male lead, Vijay, for a new storyline with Kaveri.[17] In mid 2024, actress Kanmani Manoharan was cast as the pivotal role as Vennila (Vijay's ex-lover).[18] But later in November 2024, she was to quit the series because of her pregnancy so actress Vaishali Thaniga was then replaced her as Vennila. But in July 2025, she too leaving the series due to her pregnancy so her character Vennila was ended with a positive note.[19]

In early 2025 Kavitha Solairaja was cast to play an extended special appearance.[20]

Crossovers

Following a promo released on 2 February, it was teased that there would be a crossover between Mahanadhi and Aaha Kalyanam.[21] This was then confirmed with a promo released by Star Vijay, with both families staying at the same resort to compete for 5 lakhs.[22]

Adaptations

Language Title First aired Channel Last aired Notes Ref
Tamil Mahanadhi
மஹாநதி		 23 January 2023 Star Vijay Ongoing Original
Kannada Vasudeva Kutumba
ವಸುದೇವ ಕುಟುಂಬ		 15 September 2025 Star Suvarna Remake [23]
Malayalam Ee Puzhayum Kadannu
ഈ പുഴയും കടന്ന്		 TBA Asianet [24]
Telugu TBA TBA Star Maa [25]

References

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  2. ^ "Mahanathi Serial Vijay TV Launching Soon". www.indiantvinfo.com. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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  7. ^ Promo. தந்தையை இழந்தது இவர்களின் விதி.. கரை சேருமா இந்த நதி..! | Lakshmi Priya | Star Vijay. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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  11. ^ "Mahanathi actress Divya Ganesh gets hospitalized due to Dengue". The Times of India. 6 August 2024.
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  17. ^ "Television actor Swaminathan joins the cast of 'Mahanathi'". The Times of India. 22 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Kanmani Manoharan joins the cast of TV show 'Mahanathi'". The Times of India. 11 July 2024.
  19. ^ "கர்ப்பம் குறித்து சந்தோஷமாக அறிவித்த விஜய் டிவி சீரியல் நடிகை... இனி சீரியலில் தொடர்வாரா?". 8 May 2025.
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  22. ^ Mahanadhi & Aaha Kalyanam | Mahasangamam | 5th to 9th February 2024 - Promo, 3 February 2024, retrieved 5 February 2024
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  24. ^ "'சிறகடிக்க ஆசை' கோமதிப்பிரியா மகாநதி மலையாள ரீமேக்கில் ஹீரோயினாக". Asianet News Tamil (in Tamil). 6 August 2025.
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