Malli (2024 TV series)
| Malli | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Saregama |
| Written by | Saregama |
| Screenplay by | Marimuthu Rajashri Rai V.Padmavathy (180-Present) (dialogue) Maruthu Sankar Prabhakar Dhamayanthi |
| Directed by |
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| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Dharan |
| Opening theme | "Sirithu Vaazha Vendum" K.S.Chitra (Vocals) Pulamaipithan (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 547+ |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Cinematography | Akilan |
| Editor | Shanker |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Saregama |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 29 April 2024 – present |
Malli is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Nikitha Rajesh, Vijay Venkatesan, and Rahila Sayedh.[1] The series was produced by Saregama. It premiered on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 and is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.[2]
Cast
Main
- Nikitha Rajesh as Malliga Vijayakumar (Malli): Vijay's second wife
- Vijay Venkatesan as Vijayakumar (Vijay): Renuka and Malli's husband; Venba's father
- Rahila Sayedh as Venba Vijaykumar: Vijay and Renuka's daughter
Recurring
- Mahalashmi Shankar as Rajeshwari alias Raji (Vijay's eldest sister)
- Gracy Thangavel as Ranjitha
- VJ Akshaya[3] / Nagashree GS as Renuka Vijayakumar (Vijay's first wife and Venba's mother)
- Dev Anand Sharma as Manohar (Vijay's brother-in-law)
- Niranjana as Nisha (Renuka's sister)
- Bharathi Mohan as Kathiresan (Renuka's father)
- Nalini as Annapoorani
- Krithika Annamalai as Nagalakshmi (Nagu) (Babu's wife)
- Venkat Subramanian / Ashwin as Pathram Babu a.k.a Babu (Nagalakshmi's husband and Malli's elder brother)
- Jay Srinivasa Kumar as Aravind (Malli's best friend)
- Nisha Kapoor as Chitra Manohar (Vijay's elder sister)
- Ambika as Podhum Ponnu (Vijay's step-mother)
- Priya as Sivagami (Renuka's mother)
- Poornima Bhagyaraj as Advocate Vidhya (Vijay's adopted mother)
- Madhan Bob as Subramaniyam (Vijay's father)
- Uma Padmanabhan as Advocate Devasena
- Sanjay Kumar Asrani as Raghuram
- Nikitha Murali as Meera (Malli's friend)
- Rokinth as Velan (Kumudha's husband)
- Nithish Kutty as Mani (Malli's younger brother)
- Dhanushree as Mayil (Malli's younger sister)
Production
Development
After the ending of the longest running Sun TV drama Anbe Vaa.[4]
Casting
Vijay Venkatesan[5] was cast in the male lead role as Vijayakumar after his role as Karthikeyan in Zee Tamil`s Peranbu,[6] while actress Nikitha Rajesh was cast as the female lead role as Malli, marking her return after Zee Tamil`s Suryavamsam.[7][8] Roja serial fame Akshaya Mohan Kumar[9] replaced later by Chandralekha serial fame Nagashree GS,[10] veteran actress Nalini,[11][12] Poornima Bhagyaraj joined the cast.[12]
On 3 June 2024, actress Ambika was cast as Pothum Ponnu.[13]
Release
The show started airing on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 from Monday to Sunday, replacing 'Anbe Vaa'.[14]
References
- ^ "பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் இணைந்து நடிக்கும் தொடர் மல்லி". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 12 February 2024.
- ^ Sreeja (23 April 2024). "ஏப்ரல் 29 முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் மல்லி புதிய தொடர்..." tamil.timesnownews.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Roja Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show Malli". The Times of India. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Tamil TV show 'Anbe Vaa' to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 22 April 2024.
- ^ "மல்லி தொடரில் நடிக்கும் நடிகர் விமல்". minnambalam.com (in Tamil). 19 April 2024.
- ^ Parthiban.A (30 January 2024). "புது சீரியலை தொடங்கும் சன் டிவி.. ஜீ தமிழில் இருந்து வரும் ஹீரோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "மல்லி தொடரில் கம்பேக் கொடுக்கும் நிகிதா!". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
- ^ "சன் டிவியில் புதிய மெகா சீரியல்.. 'சூரிய வம்சம்' நடிகை தான் நாயகி.. 2 சீனியர் நடிகைகள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Chandralekha actress Nagashree joins the cast of 'Malli'". The Times of India. 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Actress Nalini to play the role in upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "80's queens Ambika, Nalini and Poornima join the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Ambika joins the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 31 May 2024.
- ^ Parthiban.A. "சன் டிவி முக்கிய சீரியல்களின் நேரம் விரைவில் மாற்றம்.. காரணம் இதுதான்". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).