Avantika (TV series)

Avantika
Genre	Drama
Created by	Asmita Production
Written by	Rohini Ninawe
Directed by	Sanjay Surkar
Starring	See below
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	738
Production
Producer	Smita Talwalkar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Alpha TV Marathi
Release	3 June 2002 (2002-06-03) – 25 March 2005 (2005-03-25)

Avantika is an Indian Marathi language television series which aired on Alpha TV Marathi. ^[1] The series premiered on 3 June 2002 and ended on 25 March 2005 after completing 738 episodes by replacing Aabhalmaya . ^[2] The show starred Mrinal Kulkarni in lead role. ^[3] It was produced by Smita Talwalkar under the banner of Asmita Production. ^[4]

Plot

Avantika is a touching story about a woman named Avantika who dreams of a happy marriage and a successful career as an architect. She marries Saurabh, a successful businessman, and they have two kids. But Avantika's dreams are shattered when she discovers that Saurabh is having an affair with Maithali, who is close to their family. Surprisingly, Saurabh's family knew about it but didn't tell Avantika.

Feeling hurt and betrayed, Avantika decides to leave Saurabh. She finds support and a new start by marrying her boss, Shashank, who is divorced and has a daughter named Jui. The story is all about the ups and downs of relationships, heartbreak, and Avantika's journey to find happiness again.

Cast

• Mrinal Kulkarni as Avantika Jahagirdar (née Dixit) ^[5]
• Sandeep Kulkarni as Saurabh Jahagirdar
• Girish Oak as Aravind Dixit
• Ravindra Mankani as Shashank
• Subodh Bhave as Salil Dixit
• Sharvani Pillai as Sanika Patil (née Dixit)
• Sunil Barve as Anish Patekar
• Suchitra Bandekar as Urmila Pradhan (née Karnik)
• Sarika Nilatkar-Nawathe as Maithili
• Deepa Lagoo as Shobhana Jahagirdar
• Vandana Sardesai-Waknis as Anita
• Rahul Mehendale as Shailesh
• Parth Ketkar as Tejas
• Smita Talwalkar as Sulabha Dixit
• Shreyas Talpade as Abhishek Jahagirdar
• Sulekha Talwalkar as Ashwini Dalal
• Aadesh Bandekar as Milind Pradhan
• Pushkar Shrotri as Avinash Patil
• Sonali Khare as Nidhi Patekar
• Tushar Dalvi
• Manoj Joshi
• Pournima Talwalkar
• Ajay Wadhavkar

Awards

Aapla Alpha Awards ^[6]

Category	Recipient	Role
Best Child Actor		Jui Nerurkar
Best Supporting Male	Subodh Bhave	Salil Dixit
Best Actress	Mrinal Kulkarni	Avantika Dixit

References

1. "'Oon Pauus' to replace 'Avantika' on Alpha Marathi". Tellychakkar. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
2. "Alpha Marathi tops Marathi channel charts". Indian Television. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
3. "अविस्मरणीय वळण". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
4. "अवंतिका: एका छोट्या कथेची प्रदीर्घ चाललेली मालिका". Kalakruti Media (in Marathi). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
5. "That girl next door". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 February 2023.
6. "Alpha Marathi celebrates 5th birthday with Aapla Alpha Awards". Indian Television.

External links

• Avantika at IMDb