Ayali (2025 TV series)

Ayali
Genre	Drama Romance Thriller Crime
Written by	DMR (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Athisha Vino
Directed by	Parameshwarar
Starring	Tejaswini Gowda Anand Selvan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	53
Production
Producer	S. Sabarshkumar
Cinematography	Jo.e
Editor	Mojith
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20 minutes
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	2 June 2025 (2025-06-02) – present
Related
Jagaddhatri

Ayali is a 2025 Indian Tamil language crime Thriller Drama series that premiered from 2 June 2025 airing on Zee Tamil. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is an official remake of Bengali language television series Jagaddhatri , which airs on Zee Bangla. It stars Tejaswini Gowda and Anand Selvan in lead roles and directed by Parameshwarar. ^[5] It portrays the family and thriller story of a secret cop, Ayali (Tejaswini Gowda) and her co-cop Siva (Anand Selvan).

Plot

Ayali is a innocence girl, she takes care of her family and faces all of life's issues calmly. But she lives a double life, because who is a fearless undercover intelligence officer working to clear her late mother’s name. ^[6]

Cast

Main

• Tejaswini Gowda as Ayali Devaraj
  • Riya Manoj as Young Ayali
• Anand Selvan as Siva Udhayaperumal

Recurring

• Ram G as Varman
• Vidhya Mohan as Indrani: Shiva's cousin
• Rishi as Devaraj; Ayali’s father
• Swetha as Chellamma: Ayali’s Aunt
• Lakshmi Vasudevan / Kavitha Solairaja as Selvanayagi: Shiva's stepmother
• Akshitha Bopaiah as Rithika: Ayali's half-sister
• Aarthi Ram as Jamuna: Ayali's stepmother
• Santosh R Daniel as Kabilan: Shiva's half-brother
• Nithya Ravindar as Padma: Ayali's grandmother
• Manusri Karthikeyan as Deepa: Ayali's cousin
• Vetri Kiran / Jeeva Ravi as Udhayaperumal: Shiva's father
• Parthan Siva as Kaliappan: Shiva's Uncle
• Feroz Khan as Cheziyan: Indrani's husband
• Suresh Mohan as John
• Chandini Prakash as Monica
• Shilpa as Karthika: Kaliappan's wife
• Deepa Nethran as Sivasankari: Shiva's mother (Dead; photographic appearance)
• Kasthuri Shankar as Archana: Ayali's mother (Dead)
• Ashok Samuel as Journalist Sivanarayanan: Archana's brother (Dead)
• Narasimha Raju

Production

Casting

After Vidhya No.1, Tejaswini Gowda made a comeback through this series as "Ayali". ^[7] Anand Selvan was selected to play the role of smart Police officer Siva. It was second collaboration with Zee Tamil after Ninaithale Inikkum serial. ^[8] Actress Kasthuri Shankar was selected in special appearance to play the role of Police officer. ^[9]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Bengali	Jagaddhatri জগদ্ধাত্রী	29 August 2022	Zee Bangla	Ongoing	Original
Telugu	Jagaddhatri జగద్ధాత్రి	21 August 2023	Zee Telugu		Remake
Punjabi	Sehajveer ਸਹਿਜਵੀਰ	25 March 2024	Zee Punjabi	31 May 2025
Tamil	Ayali அயலி	2 June 2025	Zee Tamil	Ongoing
Marathi	Tarini तारिणी	11 August 2025	Zee Marathi
Malayalam	Durga ദുർഗ്ഗ	Upcoming	Zee Keralam	TBA
Hindi	Jagaddhatri जगद्धात्री	6 October 2025	Zee TV
Kannada	Tarini ತರಿಣಿ	Upcoming	Zee Kannada

References

1. "Zee Tamil unveils latest fiction 'Ayali'". www.medianews4u.com. 30 May 2025.
2. "Zee Tamil brings gripping new drama 'Ayali', premiering June 2". www.indianbroadcastingworld.com. 31 May 2025.
3. "Undercover & Unstoppable – 'Ayali' is coming to take you on a thrilling ride". www.passionateinmarketing.com. 1 June 2025.
4. "Zee Tamil launches Ayali, a new fiction drama premiering June 2". mediabrief.com. 30 June 2025.
5. "Zee Tamil unveils latest fiction 'Ayali'". Hindu Tamil Thisai . 31 May 2025.
6. "வீட்டில் குடும்பப் பெண், வெளியே புரட்சிப் பெண்: தேஜஸ்வினியின் புதிய தொடர் அயலி!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 29 April 2025.
7. "Tejaswini Gowda set to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Ayali'". The Times of India . 24 April 2025.
8. "Tejaswini Gowda and Anand Selvan set to play the leads in 'Ayali'". The Times of India . 24 May 2025.
9. "ஜீ தமிழில் அயலி சீரியலில் கதாநாயகியாகும் நடிகை கஸ்தூரி.. ஆரம்பமே அசத்தல் தான்! ஆனாலும் டுவிஸ்ட் இருக்கு!". Oneindia (in Tamil). 31 May 2025.