Azhagu | |
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![]() Final logo of Azhagu | |
Genre | Soap opera |
Written by |
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Screenplay by | C. U. Muthuselvan Ashok Kumar Kumareshan S. Muralidharan |
Directed by |
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Creative director | V. Murali Raaman |
Starring | Niranjan BS
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Theme music composer | Vishal Aditya (title song) Kiran (background score) |
Opening theme | Azhagamma S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (vocals) Badri Venkatesh (lyrics) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 719 |
Production | |
Producer | Vaidehi Ramamurthy |
Cinematography | Azhagiya Manavaiyan P. Chella Pandiyan |
Editors | M.S. Thiyagarajan R. P. Manikandan K. Bharath Kumar |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20-21 minutes |
Production company | Vision Time India Pvt Ltd |
Original release | |
Network | Sun TV |
Release | 20 November 2017 – 3 April 2020 |
Azhagu (Beauty) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Niranjan BS, Shruthi Raj, VJ Sangeetha, Revathi, and Thalaivasal Vijay. The show premiered on 20 November 2017, replacing the serial Vamsam , and ended on 3 April 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was subsequently replaced by the serial Abhiyum Naanum . [1] [2] The show was produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd on Sun TV. [3]
The story is about the nuances of love between husband Palaniswamy and his wife Azhagu, even though they have been married for decades, and have successful and robust individual personas.
Azhagu is the one who finds amicable solutions to all family problems and issues while struggling to help her five children Aishwarya and Ravi, Mahesh, Thiruna and Kavya survive peacefully.
Ganesh's wife Aishwarya becomes an ideal daughter in law of and Ravi's wife Sudha becomes an ideal daughter in law of the family while Mahesh's wife Poorna becomes an ideal daughter in law of, Thiruna's wife Nivi becomes an ideal daughter in law of and Madhan's wife Kavya becomes an ideal daughter in law of, hatches and various plots against the family. Soon, it is revealed that Poorna and Sudha are Sakundala's long lost daughters. Despite, Poorna turns eviler, and she creates various problems.
Revathi was cast as the lead Azhagu who making her comeback after 10 years. [4] It is the second serial for the male lead Thalaivasal Vijay after 27 years. [5] Shruthi Raj and V J Sangeeta were cast as the next leads. [6] [7] Aishwarya makes a TV serial comeback after 3 years sabbatical. Niranjan Bs was cast as Thiruna.
In October 2019, Sahana Sheddy playing Kavya quit the series stating less screen space for her role. [8] However, within few days, she rejoined the series after the production team convinced her. [9] In November 2019, Vaishnavi Arulmozhi replaced Akshitha Bopaiah as Nivedita. [10] In the same month, Revathi returned to the series after 2 months break after her film shootings. [11]
On 1 April 2018, a special celebration sequence of Azhagu and Palanisamy getting married took place with the invitation of their friends and public. [12]
The production and shooting of all Indian television series and films were halted, due to COVID-19 pandemic in India, on 19 March 2020 and were supposed to resume after 31 March 2020. [13] However, due to nationwide lockdown in the country imposed from 25 March 2020, it could not resume and the last new episode was broadcast on 3 April 2020. [14] After about three months, the shooting resumed after being granted permission in early June 2020 and some sequences were shot with some cast including Urvashi as a new addition. [15] However, Tamil Nadu Government announced full lockdown from 19 June 2020 to 30 June 2020 for Chennai and its surrounding three districts. Due to it the production and filming was also once again halted. [16] In July 2020, Sun TV abruptly confirmed the series not returning as many of the cast members including Revathi and Sruthi Raj were sceptical to arrive to shoot owing the pandemic. [17] [18]
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