| Bharathi Kannamma | |
|---|---|
| Barathi Kannama TV series poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Written by | Maruthu Shankar Pradeep Panicker |
| Screenplay by | Arun Bharathi Priya Thambi |
| Directed by | Praveen Bennett |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Ilayavan (background score) |
| Opening theme | "Bharathi Kadhaliyae Kannamma" |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 1036 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ram Kumaradhas |
| Cinematography | Saravanan Venkatesh |
| Editor | Vignesh Arjun |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Global Villagers |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 25 February 2019 – 4 February 2023 |
| Related | |
| Season 2 | |
Bharathi Kannamma is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language television series that aired on Star Vijay and is available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar, directed by Praveen Bennett.
The first season of the series premiered on 25 February 2019 and ended on 4 February 2023. It is a remake of the Malayalam series Karuthamuthu [1] [2] and stars Roshini Haripriyan as Kannamma (who replaced by Vinusha Devi in 2022) with Arun Prasath as Bharathi, along with Farina Azad, Roopa Sree, Kanmani Manoharan and Agilan Pushparaj in supporting roles. [3] Within a year the series took its generation loop of 8 years was introduced with same cast in addition to, Baby Raksha Shyam and Baby Lisha Rajkumar played Bharathi and Kanamma's twin daughters. The story follows Dr. Bharathi (Arun), who loves and marries a girl named Kannamma (Roshini). However, Bharathi's obsessed lover, Dr. Venba (Farina), vows to destroy Bharathi and Kannamma's relationship and marry Bharathi.
6 February 2023, the series completion of 4 years, a spin-off was introduced with the same title, premiering on 6 February 2023 starring Sibbu Suryan as Bharathi whilst Vinusha Devi and Farina Azad returned as Kannamma and Venba, along with Roopa Sree and Deepa Shankar in the supporting roles.
| Season | No.of episodes | Original broadcast | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||
| 1 | 1036 | 25 February 2019 | 4 February 2023 |
| 2 | 133 | 6 February 2023 | 6 August 2023 |
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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bharathi Kannamma, and all other Indian television series and films production were suspended on 19 March 2020. [22] Three months later, shooting was permitted and the team commenced filming in July. [23] The show commenced telecasting new episodes from 27 July 2020. [24] With the increase in Covid cases in Tamil Nadu, production was again suspended for a few days in mid-May 2021. [25] [26] [27]
In January 2020, Bharathi Kannamma had a crossover with Pandian Stores for a week. [28] It also had a crossover with Raja Rani 2 during March 2021 for three weeks and a day (Raja Rani S2 E-108 to E-126). [29] With the suspension in mid-May 2021 and with a few cast availability then for bank episodes, the series crossed over with Raja Rani 2. Again in 2022, the series joined Mahasangamam with Raja Rani 2. [30]
Beginning with an average viewership and trp of 5.53, after a year, In September 2020, the sequence of the series where lead Kannamma leaves the house, the series gained viewership and entering top five Tamil television programs. [31] [32] In week 37 of 2020, it became the third-most watched Tamil soap for the first time, garnering 8.254 million impressions and the second Star Vijay program to enter the top five. [33] However, in week 21 of 2021 when the rival channel Sun TV's top rated soap Roja shifted against Bharathi Kannamma. During Week 32, Bharathi Kannamma defeated Roja by a margin of 2TVR across Urban and Urban+Rural markets, repeatedly leading in the slot. [34] [35]
It premiered on Star Vijay on 6 February 2023 from Monday to Saturday at 21:00 [36] and is also available on the digital platform on Disney+ Hotstar. [37] [38] The spin-off stars Sibbu Suryan as Bharathi while Vinusha Devi as Kannamma. Along with Roopa Sree and Deepa Shankar in the supporting roles.
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