Chakkappazham

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Chakkappazham
Genre Sitcom
Comedy
Written byShameer Khan
Greenson Pious
Abhilash Chandran
Jintil Antony
Directed byR. Unnikrishnan
Vinod A. S
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes615 +
Production
Producer Flowers TV Production
EditorsGiri Shankar
Dileep
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time18 – 22 minutes
Original release
NetworkFlowers
Release10 August 2020 (2020-08-10) 
present

Chakkappazham is a Malayalam language sitcom directed by R. Unnikrishnan that has been airing on Flowers TV from 10 August 2020. The show stars Mohammad Rafi, S. P. Sreekumar, Aswathy Sreekanth, Shruthi Rajanikanth, Arjun Somashekaran and Amal Rajdev in the lead roles. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The first season of the show aired from 10 August 2020 and ended on 21 June 2022 consisting of 440 episodes. The second season of the show began broadcast on 29 August 2022.

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
141510 August 2020 (2020-08-10)17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)
22518 May 2022 (2022-05-18)21 June 2022 (2022-06-21)
335029 August 2022 (2022-08-29)present (present)

Plot summary

Season 1 can be divided into 3 parts

Season 1 (Part 1)

The family life of Uthaman and his wife Asha faces a series of misunderstandings and chaos. There is confusion, humor, healthy discussions and a lot of love. The main draw of the story is the interesting fights and situational comedy between family members.

Season 1 (Part 2)

The story revolves around Sumesh (Muhammad Rafi) and Supriya (Haritha Haridas), who are newlyweds.

Season 1 (Part 3)

The story revolves around Sumesh's uncle Shankunni and his family and their neighbour Prabhu and his family.

Season 2

The interesting happenings that happen every day in the family of a free going young man Sumesh and his elder brother Uthaman, who is a veterinary hospital compounder.

Cast

Main Cast (Season 1;Part 1 & Season 2)

Recurring (Season 2)

Main (Season 1; Part 2)

Recurring (Season 1; Part 1 & 2)

Main (Season 1; Part 3)

Former (Season 1)

Former (Season 2)

Reboot & Season 2

The show's first season, which portrayed the life of Sumesh and his family ended on 16 May 2022. On the very next day, The show started portraying the life of Sumesh's uncle Shankunni and his family, which started with the same title. But due to low trp and negative reviews the story of Sumesh's uncle and his family was concluded on 22 June 2022.

However, The story of Sumesh and his family returned to limelight on 29 August 2022 as the second season of Chakkappazham.

Reception

The Show is one of the most popular television Sitcoms in Malayalam Television. It is widely praised for the chemistry among actors and for timely comedies.

Muhammad Rafi, who plays a major role in this sitcom became popular due to his witty comic timing and method acting after the show started airing. He is also regarded as the most fan-based actor in Chakkappazham.

Awards

AwardYearCategoryRecipientNote
Kerala State Television Award2020 Best Actress Aswathy Sreekanth [4]
[5]
[6]
Second Best Actor Muhammad Rafi

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