Chellamma (TV series)

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Chellamma
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Genre Drama
Created byP. Jaganathan
S.Suresh Babu
Written bySahul Priyadharshini Shajagan
Screenplay bySahul Priyadharshini Shajagan
Directed by
  • Vel Raj (Episode 205-729)
  • Francis Kathiravan (Episode 1-202)
Starring
Theme music composerKaraneeswaran
Opening themeChellama Chellama by K.S Chitra
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes726
Production
ProducerP. Jagan Nath
CinematographyG.S Vijay Krishnan
EditorG. Ramesh Karthik
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyBox Office Studio
Original release
Network Star Vijay
Release9 May 2022 (2022-05-09) 
14 September 2024 (2024-09-14)

Chellamma is an Indian-Tamil language drama television series starring Anshitha Akbarsha and Arnav, Directed by Vel Raj and Francis Kathiravan. The series revolves around a single village mother Chellamma who has unconditional love for her daughter. [1] It premiered on 9 May 2022 [2] and ended on 14 September 2024 with 726 episodes. [3]

Contents

Plot

The narrative opens with a mother's love and her daughter in a village where she experiences challenges and numerous problems. Unfortunate occurrences lead Chellamma, a biological daughter of Mahendran and daughter, to Lakshmi's doorway with no knowledge of their prior connection throughout their youth. What she went through it is how she attempts to get over it.

Chellamma, a dedicated mother who works as a maid in Lakshmi's home, relates the tale of the mother and daughter's love and affection. She was married, but her painful marriage with her spouse resulted in a divorce. Her husband remarried, continuing his plan to repeatedly hurt Chellama while doing so. Chellama is a maid that works in Mahendran and Lakshmi's home. She is regarded as one of the most devoted employees there, and they assist her in paying for her daughter's schooling. Her husband once threatened to never traumatise her if she removed the mangle sutra. He used Megha, a fictitious daughter of Mahendran and Lakshmi, to irritate her and manipulate her to sever their ties with the Chellama family, among other things. Where Chellama also responded, stating that if you damage me, that will also remain as the strength of God's light.

Chellamma is respected by Lakshmi and Mahendran, who also regard her as a daughter. The protagonist then encounters Margatham's son Siddharth. Despite having a large group of coworkers and treating Chellama as his everything, he likes her but is unable to show his affection. Megha, meantime, is a fraudulent daughter who enjoys hurting others and dislikes it when things are going well. She misuses everything and ruins every connection. Soon after, Chellamma's was established, where Mahendran and Lakshmi respect her as their biological daughter. Margeathem and Chellama's ex-husband irritate Megha. The novel then goes on to reveal Margetheem's loss of Siddu and Chellama's romantic connection.

Cast

Production

Casting

Newcomer Actress Anshita Akbarsha was cast as the Title role as Chellamma, [4] who is a single mother. Arnaav was cast as the male lead, who is a businessman. Arnaav made his comeback after Sun TV's Kalyana Parisu 2 . Actress Divya Ganesan was selected to portray the role of Megha (Siddarth's fiancé) who played an important role, but in 13 December 2022 she quit the series. [5] she was replaced by Sriya Surendran in December 2022. [6]

Actor Raj Kumar was replaced by Sridhar Subramaniyam in 30 June 2022. Actress Keerthana was cast to play the role of Lakshmi. In early April 2023, Jebin John was cast opposite of Megha as Mahesh. [7] In March 2024, actress Ranjana was cast as Pooja. [8]

Soundtrack

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Chellama Nee Chellama"Palani BharathiK.S Chitra2.57 sec

Adaptations

LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotesRef.
Malayalam Amma Manasu
അമ്മമനസ്
31 July 2023 Asianet OngoingDubbed version [9]
Telugu Karthika Deepam 2
కార్తీక దీపం 2
25 March 2024 Star Maa Remake [10]

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