Endrendrum Punnagai (TV series)

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Endrendrum Punnagai
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Genre Drama
Written byDialogues
Selva Vadivel
Screenplay byG. Sabarinathan
Directed by
  • Ramakrishna "R.K." (Episode 1-90)
  • Bagavathi Raj (Episode 91-present)
StarringNakshatra Srinivas
Nithin Iyer
Deepak Kumar
Kavitha
Theme music composerHari
Opening theme"Endrendrum Punnagai Kaatrinile"
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes569
Production
Executive producerEsai Vanan
Producer Neelima Rani
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeapprox. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyEsai Pictures
Original release
Network Zee Tamil
Release16 March 2020 (2020-03-16) –
6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)

Endrendrum Punnagai (transl. Everlasting smile) is an Indian Tamil-language television drama airing on Zee Tamil. [1] It premiered on 16 March 2020 and ended on 6 May 2022, starring Nakshatra Srinivas with Nithin Iyer, Deepak Kumar and Kavitha [2] [3] This series is produced by Esai Pictures of actress Neelima Rani. [4]

Contents

Thendral, a radio jockey, gets into trouble when she gets betrothed to Aakash, a man who is excessively influenced by his grandmother. But she tries to find a way to be with her lover, Siddharth.

Synopsis

Aandal is a kind of woman whose anger no one dares to face when she is displeased. Aakash, is the grandson of Aandal, who always obeys his grandmother. Aandal seeks a bride for Aakash, and has clear criteria for those who wish to marry him. She comes across Thendral, a radio jockey, and gathers all the information about her while also being impressed by Thendral. Then, she decides that Thendral is the right girl for Aakash to marry. Thendral's family accept to Aandal's approach for Thendral to marry Aakash.

Later, Thendral learns that Aakash is his grandmother's puppet. In addition, Thendral dislikes that Aakash has no individuality and at times she even rejected the marriage proposal. On the other hand, Siddharth is also a radio jockey, who works with Thendral and falls in love with her. The rest of the story revolves around Thendral's choice between Aakash and Siddharth.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Production

Casting

The series mainly on a love triangle. Nakshatra Srinivas stars as a radio jockey in the main female role with Deepak Kumar, of Thirumanam fame, and Nithin Iyer, a fitness frick as the male leads. [5] Kavitha was cast in the antagonist role as the grandmother, while Narasimha Raju, Gowthami Vembunathan, Girish, Raghavi, Kannan, VJ Sasikala, and Indran make up the rest of the cast.

Development

Neelima Rani, who producing this series after Niram Maaratha Pookkal with her husband Esai Vanan under the production "Esai Pictures" in Zee Tamil.

Relaunch

The series premiered on 16 March 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the series stopped broadcasting on 27 March 2020, airing only ten episodes. [6] The series resumed broadcast on 27 July 2020, re-airing from its first episode, when television shoots were once again permitted in India. [7]

Special and crossover episodes

Adaptations

LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotes
Telugu Mangamma Gari Manavaralu
మంగమ్మ గారి మనవరాలు		3 June 2013 Zee Telugu 28 April 2017Original
Tamil Endrendrum Punnagai
எந்திரும் புன்னகை		16 March 2020 Zee Tamil 6 May 2022Remake

Title

The title was taken from a 2013 Endrendrum Punnagai movie starring Jeeva, Trisha, Vinay, Santhanam and Andrea. The English meaning of this title is Everlasting Smile.

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References

  1. ↑ "Actress Nakshatra Srinivas all excited about her new show Endrendrum Punnagai". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "Thirumanam fame Deepak Kumar announces his new show as the male lead; seeks support of fans". The Times of India.
  3. ↑ "Endrendrum Punnagai fame Nithin Krishnamurthy Iyer shares his weight loss secret". The Times of India.
  4. ↑ "நீலிமா ராணியின் என்றென்றும் புன்னகை". Cinema.dinamalar (in Tamil).
  5. ↑ "Endrendrum Punnagai fame Nithin Krishnamurthy Iyer gets nostalgic about his amazing transformation". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces further easing of curbs for shooting TV serials". The New Indian Express.
  7. ↑ "Caution is key as Tamil TV serials resume shooting, fresh episodes to air from July 27". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "திரிவேணி சங்கமம்.. ஒன்றினையும் ஜீ தமிழின் மூன்று முக்கிய சீரியல்கள்". Tamil.Samayam.com.
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