Kayal (TV series)

*Kayal*
Kayal
Genre	Family drama
Screenplay by	Karthik Yuvaraj; Iyyappan Sabapathy Dialogues ; Karthik Yuvraj
Directed by	P. Selvam
Creative director	Vaidehi Ramamoorthy
Starring	Chaitra Reddy ; Sanjeev Karthik ;
Opening theme	"Kanne Kanne Kanninmaniye Nee Kelamma"; K. S. Chitra (Vocals); Pa.Vijay (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1000+
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Cinematography	U. K. Senthil Kumar
Editors	M.S. Thiyagarajan; M. Prabakaran;
Production companies	Sun Entertainment ; Vision Time India Private Limited;
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	25 October 2021 –; present

Last updated January 22, 2025

Kayal is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Chaitra Reddy and Sanjeev Karthik, which itself loosely based on Tamil movie Manathil Urudhi Vendum . Kayal, a nurse, is the sole breadwinner of her family with two siblings where she has an 1 elder brother Moorthy youngest brother Anbuselvan and 2 younger sisters Anandhi and Devi siblings. She finds happiness in her sacrifice to meet the needs of her brothers Moorthy and Anbuselvan and sisters Anandhi and Devi.

Synopsis

Kayal, a hardworking woman is the only earner in her family. many hurdles in her life, like Moorthy and Anbuselvan's heryounger sister Devi Vignesh's wedding, an uncle Dharma determined for her downfall, and workplace harassment, and the story revolve around how she bravely Shalini & Anbu's Kovil Married puthu these problems Vadivu & Vedhavalli.^[1]

Cast

Main

Chaitra Reddy as Kayal alias Kayalvizhi Ezhilarasan: Ezhilarasan's Wife (2021–present)
Sanjeev Karthik as Ezhil alias Ezhilarasan Rajasekhar: (by phone nickname:Kabilan) Kayalvizhi's husband (2021–present)

Recurring

Meenakumari as Kamatchi: Muthuvel's widow; (2021–present)
Vazhakku En Muthuraman as Dharma alias Dharmalingam: Vadivukarasi's husband (Former Main Antagonist) (2021–present)
Sumangali as Vadivu alias Vadivukarasi Dharmalingam: Dharmalingam's Wife (2021–present)
Gayatri Jayaraman/Uma Riyaz Khan as Sivasankari Rajasekhar: Rajasekhar's Wife (2022-present) (Current Main Antagonist)
Ayyappan as Moorthy Muthuvel: Kayal's elder brother and Dhanalakshmi's husband (2021–present)
Nila Gracy as Devi Vigneshwaran: Kayal's youngest sister and Vigneshwaran's wife (2023-present)
- Ishwarya Ravichandran as Devi Vigneshwaran (2021-2023)
Jeeva Rajendran as Anbu alias Anbuselvan Muthuvel: Kayal's younger brother and Shalini's husband (2022-present)
- Avinash Ashok as Anbu alias Anbuselvan Muthuvel (2021-2022)
- Harry as Anbu alias Anbuselvan Muthuvel (2022)
Abinavya Deepak as Anandhi Muthuvel: (2021–present)
Subha Geetha as Dhanam alias Dhanalakshmi Moorthy: Moorthy's wife (2024-present)
- Janaki Devi as Dhanam alias Dhanalakshmi Moorthy (2021-2024)
Hema Srikanth as Vedhavalli Chandrasekar: (2021–present)
Gopi as Vigneshwaran alias Vignesh: Devi's husband (2021-present)
Sathyapriya Sivasamy as Shalini Anbuselvan: Anbuselvan's wife (2023–present)
Baby Dechina as Anu Moorthy: Moorthy and Dhanam's daughter (2021-present)
Sebastian as Petter Arumugam: (2021–present)
Muralidhar Raj as Rajasekhar: Sivasankari' husband (2021–present)
Fawaz Zayani as Subramani alias Subramaniyam Dharmalingam: Pavithra's husband (2021–present)
Hensha Deepan as Pavithra Subramaniyam: Subramaniyam's Wife (2023–present)
Rothit Balaiah as Anand: Aarthi's husband (2021–present)
Kiran Mai as Aarthi Anand: Anand's husband (2021–present)
Reehana as Prabhu's mother (2023)
Ravikumar as Prabhu's father; (2023)
Birla Bose as Inspector Vajravel (2023–present)
VM Rajesh Kanna as Chandrasekar: (2021–present)
Ghouse Nisha as Uma: (2021–present)
Varun Udhai as Doctor Gowtham (2021–present)
Annapoorani as Vanitha (2021–present)
Suruli as Hospital Dean (2022–present)
Swathi Reddy as Ramya: (2021 - 2023)
Jeganathan as Ex-MLA Sethusingam: (2021 - Present)
Arandhangi Manjula as Uma's mother (2021 - 2022)
Sidharth Kapilavayi as Prabhu: (2023)
J.Durai Raj as Manoj
Bala Singh as Muthuvel: Kamachi's husband (Posthumous photographic appearance; 2024)
- Bharathi Mohan as young Muthuvel

Special appearances

Gabriella Sellus as Sundari (2022)
Jishnu Menon as Karthick (2022)
Riya Manoj as Abhirami (2022)
Nidhish Kutty as Ilamukhil (2022)
Aadhish Jatti Jaganathan as Sumo (2022)
Nimeshika Radhakrishnan as Meera (2022)
Rahul Ravi as Yuva (2022)
Vadivukkarasi as Rajalakshmi (2023)
Aila Syed as Kayal and Ezhil’s daughter (2023)
Baladitya as Suryakumar: Kayal's fake husband (2023)
Anusha Prathap as Eshwari (2023)
Chandra Lakshman as Rajalakshmi (2024)
Vijay Vishwa as Saravana Velu (2024-present)
Eesan Sujatha as Meenatchi: Saravana Velu's mother (2024-present)

Production

Development

After the airing of the Sun TV's drama Abhiyum Naanum , its production company Vision Time India Pvt Ltd decide to produce Kayal. The concept of the show was originally based on K. Balachander's 1987 film Manathil Urudhi Vendum . This is the 15th serial produced for Sun TV. The first promo was released on 11 October 2021.^[2]

Casting

Actress Chaitra Reddy landed in lead role in the show, marking his return after Zee Tamil's drama Yaaradi Nee Mohini .^[3]^[4]^[5] while Sanjeev Karthik was cast opposite her.^[6] Actor 'Vazhakku En' Muthuraman was cast as the main antagonist Dharmalingam alias Dharma.

Gayatri Jayaraman selected to portray the role of Sivasankari Rajasekhar (Ezhilarasan's Mother) played a negative role, February 2022 she quit the series and was replaced by Uma Riyaz Khan.^[7] On 15 May 2024, actress Chandra Lakshman was cast to portray a negative role.^[8]

Distribution

The series was released on 25 October 2021 on Sun TV and digital platform Sun NXT.

Soundtrack

Title song of this series is based on the song "Kannin Maniye" from Manathil Urudhi Vendum .^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

The show climbed to Top 5 most-watched shows across all GECs, after only a few weeks of its launch.^[9]^[10] The show also gave tough fight to Bharathi Kannamma that aired on Star Vijay.^[11]

In August 2023,the series had a peak rating of 12.87 TVR.^[12]^[13]

Adaptations

Since January 2022, Kayal has been remade in other languages such as in Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam. It is broadcast on Sun TV Network's group of channels in the respective languages.

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes	Ref.
Tamil	Kayal கயல்	25 October 2021	Sun TV	Ongoing	Original
Telugu	Saadhana సాధన	24 January 2022	Gemini TV	6 January 2024	^[14]	Remake
Kannada	Radhika ರಾಧಿಕಾ	14 March 2022	Udaya TV	Ongoing	^[15]
Bengali	Meghe Dhaka Tara	28 March 2022	Sun Bangla	2 July 2023	^[16]
Marathi	Majhi Manasa माझी माणसं	30 May 2022	Sun Marathi	1 May 2024	^[17]
Malayalam	Bhavana ഭാവന	26 June 2022	Surya TV	Ongoing	^[18]^[19]

Awards and honours

Year	Award^[a]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal	Best Actress	Chaitra Reddy - Kayal	Won	^[20]
		Best Villain Male	Muthuraman - Dharmalingam	Won
		Best Director	Selvam	Won
		Best Serial	Kayal	Won
		Natchathira Nayagan	Sanjeev Karthick - Ezhilarasan	Won
		Best Screenplay	Ayyappan	Won
		Best Lyrics Writer	Pa Vijay	Won
2023		Best Actress	Chaitra Reddy - Kayal	Won

Related Research Articles

Bommalattam was a 2012 Indian-Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 15 October 2012 to 22 October 2016 for 1,150 episodes. The show starred Sirija, Shreekumar, Mohammed Absar and Preethi Sanjeev.

Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Vijay TV. The show was launched on 3 November 2014 to 27 January 2017 for 600 episodes and aired Monday through Friday evenings. This series was remake of Hindi serial Ye Hai Mohabbatein and stars Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Karan Patel portraying Dr.Ishita and Raman.

Nandini is an Indian Tamil-Kannada bilingual supernatural fantasy thriller drama series that aired on Sun TV and Udaya TV.

Kalyana Parisu is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV. It is 2nd longest running Tamil soap opera with 1840 episodes. The show was produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd and directed by Harish Adhitya. It premiered on 10 February 2014 and ended on 27 March 2020 for 1840 episodes.

Magarasi is a 2019-2023 Indian-Tamil language television soap opera that premiered on 21 October 2019 on Sun TV and ended on 1 July 2023. It is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. The show is produced by Citram Studios. It stars Divya Sridhar/ Srithika Saneesh and SSR Aaryann in lead roles.

Pandavar Illam is a 2019 Indian-Tamil language TV drama series, which premiered on 15 July 2019 on Sun TV and ended on 28 October 2023, running for 4 years, and digitally streams on Sun NXT. It stars Papri Ghosh, Aarthi Subash, Krithika Annamalai, Naresh Eswar, Guhan Shanmugam, Nesan Nepolean, Surendar Raaj, Mohammad Absar, Anu Sulash and Anisha Shetty. The show is produced by VSAGA Pictures Pvt Ltd.

<i>Baakiyalakshmi</i> Tamil Television serial

Baakiyalakshmi – oru Illatharasiyin Kadhai is an Indian Tamil series on Star Vijay. This show is an official remake of Star Jalsha series Sreemoyee. It premiered on 27 July 2020. It stars K.S. Suchitra Shetty in the title role with Reshma Pasupuleti, Sathish Kumar, Rajyalakshmi and Ranjith in the other prominent roles.

Kannana Kanne was a 2020-2023 popular Indian Tamil-language family drama soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 2 November 2020 to 4 March 2023. The show starred Nimeshika Radhakrishnan with, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Rahul Ravi, Akshitha Boopiah and Nithya Das. The serial is a remake of Telugu television series Pournami that aired on Gemini TV. The show started to re-telecast on Sun TV from 27 March 2023. This show got replaced by Mr. Manaivi

Vanathai Pola is an Indian Tamil-language family drama television series, starring Shreekumar Ganesh and Maanya Anand. The story focuses on the bond between Chinrasu and his sister Tulasi.

Thalattu (transl. Lullaby) is an Indian Tamil-language family drama series starring Krishna Raghunandan, Shruthi Raj and Sri Latha. It premiered on Sun TV on 26 April 2021 and ended on 24 June 2023 with 720 episodes and available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. This show replaced Nila and was replaced by Pudhu Vasantham.

Anbe Sivam is a 2021 Indian-Tamil language television series which premiered from 18 October 2021 and ended on 3 July 2022 on Zee Tamil. It stars Vikram Shri and Kavitha Gowda in the lead roles. This show is based on Zee TV's Hindi series Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara.

Ethirneechal is a popular Indian Tamil-language drama television series, which airs on Sun TV. The first season of this series starred Madhumitha Hirannaiah, Kaniha, Priyadarshini Neelakandan and Haripriya Isai in lead roles. This show is being produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres. Dialogues were written by Sri Vidhya and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam. The series is one of the most-popular and most-watched TV shows in Tamil Nadu from since it's launched. The first season premiered on 7 February 2022, and ended on 8 June 2024 with 744 episodes.

<i>Saadhana</i> Indian Telugu language soap opera

Saadhana is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 24 January 2022 airing on GeminiTV and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. The serial stars Shambhavi Gurumoorthy and Hussain Ahmed Khan in lead roles. The show is an official remake of Tamil television series Kayal which is being aired on Sun TV.

<i>Sevvanthi</i> (TV series) 2022 Indian Tamil language drama

Sevanthi is an Indian Tamil-language family drama television series, starring Divya Sridhar and Nakshatra. It premiered on 11 July 2022 airing on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

Anandha Ragam is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama series starring Anusha Hegde and Alagappan. It premiered on 29 August 2022 on Sun TV. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

<i>Mr. Manaivi</i> 2023 Indian TV series or programme

Mr. Manaivi was an Indian Tamil-language television series which premiered on 6 March 2023 and ended on 22 December 2024 in Sun TV from Monday to Sunday. The show starred shabana Shahjahan aryan with Pavan Ravindra in the lead roles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chaitra Reddy</span> Indian Actress

Chaitra Reddy is an Indian Actress, who mainly works in the Kannada and Tamil languages. She made her Sandalwood debut in Rugged. She is mainly known for her role of Kayal in the Kayal Serial (2021).

<i>Iniya</i> (TV series) Indian television series

Iniya was a 2022–2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Alya Manasa and Rishi and directed by Narayana Moorthy. It aired on Sun TV from 5 December 2022 to 3 November 2024 for 646 episodes. It was replaced by Ranjani. It is produced by Saregama.

Lakshmi is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series which premiered on 18 March 2024 It stars Shruthi Raj and Sanjeev Venkat.

Malli is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Nikitha Rajesh, Vijay Venkatesan, and Rahila Sayedh. The series was Produced by Saregama. It premiered on 29 April 2024 on Sun TV. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

References

↑ "குடும்ப பொறுப்புகளை சுமக்கும் கயல்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
↑ "Television actress Chaitra Reddy celebrates 2 years journey in her show 'Kayal'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
↑ "சன் டிவி 'கயல்' சீரியல் நடிகை சைத்ரா ரெட்டியின் லேட்டஸ்ட் போட்டோஸ்." tamil.news18.com (in Tamil).
↑ "ஜீ தமிழில் அப்படி...சன் டிவியில் இப்படி..கலக்கும் சைத்ரா..வரவேற்கும் ரசிகர்கள்". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil).
↑ "This is How Much Actor Chaitra Reddy Earns for her Role on TV Show Kayal". news18.com.
↑ "சன் டிவி சீரியலில் ஜீ தமிழ் நடிகை என்ட்ரி: சஞ்சீவ்-க்கு இவர்தான் ஜோடியா?". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).
↑ "என்ன இது... எல்லாரும் இப்படி கிளம்புறாங்க... பிரபல சீரியலில் இருந்து விலகிய முன்னணி நடிகை!". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil).
↑ "Kadhalikka Neramillai fame Chandra Lakshman joins 'Kayal'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
↑ "டி ஆர் பியில் முதலிடம் பிடிக்கும் கயல் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
↑ "Kayal tops the TRP charts, here's a look at the top 5 Tamil TV shows". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
↑ "தொடர் சரிவில் பாரதி கண்ணம்மா.... போட்டிக்கு வந்த சன் டி.வி சீரியல்!". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).
↑ "டி ஆர் பியில் முதலிடம் பிடிக்கும் கயல் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
↑ "Kayal tops the TRP charts, here's a look at the top 5 Tamil TV shows". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
↑ "Kayal in Telugu as 'Saadhana' - Times of India". The Times of India . 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
↑ "Kavya Shastry returns to the small screen with a role that is so her". The Times of India .
↑ "New TV show 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' to launch soon". The Times of India . 5 March 2022.
↑ "स्वकर्तृत्वावर घर सांभाळणाऱ्या गिरीजाची गोष्ट; सुरू होत आहे नवी मालिका 'माझी माणसं'". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 29 May 2022.
↑ "Bhavana: Surya Dev to reveal his true identity". The Times of India . 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
↑ "Bhavana Serial Surya TV is the Remake of Kayal – Stephy Leon in Lead". www.news.keralatv.in. 15 June 2022.
↑ "சன் குடும்ப விருதுகளின் மொத்த லிஸ்ட்.. ஃபேவரிட் கதாநாயகன், கதாநாயகி யார் தெரியுமா.?". www.cinemapettai.com.

Notes

↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "குடும்ப பொறுப்புகளை சுமக்கும் கயல்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).

[2] "Television actress Chaitra Reddy celebrates 2 years journey in her show 'Kayal'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

[3] "சன் டிவி 'கயல்' சீரியல் நடிகை சைத்ரா ரெட்டியின் லேட்டஸ்ட் போட்டோஸ்." tamil.news18.com (in Tamil).

[4] "ஜீ தமிழில் அப்படி...சன் டிவியில் இப்படி..கலக்கும் சைத்ரா..வரவேற்கும் ரசிகர்கள்". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil).

[5] "This is How Much Actor Chaitra Reddy Earns for her Role on TV Show Kayal". news18.com.

[6] "சன் டிவி சீரியலில் ஜீ தமிழ் நடிகை என்ட்ரி: சஞ்சீவ்-க்கு இவர்தான் ஜோடியா?". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).

[7] "என்ன இது... எல்லாரும் இப்படி கிளம்புறாங்க... பிரபல சீரியலில் இருந்து விலகிய முன்னணி நடிகை!". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil).

[8] "Kadhalikka Neramillai fame Chandra Lakshman joins 'Kayal'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

[9] "டி ஆர் பியில் முதலிடம் பிடிக்கும் கயல் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).

[10] "Kayal tops the TRP charts, here's a look at the top 5 Tamil TV shows". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

[11] "தொடர் சரிவில் பாரதி கண்ணம்மா.... போட்டிக்கு வந்த சன் டி.வி சீரியல்!". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil).

[12] "டி ஆர் பியில் முதலிடம் பிடிக்கும் கயல் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).

[13] "Kayal tops the TRP charts, here's a look at the top 5 Tamil TV shows". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

[14] "Kayal in Telugu as 'Saadhana' - Times of India". The Times of India . 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[15] "Kavya Shastry returns to the small screen with a role that is so her". The Times of India .

[16] "New TV show 'Meghe Dhaka Tara' to launch soon". The Times of India . 5 March 2022.

[17] "स्वकर्तृत्वावर घर सांभाळणाऱ्या गिरीजाची गोष्ट; सुरू होत आहे नवी मालिका 'माझी माणसं'". ABP Majha (in Marathi). 29 May 2022.

[18] "Bhavana: Surya Dev to reveal his true identity". The Times of India . 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[19] "Bhavana Serial Surya TV is the Remake of Kayal – Stephy Leon in Lead". www.news.keralatv.in. 15 June 2022.

[21] "சன் குடும்ப விருதுகளின் மொத்த லிஸ்ட்.. ஃபேவரிட் கதாநாயகன், கதாநாயகி யார் தெரியுமா.?". www.cinemapettai.com.

[20] Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[a]

[20]

v t e Works by Vision Time Tamil
Current TV series	Kayal (2021–present) Malar (2023–present) Mr. Manaivi (2023–present)
Past TV series	Vasantham (2007-2012) Manikoondu (2008) Kalasam (2008-2009) Mama Maaple (2010-2011) Thangam (2009-2013) Thyagam (2012-2013) Rajakumari (2013) Vamsam (2013-2017) Ponnunjal (2013-2016) Kalyana Parisu (2014-2020) Mahalakshmi (2017-2019) Azhagu (2017-2020) Chocolate (2019-2020) Tamil Selvi (2019-2020) Abhiyum Naanum (2020-2023)
Past TV shows	Nijangal (2016-2017) Hello Sago (2019)