Maari (TV series)

*Maari*
Maari
Genre	Supernatural ; Conspiracy ; Drama ; ;
Written by	Dharmalingam (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Sargunam Pungaraj; Muthuraja; APG Madhu; ;
Directed by	Rathinam Vasudevan; ;
Starring	Ashika Padukone; Adarsh HS; Sona Heiden ; Sadhana ; Shiva Subramanian; ;
Theme music composer	Hariharan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	500+
Production
Producer	Shruthi Narayanan; Vinodha Narayanan; ;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes per episode
Production company	Shruthi Studios
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	4 July 2022 –; present

Last updated April 14, 2024

Maari is an 2022 Indian-Tamil language Supernatural television series, starring Ashika Padukone, Adarsh HS, Sona Heiden, Sadhana and Shiva Subramanian and Directed by V. Sadhasivam. The main plot of the series was taken from Bengali language Zee Bangla's series Trinayani, which aired on 4 March 2019 to 26 July 2020.^[3]

Plot

The story of mystery girl Maari, a simple small town girl. She can see and interact with ghosts, also can see the future and foresee impending dangers. Surya's mother was died and she went to see Maari as a soul and pleased her to help her son from death. She goes on to marry Surya under unusual circumstances and turns out to be his saviour.

Cast

Main

Ashika Padukone as Maari
- A Poor family background girl, She can see and interact with ghosts, and also can see the future. Surya's wife.
Adarsh HS as Surya
- A rich entrepreneur, Maari's Husband. Thara's stepson, Devi and Jagadeesh's son.

Surya's Family

Sona Heiden (Jul.2022 - Apr.2023) → Sadhana (May.2023 - present) as Thara
- Main Antagonist: Jagadeesh's second wife, Surya's step mother, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's mother.
Shiva Subramanian as Jagadeesh
- Devi and Tara's husband; Surya, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's father.
Meera Krishna as Devi
- A Spirit, Suriya's mother, Jagadeesh's first wife.
Mukesh Kanna (Jul.2022 – Apr.2023) → Navin Charles (Oct.2023 - Present)as Aravind
- Thara's first son, Jagadeesh's second son, Hasini's husband (Antagonist)
Tharun Appasamy as Dinesh
- Thara's second son, Jagadeesh's third son, Sreeja's husband.
Shabnam as Hasini
- Aravind's wife, Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter-in-law
Anitha Venkat as Sujatha (Devi's sister)
Deepa Nethran
- She was lost her daughter and an accident lost her eyes. Jagadeesh's sister, Maari's biological mother.
- ______ as Priya, Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter.

Maari's Family

Abitha as Deivanai
- Maari's foster mother and Sreeja's mother.
Delhi Ganesh as Neelakandan
- Maari and Sreeja's grandfather, Deivanai's father.
Sairabanu as Sreeja
- Maari's sister and Dinesh's wife. (Antagonist)

Recurring

Dheepthi Kapil (Nov.2022 – Mar.2023) → Mounika(Mar.2023 - Dec.2023) as Jasmin, Murugan's wife, Maria's elder sister (Antagonist)(Dead)
Ashwini Radhakrishna as Rasathi (A spirit)
Arun Padmanaban as Murugan, Jasmin's husband
Manohar Krishnan as Gangatharan
Ganesh as Shankara Pandi(Main Antagonist)
Unknown (Dec.2023 - Mar.2024) as Maria, Jasmin's younger sister (Antagonist)(Dead)

Special Appearances

Vanitha Vijayakumar as Shakunthala
- Suriya's relation. (2022 & 2023)
Pandiarajan as Rajan
- Sagunthala's husband. (2022)
Krishnapriya K Nair as Meena
- Maari's friend, Rajan and Shakunthala's daughter. (2022)
Nimesh Sagar as Meena's husband (2022)
Sudha Chandran as Chamundeshwari
- Jagadeesh's elder sister. (2022 & 2024)
Devayani as Muthu Pechi (2023)

Production

Casting

Actress Ashika Padukone was cast as Maari, She was reprising her role of Telugu version Trinayani serial,^[5] making her comeback to Tamil Television after Tamil Selvi nearly two years. Newcomer Actor Adarsh HS was cast as the male lead role Surya. Abitha was cast as Maari and Sreeja's mother Deivanai, marking his return after Lakshmi Stores .^[6] On 4 July 2022, Vanitha Vijayakumar and Pandiarajan were cast as special Appearances.^[7] In September 2022, Sudha Chandran was cast as Chamundeshwari in Special Appearances.^[8]

Actress Sona Heiden ^[9] was cast as main antagonist Thara, but was replaced by Sadhana in May 2023.^[10] In Same month, Mukesh Kanna quit the show saying, "never got a chance to showcase my performance and skills as an actor, I never got to work for more than 2-3 days a month".

In 2022, actress Dheepthi Kapil entered the show as Surya's new love interest.^[11] However, she also left resulting in Mounika Subramaniyam to play the role in March 2023.^[12] In May 2023, actress Devayani was cast as special Appearances.^[13] In July 2023, actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast as Mrugan.^[14]

Promotion

Zee Tamil was promoted their new three fictions Meenakshi Ponnunga , Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum and including this series by making advertisement with popular film actress Sneha, Sangeetha and Saranya Ponvannan with the slogan 'Vanga Paarkalaam Ithu Namma Time' (வாங்க பார்க்கலாம் இது நம்ம நேரம்) and this promo released on 26 June 2022.^[15]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Bengali	Trinayani ত্রিনয়নী	4 March 2019	Zee Bangla	26 July 2020	Original
Telugu	Trinayani త్రినయని	2 March 2020	Zee Telugu	Ongoing	Remake
Punjabi	Nayan - Jo Vekhe Unvekha ਨਯਨ - ਜੋ ਵੇਖੇ ਉਨਵੇਖਾ	3 January 2022	Zee Punjabi	23 March 2024
Tamil	Maari மாரி	4 July 2022	Zee Tamil	Ongoing
Marathi	Satvya Mulichi Satavi Mulgi सातव्या मुलीची सातवी मुलगी	12 September 2022	Zee Marathi	Ongoing

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2023	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022 ^[16]	Best Serial	Maari	TV Series	Won
		Favourite Serial	Maari	TV Series	Nominated
		Best Villi	Sona Heiden	Thara	Won
		Favourite Villi	Sona Heiden	Thara	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Shabnam	Hasini	Won
		People's Choice Face of The Year	Ashika Padukone	Maari	Won
		Favorite Heroine			Nominated
		Best Actress			Nominated
		Most Popular Marumagal			Nominated
		Best Actor	Adarsh	Surya	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Saira Banu	Sreeja	Nominated
		Best Comedian	Ganesh	Sankara Pandi	Nominated
2023	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023 ^[17]	Best Serial			Nominated
		Favorite Serial			Nominated
		Best Actor Female	Ashika Padukone	Maari	Won
		Favorite Actor Male	Adarsh HS	Surya	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor Male	Arun	Mrugan	Nominated
		Best Villi - Villain	Sadhana	Thara	Nominated
		Favorite Villi - Villain	Sadhana	Thara	Nominated
		Best Comedian	Ganesh	Sankarapandi	Won

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References

↑ "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 200 episodes". The Times of India . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
↑ "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 500 episodes". The Times of India . Retrieved 8 April 2024.
↑ "Tamil version of Bengali TV show Trinayani serial on Zee Tamil". The Times of India . Retrieved 23 June 2022.
↑ "New show 'Maari' on Zee Tamil". The Times of India . Retrieved 5 June 2022.
↑ "Playing the same character again isn't tiring; I find ways to present my role in a new way: Ashika Padukone". The Times of India . Retrieved 7 September 2022.
↑ Deepa S. "மீண்டும் சீரியலில் ரீ-என்ட்ரி.. ஆனா இந்த முறை ஜீ தமிழ் சேனல்ல நடிக்கறாங்க திருமதி செல்வம்!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil fame actress Vanitha Vijaykumar enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
↑ Deepa S. "மாரி சீரியலில் மாஸ் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் பிரபல நடிகை சுதா சந்திரன்.. அஞ்சி நடுங்க போகும் தாரா - அப்படி என்ன கேரக்டரில் நடிக்கிறார் தெரியுமா??". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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↑ "Tamil serial actress Dheepthi Kapil announces her exit from TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 March 2023.
↑ "Sembaruthi fame actress Mounika Subramaniyam enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 March 2023.
↑ "Devayani Raaja Kumaran joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 May 2023.
↑ "Television actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 18 July 2023.
↑ "கோவிலுக்கு வந்த இடத்தில் சீரியல் கதை.. சினேகா - சங்கீதா - சரண்யா கொடுத்த ஷாக்!". News18 Tamil Nadu .
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↑ "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.

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[1] "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 200 episodes". The Times of India . Retrieved 16 March 2023.

[2] "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 500 episodes". The Times of India . Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[3] "Tamil version of Bengali TV show Trinayani serial on Zee Tamil". The Times of India . Retrieved 23 June 2022.

[4] "New show 'Maari' on Zee Tamil". The Times of India . Retrieved 5 June 2022.

[5] "Playing the same character again isn't tiring; I find ways to present my role in a new way: Ashika Padukone". The Times of India . Retrieved 7 September 2022.

[6] Deepa S. "மீண்டும் சீரியலில் ரீ-என்ட்ரி.. ஆனா இந்த முறை ஜீ தமிழ் சேனல்ல நடிக்கறாங்க திருமதி செல்வம்!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[7] "Bigg Boss Tamil fame actress Vanitha Vijaykumar enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 11 April 2023.

[8] Deepa S. "மாரி சீரியலில் மாஸ் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் பிரபல நடிகை சுதா சந்திரன்.. அஞ்சி நடுங்க போகும் தாரா - அப்படி என்ன கேரக்டரில் நடிக்கிறார் தெரியுமா??". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 September 2023.

[9] "Tamil actors Sona Heiden and Mukesh Kanna quit TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 2 May 2023.

[10] "Actress Sadhana aka Shari enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 31 March 2023.

[11] "Tamil serial actress Dheepthi Kapil announces her exit from TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[12] "Sembaruthi fame actress Mounika Subramaniyam enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[13] "Devayani Raaja Kumaran joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[14] "Television actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India . Retrieved 18 July 2023.

[15] "கோவிலுக்கு வந்த இடத்தில் சீரியல் கதை.. சினேகா - சங்கீதா - சரண்யா கொடுத்த ஷாக்!". News18 Tamil Nadu .

[16] "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". The Times of India. 12 January 2023.

[17] "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.

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Maari
Genre	Supernatural Conspiracy Drama
Written by	Dharmalingam (Dialogue)
Screenplay by	Sargunam Pungaraj Muthuraja APG Madhu
Directed by	Rathinam Vasudevan
Starring	Ashika Padukone Adarsh HS Sona Heiden Sadhana Shiva Subramanian
Theme music composer	Hariharan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	500+^[1]^[2]
Production
Producer	Shruthi Narayanan Vinodha Narayanan
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes per episode
Production company	Shruthi Studios
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) – present