Malli (2024 TV series)

Malli
Genre	Drama
Created by	Saregama
Written by	Saregama
Screenplay by	Marimuthu Rajashri Rai V.Padmavathy (180-Present) (dialogue) Maruthu Sankar Prabhakar Dhamayanthi
Directed by	Manibharathy (1-35/230-present) Stalin (36-178) A.P. Rajendran (179- 229)
Starring	Vimal Venkatesan Nikitha Rajesh Rahila Sayedh
Theme music composer	Dharan
Opening theme	"Sirithu Vaazha Vendum" K.S.Chitra (Vocals) Pulamaipithan (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	400+
Production
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Cinematography	Akilan
Editor	Shanker
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.20–22 minutes per episode
Production company	Saregama
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	29 April 2024 (2024-04-29) – present

Malli is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Nikitha Rajesh, Vijay Venkatesan, and Rahila Sayedh. ^[1] The series was produced by Saregama. It premiered on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 and is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT. ^[2]

Cast

Main

• Nikitha Rajesh as Malliga Vijayakumar (Malli): Vijay's second wife
• Vijay Venkatesan as Vijayakumar (Vijay): Renuka and Malli's husband; Venba's father
• Rahila Sayedh as Venba Vijaykumar: Vijay and Renuka's daughter

Recurring

• Mahalashmi Shankar as Rajeshwari alias Raji (Vijay's eldest sister)
• Gracy Thangavel as Ranjitha
• Nalini as Annapoorani
• VJ Akshaya ^[3] / Nagashree GS as Renuka Vijayakumar (Vijay's first wife and Venba's mother)
• Jay Srinivasa Kumar as Aravind (Malli's best friend)
• Niranjana as Nisha (Renuka's sister)
• Bharathi Mohan as Kathiresan (Renuka's father)
• Dev Anand Sharma as Manohar (Vijay's brother-in-law)
• Krithika Annamalai as Nagalakshmi (Nagu) (Babu's wife)
• Venkat Subramanian as Pathram Babu a.k.a Babu (Nagalakshmi's husband and Malli's elder brother)
• Nisha Kapoor as Chitra Manohar (Vijay's elder sister)
• Ambika as Podhum Ponnu (Vijay's step-mother)
• Priya as Sivagami (Renuka's mother)
• Poornima Bhagyaraj as Advocate Vidhya (Vijay's adopted mother)
• Madhan Bob as Subramaniyam (Vijay's father)
• Uma Padmanabhan as Advocate Devasena
• Sinduja
• Rokinth as Velan (Kumudha's husband)
• Gowri Shankar
• Singaraja
• Varunika Sindhu
• Varunika Aanand Gopi
• Jai Sundar
• Harsha
• Nandana
• Nithish Kutty as Mani (Malli's younger brother)
• Dhanushree as Mayil (Malli's younger sister)
• Rishan
• Seshathri

Production

Development

After the ending of the longest running Sun TV drama Anbe Vaa . ^[4]

Casting

Vimal Venkatesan ^[5] was cast in the male lead role as Vijayakumar after his role as Karthikeyan in Zee Tamil`s Peranbu , <sup>[6]</sup> while actress Nikitha Rajesh was cast as the female lead role as Malli, marking her return after Zee Tamil`s Suryavamsam. ^{[7] [8]} Roja serial fame Akshaya Mohan Kumar ^[9] replaced later by Chandralekha serial fame Nagashree GS, ^[10] veteran actress Nalini, ^{[11] [12]} Poornima Bhagyaraj joined the cast. ^[12]

On 3 June 2024, actress Ambika was cast as Pothum Ponnu. ^[13]

Release

The show started airing on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 from Monday to Sunday, replacing 'Anbe Vaa'. ^[14]

References

1. "பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் இணைந்து நடிக்கும் தொடர் மல்லி". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 12 February 2024.
2. Sreeja (23 April 2024). "ஏப்ரல் 29 முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் மல்லி புதிய தொடர்..." tamil.timesnownews.com (in Tamil).
3. "Roja Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show Malli". The Times of India . 15 April 2024.
4. "Tamil TV show 'Anbe Vaa' to go off-air soon". The Times of India . 22 April 2024.
5. "மல்லி தொடரில் நடிக்கும் நடிகர் விமல்". minnambalam.com (in Tamil). 19 April 2024.
6. Parthiban.A (30 January 2024). "புது சீரியலை தொடங்கும் சன் டிவி.. ஜீ தமிழில் இருந்து வரும் ஹீரோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).
7. "மல்லி தொடரில் கம்பேக் கொடுக்கும் நிகிதா!". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
8. "சன் டிவியில் புதிய மெகா சீரியல்.. 'சூரிய வம்சம்' நடிகை தான் நாயகி.. 2 சீனியர் நடிகைகள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
9. "Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India . 6 February 2024.
10. "Chandralekha actress Nagashree joins the cast of 'Malli'". The Times of India . 29 August 2025.
11. "Actress Nalini to play the role in upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India . 30 January 2024.
12. "80's queens Ambika, Nalini and Poornima join the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India . 4 June 2024.
13. "Ambika joins the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India . 31 May 2024.
14. Parthiban.A. "சன் டிவி முக்கிய சீரியல்களின் நேரம் விரைவில் மாற்றம்.. காரணம் இதுதான்". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).

External links

• Malli at IMDb