Mizhirandilum (TV series)

Mizhirandilum
Genre	Drama
Written by	Dialogues: Murali Nellanad
Directed by	A.M.Naseer Kurup Maraarikulam Riju Nair
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	565
Production
Producer	Classic Frame Productions
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	Zee Keralam
Release	2 January 2023 (2023-01-02) – 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11)

Mizhi Randilum is an Indian Malayalam-language television series that aired on Zee Keralam. The series aired from 2 January 2023 to 11 August 2024 and directed by A M Nazeer starring Megha Mahesh, ^[1] Salmanul Faris and Vaishnavi Satheesh in lead roles. This series is an official remake of Kannada TV series Lakshmi Baramma . ^[2]

Synopsis

Lakshmi, an orphan, has always been ill-treated by her stepmother. She meets Sanjay, a prospective groom, but destiny deals a cruel blow to her once again ^[3]

Cast

Main

• Megha Mahesh as Lakshmi a.k.a. Lechu/ Ammu ^[4]
• Salmanul Faris (episode 1-487)/ Navaneeth Saju ( Episode 488-565) as Sanjay Panicker a.k.a. Sanju
  • Son of Mukundan and Sridevi
• Vaishnavi Satheesh Swathy a.k.a. Sreekutty
  • Daughter of Kanchana and Prabha

Recurring

• Rajendran N as muthassan
  • Father of Mukundan, Kavitha, Kanchana, Kaveri
• Maya Moushmi as Sridevi Mukundan
  • Sanju's mother
• Sanal Krishna as Sachi
  • Sanju's friend & he loves Lechu
• Vijayakumari Ramesh as Anandavally
  • Lachu's stepmother, Narendran's aunt, Arjun and Kunjootan's mother
• Maneesh Krishna as Arjun
  • Eldest son of Anandavally
• Akash Mahesh as Nanduttan
  • Son of Arjun and Sreeja
• Archana Renjith as Shreeja
  • Arjun's wife and Anandavally's daughter in law
• Aswin Puthiyaveetil as Narendran thampi
  • Panchayat president, nephew of Anandavally who wishes to marry Lechu
• Abhisree as Kunjoottan
  • Anandavally's second son
• Maya Vishwanath/ Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
  • Mukundan's sister and Swathy's mother who hates Sridevi
• Rahul Mohan as Prabhachandran
  • Kanchana's husband
• Blessy Kurian/ Sree Padma as Kavitha
  • Mukundan's second sister who is unmarried as her marriage was called off
• Akhil Chitrangathan as Raju, domestic help
• Sunitha as Vasumathi, muthassi
  • Mother of Mukundan, Kavitha, kanchana, kaveri
• Divya Yeshodharan/ Kezia Susan Joseph/ Anjusree Bhadran as Kaveri
  • Mukundan's youngest sister
• _____ as Dineshan, Kaveri's husband
• Drishya MS Nair as Lechu's friend
• Ratheesh / Tony as Mukundan, died
• Yehia khader as Gautam, Kavitha's illegitimate partner
• Amith as Sethu madhavan; Sachi's father
• Varada Jishin as Avanthika, Sachi's sister in law
• Sachdev Pillai as Sandeep, Sachi's younger brother
• Nazreen Nazer as Sachi's younger sister
• Bindu Ramakrishnan as Balamaniyamma
• Shilpa Nair as Sanjana, Daksha's daughter
• Manju Satheesh as Daksha
• Sini Prasad as Mallika
• Sreelakshmi as Sharadamma
• Appani Sarath as Himself
• Mariya Prince as Archana, Sachi's wife
• Pradeep Prabhakar as CID
• Mithun Sayanth as Kichan a.k.a. Sanjay, Lechu's fake husband
• Abhijith MK as Govind / Shiva , who loves and marries Lechu

Mahasangamam episodes

• Sreelakshmi as Sharada
• Mersheena Neenu as Shalini
• Devika Pillai as Sharika
• Prabhin as Vishnu
• Poornima Anand as Sathyabhama
• Haritha Nair as Susmitha
• Saji G Nair as Raghavan Nair
• Surjith Purohit as Arjun
• Krishnapriya as Vasumathi
• Kajal Girish as Preethi Arjunan
• Kishore as Drama Juniors manager

Crossover

Kudumbashree Sharada and Mizhi Randilum were interconnected for one week together in the quest to find the missing Lachu who is saved by Saradamma in Kudumbashree hotel. ^{[5] [6]}

Adaptations

In 2025, The series has been remade in Tamil as Thirumangalyam airs on Zee Tamil were lead actress Megha Mahesh reprises her role and marks as her debut in Tamil serial.

Language	Title	Original release	Network	Last aired	Notes
Kannada	Lakshmi Baramma ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಬಾರಮ್ಮಾ	4 March 2013	Colors Kannada	25 January 2020	Original
Gujarati	Laxmi Sadaiv Mangalam લક્ષ્મી સદૈવ મંગલમ્	29 January 2018	Colors Gujarati	17 April 2021	Remake
Tamil	Vandhal Sridevi வந்தாள் ஸ்ரீதேவி	11 April 2018	Colors Tamil	28 June 2019
Marathi	Lakshmi Sadaiv Mangalam लक्ष्मी सदैव मंगलम्	14 May 2018	Colors Marathi	25 May 2019
Malayalam	Mizhi Randilum മിഴി രണ്ടിലും	2 January 2023	Zee Keralam	11 August 2024
Hindi	Mishri मिश्री	3 July 2024	Colors TV	3 November 2024
Tamil	Thirumangalyam திருமாங்கல்யம்	TBA	Zee Tamil	Upcoming

Spin-off

Mangalyam

Main article: Mangalyam (TV series)

This is a spin off to Mizhirandilum and Shyamambaram where Sachi and family from Mizhirandilum and Archana and family from Shyamambaram plays the central characters. ^[7] It depicts the married life of Sachi and Archana. This series is an official remake of Kannada TV series Agnisakshi .

References

1. "എന്റെ മലയാളം അത്ര പോരാ; ദിലീപേട്ടന്റെ ഒപ്പം അഭിയിക്കാൻ മോഹം; മിഴിരണ്ടിലും മേഘ പറയുന്നു". Samayam Malayalam.
2. "New show 'Mizhi Randilum' portrays the life of a village's lucky charm". The Times of India. 25 December 2022.
3. "Mizhi Randilum Serial Zee Keralam Launching On 02nd January At 08:00 PM - Story, Star Cast". Kerala TV. 1 January 2023.
4. "Mizhirandilum actress Megha Mahesh talks about enacting the death scene, says 'I'm very sensitive to scenes like these'". The Times of India. 25 February 2023.
5. https://www.keralatv.in/mizhirandilum-kudumbasree-saradha-mahasangamam/
6. "Mizhirandilum And Kudumbasree Saradha Mahasangamam Episodes On Zee Keralam - 20th February Onwards". Kerala TV. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
7. "Mangalyam Malayalam Serial on Zee Keralam Channel Coming Soon Promo Added - Maria Prince as Archana in Lead Role". 14 July 2023.