Mullum Malarum (TV series)

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Mullum Malarum
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GenreSoap opera
Starring
Theme music composerJai Kishan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes385 (10 June 2019)
Production
ProducersVanitha Chandrasekaran

R.K. Manohar
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companyRajammal Creations
Release
Original network Zee Tamil
Original release27 November 2017 (2017-11-27) 
10 June 2019 (2019-06-10)

Mullum Malarum is a 2017-2019 Tamil-language soap opera on Zee Tamil, [1] [2] starring Munish Raja, Dharsha Gupta and Akhila Raghavan. The series marks Munish Rajan's first small screen lead role since 2010.The show replaces Lakshmi Vandhachu and airs Monday to Friday from 27 November 2017 and 10 June 2019 at 6:30PM (IST). On 4 March 2019, the show shifted to air Monday through Friday at 1:00 (IST) [3] [4]

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Synopsis

It is a story that revolves around two brothers Dharmadurai (Munish Rajan) and Kalaiarasan (Pandi Kamal), Dharmadurai an uneducated blue-collar worker who works relentlessly to improve the financial status of his family but is not taken seriously by his loved ones and his brother Kalaiarasan, an educated professional who is loved and respected by everyone around him.

The show unfolds as the two brothers are on a quest for love and companionship. The twist in the plot is when Mahalakshmi (Tejaswini Shekar) enters their lives. While Kalaiarasan and Mahalakshmi are engaged to be married, fate has other plans in place as Dharmadurai unknowingly comes in the way and this relationship comes to a bitter end.

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Title

This title was taken from a 1978 Mullum Malarum feature film starring Rajinikanth, Sarath Babu, Fatafat Jayalaxmi and Shoba. The English meaning of this title is The thorn and the flower.

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