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Paarijatham | |
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Developed by | Baiju Devaraj |
Written by | K. K. Sudhakaran |
Directed by | Kurup Mararikulam |
Presented by | Professor Aliyar |
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Theme music composer |
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Opening theme | "Ee Puzhayil Oru" "ഈ പുഴയിൽ ഒരു" |
Ending theme | "Dheem Thana" "ധീം താനാ" |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Malayalam |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 643 |
Production | |
Producer | Baiju Devaraj |
Cinematography | Anpu Mani |
Camera setup | Faizal |
Production company | Sandra Communications |
Original release | |
Network | Asianet |
Release | 6 October 2008 – 1 April 2011 |
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Paarijatham (transl. Night Flowering Jasmine ) is a Malayalam soap opera broadcast on Asianet from October 2008 to April 2011 on weekdays at 7:30 PM IST. It replaced the first season of Hello Kuttichathan by Baiju Devaraj.
The series was a major success in Malayalam television, with 643 episodes. This was a production by Sandra Communications after the success of Ente Manasaputhri on the same channel. Popular Malayalam television actress Rasna made her debut in this series which had Arun Ghosh and South Indian actress Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran in lead roles.
The series has been remade in Tamil under the same title with Rasna playing the lead role, which aired on Star Vijay. [1] The serial was also made in Kannada with the same title on Asianet Suvarna.
The show was retelecast on Asianet Plus on 21 March 2016, featuring its past episodes.
The story revolves around identical twin sisters, Aruna and Seema, who are poles apart. They come from a middle-class family. Aruna is a shy, simple, down-to-earth and soft-spoken girl, whereas Seema is bold, daring, modern and outgoing. Seema is more educated than Aruna. Aruna dreams of a simple married life with a loving husband, but Seema wants an extremely rich husband, who can provide her a luxurious life with all the riches.
Jayapal is the son of a business magnate, Gangadhara Menon, and is heir to millions, but he is an arrogant, spoiled womaniser. Aruna works in the town, while Seema is unemployed and enjoys life. Seema likes Jayapal because he is wealthy, but Jayapal falls in love with Aruna. He does not know that Seema and Aruna are twins.
Jayapal proposes to Aruna and they decide to marry, but Jayapal's stepmother, Lalitha Bai, poisons Jayapal's mind against Aruna and stops him from marrying her. Meanwhile, Seema marries Mohan, a friendly and nice man. Later, under dire circumstances, Jayapal and Aruna are forced to marry each other. Aruna still loves Jayapal, but he hates her and has turned into a drunk womaniser again. Jayapal and Lalitha abuse and torture the meek Aruna, until Seema in disguise as Aruna fights back. The story is about how Aruna wins back Jayapal's love and reforms him with the help of her sister Seema and father-in-law Gangadhara Menon. Lalitha Bai is put out of the house.
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