Parasparam (TV series)

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Parasparam
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Genre Action
Drama
Crime
Thriller
Developed byJayakumar
Written byPradeep Panicker
Directed byPurushothaman
Sudheesh Sankar
Manju Dharman
Harison
Presented byBhavachithra
Starring Gayatri Arun
Vivek Gopan
Narrated byProf. Aliyaar
Theme music composerSaanadh George
Opening theme"Naara Na Naara"(Removed in circa 2014)
Ending theme"Hea Hea Hei" (Removed in circa 2014)
ComposerRajeev Aattukal
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of episodes1524
Production
ProducerJayakumar Bhavachithra
CinematographyManoj Kumar
EditorRajesh Thrissure
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyRoss Petals
Original release
NetworkAsianet
Release22 July 2013 (2013-07-22) 
31 August 2018 (2018-08-31)
Related
Diya Aur Baati Hum

Parasparam (transl.Each Other) is an Indian Malayalam television thriller series that was broadcast on Asianet. It is an official remake of Star Plus's serial Diya Aur Baati Hum . [1] The series premiered on 22 July 2013. [2] [3] It stars Gayatri Arun and Vivek Gopan and was produced by Ross Petals. The last episode aired on 31 August 2018 with 1,524 episodes and is first soap opera to cross 1500 episodes in Malayalam. [4] [5]

Contents

Plot

Ambitious and educated, Deepti pursues her dream of becoming an IPS officer for her father. Sooraj, a partially-educated and simple young master-confectioner is the perfect elder heir to his middle-class traditional family.

Deepti's dreams and aspirations are destroyed as she loses her parents in an accident. Planning to move abroad, her brother Gopan fixes her marriage to Sooraj whose strict mother Padmavathi "Padma" wants her daughter-in-law to be simple and not well-educated, with the excellent skills of a homemaker. After discovering this, Gopan lies about Deepti's education level to ensure her settlement. Deepti gives up her education and dreams, accepting her roles as a wife and the elder daughter-in-law of the family. Soon, as her truth of being educated and not knowing cooking is revealed, Padma banishes her. Sooraj stands up for Deepti and vows to teach her everything she must know to prepare herself as the daughter-in-law that Padma expects. Deepti starts caring for Sooraj and helps him in various situations including an international confection competition in Singapore. Later, Sooraj helps Deepti complete her studies. Eventually, he convinces Padma to accept Deepti and her dreams. Deepti faces great challenges in the IPS Academy, establishing herself as an extraordinary police officer.

As a police officer, Deepti fights various criminals including terrorist leaders, while in the meantime, solving her various family problems as she struggles to balance between her professional duties and domestic responsibilities. Together with Sooraj, Deepti forms a deep relationship with underlying love, until misunderstandings tear them apart. But it gets cleared up and they reunite. Deepti donates one of her kidneys to Padma battling for life which is unknown to the family. Gopan's little son Nandu greatly eagers for a sibling but his wife Sandya miscarries and is unable to conceive again. Expecting twins, Deepti and Sooraj decide to give their one twin to Sandya on Nandu's demand. Later, Sooraj and Padma learn that Deepti is her kidney donor. Deepti delivers twin sons Dhirav and Dhyaan. The infants are kidnapped in order to be sold. In the ensuing rescue actions, Dhirav is saved and Dhyaan is believed to have succumbed to his death shattering all. A police officer saves Dhyaan though and returns him promptly.

9 years later

Deepti and Sooraj live happily with Dhirav however her brother cut all ties with Deepti as he believes her initial instinct was to save Dhirav and not Dhyaan. Soon, Dhyaan discovers his true parents but hates them for giving him away. Eventually, Gopan and Sandya realises their mistake and gives Dhyan to Deepti and Sooraj.

Climax

Deepti and Sooraj unsuccessfully try a trap for the terrorists and punish them. The leader makes Deepti and Sooraj eat bomb pills. Deepti and Sooraj bid their farewell to family and others by taking a boat and embracing. They boat explodes killing Deepti and Sooraj before the setting Sun, highlighting that even death cannot separate them.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Guest appearances

Awards

7th Asianet Television Awards 2014

8th Asianet Television Awards 2015 [7]

9th Asianet Television Awards 2016

10th Asianet Television Awards 2017

11th Asianet Television Awards 2018 [8]

Asiavision Television Awards

Reception

Critics

Deccan Chronicle stated, "The serial Parasparam came as a breath of fresh air among the usual unending tear-jerkers; the main attraction was the fearless and clever IPS Deepthi who took on criminals single-handedly and became a role model for many youngsters." [9]

Impact

A post where the still of the lead pairs before a bomb explosion sequence went viral which was falsely claimed as Kerala IPS officer and husband were killed by ISIS jehadis. This was reported as accusing Pinarayi Vijayan led Kerala government for their inefficiency. [10]

Adaptations

LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotes
Hindi Diya Aur Baati Hum
दिया और बाती हम
29 August 2011 StarPlus 10 September 2016Original
Bengali Tomay Amay Mile
তোমায় আমায় মিলে
11 March 2013 Star Jalsha 20 March 2016Remake
Malayalam Parasparam
പരസ്പരം
22 July 2013 Asianet 31 August 2018
Marathi Phulala Sugandha Maticha
फुलाला सुगंध मातीचा
2 September 2020 Star Pravah 4 December 2022
Tamil Raja Rani 2
ராஜா ராணி 2
12 October 2020 Star Vijay 21 March 2023
Telugu Janaki Kalaganaledu
జానకి కలగలేదు
22 March 2021 Star Maa 19 August 2023

References

  1. "Parasparam is a hit!". The Times of India.
  2. "Parasparam: Curtains to come down soon". The Times Of India .
  3. "More Spellbinding Soap Gathas". Outlook.
  4. "Why serials chase the 1000 episode mark". The Times of India .
  5. "parasparam-team-celebrate-its-last-day-of-screening". The Times of India .
  6. M, Athira (12 March 2015). "A Remarkable Journey". The Hindu .
  7. "Asianet television awards 2015".
  8. "Asianet awards 2018 winners". The Times of India .
  9. "Gayathri clears the air". Deccan Chronicle. 25 December 2015.
  10. "FAKE: Stills from Malayalam TV soap used with claims that ISIS killed IPS officer and husband". The Times Of India .