Saadhana

Saadhana
Genre	Drama family
Written by	Dialogues Madhu Sri Suresh Kakumani
Directed by	Jayan (1 - 184) Parvatapuram Ramesh (185 - 369) G.K (370 - 487) Parvatapuram Ramesh (488 - 598)
Starring	Shambhavi Gurumoorthy Hussain Ahmed Khan
Opening theme	"Evare evare neevu"
Country of origin	India
Original language	Telugu
No. of episodes	598
Production
Executive producer	Koyilada Laxman Rao
Producers	Sankabattula Kishore Kumar Abhishek Reddy Bobbala Harish Rampalli
Cinematography	Prem Kumar
Editors	Shirisha Chandramouli Miryala Chandana Sai Pushpak prithvi sekhar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20-22 minutes
Production companies	Chandana Studios Abhihara Creations
Original release
Network	Gemini TV
Release	24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) – 6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

Saadhana is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 24 January 2022 airing on GeminiTV and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT. ^{[1] [2]} The serial stars Shambhavi Gurumoorthy and Hussain Ahmed Khan in lead roles. The show is an official remake of Tamil television series Kayal which is being aired on Sun TV. ^[3]

Plot

Saadhana is a hardworking woman and the only earner in her family. She had many hurdles in her life, like her younger sister's wedding, an uncle determined for her downfall, and workplace harassment. The story revolves around how she bravely fights against these problems.

Cast

• Shambhavi Gurumoorthy as Saadhana
• Hussain Ahmed Khan as Viraj aka Kamal
• Seetha as Meenakshi (Saadhana, Moorthy and Jyothi's mother)
• Haanvika srinivas as Jyothi, Saadhana's younger sister and Vamsi's wife
• Chandu (1-269) /Shanmukha Vickrama (269-present) as Moorthy, Saadhana's elder brother
• Aparna Praveen as Dhanam, Moorthy's wife
• Rafikshaa as Ravi, Saadhana's younger brother
• Fouziee / Priya sreenivas as Deepa, Saadhana's younger sister
• Kota Shankar Rao / Meka Ramakrishna as Gangaraju, Sadhana's elder father
• Sobha Rani / Vijaya as Nagamani, Gangaraju wife
• Shanthi Reddy as Vedavalli, Vamsi mother
• Madhu Menon as Vamsi's father
• Kumrani Sridevi as Indumathi, Viraj's mother
• Ajay as Chandu, Viraj's father
• Basavaraj as Anand, Viraj's friend
• Gopikar as Doctor Gowtham
• Mamta Narayan as Aasha, Gangaraju's daughter and Saadhana's cousin
• Nishanth as Siva, Gangaraju's son and Saadhana's cousin
• Ramesh as Lambu
• Jayalalitha as Rajya Lakshmi
• Sravan Rajesh as Abhiram

Crossover Episodes

• From 6 March 2023 to 11 March 2023 in episodes 342 to 347, Saadhana had a crossover with Sundari serial as Mahasangamam.

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Tamil	Kayal கயல்	25 October 2021	Sun TV	Ongoing	Original
Telugu	Saadhana సాధన	24 January 2022	Gemini TV	6 January 2024	Remake
Kannada	Radhika ರಾಧಿಕಾ	14 March 2022	Udaya TV	Ongoing
Marathi	Majhi Manasa माझी माणसं	30 May 2022	Sun Marathi	1 May 2024
Malayalam	Bhavana ഭാവന	26 June 2022	Surya TV	Ongoing

References

1. "Sadhana Telugu Serial Cast, Crew, Timings, Real Names - Gemini TV Serial" . Retrieved 6 May 2022.
2. "SunNetwork - Program Detail". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
3. "Kayal in Telugu as 'Saadhana' - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.