Seetha Raman

Seetha Raman
Genre	Romance Comedy Drama
Written by	Dialogues Selvam Subbaiah K. Kandaswamy
Directed by	Brahma G. Dev
Starring	Sri Priyanka Jay D'Souza Reshma Pasupuleti
Theme music composer	Vishal Chandrashekhar
Opening theme	"Seetha Kalyana..." sung by Sindhuri Vishal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	352
Production
Executive producer	Faisal Saleem C.S
Producer	Xavier Britto
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Esthell Entertainers
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	20 February 2023 (2023-02-20) – 4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)

Seetha Raman is an Indian Tamil language television series which aired on Zee Tamil from 20 February 2023. ^[1] Sri Priyanka and Jay D'Souza play the titular roles with Reshma Pasupuleti in a pivotal role. ^{[2] [3]}

Cast

Main

• Priyanka Nalkari (February–July 2023) as Seetha ^[4]
• Sri Priyanka (July 2023–2024) as Seetha
• Jay D'Souza as Ram
• Reshma Pasupuleti ^[5] as Mahalakshmi / Nancy

Recurring

• Rani ^[6] / Rekha Krishnappa as Archana and Kalpana
• Akshitha Bopaiah as Madhumitha
• R. Shyam as Surya
• Prabhakaran Chandran as Sethupathy
• Prakash Rajan as Subash Chandra Bose
• Yadhavi as Meera
• Hari Krishnan as Durai
• Maanas Chavali as Sathyan
• Saakshi Siva as Rajasekhar
• Vinodhini as Uma Maheswari
• Nancy as Anjali
• Sreepriya as Sathya
• Aiswarya Rajesh as Priya
• Egavalli as Swapna
• Meena Sellamuthu as Poornima
• Subha Geetha as Malini

Cameo appearance

• Senthil Kumar ^[7] as Shanmugam (Episode–172)
• Deepa Shankar as Sevappi (2024)

Production

Casting

Telugu actress Priyanka Nalkari initially played Seetha, the female lead role. ^{[8] [9] [10]} Due to her marriage situations she had to stay abroad, so she quit the series in June 2023, then Sree Nidhi was approached to play the role but the team finalized Tamil film actress Sri Priyanka for the role of Seetha. ^[11] Jay D'Souza, plays the male lead as Ram alongside her. Actress Rani ^[12] initially played the supporting role as Archana, but later Rekha Krishnappa replaced her in that role and Reshma Pasupuleti, who rose to fame through Baakiyalakshmi joined the cast to play the pivotal role as Ram's stepmother. ^{[13] [14]} Saakshi Siva and Vinodhini play the roles of Seetha's father and mother respectively.

In end of August, actor Syed Saif was cast as Vishal, who played an negative role. ^[15] In October, Naresh, a newcomer to the industry, joined the serial. ^[16] In end of 16 April 2024, actor Amruthkalam was cast as Anpu. ^[17] In the same month, actress Deepa Shankar was cast as Sigappi and Sankavi was cast as Sigappi's daughter. ^[18]

Release

The first promo was unveiled on 31 January 2023, featuring Nalkari and revealing the title name. The second promo was unveiled on 3 February 2023, featuring Nalkari, Jay D’Souza, Reshma Pasupuleti and Akshitha Bopaiah and revealing the plot through a 2-minute song. The show started airing on Zee Tamil on 20 February 2023, replacing Ninaithale Inikkum ’s time slot. ^[19]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Tamil	Seetha Raman சீதா ராமன்	20 February 2023	Zee Tamil	4 May 2024	Original
Telugu	Seethe Ramudi Katnam సీతే రాముడి కట్నం	2 October 2023	Zee Telugu	Ongoing	Remake
Kannada	Brahmagantu ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಗಂತು	17 June 2024	Zee Kannada

Awards

Award	Category	Recipient	Role
Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023 [20]	Most Promising Actor Female	Sri Priyanka	Seetha
	Most Promising Actor Male	Jay D'Souza	Ram
	Favourite Villi - Villain	Reshma Pasupuleti	Mahalakshmi

References

1. "New TV serial 'Seetharaman' to be launched soon; deets inside". The Times of India . February 2023.
2. "Priyanka Nalkari Is All Set To Appear In Her New TV Show Seetharaman, Check Promo". News18 .
3. "'நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும்' நேரத்தில் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் 'சீதா ராமன்'!". Dinamani.com (in Tamil). 13 February 2023.
4. "Actress Priyanka Nalkari quits Tamil daily soap 'Seetha Raman'". The Times of India . 16 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 May 2023.
5. "அடேங்கப்பா.. பிரியங்கா, ரேஷ்மா சம்பளம் என்ன கேட்டீங்களா?". Hindustan Times Tamil (in Tamil).
6. "Rani announces her exit from TV show Sitaraman; will Rekha Krishappa play Archana?". The Times of India . 17 March 2023.
7. "TV actor Mirchi Senthil to make a cameo appearance in the show 'Sitha Raman'". The Times of India . 13 September 2023.
8. "சீதா இங்கே.. ராமன் எங்கே? ரோஜா நாயகியின் புதிய சீரியல் ப்ரமோ வைரல்". Indian Express (in Tamil).
9. "ஜீ தமிழுக்கு தாவிய சன் டிவி நடிகை". www.instanews.city (in Tamil).
10. "Priyanka Nalkari Doing Lead Role in Zee Tamil Serial Seetharaman". www.indiantvinfo.com. 13 February 2023.
11. "சினிமாவை துரத்தும் சீரியல்கள்.. ரோஜா பிரியங்கா நடிக்கும் புதிய சீரியல் 'சீதா ராமன்'!". News18 (in Tamil). 2 February 2023.
12. "சீரியலுக்கு வரும் நாட்டாமை பட டீச்சர்... கேரக்டர் இதுதானாம்.. இனி ரசிகர்களுக்கு கொண்டாட்டம் தான்". One India (in Tamil). 26 January 2023.
13. "குக் வித் கோமாளி நிகழ்ச்சியில் சீரியல் நடிகை… ஜீ தமிழ் சீரியலில் ரோஜா பிரபலம் : டாப் 5 சீரியல்". Indian Express (in Tamil).
14. "நடிகை ரேஷ்மா இப்போது சீதா ராமன் தொடரில்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 6 February 2023.
15. "Television actor Syed Saif joins the cast of Sitha Raman". The Times of India . 14 August 2023.
16. "Television actor Naresh joins the cast of Sitha Raman". The Times of India . 30 September 2023.
17. "Deivam Thandha Poove fame actor Amruthkalam joins 'Sitha Raman'". The Times of India . 15 April 2024.
18. "Cooku With Comali fame actress Deepa Shankar joins 'Sitha Raman'". The Times of India . 23 April 2024.
19. "ப்ரைம் டைம்-க்கு வந்த சீதா ராமன்… முக்கிய சீரியல் நேரம் மாற்றம் : ஜீ தமிழ் புதிய அப்டேட்". Indian Express (in Tamil).
20. "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.

External links

• Seetha Raman at ZEE5
• Seetha Raman at IMDb