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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Saregama |
| Written by | Saregama |
| Screenplay by | Marimuthu Rajashri Rai V.Padmavathy (180 - Present) (dialogue) Maruthu Sankar Prabhakar Dhamayanthi |
| Directed by |
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| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Dharan |
| Opening theme | "Sirithu Vaazha Vendum" K.S.Chitra (Vocals) Pulamaipithan (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 240+ |
| Production | |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Cinematography | Akilan |
| Editor | Shanker |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Saregama |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 29 April 2024 – present |
Malli is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Nikitha Rajesh, Vijay Venkatesan, and Rahila Sayedh.[1] The series was Produced by Saregama. It premiered on 29 April 2024 on Sun TV. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.[2]
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Nikitha Rajesh as Malliga Vijayakumar (Malli): Vijay's second wife
- Vijay Venkatesan as Vijayakumar (Vijay): Renuka and Malli's husband; Venba's father
- Rahila Sayedh as Venba: Vijay and Renuka's daughter
Recurring
[edit]- Gracy Thangavel as Ranjitha
- Mahalashmi Shankar as Rajeshwari alias Raji
- Nalini as Annapoorani
- Ambika as Podhum Ponnu
- Krithika Annamalai as Nagalakshmi (Nagu) (Babu's wife)
- Venkat Subramanian as Pathram Babu a.k.a Babu (Nagalakshmi's husband and Malli's elder brother)
- Dev Anand Sharma
- Nisha Kapoor as Chitra
- Poornima Bhagyaraj as Vidhya
- Madhan Bob as Subramaniyam
- Priya as Sivagami
- Niranjana as Nisha
- Bharathi Mohan as Kathiresan
- Sinduja
- Rokinth as Velan (Kumudha's husband)
- Gowri Shankar
- Singaraja
- Varunika Sindhu
- Varunika Aanand Gopi
- Jai Sundar
- Harsha
- Nandana
- Nithish Kutty as Mani (Malli's younger brother)
- Dhanushree as Mayil (Malli's younger sister)
- Rishan
Special appearances
[edit]- VJ Akshaya[3] as Renuka (Vijay's first wife and Venba's mother) (Dead)
- Jay Srinivasa Kumar as Aravind (Malli's ex-fiancé)
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]After the ending of the longest running Sun TV drama Anbe Vaa.[4]
Casting
[edit]Vimal Venkatesan[5] was cast in the male lead role as Vijayakumar after his role as Karthikeyan in Zee Tamil`s Peranbu,[6] while actress Nikitha Rajesh was cast as the female lead role as Malli, marking her return after Zee Tamil`s Suryavamsam.[7][8] Roja serial fame Akshaya Mohan Kumar,[9] veteran actress Nalini,[10][11] Poornima Bhagyaraj joined the cast.[11]
On 3 June 2024, actress Ambika was cast as Pothum Ponnu.[12]
Release
[edit]The show started airing on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 from Monday to Sunday, replacing 'Anbe Vaa'.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "பிரபல நட்சத்திரங்கள் இணைந்து நடிக்கும் தொடர் மல்லி". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 12 February 2024.
- ^ Sreeja (23 April 2024). "ஏப்ரல் 29 முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் மல்லி புதிய தொடர்..." tamil.timesnownews.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Roja Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show Malli". The Times of India. 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Tamil TV show 'Anbe Vaa' to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 22 April 2024.
- ^ "மல்லி தொடரில் நடிக்கும் நடிகர் விமல்". minnambalam.com (in Tamil). 19 April 2024.
- ^ Parthiban.A (30 January 2024). "புது சீரியலை தொடங்கும் சன் டிவி.. ஜீ தமிழில் இருந்து வரும் ஹீரோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "மல்லி தொடரில் கம்பேக் கொடுக்கும் நிகிதா!". Dinamalar (in Tamil).
- ^ "சன் டிவியில் புதிய மெகா சீரியல்.. 'சூரிய வம்சம்' நடிகை தான் நாயகி.. 2 சீனியர் நடிகைகள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Actress Akshaya Mohan Kumar joins the cast of upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Actress Nalini to play the role in upcoming show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 30 January 2024.
- ^ a b "80's queens Ambika, Nalini and Poornima join the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Ambika joins the cast of TV show 'Malli'". The Times of India. 31 May 2024.
- ^ Parthiban.A. "சன் டிவி முக்கிய சீரியல்களின் நேரம் விரைவில் மாற்றம்.. காரணம் இதுதான்". cineulagam.com (in Tamil).