Sundara Manamadhe Bharli

Sundara Manamadhe Bharli (transl. Beauty filled mind) is an Indian Marathi-language television series which aired on Colors Marathi. It premiered from 31 August 2020 and ended on 14 August 2023 completing 981 episodes.^[1] It starred Akshaya Naik and Sameer Paranjape in lead roles. It is produced by Manava Naik under the banner of Strawberry Pictures.^[2]

Sundara Manamadhe Bharli
Genre	Drama Romance
Written by	Madhugandha Kulkarni
Directed by	Girish Mohite
Starring	See below
Opening theme	"Sundara Manamadhe Bharli" by Maithili Panse Joshi and Avdhoot Gupte
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	981
Production
Producer	Manava Naik
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Strawberry Pictures
Original release
Network	Colors Marathi
Release	31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) – 14 August 2023 (2023-08-14)

Plot

Latika is a very warm-hearted and intelligent girl filled with optimism. A perfect daughter, sister and a friend. Even though her life looks ideal, she faced several rejections for marriage alliances due to her obesity. Whereas her late husband Abhimanyu was a fitness enthusiast who wanted everyone to be healthy.

Cast

Main

• Akshaya Naik as Latika Eknath Dhumal / Latika Abhimanyu Jahagirdar (Lati) – Eknath and Jayshree's younger daughter; Mrs. Dhumal's granddaughter; Surekha's younger sister; Uttamrao and Indumati's daughter-in-law; Ashutosh and Hemlata's sister-in-law; Abhimanyu's childhood friend and widow; Adhira's mother; Devrat Karkhanis's wife; Vidya's daughter-in-law; Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Akkasaheb's helping hand; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival.
• Sameer Paranjape as Abhimanyu Uttamrao Jahagirdar (Abhya) – Uttamrao and Indumati's younger son; Ashutosh's younger brother; Hemlata's brother-in-law; Eknath and Jayshree's son-in-law; Mrs. Dhumal's grandson-in-law; Surekha's childhood friend turned brother-in-law; Latika's childhood friend and first husband; Adhira's biological father; Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Akkasaheb's helping hand; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival. (Dead)
• Kunaal Dhumal as Devrat Karkhanis (Deva) – Vidya's son; Latika's second husband; Adhira's adoptive father; Eknath, Jayshree, Uttamrao and Indumati's son-in-law; Mrs. Dhumal's grandson-in-law; Surekha, Ashutosh and Hemlata's brother-in-law; Abhimanyu, Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Akkasaheb's helping hand; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival.

Recurring

• Adhira Aundhkar as Adhira Abhimanyu Jahagirdar – Abhimanyu & Latika's biological daughter; Devrat's adoptive daughter; Vidya's adoptive granddaughter; Eknath, Jayshree, Uttamrao and Indumati's biological granddaughter; Mrs. Dhumal's biological great-granddaughter; Surekha, Ashutosh and Hemlata's niece.
• Prakash Dhotre as Uttamrao Jahagirdar (Appa) –
• Atisha Naik as Indumati Uttamrao Jahagirdar –
• Pranav Prabhakar as Ashutosh Uttamrao Jahagirdar –
• Pramiti Narke / Sharvari Pendharkar as Hemlata Ashutosh Jahagirdar –
• Gauri Kiran as Surekha Dhumal –
• Umesh Damle as Eknath Dhumal (Bapu) –
• Poonam Chaudhari-Patil as Jayashree Dhumal –
• Unknown as Mrs. Dhumal –

Others

• Chaitanya Bagul as Vikya
• Pooja Purandare as Kamini (Miss Nashik)
• Hrishikesh Shelar as Daulat Nimbalkar
• Sandesh Uppasham as Sajjan
• Kalpesh Patil as Kalpya
• Mukund More as Mukya
• Aditi Dravid as Nandini
• Nikhil Rahane as Ravi
• Radha Sagar as Abhilasha
• Sanjay Kulkarni as MK
• Chitra Kulkarni as Sajjan's mother
• Dhananjay Wable / Umesh Bolake as Daulat's father
• Swanandi Tikekar as Pratiksha

Production

Casting

Akshaya Naik and Sameer Paranjape were selected for the roles of Latika and Abhimanyu, respectively. Later, Kunaal Dhumal replaced Sameer Paranjape as a new lead of the show.^[3] Atisha Naik is selected for the role of Indumati.^[4]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Marathi	Sundara Manamadhe Bharli सुंदरा मनामध्ये भरली	31 August 2020	Colors Marathi	14 August 2023	Original
Gujarati	Maru Man Mohi Gayu મારૂં મન મોહી ગયું[5]	27 September 2021	Colors Gujarati	30 September 2024	Remake
Bengali	Sohag Chand সোহাগ চাঁদ[6]	28 November 2022	Colors Bangla	Ongoing

References

1. "Sameer Paranjape: It's a refreshing change to see new subjects on Marathi TV - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "नवी मालिका: दिलदार प्रेमाची वजनदार गोष्ट 'सुंदरा मनामध्ये भरली', अभिनेत्री मनवा नाईकची आहे निर्मिती". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. "Sameer Paranjpe to feature in new show - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
4. "Exclusive: "It doesn't matter whether you play an antagonist or protagonist; there is always something to learn," says Atisha Naik - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. "Popular Marathi TV show Sundara Manamadhe Bharli to be remade in Gujarati as Maru Man Mohi Gayu; Akshaya Naik shares her excitement - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. "Did you know 'Sohag Chand' is the remake of Marathi show 'Sundara Manamadhe Bharli?' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

External links

• Sundara Manamadhe Bharli at IMDb
• Sundara Manamadhe Bharli at JioCinema