Anuraga Ganam Pole

Anuraga Ganam Pole (transl. Like a romantic song) is an Indian Malayalam language drama television series which aired from 17 April 2023 to 15 March 2024 on Zee Keralam.^[3] Kavitha Nair and Prince play the lead roles.^[4] The plot of the show is inspired from a Hindi series Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, which aired on SET.

Anuraga Ganam Pole
Genre	Drama Romance
Created by	Ekta Kapoor
Based on	Patrani by Imtiaz Patel
Story by	Deepika Bajpai Dialogues Santhosh Kuttamath
Directed by	K. K. Rajeev[1] Purushothaman Shiju Aroor
Starring	Kavitha Nair[2]
Opening theme	"Ethu Janma Swapnamayi" by Hesham Abdul Wahab
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	239
Production
Producers	Antony Saji Millenium
Cinematography	Vishnu Nair
Editor	M Sivashankar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Zee Telefilms
Original release
Network	Zee Keralam
Release	17 April 2023 (2023-04-17) – 15 March 2024 (2024-03-15)
Related
Bade Achhe Lagte Hain

The show explores the worlds of English lecturer Sumitha and Business tycoon Giridhar Nambiar, who accidentally discover love after getting married.^[5] Based on the Gujarati play Patrani by Imtiaz Patel, the soap opera was created and produced by under the banner of Zee Cinema.^[6]

Synopsis

Giridhar Nambiar is an unmarried, wealthy, established, and well-reputed Kochi-based businessman in his early forties.Sumitha Chandran is a working woman in her early thirties and comes from a middle-class Kochi family. Giridhar's half-sister, a famous stylish Saniya, and Sumi's brother, Srinish fall in love and have to consider the Hindu culture taboo of younger siblings marrying before their elder siblings. Girish has yet to select a prospective spouse so the marriage of Srinish and Saniya is pending.

There is a solution. Giri and Sumi agree to the marry although she dislikes the economic disparity between their families. They considers each other arrogant and quarrelsome. They become closer with time and consummate their marriage.

Cast

• Kavitha Nair as Sumitha Giridhar Nambiar Nee Sumitha Chandranandan Alias Sumi - Chandranandan And Indira's Elder Daughter, Srinish And Nanditha's Elder Sister, Giridhar's Wife^[7]
• Prince As Giridhar Nambiar Alias Giri - Satyanarayanan And Mahalakshmi's Son, Anuradha's Step Son, Navya, Neeraj And Saniya's Elder Half Brother, Nithish And Pratheeksha's Adopted Elder Brother, Sumitha's Husband^[8][9]
• Jaseela Parveen as Saniya Srinish Chandranandan Nee Saniya Nambiar - Satyanarayanan And Anuradha's Younger Daughter, Giridhar's 2nd Younger Half Sister, Nithish, Navya And Neeraj's Younger Sister, Srinish's Wife
• Ambika Mohan As Mahalakshmi Satyanarayanan Nambiar - Satyanarayanan's First Wife, Giridhar's Mother, Nithish, Navya, Neeraj And Saniya's Step Mother, Pratheeksha's Adopted Mother
• Aishwarya Sankar as Nanditha Nithish Nambiar Nee Nanditha Chandranandan - Chandranandan And Indira's Younger Daughter, Srinish And Sumitha's Younger Sister, Nithish's Wife
• Nitha Promy as Anuradha Satyanarayanan Nambiar - Ambarish's Elder Sister, Satyanarayanan's Second Wife, Giridhar's Step Mother, Nithish, Navya, Neeraj And Saniya's Mother
• Jayanarayan as Akash Mohan - Sneha's Husband, Giridhar's Best Friend And Employee
• Thushara KP as Sneha Akash Mohan - Akash's Wife, Giridhar And Sumitha's Best Friend
• Koottickal Jayachandran as Ambarish - Anuradha's Younger Brother, Satyanarayanan's Brother In Law, Giridhar's Step Uncle, Nithish, Navya, Neeraj And Saniya's Uncle
• Mathew Issac Abraham as Nithish Nambiar - Anuradha's Elder Son, Satyanarayanan's Step Son, Giridhar's Adopted Brother, Navya, Neeraj And Saniya's Elder Brother, Nanditha's Husband
• Priya Menon / Ragisha Shreekumar as Indira Chandran -
• Balachandran Chullikkadu as Chandran
• Thomaskutty Abraham as Srinish Chandran
• Remadevi as Pinky muthashi
• Jeeja Surendran as Kadambari
• Sruthy Madhu as Navya
• Alif Shah as Vineeth
• Soumya Saleedher as Prateeksha
• Reshma Nair as Kiran
• Ambika Mohan as MahaLakshmi Amma
• Melanie meleena as Doctor
• Anjali Rao as Maya ( Guest appearance)
• Devika pillai as Sharika( Guest appearance)
• Mersheena Neenu as Shalini ( Guest appearance)
• Sridevika as SI Meera Varghese
• Aman Saka as singer in " Pallikettu Sabarimalakku"
• Ananthagopan as singer in " Pallikettu Sabarimalakku"
• Sreejith Babu as singer in " Pallikettu Sabarimalakku"
• Anvedh Aswin as Manikandan

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Hindi	Bade Achhe Lagte Hain बडे अच्छे लगते हैं	30 May 2011	SET	10 July 2014	Original
Malayalam	Anuraga Ganam Pole അനുരാഗ ഗാനം പോൾ	17 April 2023	Zee Keralam	15 March 2024	Remake
Kannada	Amruthadhare ಅಮೃತಧಾರೆ	29 May 2023	Zee Kannada	Ongoing
Tamil	Nenjathai Killadhe நெஞ்சத்தை கில்லாதே	1 July 2024	Zee Tamil

References

1. "Anuraga Ganam Pole Zee Keralam Serial Actors And Characters - Directed By KK Rajeev". 18 April 2023.
2. "Kavitha Nair is all excited about her new serial 'Anuraga Ganam Pole', says 'Let's start with some body positivity and middle age romance'". The Times of India. 6 March 2023.
3. "'ഒരു പ്രേക്ഷകനും ഈ സീരിയലിന്റെ യുക്തിയെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യില്ല': ഏറെ പ്രതീക്ഷയോടെ കവിത; അനുരാഗ ഗാനം പോലെ തിങ്കൾ മുതൽ". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam).
4. "Anuraga Ganam Pole Serial Zee Keralam Launching On 17 April At 09:00 PM Everyday". Indian TV News. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
5. "Anuraga Ganam Pole Serial Telling The Story Of Sumi (Kavitha) And Giri (Prince)". 16 April 2023.
6. "Zee Kerala New Serial: ഒരു പ്രേക്ഷകനും ഈ സീരിയലിന്റെ യുക്തിയെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യില്ല: കവിത നായർ" (in Malayalam). 16 April 2023.
7. "Kavitha Nair on her new show 'Anuraga Ganam Pole': No viewer would question the logic of the serial and my character". The Times of India. 16 April 2023.
8. "'അനുരാഗ ഗാനം പോലെയില്‍ അവസരം ലഭിക്കാനുള്ള കാരണം'; പ്രിന്‍സ് പറയുന്നു". Asianet News (in Malayalam).
9. M, Puja (2 June 2023). "കളിയാക്കുന്നവര്‍ ഈ ജന്മത്തില്‍ വിചാരിച്ചാല്‍ എന്നെ പോലെ ആവാന്‍ പറ്റില്ല, ഈ തടി ഇപ്പോഴാണ് ഉപകാരപ്പെട്ടത് എന്ന് പ്രിന്‍സ്" [If the scoffers think that in this life they cannot be like me, Prince that this wood is useful now]. Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 13 August 2024.