Kayal (TV series)
2021 Indian television family drama series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kayal is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Chaitra Reddy and Sanjeev Karthik, which itself loosely based on Tamil movie Manathil Urudhi Vendum.
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| Genre | Family drama |
| Screenplay by | Karthik Yuvaraj Iyyappan Sabapathy Dialogues Karthik Yuvraj |
| Directed by | P. Selvam |
| Creative director | Vaidehi Ramamoorthy |
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| Opening theme | "Kanne Kanne Kanninmaniye Nee Kelamma" K. S. Chitra (Vocals) Pa.Vijay (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1000+ |
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| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 25 October 2021 – present |
It premiered on 25 October 2021 on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday and digital platform Sun NXT. The show director by P. Selvam and produced by Vision Time India Private Limited and Sun Entertainment.
Synopsis
Kayal, a nurse, is the sole breadwinner of her family with two siblings where she has an 1 elder brother Moorthy youngest brother Anbuselvan and 2 younger sisters Anandhi and Devi siblings. She finds happiness in her sacrifice to meet the needs of her brothers Moorthy and Anbuselvan and sisters Anandhi and Devi.[1]
Cast
Main
- Chaitra Reddy as Kayal alias Kayalvizhi Ezhilarasan: Ezhilarasan's Wife (2021–present)
- Sanjeev Karthik as Ezhil alias Ezhilarasan Rajasekhar: (by phone nickname:Kabilan) Kayalvizhi's husband (2021–present)
Recurring
- Meenakumari as Kamatchi: Muthuvel's widow; (2021–present)
- Vazhakku En Muthuraman as Dharma alias Dharmalingam: Vadivukarasi's husband (Former Main Antagonist) (2021–present)
- Sumangali as Vadivu alias Vadivukarasi Dharmalingam: Dharmalingam's Wife (2021–present)
- Gayatri Jayaraman and Uma Riyaz Khan as Sivasankari Rajasekhar: Rajasekhar's Wife (2022–present) (Current Main Antagonist)
- Ayyappan as Moorthy Muthuvel: Kayal's elder brother and Dhanalakshmi's husband (2021–present)
- Ishwarya Ravichandran and Nila Gracy as Devi Vigneshwaran: Kayal's youngest sister and Vigneshwaran's wife (2023–present)
- Avinash Ashok and Jeeva Rajendran @ Harry as Anbuselvan Muthuvel: Kayal's younger brother and Shalini's husband (2022–present)
- Abinavya Deepak as Anandhi Muthuvel: (2021–present)
- Janaki Devi and Subha Geetha as Dhanam alias Dhanalakshmi Moorthy: Moorthy's wife (2024–present)
- Hema Srikanth as Vedhavalli Chandrasekar: (2021–present)
- Gopi as Vigneshwaran alias Vignesh: Devi's husband (2021–present)
- Sathyapriya Sivasamy as Shalini Anbuselvan: Anbuselvan's wife (2023–present)
- Baby Dechina as Anu Moorthy: Moorthy and Dhanam's daughter (2021–present)
- Sebastian as Petter Arumugam: (2021–present)
- Muralidhar Raj as Rajasekhar: Sivasankari' husband (2021–present)
- Fawaz Zayani as Subramani alias Subramaniyam Dharmalingam: Pavithra's husband (2021–present)
- Hensha Deepan as Pavithra Subramaniyam: Subramaniyam's Wife (2023–present)
- Rothit Balaiah as Anand: Aarthi's husband (2021–present)
- Kiran Mai as Aarthi Anand: Anand's husband (2021–present)
- Reehana as Prabhu's mother (2023)
- Ravikumar as Prabhu's father; (2023)
- Birla Bose as Inspector Vajravel (2023–present)
- VM Rajesh Kanna as Chandrasekar: (2021–present)
- Ghouse Nisha as Uma: (2021–present)
- Varun Udhai as Doctor Gowtham (2021–present)
- Annapoorani as Vanitha (2021–present)
- Suruli as Hospital Dean (2022–present)
- Swathi Reddy as Ramya: (2021 - 2023)
- Jeganathan as Ex-MLA Sethusingam: (2021–Present)
- Arandhangi Manjula as Uma's mother (2021 - 2022)
- Sidharth Kapilavayi as Prabhu: (2023)
- J.Durai Raj as Manoj
- Bala Singh as Muthuvel: Kamachi's husband (Posthumous photographic appearance; 2024)
- Bharathi Mohan as young Muthuvel
Special appearances
- Gabriella Sellus as Sundari (2022)
- Jishnu Menon as Karthick (2022)
- Riya Manoj as Abhirami (2022)
- Nidhish Kutty as Ilamukhil (2022)
- Aadhish Jatti Jaganathan as Sumo (2022)
- Nimeshika Radhakrishnan as Meera (2022)
- Rahul Ravi as Yuva (2022)
- Vadivukkarasi as Rajalakshmi (2023)
- Aila Syed as Kayal and Ezhil’s daughter (2023)
- Baladitya as Suryakumar: Kayal's fake husband (2023)
- Anusha Prathap as Eshwari (2023)
- Chandra Lakshman as Rajalakshmi (2024)
- Vijay Vishwa as Saravana Velu (2024–present)
- Eesan Sujatha as Meenatchi: Saravana Velu's mother (2024; 2025)
Production
Development
After the airing of the Sun TV's drama Abhiyum Naanum, its production company Vision Time India Pvt Ltd decide to produce Kayal. The concept of the show was originally based on K. Balachander's 1987 film Manathil Urudhi Vendum. This is the 15th serial produced for Sun TV. The first promo was released on 11 October 2021.[2]
Casting
Actress Chaitra Reddy landed in lead role in the show, marking his return after Zee Tamil's drama Yaaradi Nee Mohini.[3][4][5] while Sanjeev Karthik was cast opposite her.[6] Actor 'Vazhakku En' Muthuraman was cast as the main antagonist Dharmalingam alias Dharma.
Gayatri Jayaraman selected to portray the role of Sivasankari Rajasekhar (Ezhilarasan's Mother) played a negative role, February 2022 she quit the series and was replaced by Uma Riyaz Khan.[7] On 15 May 2024, actress Chandra Lakshman was cast to portray a negative role.[8]
Distribution
The series was released on 25 October 2021 on Sun TV and digital platform Sun NXT.
Soundtrack
Title song of this series is based on the song "Kannin Maniye" from Manathil Urudhi Vendum.[citation needed]
Reception
Kayal became one of the most watched Tamil television program garnering from its launch week in 2021.In Barc era of Tamil Series, This is the one and only serial which claimed No.1 on its Launch Week itself.[9][10] The show climbed to Top 5 most-watched shows across all GECs, after only a few weeks of its launch.[11][12] The show also gave tough fight to Bharathi Kannamma that aired on Star Vijay.[13]
In Week 30 2023,the series had a peak rating of 12.87 TVR.[14][15]
Adaptations
Since January 2022, Kayal has been remade in other languages such as in Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi and Malayalam. It is broadcast on Sun TV Network's group of channels in the respective languages.
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
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| Tamil | Kayal கயல் |
25 October 2021 | Sun TV | Ongoing | Original | |
| Telugu | Saadhana సాధన |
24 January 2022 | Gemini TV | 6 January 2024 | [16] | Remake |
| Kannada | Radhika ರಾಧಿಕಾ |
14 March 2022 | Udaya TV | Ongoing | [17] | |
| Bengali | Meghe Dhaka Tara | 28 March 2022 | Sun Bangla | 2 July 2023 | [18] | |
| Marathi | Majhi Manasa माझी माणसं |
30 May 2022 | Sun Marathi | 1 May 2024 | [19] | |
| Malayalam | Bhavana ഭാവന |
26 June 2022 | Surya TV | Ongoing | [20][21] |
Awards and honours
| Year | Award[a] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Actress | Chaitra Reddy - Kayal | Won | [22] |
| Best Villain Male | Muthuraman - Dharmalingam | Won | |||
| Best Director | Selvam | Won | |||
| Best Serial | Kayal | Won | |||
| Natchathira Nayagan | Sanjeev Karthick - Ezhilarasan | Won | |||
| Best Screenplay | Ayyappan | Won | |||
| Best Lyrics Writer | Pa Vijay | Won | |||
| 2023 | Best Actress | Chaitra Reddy - Kayal | Won | ||
| 2025 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Actress | Chaitra Reddy - Kayal | Won | [23] |
| Best Serial | Kayal | Won | |||
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