Malli (2024 TV series)

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]

Malli
Genre	Drama
Created by	Saregama
Written by	Saregama
Screenplay by	Marimuthu Rajashri Rai V.Padmavathy (180 - Present) (dialogue) Maruthu Sankar Prabhakar Dhamayanthi
Directed by	Manibharathy (1-35/230-present) Stalin (36-178) A.P. Rajendran (179- 229)
Starring	Vimal Venkatesan Nikitha Rajesh Rahila Sayedh
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	320+
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 (2024-04-29) – present

Cast

Main

• 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

• Mahalashmi Shankar as Rajeshwari alias Raji
• Gracy Thangavel as Ranjitha
• Nalini as Annapoorani
• 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)
• Jay Srinivasa Kumar as Aravind (Malli's ex-fiancé)
• Ambika as Podhum Ponnu
• Nisha Kapoor as Chitra Manohar
• Dev Anand Sharma as Manohar
• Niranjana as Nisha
• Poornima Bhagyaraj as Vidhya
• Madhan Bob as Subramaniyam
• Priya as Sivagami
• 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

• VJ Akshaya^[3] as Renuka (Vijay's first wife and Venba's mother) (Dead)

Production

Development

After the ending of the longest running Sun TV drama Anbe Vaa.^[4]

Casting

Vimal Venkatesan^[5] was cast in the male lead role as Vijayakumar after his role as Karthikeyan in Zee Tamil`s Peranbu,<sup>[6]</sup> 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

The show started airing on Sun TV on 29 April 2024 from Monday to Sunday, replacing 'Anbe Vaa'.^[13]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes	Ref.
Tamil	Malli மல்லி	29 April 2024	Sun TV	Ongoing	Original	[14]
Telugu	Radha రాధ	30 September 2024	Gemini TV		Remake