Manasaare (TV series)

Manasaare was an Indian Kannada language soap opera which premiered on 24 February 2020 in Udaya TV and ended on 13 November 2021. The show stars Priyanka Chincholi and Sujay Hegde in lead roles. It is the remake of the Telugu serial Pournami.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Manasaare
Genre	Soap opera Romance
Written by	B. Ajay, B.G. Manohar
Screenplay by	Vinay Krishnaswamy
Story by	Dialogues: Vinod Mahadev
Directed by	Ravi Kishore
Starring	Priyanka Chincholi Sujay Hegde
Opening theme	"Ninna Preethige"
Country of origin	India
Original language	Kannada
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	415
Production
Executive producer	B. Krishnamurthy
Producer	Gururaj Kulkarni
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes
Production company	Dhruv Media Craft
Original release
Network	Udaya TV
Release	24 February 2020 (2020-02-24) – 13 November 2021 (2021-11-13)
Related
Pournami

Plot

The story revolves around an innocent elder daughter Prarthana, the protagonist of the show, who has been waiting for years to get the love of her father. All that she wishes for and wants in life is her father's love. However, she is fortunate enough as she only gets unconditional love from her stepmother who treats her as her own flesh and blood.

Cast

Main

• Priyanka Chincholi^[7] as Prarthana Yuvaraj
• Sagar Biligowda / Sujay Hegde as Yuvaraj (Yuva)

Supporting

• Suneel Puranik^[8] / Harish^[9] as Anand Mahendra
• Swathi as Devaki Anand
• Prakruthi Prasad as Pavani
• Unknown / Charith Balappa^[10] as Ram Charan
• Chitkala Biradar as Damayanti
• Yamuna Srinidhi as Vasuki
• Rajalakshmi as Prathana's grandmother
• Yamuna Srinidhi as Kausalya Anand (Died in serial)
• Sunethra Pandit as Vajramma
• Ramesh Pandit
• Vijay Koundinya as Bhoopathi

Cameo appearance

• Rishi as himself^[11]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Telugu	Pournami పౌర్ణమి	12 November 2018	Gemini TV	27 March 2021	Original
Kannada	Manasaare ಮನಸಾರೆ	24 February 2020	Udaya TV	13 November 2021	Remake
Tamil	Kannana Kanne கண்ணன கண்ணே	2 November 2020	Sun TV	4 March 2023
Bengali	Nayantara নয়নতারা	22 March 2021	Sun Bangla	30 April 2023
Malayalam	Kana Kanmani കാന കൺമണി	23 August 2021	Surya TV	23 July 2022
Marathi	Jau Nako Dur... Baba जाऊ नको दूर... बाबा	17 October 2021	Sun Marathi	4 November 2023
Odia	Kahara Hebi Mu Kandhei କାହାରା ହେବି ମୁ କାନ୍ଦେଇ	6 February 2023	Tarang TV	9 September 2023

Crossover and special episodes

• From 7 September 2020 to 11 September 2020^[12] and from 6 May 2021 to 26 May 2021 it had a Mahasangama with Kavyanjali.
• From 4 January 2021 to 9 January 2021, it aired a one-hour special episode.^[13]
• Again from 14 April 2021 to 17 April 2021 it had a crossover with Kavyanjali for Yuva and Prathana marriage episodes.^[14]

References

1. "New TV show Manasaare to premiere today". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. "New show Manasaare scores well on the TRP charts; team celebrates the success". The Times of India.
3. "Sagar Biligowda bids adieu to Manasaare serial". The Times of India.
4. "Shani fame Sujay Hegde replaces Sagar Biligowda in Manasaare". The Times of India.
5. "Kannada daily soap Manasaare completes 350 episodes". The Times of India.
6. "Kannada daily soap Manasaare to go off-air". The Times of India.
7. "Manasaare to conclude its journey on Kannada television; Priyanka Chincholi bids an emotional goodbye to her team". The Times of India.
8. "Actor Sunil Puranik quits daily soap Manasaare; details inside". The Times of India.
9. "Actor Harish replaces Sunil Puranik in Manasaare". The Times of India.
10. "Charith Balappa is back on the small screen". The Times of India.
11. "Exclusive- It feels nostalgic to be back on TV again: Actor Rishi on his cameo in Manasaare". The Times of India.
12. "Special combined episodes of TV shows Kavyanjali, Manasare to be aired from Monday". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
13. "Watch special episodes of Manasaare from Monday". Retrieved 5 February 2021.
14. "Team Manasaare shoots for Prarthana-Yuva's wedding episodes". 12 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.