Idhayam (2009 TV series)

*Idhayam*
Idhayam
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	R. Selvaraj (screenwriter); dialogues ; Thirugnanasundaram ; I. Ashokan
Screenplay by	Devi Bala ; R.Selvaraj
Story by	Devi Bala
Directed by	B.Nithyanandam
Creative director	T.G.Thiyagarajan
Starring	Nithya Das ; Seetha ; Sanjeev ; Nalini ; Shreekumar ; Devadarshini ; Neelima Rani
Theme music composer	Srinivas
Opening theme	"Idhayam Idhayam"; (Vocals); Shweta Mohan; Ajeesh; Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Composer	Kiran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	627
Production
Producers	T.T.G.Thiyagasaravanan ; Selvi Thiyagarajan
Cinematography	Sharavana Pandian
Editor	S.A. Ramesh kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Sathya Jyothi Films
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	10 August 2009 –; 3 February 2012

Idhayam (transl. 'Heart') is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Sun TV. A prime-time serial, it was broadcast from 10 August 2009 to 3 February 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) and 10:00PM (IST) for 627 episodes.

The show is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, directed by B. Nithyanandam and written by Annakill R.Selvaraj. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.

Plot

Prasad rapes Nandhini in a forest by spraying chloroform out of lust. A few years later she is about to marry Shankar, Prasad's friend, much to Prasad's surprise. He still lusts and wants her as his mistress. But his heart suddenly changes, and he gets an urge to marry her. Nandhini's mother-in-law Kalyani is against his wish and make sure he cannot even touch her shadow. As possessive and chauvinist husband Shankar disowns Nandhini for losing her virginity before their marriage.

Cast

Main cast

Nithya Das as Nandini Shankar
Seetha as Dr. Kalyani Devarajan (died in the serial)
Sanjeev as Valmiki
Shreekumar as Shankar Devarajan

Recurring cast

Nalini as Mangalam
Ravikumar as Gangadharan
Sathyapriya as Padma
Chitra Lakshmanan as Devarajan
T. P. Gajendran
Shari
Rajashree^[2] / Varsha
Devadarshini as Jeya
Neelima Rani as Sumathi
Shyam Ganesh
Yugendran
Sai Prashanth as Prasad
Vijay Sarathy as Ganesh
Ramesh
Sudha
Vasanth
Rajini Nivetha
K.Manokhar
Bharthy

Remake

The series was remade in Hindi as Dil Se Diya Vachan which aired on Zee TV in 2010-2011. The remake starred Vandana Joshi as Nandini Rajadhyaksha (Nandini), Gaurav Khanna as Prem Rajadhyaksha (Piream) and Neena Gupta as Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha (Dr.Kalyani).^[3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2010	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Supporting Actress Award	Devadarshini	Jaya	Nominated

References

^ "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.
^ "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Regional tadka". The Indian Express.

External links

Vision Time on YouTube
Official Website (in English)
Sun TV on YouTube
Sun TV Network (in English)
Sun Group Archived 12 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in English)

[1] "'Idhayam' serial nearing 300th episode". www.chennailivenews.com.

[2] "Rajshree in Idhayam Serial". eniyatamil.com.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "Regional tadka". The Indian Express.

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