Gayathri (TV series)
Gayathri (Tamil: காயத்திரி) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Zee Tamil. The show premiered on 20 January 2014 and aired Monday through Friday at 10PM IST. Starting from Monday 10 November 2014, the show was shifted to 7:30PM time Slot. The show stars Neema, Veenu, Vijay, Akhila, Ragavi and Varalakshmi. The show was directed by R. Balaji Yathev and A.P.Rajanthiran. The show last aired on 7 November 2014 and ended with 201 episodes. It also aired in United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV.
| Gayathri காயத்திரி | |
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| Genre | Soap opera Drama |
| Directed by | R. Balaji Yathev A.P.Rajanthiran |
| Starring | Neema Veenu Vijay Akhila Ragavi Varalakshmi |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 201 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 20–22 minutes per episode 20.01.2014 - 11.04.2014 Monday - Friday at 10PM IST 14.04.2014 - 07.09.2014 Monday - Friday at 7:30PM IST |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee Tamil |
| Original release | 20 January 2014 – 7 November 2014 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Plot
This is a story of aspiration, identity, revenge and triumph! Gayathri is an 18-year-old girl who wants identity for her mother in society as a wife. She strives hard for it and even takes up the blame for a murder, she has not committed. She goes to jail and even loses her mother in the bargain. She finds that she has been duped. Now the changed Gayathri vows against power and wealth and wages a lone battle against her step sister and step mother. This is not a battle where she wants to earn more power and money and show her up manship but a battle where she will make her opponents deprive of all their power and wealth. Then she will rise above them. How she sacrifices love, affection and undergoes several hardships to achieve this forms the rest of the story. Her only mantra in life is 'It is not my fault if I am born poor, but it will entirely be my fault if I die poor, and I will not let that happen.
Cast
- Neema (Episode: 1-127)/ as Gayathri is a self made girl. She is very focused and will not rest till her goal is achieved. She is basically a very emotional person and will go to any extent for the sake of her mother. She has a soft interior which she hides behind her tough exterior.
- Veenu
- Vijay as Arulmani, Gayathri's ex-fiancé
- Anuradha Krishnamoorthy as Jayalakshmi (Dead) Jayalakshmi, Gayathri's mother is a very docile woman, who has faced many insults and hardships in life to bring up Gayathri. She loves her daughter dearly and does not mind the social stigma society has thrust upon her as an illegal wife.
- Ramachandran as Jegan
- Varalakshmi as Varalakshmi Official wife of Jagan. She is a very dominant lady who despises her husband for keeping a relationship with Jayalakshmi in spite of her repeated fights with him. She hates Gayathri and her mother.
- Akhila as Pooja She is the official daughter of Jagan. She is always jealous of Gayathri. She is like her mother always scheming to put Gayathri down and insult her.
- Kaveri
- M.P.Murthi
- Malar
- Ragav
Airing history
The show started airing on Zee Tamil on 20 January 2014 and It aired on Monday through Friday 10:00 pm IST. Later its timing changed Starting from Monday 14 April 2014, the show was shifted to 7:30 pm time slot.
