Indulekha (TV series)

Indulekha is an Indian Malayalam television series directed by Githesh Karunakaran.The show premiered on Surya TV on 5 October 2020.[1][2]It stars Malavika Krishnadas and Ameen Madathil in lead roles along Uma Nair, Manoj Nair, Manju Satheesh and Balu Menon.[3][4]All episodes of this show streaming on Sun NXT[5].The show marked the television debut of Ranji Panicker.[6]

Indulekha
Indulekha
Also known as	Athijeevanathinte Pennkaruthu
Genre	Soap operas Romance Drama
Created by	Jinu Lona
Written by	Biju Vattapara
Screenplay by	Majeed Sayid
Story by	Biju Vattapara
Directed by	Githeesh Karunakaran
Creative director	Jinu Lona
Starring	Malavika Krishnadas Ameen Madathil
Theme music composer	Ajay Kunnel M. Jayachandran
Opening theme	"Penne ninn maaran vannu kalyanamalle"
Composer	Sunaad Shankar
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	89
Production
Executive producer	Santhosh Rodrix
Producer	Jinu Lona
Production location	Alappuzha
Cinematography	Raajeev Rajendran
Editors	Anandhu S.V. Govind Prem
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Running time	18-27 minutes
Production company	Jinu Lona's Wellborn International
Release
Original network	Surya TV
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	5.1 Dolby Audio
First shown in	India
Original release	5 October 2020 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	Namukku Paarkkuvan Munthirithoppukal
External links
Sun NXT

Synopsis

The story is about a girl named Indulekha, who faces the death of her father, loss of their vast wealth and is forced out of their house, along with her mother and sister, all on her wedding day. Follow Indulekha, on her journey of survival as she rises from the ashes, to regain her family's lost glory and reclaim what is rightfully hers.

Cast

Main Cast

• Malavika Krishnadas as Indulekha Ramanadha Menon 'Indu'[7][8]
  • Ramanadha Menon's eldest daughter. A bold and independent young woman determined to find the truth behind her father's death.
• Ameen Madathil as Kalappurakkal Devaprasad 'Devan'
  • Indulekha's fiancee. A young school teacher determined to support his love through thick and thin.
• Balu Menon as Kalappurakkal Mahadevan Thampi 'Chettachan'
  • Gouri's Husband and Devan,Shivan and Vishnu's Elder Brother
• Uma Nair as Kalappurakkal Gowri Lakshmi 'Chechiyamma'[9]
  • Devan, Shivan and Vishnu's Elder Sister. A motherly figure to her brothers
• Renjith Menon as Kalappurakkal Shivaprasad 'Shivan'
  • Devan's elder brother. He is against the relation between Devan and Indu as Indu is no longer rich.
• Akarsh Prakash as Kalappurakkal Vishnuprasad 'Vishnu'[10]
  • Devan and Shivan's younger brother.
• Della George as Valiya Maliyekkal Mahitha
  • Urmila's daughter. Was in love with Devan but as he denied her love she is all set to marry Shivan instead to create problems in the Kalappurakkal family.

Recurring

• Divya Menon as Kanimangalam Savithri Menon (Episode 1-28)[11]
  • Replaced by Sumi Santhosh (Episode 29-present)
    • Indu's mother and Menon's widowed wife.
• Julie as Karthika Ramanadha Menon
  • Indu's younger sister. She is in love with Vijayan Unni,a member of her families rival family without knowing his true identity.
• Manoj Nair as Valiya Maliyekkal Thrivikraman Unni[12]
  • Urmila's brother. Hates the Kanimangalam family as Menon married Savithri breaking his engagement with Urmila. Determined to destroy Menon's living family.
• Manju Satheesh as Valiya Maliyekkal Urmila
  • Thrivikraman's sister. Menon's ex-fiancee. Hates the Kanimangalam family.
• Ameya Nair as Latha[13]
  • An IPS officer who was brought up by Menon after her father's death. A companion to Indu in her revenge.
• Venki as DYSP Pradeep Kumar
  • A police-officer who favours Thrivikraman and family. Have feelings for Mahitha.
• Maneesh Krishna as Valiya Maliyekkal Vijayan Unni
  • Son of Thrivikraman and Karthika's lover.
• Pavithran as Adv. Rajasekharan
• Unknown as Thilakan
• Kottayam Pradeep as Urmila's husband

Extended cameo

• Renji Panicker as Kanimangalam Ramanatha Menon
  • Indulekha's late father; husband of Savithri

Production

The lead role of Indulekha is played by Nayika Nayakan fame Malavika Krishnadas. Ameen Madathil who previously worked on Oridathoru Rajakumari plays the male lead. Ranji Panicker, a famous Malayalam scriptwriter and actor played a cameo role as Indulekha's father which marked his debut in mini-screen. Balu Menon and Uma Nair, a much loved reel couple on Vanambadi also play notable roles. Divya Nair who played Indulekha's mother later backed of from the show and was replaced by Sumi Santhosh.

References

1. "Indulekha Malayalam TV Serial On Surya TV Starting On 5th October At 7:30 P.M Weekdays At 7:30 P.M Is The Telecast Time Of Surya TV Serial Indulekha". Keralatv.in.
2. "Indulekha Detail". Sunnetwork.in.
3. "'ഇന്ദുലേഖ വേറിട്ടൊരു സീരിയൽ, എല്ലാവർക്കും ഇഷ്ടാവും': വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായി മാളവികയും അമീനും!". Malayalam.samayam.com (in Malayalam).
4. "Uma Nair enjoys a candid moment with reel brothers on sets of Indulekha". timesofindia.
5. "Watch all episodes of Indulekha from Sun NXT". Sunnxt.
6. "Renji Panicker to make his acting debut in Malayalam TV". thetimesofindia.
7. "Nayika Nayakan fame Malavika Krishnadas enjoys jam session in makeup room;Watch video". timesofindia.
8. "കുടുംബവിളക്കായി മീര, വേദിക എന്ന വില്ലത്തിയായി ശരണ്യ; സിനിമയിൽ നിന്ന് ഈ വർഷം മിനിസ്ക്രീനിലെത്തിയവർ". filmibeat.
9. "'അനുജൻമാർക്കൊപ്പം കളപ്പുരക്കൽ ചേച്ചിയമ്മ'; കുറഞ്ഞ സമയത്തിനുള്ളിൽ ഒരുപാട് സ്നേഹം നൽകിയവർക്ക് നന്ദി പറഞ്ഞ് ഉമാ നായർ". samayam (in Malayalam).
10. "കളപ്പുരക്കൽ സഹോദരങ്ങൾ അന്നും ഇന്നും; ചിത്രങ്ങൾ പങ്കിട്ട് ഉമാ നായർ". samayam (in Malayalam).
11. "വേദിക ഇങ്ങെത്തി; പിന്മാറിയത് ദിവ്യ; നിരാശയിൽ പ്രേക്ഷകരും!". samayam (in Malayalam).
12. "വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം വില്ലനായി എത്തുന്നു; സന്തോഷത്തിൽ മനോജ് കുമാർ". samayam (in Malayalam).
13. "കുടുംബവിളക്കിലെ ആ പഴയ വേദിക ഇനി പോലീസ് ഓഫീസർ, ആഘോഷമാക്കി ആരാധകർ". filmibeat (in Malayalam).

External Links

• Indulekha at IMDb
• Indulekha on sunnxt