Megala (TV series)
| Megala மேகலா | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Tamil soap opera Family Drama |
| Written by | C.V. Muthuselvan |
| Screenplay by | Bhaskar Sakthi |
| Directed by | Vikramathithan |
| Creative director(s) | Siddhiq |
| Starring |
Gayathiri Yugendran Vadivukkarasi Kuyili Srikumar |
| Theme music composer | Vijay Antony |
| Opening theme |
Boomiku Mukavari Pennale by Shreya Ghoshal |
| Country of origin | Tamil Nadu |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 01 |
| No. of episodes | 729 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Siddhiq |
| Location(s) | Tamil Nadu |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Cine Times Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 4 June 2006 – 23 April 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Malargal |
| Followed by | Mundhanai Mudichu |
Megala (Tamil: மேகலா) is an Tamil soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 4 June 2006 to 23 April 2010 on Monday through Friday at 06:00PM IST for 729 episodes. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials and received high praising from viewers. [1]
The show starring by Gayathiri, Yugendran, Vadivukkarasi, Kuyili, Srikumar, Rajkanth and Bhavana. The show producer by Metti Oli serial fame Cine Times Entertainment Siddhiq and directed by Vikramathithan. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.
Plot
The story of a couple , Kalai and Thilaga who have five children. Kalai’s sister Vadivu lives with him and Kalai is totally devoted to Vadivu and does all that she says. Vadivu (Vadivukkarasi) tries to separate the couple as she does not like Thilaga. Mehala born to this couple and Vadivu hates that, convincing Kalai to disown her from the family. Hence Mehala (Gayathiri) is brought up in her grandparents home and Thilaga often visits to the home with her other kids. Mehala is very fond of her other siblings.
One day, due to a quarrel between Thilaga and Vadivu, Mehala hits vadivu and she got fainted. By seeing this, Mehala thought she died and ran away from home. She runs to various places and continue with her studies with the help of her friends. When Mehala was on the run, she saw an old man trying to commit suicide and she saves him from committing that. Mehala works as an assistant to a lawyer upon completing her education. Meanwhile, she tries to search for her family back.
Will she find her family, settle with her siblings? How she is going to cope with vadivu, her aunt forms the crux.
Cast
Main cast
- Gayathiri as Megala
- Yugendran
- Bharathy
- Srikumar
- Rajkanth
- Bhavana as Sakthi
- Srivithiya as Kanmani
Additional cast
- Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
- Kuyili
- Samukasundharam
- Panumathy
- Deepan Sakaravarthy
- Rajalakshmi
- Sri Lekha
- Sumathy Sri
- Revathy Priya
- Sangeetha
- Rangathurai
- Giri
- Kavitha
- Hema
- Sumangali
- Jothy
- Senthil
- Rajmathan
- Priyanka
- Sobhana
Original soundtrack
Title song
The title track was composed by Vijay Antony and was sung by popular playback singer Shreya Ghoshal. The lyrics for the title track were written by Yugabharathi. The title song is a super hit among television viewers.
Soundtrack
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Boomiku Mukavari Pennale ( பூமிக்கு முகவரி பெண்ணாலே)[2]" | Yugabharathi | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:10 |
Production
The series was directed by Vikramathithan. It was produced by Cine Times Entertainment Siddhiq, along with the production crew of 2002-2016 Sun TV Serials Metti Oli, Malargal and Muhurtam.
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Actress Award | Gayathri | Mekala | Nominated |
International broadcast
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In Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.
See also
References
- ↑ "Megala serial on Sun TV". www.nettv4u.com.
- ↑ "பூமிக்கு முகவரி பெண்ணாலே". rammalar.wordpress.com.
External links
- Official Website (English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (English)
- Sun Group (English)
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