Perazhagi

Perazhagi
GenreMelodrama
Family
Written byPon. Ilango
Screenplay byPon. Ilango
Dialogues
Pon. Ilango
Directed byS. Vaithi
Starring
  • Gayathri Raj
  • Viraat
  • Manjula Paritala
  • VJ Saravana Kumar
  • Dipti sree
Theme music composerParanitharan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes493
Production
ProducersK. Saravanan
T.R.B Manonmani
Production locationTamil Nadu
EditorsLeno
Subash
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkColors Tamil
Release20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) –
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)
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Perazhagi is a 2018 Tamil-language soap opera which is directed by Pon Ilango and starring Gayathri, Viraat (actor), Dipti sree, VJ Saravana Kumar, Manjula Paritala, and Porkodi. It aired on Colors Tamil from 20 February 2018 – 21 December 2019.[1][2][3] The story about young girl Pothum Ponnu explores the social impacts of skin colour.

Synopsis

Pothum Ponnu Childhood

A young girl called Pothum Ponnu (Played by Dipti Sree) is always jovial and smiling. However, people from her society dislike her due to her dark skin color and how short she is, bringing her self-esteem down and upsetting her. However, she overcomes this and tries to forget the negative comments. During these times, her mother Parvathy (Played by Porkodi) has always supported her.

Podhum Ponnu Present

Pothum Ponnu is now in Chennai due her to problems in her hometown. However, using this opportunity, she tries find work in Chennai. Unfortunately, she is not able to find work due to some problems . However, due to her uprising spirit, she was able to preserve herself to become an actress by overcoming the problems she faced which lead her to become the main heroine of the mega movie "Kaviya Thalaivi".

Cast

Main

  • Gayathri Raj[4][5] as Pothum Ponnu / Kayal (Episode: 11 − present)
  • Deepthi Sri [6] as Young Pothum Ponnu (Episode: 1 − 11)
  • Viraat (actor) as Prithvi − Kayal's husband
  • VJ Saravana Kumar as Karthick , Assistant Director ; Kayal Best Friend , Sheela husband

Recurring

  • C. Ranganathan as Paramashivam a.k.a. Shivam − Prithvi's car driver
  • Manjula Paritala as Nethra (Main Antagonist)
  • Sujatha Panju as Janaki − Prithvi's mother
  • Geetha Ravishankar as Kamatchi − Prithvi's maternal aunt
  • Ravishankar as Vishwanathan − Prithvi's maternal uncle; Janaki's brother; Kamatchi's husband
  • Issac Varkees as Aaruchami − Kayal's father
  • Porkodi as Parvathy − Kayal's mother
  • Preethi Pritu as Kavitha − Kayal's younger sister
  • Unknown as Prem Kumar − Kayal's younger brother-in-law; Kavitha's husband
  • Hensha Deepan as Prem's sister
  • Subbalakshmi as Vellaiamma − Kayal's paternal grandmother
  • Tarun Master as Nagureddy − Film director
  • Mithun as John − Nethra's arch-rival
  • Keerthi Jai Dhanush as Sudha − An actress
  • Unknown as Sheela − Junior actress
  • Unknown as Shantha
  • Indhu Ravichandran as Kalai − Kayal's childhood friend
  • Sowmiya Ravindran as Vaani − Kayal's friend
  • Unknown as Latha − Kayal's aunt
  • Unknown as Saraswathi − Aaruchami's younger sister
  • Gowri Jaanu as Maha − Aaruchami's elder sister

Title song

Soundtrack

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Varam Tharum Ival
(வரம் தரும் இவள்) Title Song"		Paranitharan
S. Vaithi		Paranitharan2:00
2."Kaakkai Siraginile
(காக்கை சிறகினிலே)"		  2:20
3."Veesum Kaatru
(வீசும் காற்று)"		   

References

  1. ^ "Colors Tamil New serials and shows launches from February 20". www.cover365.in. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Perazhagi serial on Colors Tamil". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ^ "மெகா சீரியல் ரசனைக்கு புதுப்பாதை வகுத்துக் கொடுப்பாளா இந்தப் பேரழகி?" (in Tamil). www.dinamani.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Comfortable in her own skin". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Audiences have accepted my skin tone, but the industry people". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Jp Dipti Sree". Facebook. Retrieved 10 December 2018.