Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena

Maa....Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena
GenreIndian Soap Opera
Created byShree Venkatesh Films
Screenplay by
  • Sudip
  • Soumyava
Story byKajari
Preetikana Paul Roy (dialogues)
Directed by
  • Sushanta Das
  • Debidas Bhattacharyya[1]
Starring
  • Tithi Bose
  • Sritama Bhattacharjee
  • Mahua Halder
Voices ofMadhuraa Bhattacharya
Opening theme"Tomay Chara Ghum Asena"
ComposerJeet Gannguli
Country of originBharat
Original languageBengali
No. of episodes1508
Production
Producers
Production locationKolkata
Running time21 minutes
Production companyShree Venkatesh Films
Original release
NetworkStar Jalsha
ReleaseOctober 19, 2009 (2009-10-19) –
August 3, 2014 (2014-08-03)

Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena, also called Maa (Bengali: মা...তোমায় ছাড়া ঘুম আসেনা; transl. Mother), is a Bengali television serial broadcast on Star Jalsha.[1][2][3] It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. The show narrates the bond between mother and daughter. It is one of the longest-run Bengali television series and Star Jalsha's longest-run serial.

Premise

It is the story of a mother, Pratima Mukherjee and her daughter, Jhilik. When young, Jhilik gets kidnapped which leads to Pratima getting separated from her. For years, Jhilik is raised by a female kidnapper. Circumstances soon lead to Jhilik and Pratima once again meeting after several years. From then, the story is based on how Jhilik again accepts Pratima in her life.

Cast

Main

  • Tithi Bose as Pari Mukherjee aka Jhilik - Pratima and Manish's daughter
    • Sohena Roy as child Pari
  • Sritama Bhattacharjee as Diya Roy/Chatterjee - fake Jhilik; Angshu's former love interest and Raj's childhood love-turned-wife
  • Mahua Halder as Pratima Mukherjee, Pari's mother

Recurring

  • Bhaswar Chatterjee as Manish Mukherjee, Pari's father
  • Chhanda Karanjee as Mamata
  • Chandicharan as Harishankar Mukherjee - Mamata's husband
  • Saswata Chatterjee as Bhaswati's husband
  • Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Bhaswati Chatterjee
  • Rita Dutta Chakraborty as Arati Mukherjee
  • Aritra Dutta as Dipu, Pari's uncle and Arati's son
  • Aparajita Adhya as Pratima Roy Chowdhury
  • Anindya Chatterjee as Rajdeep Roy (Raj), Diya's childhood love-turned-husband and Pari's love interest
  • Dolon Roy as Mohini Chatterjee
  • Sourav Das as Rik Chatterjee
  • Ena Saha as Atish's wife
  • Chandraneev Mukherjee as Atish, youngest son of Mukherjee family
  • Sujata Dawn as Aheli, youngest daughter of Mukherjee family
  • Soma Chakraborty as Hira Amma
  • Sonali Chowdhury as Rajeswari, Diya's aunt
  • Ashmita Chakraborty as Fulki
  • Bhavana Banerjee as child Fulki
  • Aritram Mukherjee as Aditya Roychowdhury, Fulki's husband and Pratima's son
  • Rohit Mukherjee as Pari's uncle
  • Ritoja Majumder as Bidisha
  • Amitava Bhattacharyya as Doctor
  • Rajiv Bose as Arunangshu Mukherjee (Angshu), Jhilik's/Diya's ex-lover
  • Biswajit Chakraborty as Samaresh Chatterjee, Diya's father
  • Shankar Chakraborty as Sports teacher
  • Priyanka Bhattacharjee as Babli

Production

The show was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films. For three years it was the highest rated show on Star Jalsha.[4] The serial ended on August 3, 2014.[4] A special episode featured stars of other serials as well as film personalities like Koel Mallick and Raj Chakraborty.[5]

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Maa...Tomay Chara Ghum Ashena
মা...তোমায় ছাড়া ঘুম আসেনা 		19 October 2009 Star Jalsha 3 August 2014 Original
Hindi Meri Maa
मेरी माँ 		18 December 2011 Life OK 22 April 2012 Remake
Tamil Bommukutty Ammavukku
பொம்முக்குட்டி அம்மாவுக்கு 		3 February 2020 Star Vijay 5 December 2020
Telugu Paape Maa Jeevanajyothi
పాపే మా జీవనజ్యోతి 		26 April 2021 Star Maa Ongoing
Hindi Chikoo - Yeh Ishq Nachaye
चिकू - ये इश्क नचाए 		6 September 2021 StarPlus 12 February 2022

Awards

The soap won many awards at the Tele Cine Awards, Star Jalsha awards and the Tele Samman Awards. Some of them are:

References

  1. ^ a b "Maa... Tomay Chara Ghum Ashe Na". in.com/. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Schedule for Star Jalsha, Star Jalsha Schedule playing on Fri, Apr 03 – Friday, 03 April – burrp!TV Guide". burrp.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ STAR JALSHA (19 January 2013). "Maa Serial". serialzone.in.
  4. ^ a b "Star Jalsha's Maa to wrap up with a dhamaka". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Maa ends with a bang as Raj & Koel attend wrap-up party". The Times of India.
  6. ^ S Kumar. "13th Tele Cine Awards 2013 Nominations & Voting Process – Names of Tele Cine Awards Nominees 2013 - Kolkata Bengal Information". kolkatabengalinfo.com.
  7. ^ a b "Glitz and Glamour at 13th Tele Cine Awards, 2013 Kolkata - ওয়াশিংটন বাংলা রেডিও Washington Bangla Radio USA Washington Bangla Radio USA". WBRi Washington Bangla Radio USA. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)