Pandavar Illam
Pandavar Illam (transl. The House of Pandavas) is a 2019 Indian-Tamil language Family drama television series,[2] which premiered on 15 July 2019 in Sun TV and digitally streams on Sun NXT.[3][4] It stars Papri Ghosh, Aarthi Subhash, Krithika Annamalai, Naresh Eswar, Guhan Shanmugam, Nesan Nepolean, Surendar Raaj, Mohammad Absar, Anu Sulash and Anisha Shetty.[5] The show is produced by VSAGA Pictures Pvt Ltd and directed by O.N. Rathnam.
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| Genre | Family Drama |
| Created by | A.Gurubaran |
| Written by | Selvam Subbaiah |
| Screenplay by | Selvam Subbaiah |
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| Theme music composer | Dhina |
| Opening theme | "Aayiram Kaalam" Pa.Vijay (Lyrics) Mukesh Mohamed & Kavitha (Singers) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of episodes | 1206[1] |
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| Producer | Madhumalar Gurubaranm |
| Cinematography | Venkatesh |
| Editor | Murali Krishnan |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | approx. 22-25 mins per episode |
| Production companies | Sun Entertainment VSAGA Pictures Pvt Ltd |
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| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 15 July 2019 – 28 October 2023 |
Synopsis
The huge ancestral house of Periya Sundaram Pandavar and his five grandsons, Raja Sundaram Pandavar, Nalla Sundaram Pandavar, Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar, Anbu Sundaram Pandavar and Kutty Sundaram Pandavar, is strictly barred for women. This 'only men' family takes a vow against marriage, after losing their elder brother, Shiva Sundaram Pandavar on his wedding day. On the other hand, a district level boxer Mrs. Kayal has her heart set on marrying Kutty Sundaram Pandavar. The sequence continues with the marriage of all the other brothers, after the marriage of Kutty Sundaram Pandavar, Raja Sundaram Pandavar and Anbu Sundaram Pandavar get married. Then, they plan to marry Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar who has two choices of marrying Thenu (sister of Kayal) or Rani (cousin of Revathy). Finally after a lot of struggles, Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar marries Thenmozhi. Then, the Grandfather of Pandavas (Periya Sundaram Pandavar) goes to a pilgrimage trip to Kasi in North India. Then, the daughter in laws of the house, introduce Maheshwari to Nalla Sundaram Pandavar as his cooking assistant and student. Slowly, they try to make Nalla and maze to get closer but a new character comes into picture, who is Manimegalai alias Roshini (A national level shooter and a boxer). Nalla Sundaram Pandavar starts liking her and they got married. Due to which all the Pandavas lose their house due to an agreement that if Nalla is not marrying Maheshwari then the Pandavas should give their house. So, these people after giving their house, comes to the city of Chennai. Now they start living there happily but also with few problems happening in a normal joint family and now Kayal and Roshini are pregnant. The rest forms the crust of the story.
Cast
Main
- Delhi Kumar as Periya Sundaram: The Head of the Pandavas family; Siva Sundaram Pandavar, Raja Sundaram Pandavar, Nalla Sundaram Pandavar, Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar, Anbu Sundaram Pandavar and Kutty Sundaram Pandavar's grandfather (2019 - 2020)
- Unknown as Siva Sundaram alias Siva : Raja Sundaram Pandavar, Nalla Sundaram Pandavar, Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar, Anbu Sundaram Pandavar, Kutty Sundaram Pandavar's elder brother (2019) (Photographic appearance)
- Papri Ghosh as Kayalvizhi alias Kayal Kutty Sundaram: Kutty Sundaram Pandavar's wife; Thenmozhi's sister (2019 - present)
- Naresh Eswar as Kutty Sundaram alias Kutty: KadaiKutty younger son of Pandavas family; Kayal's husband (2019 - present)
- Aarthi Subhash as Malliga Anbu Sundaram: Anbu Sundaram Pandavar's wife; Shenbagam's sister (2019 - present)
- Guhan Shanmugam as Anbu Sundaram alias Anbu: fourth son of Pandavas family; Malliga's husband (2019 - present)
- Nesan Nepolean as Raja Sundaram alias Rasu: eldest son of Pandavas family; Revathy's husband (2019- present)
- Krithika Annamalai as Revathy Sree Raja Sundaram: Raja Sundaram Pandavar's wife; Rani's Cousin (2020 - present)
- Mohammed Absar as Nallabaagam Samayal Chakaravarthy Nalla Sundaram alias Nalla: second son of Pandavas family; Roshini's husband; Maheshwari's ex-fiancé (2019 - present)
- Anu Sulash as Roshini Nalla Sundaram (Manimeghalai): Nalla Sundaram Pandavar's wife (2021 - 2022)
- Surendar Raaj as Azhagu Sundaram alias Azhagu: third son of Pandavas family; Thenmozhi's husband (2019 - present)
- Sailu Imran (2019 - 2021) → Madhumitha Ilayaraja (2021 - 2022) → Anisha Shetty as Thenmozhi Azhagu Sundaram alias Thenu: Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar's wife; Kayalvizhi's younger sister (2022 - present)
Recurring
- Rani as Jameen Vedhanayaki alias Vedha: arch-rival of Pandavas family (2019 - 2021; 2023 - present)
- Bharathi Kannan as Athi Veera Pandian: Kayalvizhi and Thenu's father (2019 - present)
- Sonia (2019 - 2022) → Swetha as Annapost Mullai Kodi Athiveerapandian: Kayalvizhi and Thenu's mother (2022 - present)
- S. N. Parvathy as Pattammal; Kayalvizhi and Thenu's grandmother (2019)
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Mandhiramoorthy: Revathy's grandfather (2020 - present)
- Magima Devi as Sivagami: Revathy's mother (2020 - 2022)
- Tharshika Dinesh as Deivarani "Rani": Azhagu Sundaram Pandavar's ex-love interest and Revathy's cousin (2020)
- David Solomon Raja as Kodeeshwaran: Roshini's father (2021 - Present)
- Premalatha as Saroja: Roshini's mother (2021 - Present)
- K. S. Jayalakshmi as Valli Velan: Malliga and Shenbagam's mother (2019 - present)
- Vijay Krishnaraj as Velan: Malliga and Shenbagam's father (2019 - 2023) (Dead)
- Swapna Sharath as Shenbagam Shanmugam: Shanmugam's wife; Valli and Velan's daughter; Malliga's sister (2019 - 2023)
- Sharath as Shanmugam: Shenbagam's husband (2019 - 2023)
- Revathy Shankar as Deivanayagi Jameen Amma: Vedhanayaki's mother (2019 - 2021; 2023 - present)
- Raja Senthil as Velu: Vedhanayaki's brother (2019 - 2020)
- Sudha as Selvi Velu: Velu's wife (2019 - 2020)
- Chitra Rebecca as Rambha: Pandavar Illam's house maid (2023 - present)
- Anu Neela as Maheshwari alias Mahesh: Nalla Sundaram Pandavar's ex-fiancé (2020 -2021)
- Hema Srikanth as Kokila Vishwanathan: Maheshwari's mother (2020 - 2021)
- Unknown as Malathi: Raja Sundaram Pandavar's ex-love interest (2019 - 2022)
- Bala as Malathi's husband (2022)
- Surjith Ansary as Santhosh: Kutty's colleague (2023)
Special Appearances
- Sonia Agarwal as Herself (2021)
- Raaghav as Himself (2021)
- Bavithra as Nila (2020)
- Hemanth Kumar as Karthick (2020)
- Vandana Michel as Neelambari (2020)
References
- "Popular TV show 'Pandavar Illam' completes 1000 episodes; here's what actors Papri Ghosh and Naresh Eswar have to say". The Times of India. 17 February 2023.
- "Pandavar illam: புத்தம் புது சீரியல்: பாண்டவர் இல்லம்...அஞ்சு பேர் இருப்பாங்களா?". tamil.filmibeat.com. 2 July 2019.
- "Tamil Tv Serial Pandavar Illam Synopsis Aired On Channel". Nettv4u.
- Sparrow, Jack (31 July 2019). "Pandavar Illam". Onenov.
- "'Pandavar Illam' actors Papri Ghosh, Nareshwar, Surendar Raj and Sanjeev Venkat receive the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine". The Times of India. 21 May 2021.