Rajini (TV series)

Rajini is an Indian Tamil-language family drama television series that aired on Zee Tamil and digitally available on ZEE5.[1][2] It premiered on 27 December 2021.[3] The series stars Shreya Anchan in the title role with Arun Crizer in the lead roles.[4] The show was ended on 30 April 2023 with 436 episodes.[5]

Rajini
GenreDrama
Written byDialogues
Krithika
Screenplay bySargunam Pungaraj
Directed by
  • Vaithi(2021)
  • Zaheer hussain
  • K.Rajeev Prasad
  • S.S. Saravanan (2022)
  • Y.V. Ramana Moorthy(2022)
  • A.Manjunathan(2022-2023)
StarringShreya Anchan
Arun Crizer
Theme music composerSai Bharath
Opening theme"Oli Vidum Sudar Nee.."
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes435
Production
Executive producerChitra P.S
ProducersAnbu Aran
Aran Hari
EditorsShanmuga velu Ravindhiran,Rajendiran
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companySpectraa Productions
Release
Original networkZee Tamil
Original release27 December 2021 (2021-12-27) –
30 April 2023 (2023-04-30)

The show aired a four hour long finale on Sunday, 30 April 2023.[6]

Synopsis

Rajini, a determined and bold woman, who take cares her whole family as a single lady. But things take turns when her love was forgiving to her sister.

Cast

Main
  • Shreya Anchan as Rajini: a determined and bold woman, an IT employee; Ranjitham's 2nd daughter; Radhika, Murali and Divya's elder sister; Shankari's younger sister; Parthiban's wife; Aravind's ex-girlfriend[7]
  • Arun Crizer as Parthiban: Anitha's brother; Rajini's husband.

Recurring
  • Srilekha Parthasarathy as Ranjitham: Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's mother; Marimuthu's first wife.
  • Poppy Master as Padma: Marimuthu's second wife, Meena's mother, Rajini's stepmother (2022–2023)
  • Andrews Jesudoss as Marimuthu: Ranjitham and Padma's husband; Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's father; Singamuthu's elder brother (2022–2023)
  • Subiksha Kayarohanam as Radhika; Aravind's wife; Rajini and Shankari's younger sister; Murali and Divya's elder sister; Ranjitham's 3rd daughter (Main Antagonist)
  • Hemanth Kumar as Aravind: Rajini's ex-boyfriend; Radhika's husband
  • Arifa Arafat as Siva Shankari: Rajini, Radhika, Murali and Divya's elder sister; Ranjitham's 1st daughter
  • Vishwanth as Kuberan: Shankari's husband
  • Rithieshvar Rajan / Tharun Appasamy as Murali: Aishwarya’s husband; Rajini, Radhika and Shankari's younger brother; Divya's elder brother; Ranjitham's son
  • Sinthuja Mu as Aishwarya: Murali’s wife
  • Preetha Suresh as Divya: Anand's wife; Rajini, Radhika, Shankari and Murali's youngest sister; Ranjitham's 4th daughter
  • Vishnukanth as Anand: Divya's husband; Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's maternal cousin; Ranjitham's elder nephew; Selvi and Rajasekhar's son
  • Yalini Rajan as Anitha: Rajini's best friend since childhood; Parthiban's elder sister, Jerold's wife
  • David Solomon Raja as Singamuthu: Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's younger paternal uncle; Marimuthu's younger brother
  • Srividya Shankar as Selvi: Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's maternal aunt; Ranjitham's elder sister-in-law; Anand's mother; Rajasekhar's wife
  • Geetha Ravishankar / Babitha Justin as Kamala, Parthiban Mother (2022-2023)
  • Ravishankar as Kaalimuthu, Parthiban Father (2022)
  • Sai Rithu as Meena: Marimuthu and Padma's daughter (2022–present)
  • Girija Hari as Nisha: Aravind's elder sister, Bhaskar's wife (2021–present)
  • Manoj Kumar as Rajasekhar: Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's maternal uncle; Ranjitham's elder brother; Selvi's husband; Anand's father (2021–present)
  • Sai Lakshmi as Kamakshi: Singamuthu's wife; Rajini, Radhika, Shankari, Murali and Divya's younger paternal aunt (2021–2023)
  • Maanas Chawla as Ramesh Sharma: Rajini's IT Manager (2022–2023)
  • Nalini as Azhagamma: Parthiban's aunt (2022–2023)
  • Dharani as Hemalatha: Radhika's mother-in-law; Aravind and Nisha's mother
  • Bala as Manoj: Radhika's father-in-law; Aravind and Nisha's father
  • Sankavi Rajendran as Raghavi: Parthiban's ex-fiancée, fixed by Anitha[8] (2022–2023)
  • Revathy Shankar as Anitha and Parthiban's mother (2022)
  • Premi Venkat as Kavitha: Raghavi's aunt (2022)
  • Babitha as Raghavi's mother (2022)
  • Shravan Dwaraganath as Ragavi's father (2022)
  • Vetrivel as Jerold: Rajini's colleague; Anitha's husband (2021–2022)

Cameo appearances

Special and Crossover episodes
  • The series held a one hour special episode on Sunday for the love proposal of Parthiban-Rajini on 15 May 2022 at 2pm.[9]
  • Rajini with Anbe Sivam series held a one hour episodes of Super Sanagamam from 23 May to 6 June 2022.[10][11]
  • The series again held a one hour special episode on Sunday for the court scene on 17 July 2022 at 2pm.[12]

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2023 Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022[13] Best Actress Shreya Anchan Rajini Won
Favorite Pair On-Screen Arun Crizer & Shreya Anchan Parthiban & Rajini Won
Favorite Villi Subiksha Kayarohanam Radhika Won
Find of the year Arun Crizer Parthiban Won
Favorite Heroine Shreya Anchan Rajini Nominated
Favorite Hero Arun Crizer Parthiban Nominated

References
  1. "Zee Tamil announces launch of three shows in December". bestmediainfo.com.
  2. "ரஜினி.. ஜீ தமிழின் புது சீரியல்! சன் டிவி சீரியல் கதை போலவே இருக்கே". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil).
  3. "Rajini (ரஜினி) - Coming Soon on Zee Tamil". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  4. "Zee Tamil announces Junior Super Stars-S4, Rajini and Vidya No 1". glamsham.com.
  5. "TV show 'Rajini' to go off-air soon". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. "Popular TV show 'Rajini' to go off-air soon; Actress Shreya Anchan turns emotional". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. "வெளியே போ.. தாலி கட்டிய பார்த்திபனை அடித்து துரத்திய ரஜினி!". News18 Tamil Nadu (in Tamil).
  8. "ராகவியின் தற்கொலை முயற்சிக்கு காரணமான முரளி - ரஜினி சீரியல் அப்டேட்". News18 Tamil Nadu (in Tamil).
  9. "Rajini (ரஜினி) - Special | May 15, This Sunday at 2.00 PM | Promo | Zee Tamil". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  10. "Zee Tamil நேயர்களுக்கு கொண்டாட்டம் தான்.. இந்த வாரம் முதல் "சூப்பர் சங்கமத்தில்" இணையும் 2 ஹிட் சீரியல்கள்!". News18 Tamil Nadu (in Tamil).
  11. "Zee Tamil Launches Two back-to-back Shows as Part of 'Super Sangam' Formula". News18 Tamil Nadu.
  12. "Rajini Special (ரஜினி) - 17th July, This Sunday 2 PM | Promo | Zee Tamil". YouTube. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  13. "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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