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Mahanadhi (TV series)

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Mahanadhi
GenreDrama
Directed byPraveen Bennett
Starring
  • Lakshmi Priya
  • Swaminathan Anantharaman
  • Saravanan
  • Sujatha Sivakumar
  • Prathiba
  • Divya Ganesan
  • Dharani Hephzibah
  • K. Kamurudin
  • Aadhirai Soundararajan
  • Rudran Praveen
  • Baby Kaavya
Opening themeSonthamulla Vaazhkai Sorgathukku Mela
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes500+
Production
Production locationTamil Nadu
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companyGlobal Villagers
Original release
NetworkStar Vijay
Release23 January 2023 (2023-01-23) –
present (present)

Mahanadhi – Sakotharigalin Kadhai (transl. The Great River – The Story of Sisters) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama television series starring Lakshmi Priya, Swaminathan Anantharaman, Prathiba / Divya Ganesan / Dharani Hephzibah, K. Kamarudin, Aadhirai Soundararajan, Rudran Praveen, Baby Kavya with Saravanan and Sujatha Sivakumar in the pivotal roles.[1][2] It is produced by Praveen Bennett under the banner of Global Villagers.

It premiered on Star Vijay on 23 January 2023 and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar.[3] The series was launched along with Siragadikka Aasai.[4]

Plot

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Mahanadi tells the tale of four sisters who coexisted well with their parents. leaving them in distress over the loss of their father. This piece discusses how the mother and girls will manage without an actual figure of a father.

Cast

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Main

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  • Lakshmi Priya as Kaveri Vijay: Vijay's wife, the second daughter of Mahanadhi family.
  • Swaminathan Anantharaman as Vijay: Kaveri's husband, a young CEO, the second son-in law of Mahanadhi family, Somasundaram and Kalyani's grandson.

Supporting

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  • Prathiba (2023) / Divya Ganesan (Nov.2023–2024) / Dharani Hephzibah (Aug.2024–present) as Ganga Kumaran: Kumaran's wife, and the eldest daughter of Mahanadhi family
  • K.Kamrudin as Kumaran: Ganga's husband, eldest son-in-law of Mahanadhi family, tailor shop owner, Santhanam's nephew's
  • Aadhirai Soundararajan as Yamuna Nivin: the third oldest sister of Mahanadhi family and she has a love-interest on Nivin one-sidedly and eventually becomes his wife.
  • Rudran Praveen as Nivin: Yamuna’s husband, Kaveri's ex-love interest, Raagini's ex-fiancé
  • Sujatha Sivakumar as Saradha, Santhanam's wife, Mother of Mahanadhi Sisters.
  • Baby Kaavya as Narmadha: the youngest sister of Mahanadhi family
  • Kanmani Manoharan (2024) / Vaishali Thaniga (Nov.2024–present) as Nivedha/Vennila - Vijay's ex-lover who is suffering from memory loss.
  • Pankajam as Paatti - Santhanam and Shanthi's mother, Saradha's Mother-in-law, Grandmother of Mahanadi Sisters, Kumaran's Ammachi
  • Ramesh as Pasupathy, Santhanam's betrayed friend who deceives them out of their land. Raagini and Raghav’s father.
  • Shalini as Ragini Ajay, Pasupathy's daughter, Raghav's sister, Kaveri's former friend turned arch-rival; Ajay's wife, Nivin's Ex-fiancé.(Main Antagonist)
  • Sumi Santhosh as Jaya, Nivin's mother
  • Sanjay Mohan as Raghav, Raagini's brother, Pasupathy's son
  • Manikandan Raj as Somasundaram "Somu" - Kalyani's husband, Radha's father, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya's grandfather.
  • Unknown as Kalyani Somasundaram: Somasundaram's wife, Radha's mother, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya’s grandmother.
  • Baskar Natarajan as Ajay, Anbarasu's & Radha son, Vijay's cousin brother, Kavya's brother, Ragini's Husband
  • Vaishu Jayachandhiran as Kavya, Anbarasu & Radha’s daughter, Vijay's cousin sister, Ajay's sister.
  • Bharathi Mohan as Anbarasu, Vijay's Uncle, Radha's husband. Ajay and Kavya’s father. Raagini’s father-in-law
  • Padmini Chandrasekhar as Radha Anbarasu: Vijay's aunt. Ajay and Kavya’s mother. Raagini’s mother-in-law.
  • Vishwa Mithran as Salim, Kumaran's friend.

Special Appearances

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  • Saravanan as Santhanam, Sarada's husband, Father of Mahanadi sisters (2023) (Dead)
  • Milla as Fashion Show Judge (2024)

Production

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Development

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The shooting of the serial commenced in December 2022. The first promo was released on 7 January 2023.[5] The series was also promoted in the Bigg Boss 6 house on 16 January.[6]

Casting

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Lakshmi Priya and Prathiba were cast in the female lead roles as Kaveri and Ganga. On 23 November 2023, Prathiba opted out from the show[7] and was replaced by Divya Ganesan,[8] However she left the series in August 2024 to gets hospitalized due to Dengue.[9] So she was replaced by newcomer actress Dharani Hephzibah.[10] Kamuruddin and newcomer Rudran Praveen portray male lead roles as Kumaran and Nivin respectively, whilst Saravanan and Sujatha Sivakumar were also selected for supporting roles.[11][12]

On 27 September 2023, Swaminathan Anantharaman was introduced as the male lead, Vijay, for a new storyline with Kaveri.[13] On 10 July 2024, actress Kanmani Manoharan was cast as special appearances.[14] Actress Vaishali Thaniga was then replaced as Venilla after Kanmani left the series in October 2024.

In February 2025 Ramya Balakrishna was cast to play supporting role.[15]

Crossovers

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Following a promo released on 2 February, it was teased that there would be a crossover between Mahanadhi and Aaha Kalyanam.[16] This was then confirmed with a promo released by Star Vijay, with both families staying at the same resort to compete for 5 lakhs.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "New TV serial 'Mahanathi' set to be launched soon". The Times of India. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Mahanathi Serial Vijay TV Launching Soon". www.indiantvinfo.com. 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Star Vijay to launch fiction shows 'Siragadikka Aasai' and 'Mahanathi' on 23rd January". www.medianews4u.com. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "STAR VIJAY launches Siragadikka Aasai and Mahanathi new serials from Monday 23 Jan 2023". chennaivision.com. 21 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  5. ^ Promo. தந்தையை இழந்தது இவர்களின் விதி.. கரை சேருமா இந்த நதி..! | Lakshmi Priya | Star Vijay. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. ^ "பிக்பாஸில் லாஞ்ச் ஆன புதிய சீரியல் ப்ரோமோ.. கண்ணீர்விட்டு அழுத ஜிபி முத்து.!". tamil.behindwoods.com. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Actress Prathibha announces her exit from the TV show 'Mahanadi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Actress Divya Ganesan joins the cast of 'Mahanadi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Mahanathi actress Divya Ganesh gets hospitalized due to Dengue". The Times of India. 6 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Anchor Dharani Hephzibah joins the cast of Mahanadhi". The Times of India. 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Mahanathi TV Serial Cast Names". indiantalents.in. 9 January 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  12. ^ "முழு நேர தொடருக்கு வந்த விஜய் பட அம்மா". www.dinamani.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Television actor Swaminathan joins the cast of 'Mahanathi'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Kanmani Manoharan joins the cast of TV show 'Mahanathi'". The Times of India. 11 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Actress Kavitha Solairaja joins the cast of Mahanadhi". The Times of India. 17 February 2025.
  16. ^ Mahanadhi | 2nd February 2024 - Promo, retrieved 3 February 2024
  17. ^ Mahanadhi & Aaha Kalyanam | Mahasangamam | 5th to 9th February 2024 - Promo, retrieved 5 February 2024
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