Aarthi is a 2005 soap opera that aired on

Raj TV Raj TV is a Tamil language Indian general entertainment channel based in Chennai, India, which was launched on 14 October 1994. Rajtv became as the second most popular channel in Tamil. It is available through digital and mobile entertainment ...

. The show starred Sithara,

Vijay Adhiraj Vijay Adhiraj is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films and serials. He was introduced in the NFDC & Doordarshan produced ''Sahashraphan'' in Hindi, written by then Prime Minister of India Shri. P. V. Narasi ...

, Raja Ravindra and Y.Vijaya. The serial is produced by

AVM Productions AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, ...

. The story, screenplay and dialogue was by Devi Bala and it was directed by

K. Rangaraj K. Rangaraj is an Indian film director and screenwriter and producer who was active in Tamil cinema mainly in the 1980s. Career Rangaraj was born in a village near Kovilpatti. While searching for job in Chennai, he decided to join Tamil film in ...

. The music was composed by

Dhina Dhina (also credited as Dheena) ( ta, தினா; born on 15 January 1966) is an Indian film and television series composer from Tamil Nadu, India. Biography and career Dhina first worked as an assistant musician under popular composer G. K ...

and the title song was penned by lyricist

Vairamuthu Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first ...

and sung by

Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award and Filmfare Awa ...

. The show ended with 1054 episodes.

Cast

* Sithara as Aarthi *

as Santhosh * Raja Ravindra as Santhosh-Post surgery *

Y. Vijaya Yenigandla Vijaya (born 8 February 1957) is an Indian actress and classical dancer. She has appeared in more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Early life and education Y. Vijaya was born on 8 February 1957 in Ku ...

as Parvathi (Santho's mother) *

Deepa Venkat Deepa Venkat is a Tamil film and television actress. Besides being an actress, she is also a popular dubbing artist and a radio disc jockey at Hello FM Chennai. She has played leading roles in over 80 television serials and a few Tamil movies. ...

Nithya Ravindran Nithya Ravindran is an Indian actress and dubbing artist who works primarily in Malayalam and Tamil films and television. Background Her father was a government employee and mother was a house wife. Her father had a drama troupe and she starte ...

*Manjari Vinodhini *Shakti Kumar *Ajay Kapoor *Monicka *Archana *

Seetha Sita (; ) also called as Janaki and Vaidehi is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic, ''Ramayana''. She is the consort of Rama, the avatar of the god Vishnu, and is regarded as a form of Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi. She ...

*Bharath Kalyan *Jhanvi *

Achamillai Gopi Gopalakrishnan (born 9 May 1955), known professionally as Achamillai Gopi, is an Indian actor, singer, dramatist, and a Dubbing (filmmaking), voice over & dubbing artist. He has acted in a number of films and TV serials and has also given his v ...

*Jayanth *Shilpa Mary Theresa *Sivakavitha *Premi *

Daniel Balaji T. C. Balaji, better known by his stage name Daniel Balaji, is an Indian actor and writer, who predominantly appears in Tamil and Malayalam films. Early life and career Balaji studied a film direction course in Taramani film institute, Chenna ...

* SN.Lakshmi *J. Lalitha *

Bombay Gnanam Gnanam Balasubramanian, popularly known as Bombay Gnanam, is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil stage, television and film productions. She started her acting career as a stage artist in 1989 when she found ''Mahalakshmi Ladies Drama Grou ...

Delhi Kumar Delhi Kumar (born 19 December 1955) is a former Indian actor known for playing various roles in teleserials like '' Chithi'', ''Metti Oli'', ''Anandham'', ''Malargal'', ''Enge Brahmanan'' & '' Bommalattam''. He has also acted in a few Tamil fi ...

*Shrikala Paramasivam *Sairam * M. Banumathi * KS. Jayalakshmi *Gayathri Priya *Engineer Srinivas *Santhi Anandraj

References

External links

Raj TV Official Site
{{Raj TV shows Raj TV television series 2005 Tamil-language television series debuts 2008 Tamil-language television series endings 2000s Tamil-language television series Tamil-language television shows