Chocolate is a 2019
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
soap opera
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directed by Biju Varghese, starring Sandra Babu,
Bipin Jose
Bipin Jose is an Indian television actor who is known for playing the roles of Sreeraman in ''Seetha'', Rishi in Koodevide
''Koodevide?'' ( en, Where is Your Nest?) is a 1983 Malayalam drama film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan, sta ...
,
Rahul Ravi
Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series ''Ponnambili'' and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama ''Nandini'', thus establishing himself in the South Indian Televisio ...
and Shreya Surendran. It premiered on
Surya TV from 20 May 2019 and the show abruptly ended due to the global
COVID-19 pandemic
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. The show is produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd. It is the officially remade into
Sun TV as ''Chocolate''.
Synopsis
Chocolate is the story of Vikram and Shyamili. Vikram is a wealthy businessman, and Shyamili is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent for baking mouthwatering dark chocolate cookies. Circumstances force her to quit baking until she cross-paths with Vikram.
Cast
; Main
*Sandra Babu as Shyamili Vikram
*
Rahul Ravi
Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series ''Ponnambili'' and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama ''Nandini'', thus establishing himself in the South Indian Televisio ...
/
Bipin Jose
Bipin Jose is an Indian television actor who is known for playing the roles of Sreeraman in ''Seetha'', Rishi in Koodevide
''Koodevide?'' ( en, Where is Your Nest?) is a 1983 Malayalam drama film, written and directed by P. Padmarajan, sta ...
as Vikram
*Sriya Surendran as Soundarya
*
Rahul Ravi
Rahul Ravi is an Indian actor and former model. He made his debut in the Malayalam series ''Ponnambili'' and is best known for playing the lead role in the multilingual drama ''Nandini'', thus establishing himself in the South Indian Televisio ...
as Roshan
; Recurring
*
Ravikumar as Parameswaran Mangalath, Vikram's grandfather
*Niharika/
Thara Kalyan
Thara Kalyan (born 1 November 1967) is an Indian classical dancer and actress in Malayalam cinema. She has acted in mainstream Malayalam films, telefilms and television serials. She is also a professional dancer in Bharatanatyam, Mohiniyattam, ...
/ Sharika Menon as Kousalya, Vikram's mother
*
Lishoy as Sethumadhavan, Vikram's father
*KPAC Saji as Lakshmanan, Vikram's uncle
*Nila Raj as Chithra, Lakshmanan's wife
*Kottayam Pradeep as Balan, Shyamili's father
*Gayathri Priya as Lakshmi, Shyamili's mother
*Shalini as Shalini, Shyamili's sister
*Sriraj Amrithraj as Raghu
*Kalyan Khanna as Shanthanu
*Avinash Ashok as Anirudh
*Akshitha Ashok as Vyshnavi
*Vaigha Rose as Helen
*Rahul Mohan as Menon
*
Reshmi Boban
Reshmi Boban is an Indian actress known for her performance in Malayalam films and television series.
Television career TV serials
List of television appearances
TV shows
* 2013: Sreekandan Nair Show as Panelist
* 2014: Ruchibhedham (ACV) ...
*Sreelakshmi Sreekumar
Adaptations
References
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Malayalam-language television shows
Surya TV original programming
2019 Indian television series debuts