Kabani is an Indian

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television series directed by

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. The show premiered from 11 March 2019 on the channel

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. It stars

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, Prem Jacob and Keerthana Anil in lead roles along with

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and

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. The series is a remake of the Telugu language television show Mutyala Muggu which was broadcast on Zee Telugu. The show was taken off the air abruptly, due to the

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in India from March 2020. Later, it was announced that it will not be brought back after the lockdown bringing the show to an abrupt ending.

Plot

The serial revolves around a girl named Kabani. Her passion is to pursue higher education, but due to her family situation, she is unable to continue her studies. Still, luckily she takes part in a kabaddi competition and grabs the opportunity of a scholarship in a renowned college in the city. Initially, she faces hardships in the college as she comes from the village, it becomes difficult for her to adapt to modern culture. The story heats up when she meets her half-sister Rambha, who despises her. She also happens to meet Rishi, and they both start to have feelings for each other. Rambha is envious to see them together as she has a crush on Rishi. Rambha plots numerous plans to create a rift in their relationship. The remaining episodes showcase how they succeed in love even after tackling countless conspiracies created by Rambha.

Cast

Main

as Kabani *

as Surya *Keerthana Anil as Padmini *Prem Jacob as Professor Rishi *Anshitha as Rambha *Rajkumar Sathyanarayan as Rahul

Recurring

as Kottaramuttam Parvathyamma *Swapna Treasa as Radhika/ Gouri *Anjitha as Menaka *Niveditha S Menon as Devaranjini *Ranjith Raj as Varun *Alice Christy as Nithya *Dhanya Chandralekha as Sanjana *Anoop MB Nair / Anu Gopi as Manikandan *Murali as Shekhar *Yamuna Mahesh as Urvashi *

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as Kabani's grandfather *Angeline Mariya

Adaptations

References

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External links

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Malayalam-language television shows Zee Keralam original programming