''Karthika Deepam'' ( Festival of Lights) is an Indian

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television series which is broadcasting on

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and streams on

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platform. It stars Snisha Chandran, Yadhu Krishnan,

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and

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in the lead roles. The series premiered on 13 July 2020.

Cast

Main

* Snisha Chandran as Karthika Arun /Karthu ** Kannan and Pavithra's foster daughter , Arun's Wife * Yadhukrishnan as Kannan ** Kanaka's elder son, Karthika's foster father and Pavithra's husband *

as Arun ** Karthika's husband *

as Devanandha ** Arun's Paternal aunt ,Karthika's biological mother

Recurring

* Amritha Varnan/Sumi Santhosh as Pavithra ** Kannan's wife and Karthika's foster mother * Akhil Anand as Dheepan ** Kannan, Arun and Pappan's friend , Vijitha's second husband , Dr.Jeevan's younger brother * Giridhar as Pappan ** Kannan's friend * Kottayam Rasheed as Karunan ** Kanaka's brother ,Vijitha's father * Jismy as Vijitha ** Unni's former wife ,Karunan and Sudha's daughter * Sreekala as Kanaka ** Kannan and Unni's mother * Roshan Ullas as Dr. Unnikrishnan/Unni ** Kanaka's younger son , Vijitha's ex-husband ** Malu's husband * Vijayakumari as Sudha ** Karunan's wife and Vijitha's mother * Divya Yesodharan as Manju ** Arun's sister-in-law * Deepika Mohan as Malathi ** Arun and Anandhu's mother * Sreelekshmi Sreekumar / Anjusha P G as Malavika ** Devanandha's youngest daughter ** Unni's second wife * Rafi as Anandhu ** Arun's brother and Manju's husband * V.K Baiju as Dr. Jeevan ** Nitha's husband , Karthika's biological father and Dheepan's elder brother *Jayasoman as Sharath ** Devananda's husband ** Malu's father * Divya M Nair as Nitha * Jayaprakash as Vishwan ** Karunan's friend * Sudha Nair as Padmini ** Pavithra's elder sister, Manju's house maid * Shyjan Sreevalsan as Susheelan ** Padmini's husband * Bindhu Krishnan as Jayasree ** Jeevan and Dheepan's sister * Kalabhavan Jinto as Sudhevan ** Jayasree's husband * Haridas Varkala as Haridas

Cameo appearance

(in wedding episodes) *

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* Stebin Jacob * Amala Gireesan *

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* Sushmitha Prabhakar

Music

The title song was sung by

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and

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. The song been composed by Gopi Sundar.

References

External links

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