Ramanujar ( ta, ராமானுஜர்) is an Indian

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historical soap opera, written by former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr. M.Karunanidhi, starring Gowsik, Chanthirakanth, Gayathiri and Lakshmiraj. It aired Monday through Friday on

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from 1 June 2015 to 27 January 2017 at 7:30PM

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for 433 episodes. It had been receiving the highest ratings of

serials and received high praising from viewers.

Plot summary

The story revolves around the life of the Vaishnavite Acharya,

Ramanujar Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; 1017 CE – 1137 CE; ; ), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents ...

and his contributions to the Hindu religion.

Cast

* Gowsik as

Ramanuja Ramanuja (Middle Tamil: Rāmāṉujam; Classical Sanskrit: Rāmanuja; 1017 CE – 1137 CE; ; ), also known as Ramanujacharya, was an Indian Hindu philosopher, guru and a social reformer. He is noted to be one of the most important exponents o ...

* Chanthirakanth as Nathamunigal * Gayathiri as Ganthimathi * Lakshmiraj as Kesava Somayaji (Died in serial) * Balaji as Alavanthar ( Yamunacharya) * Girish Ayapath as Periyanambigal * Senthil as Marthandam * Jayalaskhmi as Patti * Vijay Prasadh as Eswara Battar * K.R.S Kumar as Yadavaprakasar * Suresh as Thirumalai Nambigal * Ananth as Thirukoshti Nambigal * Deepak as Maraner Nambi * Ranganathan as Manakkal Nambi * Aruna * Pranav * S.S.Vasan as Uyyakondar * Dhanush as Thirukatchi Nambi * Nakshatra as Thanjamaambal * Syamanta Kiran as Andal (Koorathazhwan's wife)

Production

The series was written by

Karunanidhi Muthuvel Karunanidhi (3 June 1924 – 7 August 2018) was an Indian writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades over five terms between 1969 and 2011. He was popularly referred to as Kalaignar (Art ...

, who also wrote the popular historical series

Romapuri Pandian Romapuri Pandian ( ta, ரோமாபுரி பாண்டியன்) is a 2014-2016 Tamil historical drama that aired Monday through Friday on Kalaignar TV from 26 May 2014 to 29 April 2016 at 9:00PM (IST) for 543 episodes. The show wri ...

(2014-2016) and Thenpandi Singam. The drama marked his third collaboration with creative director and producer

Kutty Padmini Kutty Padmini is an Indian actress who mainly works in Tamil cinema. She was a child star in her debut movie ''Ambala Anjulam'' (1959). She has also acted in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi movies. She made her debut in Tamil cinema at t ...

International broadcast

The Series was released on 1 June 2015 on

. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in

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and

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and also aired in United States, Canada,

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on Kalaignar Ayngaran TV. The show's episodes were released on

YouTube channel. * It airs in the Indian state of

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on TTD Bhakthi channel Dubbed in

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References

External links

* {{Kalaignar TV shows Kalaignar TV television series Tamil-language historical television series Tamil-language children's television series 2015 Tamil-language television series debuts Tamil-language television shows 2017 Tamil-language television series endings