''Saadhana'' is an Indian

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Plot

Saadhana is a hardworking woman and the only earner in her family. She had many hurdles in her life, like her younger sister's wedding, an uncle determined for her downfall, and workplace harassment. The story revolves around how she bravely fights against these problems.

Cast

*Shambhavi Gurumoorthy as Saadhana *Hussain Ahmed Khan as Viraj aka Kamal *

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as Meenakshi (Saadhana, Moorthy and Jyothi's mother) *Haanvika srinivas as Jyothi, Saadhana's younger sister and Vamsi's wife *Chandu (1-269) /Shanmukha Vickrama (269-present) as Moorthy, Saadhana's elder brother *Aparna Praveen as Dhanam, Moorthy's wife *Rafikshaa as Ravi, Saadhana's younger brother *Fouziee / Priya sreenivas as Deepa, Saadhana's younger sister *Kota Shankar Rao / Meka Ramakrishna as Gangaraju, Sadhana's elder father *Sobha Rani / Vijaya as Nagamani, Gangaraju wife *Shanthi Reddy as Vedavalli, Vamsi mother *Madhu Menon as Vamsi's father *Kumrani Sridevi as Indumathi, Viraj's mother *Ajay as Chandu, Viraj's father *Basavaraj as Anand, Viraj's friend *Gopikar as Doctor Gowtham *Mamta Narayan as Aasha, Gangaraju's daughter and Saadhana's cousin *Nishanth as Siva, Gangaraju's son and Saadhana's cousin *Ramesh as Lambu *

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Crossover Episodes

*From 6 March 2023 to 11 March 2023 in episodes 342 to 347, Saadhana had a crossover with Sundari serial as Mahasangamam.

Adaptations

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References

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