''Vanambadi'' () is an Indian
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television series
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and last episode aired on 18 September 2020. The show features
Saikiran Ram,
Chippy Renjith
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, Gouri P
Krishnan and others. It marks the debut of
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actor
Sai Kiran
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He is the son of V. R ...
in the Malayalam industry. It is the official remake of the
Bengali language
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series ''
Potol Kumar Gaanwala
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Synopsis
Mohan Kumar, a budding singer falls in love with Nandini, a normal village girl. They get secretly married. However, Mohan is forced to choose between music and Nandini. He chooses the former and abandons Nandini. Mohan marries a wealthy woman named Padmini "Puppy" Menon, unaware that Nandini is pregnant.
Padmini gives birth to Thampuru, and Nandini gives birth to Anugraha "Anu". Thampuru is a spoilt brat. While Anugraha, just like her father, loves music. Nandini lives with her brother Nandu and sister in law Bhadra who dislike her. Eventually, Anu is seen to be a great fan of Mohan and goes to meet him. Nandini, gets hit by a car and is hospitalized. Anu collects money for her mother's treatment only to be devastated to know that Nandini has died.
Anu wanders off alone, dressed up as a boy, where she reaches Mohan's home where Every members, except Padmini, Thampuru and her parents becomes fond of Anu by her musical talent. Mohan's brother Chandran and his wife Nirmala decides to adopt Anu. Padmini gets to know about Anu's true identity and reveals it to all. Meanwhile, Bhadra realises her mistakes and enters Sreemangalam house as a housemaid named Kalyani, Anu recognises her. Kalyani (Bhadra) too starts supporting Anu.
The rest of the story hurdles about Anu's life in that house. Including, the friend-foe relationship between Anu and Thampuru. Mohan and Anu starts to get closer where Mohan realise that Anu is his daughter. Thampuru discovers that Anu is her half sister. Anu and Thampuru get even more closer.
However, the series ends, as Padmini realises her mistakes. Guilt-ridden, Padmini leaves the house after leaving a message, to Mohan and Thampuru and asks Anu for forgiveness. Mohan, Thampuru and Anu are much worried about her, as they wait in a hope that she will return.
Cast
*
Saikiran Ram as Mohankumar / Mohanakrishnan
*
Chippy Renjith
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as Nandini Mohankumar, Anumol's mother
*Gouri P Krishnan as Anugraha Mohankumar/Anumol/Anumon/Gouri
*Suchithra Nair as Padmini "Puppy" Mohankumar
*Sona Jelina as Thampuru Mohankumar & Aiswarya Maheendran (Dual role)
*Balu Menon as Chandrakumar / Chandrasekharan / Chandran
*
Uma Nair
Uma Nair (born 17 April 1977) is an Indian film and television actress who works predominantly in Malayalam-language soap operas. She has appeared over 70 serials. She is best known for playing the supporting role of Nirmala in ''Vanambadi''.
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as Nirmala "Nimmy" Chandran
*Mohan Ayroor as Meledath Viswanathan Menon, Padmini's father
*Pria Menon as Rukmini Viswanathan, Padmini's mother
*Indira Thampi as Sreemangalath Devakiyamma, Mohan and Chandran's mother
*Rajkumar as DYSP Jayaraj / Jayan, Padmini's uncle
*
Seema G. Nair
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Biography
Both Nair a ...
as Bhadra / Kalyani, Anumol's aunt
*Saji Surya as Driver Sudevan
*Nandu Pothuval as Nandagopan / Nandan / Nandu Maman, Anumol's uncle
*
Rajeev Parameshwar
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as Maheendran / Mahi, Thamburu's real father
*Anusree Chembakassery as Archana Maheendran / Achu
*Divya Jayish Nair as Nandini (governess)
*Manu Varma as Doctor GK, Mohan's friend
*Indulekha as Devi Teacher
*
J. Pallassery as Kalappurakkal Madhavan, Nirmala's father
*Girija Preman as Yashodhamma, Nirmala's mother
*Deepika Mohan as Maheswariyamma, Maheendran's mother
*Vipin James as Pramod Krishnan
*Ravikrishnan Gopalakrishnan as Simon
*Santhosh Keshavan as Vijayanandan
*Hareendran as Vinod
*Yathikumar as Ananthan / Anantha Moorthi
*Kailas Nath as Vasudevan / Vasu Annan, Menon's Karyasthan
*J Padmanabhan Thampi as Venugopalan Thampi / Thampi Annan, Temple Committee President
*Kottayam Rasheed as Mamachan, mechanic
*Anand Thrissur as Suresh
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Raghavan as Devan (Anumol's Swami Muthashan)
*Geetha Nair as Lakshmi Devan
*Sharika Menon as Priya Suresh
*Neeraja as Neeraja, Nirmala's sister
*Biji Raj as Satheeshan, Neeraja's husband
*Baby Megha Mahesh as Neeraja's and Satheeshan's daughter
*F.J. Tharakan as Jacob Tharakan
*Rajmohan as SI Rajmohan
*Sindhu Varma as Mamachan's wife
*Sreekala as Karthiyayani
*Kaladharan as Swami
*Amboori Jayan as Jayanthan
*Thirumala Ramachandran as Balan
*
Kuttyedathi Vilasini
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Biography
Kuttyedathi Vilas ...
*Manu Gopinathan as Balu
* Sachin SG as Sumesh
* Achu Sugandh as Pappikunju
* Nariyapuram Venu
Notes
It is the second
Musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
series in
Malayalam language
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after ''Paatukalude Paatu'' On
Surya TV.
Soundtrack
Awards and nominations
References
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2017 Indian television series debuts
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