''Aniyathi'' (ml; അനിയത്തി) (English: Younger Sister) is an

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television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

which launched on the channel

Mazhavil Manorama Mazhavil Manorama is an Indian Free-to-air Malayalam general entertainment television channel operated and owned by Malayala Manorama Television (MMTV), the publisher of the widely circulated ''Malayalam Manorama'' daily, and the Malayalam wom ...

. The show stars ''Meera Muraleedharan'' and ''Gowri Krishna'' in the leading roles. It replaced the series ''

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'', and ended on 20 February 2015 after running for 152 episodes.

Plot

The story revolves around a traditional family settled in

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with parents Sathyaprakash Menon and Prabha, and focuses on the trials and tribulations faced by sisters Gayathri and Gowri. The lives of the sisters get more complicated when elder daughter Gayathri finds herself in a challenging situation. The story ends when Gowri and Gayathri overcome all their problems and Gayathri marries her lover Alan Joseph. Shortly after this Gowri is diagnosed with cancer, a great shock to all those who love her. However, this does not stop her from fighting for what is right. In the final episode Gowri travels abroad for medical treatment, and her family and friends await her safe return.

Cast

Main Cast

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as Gowri Shankar *

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as Gayathri Alan

Additional Cast

* Shaji Thilakan as Pookadan Paulose * Santhosh Sasidharan as Sunny Paulose Pookadan *

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as Alan Joseph * Ambareesh as Sankar * Sayana as Sayana Paulose Pookadan * Bijoy Varghese as Benny Paulose Pookadan * Indulekha as Susan Benny * Bindhu Varapuzha as Annamma Paulose * Vijayakumari * Amritha Varnan *

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* Santhosh Kurup * Sreekala * Ibrahim Kutty * Devi Chandana * Ranjith Raj * Kavitha as Circle Inspector

Earlier Cast

Rizabawa Rizabawa (24 September 1966 – 13 September 2021) was an Indian actor who works predomiantly in Malayalam films and television. His breakthrough role was as a villain in the 1990 film ''In Harihar Nagar''. Since then, he acted as villain in s ...

as Sathyaprakash Menon * Reena as Prabha Menon

References

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