''Jamelaa'' (ஜமீலா) is a 2022 Indian-
Tamil
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** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
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-language
family
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drama
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television series airing on
Colors Tamil
Colors Tamil is an Indian Tamil-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Viacom 18 on 19 February 2018. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The network's programming consists of Tamil Series, Comedies, ...
. The series stars Tanvi Rao and Ajay. It premiered on
Colors Tamil
Colors Tamil is an Indian Tamil-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Viacom 18 on 19 February 2018. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The network's programming consists of Tamil Series, Comedies, ...
on 10 October 2022 and ended on 12 January 2023 with 67 episodes. It is available for streaming in select markets on
Voot
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. The show is produced by Rayane Mithun under
Radaan Mediaworks
Radaan Mediaworks is an Indian production house based in Tamil Nadu, and founded by Radikaa Sarathkumar.
Early history
Radaan began as a proprietary business in 1975 and subsequently converting into a corporate entity in 1999.
Subsidiary
Rad ...
.
The series is set in an
Islamic background as a new venture in the world of Tamil serials.
Cast
Main cast
Recurring cast
Production
Casting
Newcomer
Kannada
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television actress Tanvi Rao was cast in the female lead role as Jamelaa. Newcomer Ajay portrayed male lead role AK.
Gowtham Sundararajan
Gowtham Sundararajan is an Indian actor and choreographer who has worked on Tamil-language films and in television dramas.
Career
Gowtham Sundararajan was born to Tamil actor Major Sundarrajan and Shyamala in Madras, Tamil Nadu. He studied at V ...
was cast as Hanifa.
Aishwarya portrayed Saleema.
Poovilangu Mohan was cast as AK's father Dakshinamurthy.
Meera Krishnan
Meera Krishnan (born 1968) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil-language films and television serials. She started her career as an announcer on the public broadcaster Doordarshan and later became a newsreader for Sun TV before ac ...
was selected to play AK's mother Maragatham.
Development
At the end of May end 2022, Colors Tamil confirmed through a press release that it would distribute a new Tamil Muslim series, to be produced by Rayane R Mithun under
Radaan Mediaworks
Radaan Mediaworks is an Indian production house based in Tamil Nadu, and founded by Radikaa Sarathkumar.
Early history
Radaan began as a proprietary business in 1975 and subsequently converting into a corporate entity in 1999.
Subsidiary
Rad ...
. It was scheduled to premiere on 22 August 2022, but due to some issues, the series went on air on 10 October 2022.
Release
The first promo was unveiled on 14 July 2022. In the series' opening shot, a Muslim woman stands wearing a
burqa
A burqa or a burka, or , and ur, , it is also transliterated as burkha, bourkha, burqua or burqu' or borgha' and is pronounced natively . It is generally pronounced in the local variety of Arabic or variety of Persian, which varies. Examp ...
. Only her eyes are visible. The title of the series in Arabic style was released as "Jameela." The second promo was unveiled on 28 August 2022, featuring Jamelaa's face and revealing the release date. The third song promo was unveiled on 4 September 2022, featuring Jameela and her family. The fourth promo was unveiled on 22 September 2022, featuring AK and Jamelaa meeting.
References
{{Colors Tamil shows
Colors Tamil original programming
Tamil-language romance television series
2022 Tamil-language television series debuts
Tamil-language television shows
Television shows set in Tamil Nadu
2023 Tamil-language television series endings