Karthigai Deepam is a 2022 Indian Tamil language television series airing on Zee Tamil. It stars Karthik Raj[2][3] and Arthika in the lead roles.[4] It premiered on 5 December 2022 and directed by V. Sathasivam.[5][6] The series is an official remake of Zee Bangla's TV series Krishnakoli.
Karthigai Deepam | |
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Based on | Krishnakoli |
Written by | Dialogues Baskar Sakthi (2022-23) Paari (August 2023- Jan 2024) Dharmalingam (Jan 2024- Present) |
Screenplay by |
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Directed by | V. Sathasivam (2022-23 & 2024) Karthik (2023-24) |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Hariharan |
Opening theme | "Irulellame Olimayamagum...." |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of episodes | 500+[1] |
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Producer |
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Cinematography | Kesavan |
Editor | S.Arul |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 20–22 minutes |
Production company | Shruthi Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Zee Tamil |
Release | 5 December 2022 present | –
Related | |
Krishnakoli |
The story is about Deepa, a dark-skinned girl, who sets out to remove stigma attached to colour. She has an amazing talent of singing but due some Problem's she has to hide her identy as a singer on the other side, Karthik loves Deepa's voice without knowing the truth. Unexpectally she marries Karthikeyan and faces discrimination due to her complexion.[7][8]
Plot
editThe story revolves around Deepa a young, poor, dusky girl, who faces discrimination because of her skin color. However, she is a very talented singer and sets out on a journey, to create an own identity for herself. She believes that her complexion is akin to Lord Kartikeyan's complexion. Her life changes after marriage when she goes on to make a career in music. Deepa changes her life drastically.
Cast
editMain
edit- Karthik Raj[9] as Karthikeyan Arunachalam (Karthik), Deepa's husband, Arunachalam and Abhirami‘s third son, Anand and Arun‘a brother, a businessman/ owner of Abhirami Cosmetics and Abhirami Audios
- Arthika as Deepa Karthik/ Dharmalingam, Karthik's wife, Dharmalingam and Janaki‘s daughter, Arunachalam and Abhirami’s third daughter in law, a singer (the true voice behind rupashree‘s Singing, she was named Pallavi to hide the truth from Karthik).
Recurring
edit- Rajesh as Dharmalingam: Deepa's father; Janaki's husband
- Tamil Selvi as Janaki: Deepa's mother; Dharmalingam's wife
- Meera Krishna as Abhirami Nachiyaar Arunachalam: Karthik, Anand and Arun's mother; Meenakshi,Aishwarya and Deepa's mother-in-law; Arunachalam's wife
- Madhu Mohan as Arunachalam: Karthik, Anand and Arun's father; Meenakshi,Aishwarya and Deepa's father-in-law; Abhirami's husband
- Vichithra as Rajashree: A village president
- Janani Deva → Megna Jayakrishnaraj as Roopashree: Rajashree's daughter
- Mohan Raman as Chidhambaram
- Riya Choudhary as Meenakshi: Anand's wife; Abhirami and Arunachalam's first daughter-in-law; Karthik's first sister-in-law
- Nimesh Sagar as Anandakumar "Anand" Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's first son; Arun and Karthik's elder brother; Meenakshi's husband
- Vandhana Michael → Shubha Raksha → Chandini Prakash as Aishwarya (Aishu): Arun's wife; Abhirami and Arunachalam's second daughter-in-law; Karthik's second sister-in-law
- Ayub VJ as Arunkumar "Arun" Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's second son; Aishwarya's husband
- Reshmaa as Dharmalingam's daughter-in-law
- Sathya Sudha as Dharmalingam's son
- Sri Varshan Chinraj as Dharmalingam's son
- Dinesh Gopalsamy as Shivakumar "Shiva": Abhirami's Arch Rival who vows to avenge his sister's death
- Smriti Kashyap as Nakshathra
- "Adhu Idhu Edhu" Diwakar as Rajkumar "Raju": Shiva's sidekick
- Sharmila Thapa as Thilaga: Abhirami's house-maid
- Mounika Subramanyam as Riya,Anand's second wife (2024-present)
- Nanditha Jennifer as Ramya Viswanathan (2024-present)
- Vimal Kumar as Ramesh (2024-present)
Special appearances
edit- Vijayakumar as Raja Sethupathi (Sethur Raja), Abhirami‘s father, Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandfather
- Vadivukkarasi as Parameshwari, Abhirami‘s Mother, Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandmother, belongs to sethur jameen
- Nanda Gopal
- Senthilnathan
- Jayanthi Narayanan
- Chandini Prakash as Nikitha, Cousine of Aishwarya
- Vanitha Vijayakumar as Chamundeshwari, Arunachalam's sister, Selvi's daughter
- Ashika Padukone as Maari
- VJ Dhanshik Vijayakumar as Malar, Abhirami's Niece, Karthik's Cousine
Production
editCasting
editInitially, Roshini Haripriyan[10] was chosen and approached to play the female lead but she declined. Karthik Raj[11] was selected to play the role of smart businessman Karthikeyan, making his comeback to Tamil Television after Sembaruthi nearly two years.[12] Later, Aarthika was ultimately cast as Deepa.[13][14][15][16] Vichithra as selected to play the negative lead and making her presence in the Tamil television after one year.[17][18][19] Rajesh plays a father role of Deepa, Meera Krishna plays a mother role of Karthikeyan. Besides Dinesh Gopalsamy and Tamilselvi were cast then.
In June 2023, Actor Vijayakumar was joined as Raja Sethupathi.[20][21] In February 2024, Actress Mounika was joined.[22] In the following 3 May 2024, Actress Nanditha Jennifer was cast as Ramya Viswanathan,[23] marking his return after Amman season 1. In August 2024 Vimal Kumar was cast to play as Ramesh.[24]
Adaptations
editLanguage | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Bengali | Krishnakoli কৃষ্ণকলি |
18 June 2018 | Zee Bangla | 9 January 2022 | Original |
Telugu | Krishna Tulasi కృష్ణ తులసి |
22 February 2021 | Zee Telugu | 26 November 2022 | Remake |
Bhojpuri | Shyam Tulasi श्याम तुलसी |
20 September 2021 | Zee Ganga | 29 July 2022 | |
Tamil | Karthigai Deepam கார்த்திகை தீபம் |
5 December 2022 | Zee Tamil | Ongoing | |
Malayalam | Shyamambaram ശ്യാമാംബരം |
6 February 2023 | Zee Keralam |
Awards and Nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2023 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023[25] | Best Serial | Nominated | ||
Favorite Serial | Won | ||||
Best Actor Male | Karthik Raj | Karthikeyan | Nominated | ||
Favorite Actor Male | Won | ||||
Favorite Actor Female | Arthika | Deepa | Won | ||
Most Popular Marumagal | Nominated | ||||
Best On Screen Pair | Karthik Raj & Arthika | Karthikeyan & Deepa | Nominated | ||
Favorite On Screen Pair | Won | ||||
Most Popular Mamiyar | Meera Krishna | Abhirami | Nominated | ||
Favorite Mamiyar | Won | ||||
Most Popular Amma | Nominated | ||||
Tamil Selvi | Janaki | Nominated | |||
Best Mamiyar & Marumagal | Meera Krishna & Arthika | Abhirami & Deepa | Nominated | ||
Most Popular Appa | Madhu Mohan | Arunachalam | Nominated | ||
Rajesh | Dharmalingam | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor Male | Aayub | Arun | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ "Karthik Raj and Arthika starrer 'Karthigai Deepam' completes 500 episodes". The Times of India. 9 June 2024.
- ^ "மீண்டும் சின்னத்திரைக்கு வந்த கார்த்திக் ராஜ்.. இந்த முறை சீரியலில் இல்லையாம்.. என்ட்ரி வெறித்தனம்" (in Tamil). tamil.oneindia.com. 17 October 2022.
- ^ "சீரியலில் மீண்டும் களமிறங்கும் "செம்பருத்தி" கார்த்திக்..!!ஆனால் கண்டிஷன் தான் பெருசாம்..!!" (in Tamil). tamil.oneindia.com. 29 September 2022.
- ^ "ப்பா..கார்த்திகை தீபம் தீபாவா இது ? நிஜ தோற்றத்தை பார்த்து வாயடைத்துப்போன ரசிகர்கள்...!" (in Tamil). cinesamugam.com.
- ^ "கோலாகலமாக தொடங்கிய கார்த்திகை தீபம் சீரியல்.. முதல் எபிசோடில் நடக்கப்போவது என்ன?" (in Tamil). tamil.abplive.com. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Karthigai Deepam Serial on Zee Tamil Launching on 05 December at 09:00 PM". www.indiantvinfo.com. 4 December 2022.
- ^ "கார்த்திக் ராஜ் உடன் இணைந்து நடிக்கும் அரித்திகா" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "'கார்த்திகை தீபம்' புதிய தொடர்" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "பிரபல நடிகர் கார்த்திக் ராஜ் நடிக்கும் "கார்த்திகை தீபம்" சீரியல் ப்ரோமோ – நேரம் இதுவா? ரசிகர்களுக்கு இன்ப அதிர்ச்சி!" (in Tamil). tamil.examsdaily.in. 18 November 2022.
- ^ "வேறு சேனலுக்கு செல்லும் ரோஷ்ணி ஹரிப்ரியன்? எந்த சேனல் தெரியுமா" (in Tamil). cineulagam.com.
- ^ "மீண்டும் சின்னத்திரையில் நடிக்கும் நடிகர் கார்த்திக் ராஜ்... இன்று முதல் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் கார்த்திகை தீபம் சீரியல்!" (in Tamil). tamil.news18.com. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "ஜீ தமிழுக்கு மீண்டும் வந்த நடிகர் கார்த்திக் ராஜ்" (in Tamil). www.dinamani.com.
- ^ "Exclusive - Malayalam actress Arthika to make her Tamil TV debut with 'Karthigai Deepam', says will concentrate on TV for now". The Times of India. The Times of India. 3 December 2022.
- ^ "கார்த்திகை தீபம் சீரியலில் நடிக்கும் தீபாவின் மறுபக்கம்."அந்த பிரபலத்தால்" தான் வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்ததாம்" (in Tamil). tamil.oneindia.com. 7 December 2022.
- ^ "கார்த்திகை தீபம் தீபாவா இது ? நிஜத்தில் எப்படி இருக்கிறார் பாருங்க. சினிமா To சீரியல் வந்த கதை" (in Tamil). tamil.behindtalkies.com. 8 December 2022.
- ^ "தீபாவின் திருமணத்தை நிறுத்த ராஜ ஸ்ரீ செய்யும் சூழ்ச்சி - கார்த்திகை தீபம் சீரியல் அப்டேட்!" (in Tamil). tamil.news18.com. 8 December 2022.
- ^ "18 வருடங்களுக்குப் பிறகு நடிக்க வரும் முத்து பட நடிகை.. அதுவும் டாப் சீரியல் நடிகரோடு தானாம்!" (in Tamil). tamil.oneindia.com. 17 November 2022.
- ^ "சீரியலுக்கு வந்த ரஜினி பட நடிகை..செம்ம மாஸான கதாபாத்திரம் என தகவல்!" (in Tamil). tamil.news18.com. 12 November 2022.
- ^ "அப்போ இப்போ - 9 : என் மீதான அந்த எண்ணத்தை மாத்தணும்!" - ரீ என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் விசித்ரா" (in Tamil). cinema.vikatan.com. 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Actor Vijaykumar joins the cast of Karthigai Deepam; says "I'm excited to work with Karthik Raj"". The Times of India. The Times of India. 22 June 2023.
- ^ "மீண்டும் சின்னத்திரை.. பிரபல சீரியலில் இணைந்த மூத்த நடிகர் விஜயகுமார்.!" (in Tamil). tamil.news18.com. 23 June 2023.
- ^ "Actress Mounika joins the cast of Karthigai Deepam". The Times of India. 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Jennifer joins the cast of Karthigai Deepam". The Times of India. 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ethirneechal fame Vimal Kumar joins the cast of Karthigai Deepam". The Times of India. 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.