Kumkumapoovu
| Kumkumapoovu | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Indian soap opera Drama |
| Created by | Ross Petals Entertainment pvt.ltd |
| Written by | G.Jayakumar |
| Directed by | Praveen Kadakkavoor |
| Creative director(s) |
Aju S.Shivan Santhosh Krishna |
| Starring | See Cast |
| Opening theme | oru tharattineenam pole |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 785 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Dr.S.Vinod |
| Editor(s) | Rohith Roshan |
| Running time | 22 minutes approx |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Asianet (original run) Asianet Plus (re-aired) |
| Picture format | 720i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 31 January 2011 – 1 February 2014 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Devimahathmyam |
| Followed by | Chandanamazha |
| Related shows |
Aval Kumkuma Puvvu |
Kumkumapoovu (English: Saffron) was a Malayalam language soap opera that appeared on Asianet. It comprised 785 episodes. The first episode aired on January 31, 2011 and ended on February 1, 2014. The soap was telecasted on Monday to Friday at 9pm and then shifted the timing to 9:30 pm.It was one of the top rated serials in Malayalam.
It tells the story of professor Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini. Asha Sarath & Shelly Kishore plays the lead role. Renowned Malayalam actor G. K. Pillai made his comeback through this serial. All the characters were well accepted among the malayali audience.
The serial won several awards at Asianet television awards including the Best Serial, Best Script, Best Actor (Sajan Surya), and Best Actress (Asha Sarath-2012, shelly-2013) consecutively for two years. It was remade in Tamil language as Aval (star Vijay) and Telugu language as Kumkuma Puvvu Maa TV.
The series was followed by Chandanamazha which is an official remake of Saath Nibhana Saathiya.
Plot
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while in fact the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. The two are destined to reunite. Rescued from the unkind butcher, Shalini was raised in a better home with a foster brother Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala (who hates Shalini), Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.
Cast
- Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi
- Shelly as Shalini
- GK Pillai as Colonel Jaganannatha Varma
- Sajan Surya as Mahesh
- Amith as writer Jithan
- Lishoy as Prabhakaran/Prabha
- Aswathi as Amala Mahesh
- Shanavas as Rudhran
- Kalaranjini as Athimuttathamma,Surbadhamma
- Indira Thampi as Vasantha Jayanthi's mother
- T.S Raju as markose
- Vijayakumari as Mariamma
- Jayakrishnan/ Pratish nandhan as Arun
- Santhosh Kurup as Jayapalan IPS
- Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan
- Rindhya as karuna
- Anjana menen as Chitra
- Rajeev Roshan as Anand
- Chitra iyer as Jithans friend
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Professor Rajalakshmi
- Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
- Kallayam Krishadas
- Sathyasheelan
Awards
- Asianet Television awards 2012
- Best Serial
- Best Director -Praveen Kadakkavoor
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best Actor - Sajan Surya
- Best Actress - Asha Sarath
- Best Debut - Shelly
- Most Popular Actor - Shanavas
- Best Dubbing Artist - Bhagyalakshmi for Prof.Jayanthi
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy
- Best Character Actor - T.S.Saju
- Best Cinematographer -Hemachandran
- Best Music Director- Rony Rapheal for Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Asianet Television Awards 2013
- Evergreen serial - Kumkumapoovu
- Best Actor -Sajan Surya
- Best Actress -Shelly
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Golden star of the year- Asha sarath
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy
- Best Actor in a negative role (Female) spl.Jury- Haimambika Rindhya
- Best Actor in a negative role (male)- Devendranath
- Background score- Sanand George
- Best Dubbing Artist - Devi S. for Amala
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Asianet Television Awards 2014
- Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
- Best editor - Rohit Roshan
- Asiavision Television awards
- 2013-Best Actress (Asha)
- 2013-Best serial
- 2014-Best Actress (Shelly)
- 2014-Golden star (Asha)
- Frame, the fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment Media awards 2012
- Best Serial
- Best Actress (Asha Sarath)
Remakes
| Country | Language | Channel | Show Name | Aired (Date) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 India | Tamil | Star Vijay | Aval (Tamil series) | 7 May 2012 – 15 March 2013 | off-air in 339 episodes |
| Telugu | MAA TV | Kumkuma Puvvu | 2015–Present |