Maari (TV series)
| Maari | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Written by | Dharmalingam (Dialogue) |
| Screenplay by |
|
| Directed by |
|
| Starring |
|
| Theme music composer | Hariharan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 800[1][2][3] |
| Production | |
| Producer |
|
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Shruthi Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Tamil |
| Release | 4 July 2022 – present |
Maari is a 2022 Indian-Tamil language Supernatural television series. The first season of the series starred Ashika Padukone, Adarsh HS, Sona Heiden, Sadhana and others. This series directed by V. Sadhasivam. The main plot of the series was taken from Bengali language Zee Bangla's series Trinayani.[4]
Currently the second season of the series follows the 5-year leap and continuation of first season and it starring Anjana Sreenivasan, Sugesh Rajendran, Baby Anjali in the leads.
The story revolves around a girl named Maari, who can foresee the future. It premiered on Zee Tamil from 4 July 2022 and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5.[5]
Series overview
[edit]| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 825 | 4 July 2022 | 27 January 2025 | |
| 2 | 10+ | 28 January 2025 | TBD | |
Plot
[edit]The story revolves around Maari, a simple small town girl. She can not only see and interact with ghosts, but can also see the future and foresee impending dangers. Surya's dead mother went to see Maari as a soul and requested her to protect Surya from dying. Maari goes on to marry Surya under unusual circumstances and turns out to be his saviour. Maari is murdered by Thara from a personal grudge. Following this murder, the spirit of Maari travels to Yamaloka, where she comes upon the plight of Yama's daughter, putting her life on the line to save her. This act of Maari earns affection and respect of both Yama and his wife. Later it is discovered by Yama that Chitragupta had made mistake in Maari's life which ultimately led to her untimely death. To resolve this mistake, he gives Maari's spirit the chance to return to her body to live this second chance. But when Yama and Maari's spirit started to go to Maari's body, it was found out that her husband, Surya, had already burned it. To make things right, Yama offers Maari a chance to possess any one out of the three women named Jennifer, Durga and Gayatri. After much consideration, Maari chooses to possess the body of a woman named Durga who is a police constable.
Cast
[edit]Season 1
[edit]- Main
- Ashika Padukone as Maari (Dead) - A girl from a poor family background. She can see and interact with ghosts, as well as see the future. Surya's wife; Deviani’s foster daughter; Sreeja’s foster sister, Parvathi's biological daughter (2022-2025)
- Adarsh HS as Surya - A rich entrepreneur. Maari's husband; Thara's stepson; Devi and Jagadeesh's son (2022-2025)
- Recurring
- Sona Heiden (Jul.2022 - Apr.2023) → Sadhana (May.2023 - Jan.2025) as Thara / Maya
- Main Antagonist: Jagadeesh's second wife; Surya's stepmother; Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's mother
- Shiva Subramanian as Jagadeesh
- Devi and Thara's husband; Surya, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's father
- Mukesh Kanna (Jul.2022 – Apr.2023) → Navin Charles (Oct.2023 - Mar.2024) as Aravind
- Antagonist: Thara's first son; Jagadeesh's second son; Hasini's husband
- Tharun Appasamy as Dinesh
- Thara's second son; Jagadeesh's third son; Sreeja's husband
- Shabnam as Hasini
- Aravind's wife; Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter-in-law
- Anitha Venkat as Sujatha: Devi's sister
- Deepa Nethran as Parvathi
- She lost her daughter and her eyes in an accident. Jagadeesh's sister; Maari's biological mother
- Abitha as Deivanai
- Maari's foster mother and Sreeja's mother
- Delhi Ganesh as Neelakandan
- Maari and Sreeja's grandfather; Deivanai's father
- Sairabanu as Sreeja
- Antagonist: Maari's foster sister and Dinesh's wife
- Dheepthi Kapil (Nov.2022 – Mar.2023) → Mounika(Mar.2023 - Dec.2023) as Jasmin: Murugan's wife; Maria's elder sister (Antagonist) (Dead)
- Ashwini Radhakrishna as Rasathi (A spirit)
- Arun Padmanaban as Murugan: Jasmin's husband
- Manohar Krishnan as Gangatharan
- Ganesh as Shankara Pandi (Antagonist)
- Unknown (Dec.2023 - Mar.2024) as Maria, Jasmin's younger sister (Antagonist) (Dead)
- Special Appearances
- Meera Krishna as Devi
- A Spirit. Surya's mother; Jagadeesh's first wife (Dead)
- Vanitha Vijayakumar as Shakunthala
- Surya's relative (2022 & 2023)
- Pandiarajan as Rajan
- Shakunthala's husband (2022)
- Krishnapriya K Nair as Meena
- Maari's friend; Rajan and Shakunthala's daughter (2022 & 2024)
- Nimesh Sagar as Meena's husband (2022 & 2024)
- Sudha Chandran as Chamundeshwari
- Jagadeesh's elder sister (2022 & 2024)
- Devayani as Muthu Pechi (2023)
- Keerthana as Amman (2023)
Season 2
[edit]- Main
- Anjana Sreenivasan as PC Durga IPS alias Maari - A girl from a poor family background and a police constable who is killed by a politician and has been possessed by Maari's spirit (Jan.2025-present)
- Sugesh Rajendran as Surya - A rich entrepreneur. Maari's husband; Thara's stepson; Devi and Jagadeesh's son (Feb.2025 - present)
- Safa as Devi - Maari and Surya's biological daughter (Feb.2025 - present)
- Recurring
- Sadhana as Thara / Maya
- Main Antagonist: Jagadeesh's second wife; Surya's stepmother; Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's mother
- Kavitha Solairaja as Saraswathi
- Durga's mother
- Tharun Appasamy as Dinesh
- Thara's second son; Jagadeesh's third son; Sreeja's husband
- Shabnam as Hasini
- Aravind's wife; Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter-in-law
- Deepa Nethran as Parvathi
- She lost her daughter and her eyes in an accident. Jagadeesh's sister; Maari's biological mother
- Sairabanu as Sreeja
- Antagonist: Maari's foster sister and Dinesh's wife
- Manohar Krishnan as Gangatharan
- Special Appearances
- Ashika Padukone as Maari (2025)
- Abhishek Shankar as Yama (2025)
- Keerthana as Dhumorna (2025)
- Priyanka Nalkari as Jennifer, a lawyer (2025)
- Dharshana Ashokan as Gayatri, a doctor (2025)
Production
[edit]Casting
[edit]Actress Ashika Padukone was cast as Maari, She was reprising her role of Telugu version Trinayani serial,[6] making her comeback to Tamil Television after Tamil Selvi nearly two years. Newcomer Actor Adarsh HS was cast as the male lead role as Surya but was later replaced by Sugesh Rajendran. Abitha was cast as Maari and Sreeja's mother Deivanai, marking her return after Lakshmi Stores.[7] On 4 July 2022, Vanitha Vijayakumar and Pandiarajan were cast as special Appearances.[8] In September 2022, Sudha Chandran was cast as Chamundeshwari in Special Appearances.[9]
Actress Sona Heiden[10] was cast as main antagonist Thara, but was replaced by Sadhana in May 2023.[11] In Same month, Mukesh Kanna quit the show saying, "never got a chance to showcase my performance and skills as an actor, I never got to work for more than 2-3 days a month".
In 2022, actress Dheepthi Kapil entered the show as Surya's new love interest.[12] However, she also left resulting in Mounika Subramaniyam to play the role in March 2023.[13] In May 2023, actress Devayani was cast as special Appearances.[14] In July 2023, actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast as Mrugan.[15]
Promotion
[edit]Zee Tamil was promoted their new three fictions Meenakshi Ponnunga, Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum and including this series by making advertisement with popular film actress Sneha, Sangeetha and Saranya Ponvannan with the slogan 'Vanga Paarkalaam Ithu Namma Time' (வாங்க பார்க்கலாம் இது நம்ம நேரம்) and this promo released on 26 June 2022.[16]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022[17] | Best Serial | Maari | TV Series | Won |
| Favourite Serial | Nominated | ||||
| Best Villi | Sona Heiden | Thara | Won | ||
| Favourite Villi | Nominated | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Shabnam | Hasini | Won | ||
| People's Choice Face of The Year | Ashika Padukone | Maari | Won | ||
| Favorite Heroine | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actress | Nominated | ||||
| Most Popular Marumagal | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor | Adarsh | Surya | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Saira Banu | Sreeja | Nominated | ||
| Best Comedian | Ganesh | Sankara Pandi | Nominated | ||
| 2023 | Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023[18] | Best Serial | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Serial | Nominated | ||||
| Best Actor Female | Ashika Padukone | Maari | Won | ||
| Favorite Actor Male | Adarsh HS | Surya | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor Male | Arun | Mrugan | Nominated | ||
| Best Villi - Villain | Sadhana | Thara | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Villi - Villain | Nominated | ||||
| Best Comedian | Ganesh | Sankarapandi | Won |
References
[edit]- ^ "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 200 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 500 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Ashika Padukone and Adarsh starrer 'Maari' completes 800 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Tamil version of Bengali TV show Trinayani serial on Zee Tamil". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "New show 'Maari' on Zee Tamil". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Playing the same character again isn't tiring; I find ways to present my role in a new way: Ashika Padukone". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Deepa S. "மீண்டும் சீரியலில் ரீ-என்ட்ரி.. ஆனா இந்த முறை ஜீ தமிழ் சேனல்ல நடிக்கறாங்க திருமதி செல்வம்!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Bigg Boss Tamil fame actress Vanitha Vijaykumar enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Deepa S. "மாரி சீரியலில் மாஸ் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் பிரபல நடிகை சுதா சந்திரன்.. அஞ்சி நடுங்க போகும் தாரா - அப்படி என்ன கேரக்டரில் நடிக்கிறார் தெரியுமா??". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Tamil actors Sona Heiden and Mukesh Kanna quit TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Actress Sadhana aka Shari enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Tamil serial actress Dheepthi Kapil announces her exit from TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Sembaruthi fame actress Mounika Subramaniyam enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Devayani Raaja Kumaran joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Television actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "கோவிலுக்கு வந்த இடத்தில் சீரியல் கதை.. சினேகா - சங்கீதா - சரண்யா கொடுத்த ஷாக்!". News18 Tamil Nadu.
- ^ "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". The Times of India. 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.