Chithi (TV series)
| Chithi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Tamil | சித்தி |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
C. J. Baskar (Story) (Screenplay) Raj Prabhu Kavibharathy (Dialogues) Raj Prabhu Kavibharathy Manobala |
| Directed by | C. J. Baskar |
| Starring |
Radika Sivakumar Anju Latha Sethupathi Yuvarani Subhalekha Sudhakar Hemalatha Poovilangu Mohan Ajay Rathnam Riyaz Khan Vijay Adhiraj Tharika |
| Theme music composer | Dhina |
| Opening theme |
"Kanninmani" Nithyasree Mahadevan(Vocal) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam(Background Vocal) Vairamuthu (Lyrics) Virutchamuni (Background Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of episodes | 467 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company(s) | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Original release | 20 December 1999 – 10 November 2001 |
Chithi is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language prime time soap opera that was broadcast on Sun TV. The show premiered on 20 December 1999. It was aired Monday through Friday at 9:30pm. The show starred Radika, Sivakumar, Anju, Latha Sethupathi, Yuvarani, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Hemalatha, Poovilangu Mohan, Ajay Rathnam, Riyaz Khan, Vijay Adhiraj and Tharika.
The show was produced by Radaan Mediaworks, directed by C. J. Baskar. The title track was composed by Dhina. It had been receiving the highest ratings of Tamil serials and it was credited as the best serial and received high praising from viewers. It holds the credit of most watched regional Language television program in India ever.[1] The show last aired on 10 November 2001 and ended with 467 episodes. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV and United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV.
Cast
- Raadhika Sarathkumar as Sharadha and Shakthi(Double Role)
- Sivakumar as Ramachandran
- Anju as Vaidhegi
- Yuvarani as Prabhavathi
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Krishna
- Delhi Kumar as Prabhavathi's Father
- Janavi as Viji's Mother
- Vasu Vikram as Velumani
- Hemalatha as Young Kaveri
- Vatsala Rajagopal as Vaidhegi's Mother
- Junior Balaiah as Vishwanathan
- Ajay Rathnam as Yogi
- Deepa Venkat as Viji
- Riyaz Khan as Anand
- Vijay Adhiraj as Prasad
- Poovilangu Mohan as Marudhappan
- Vinodhini as Charulatha
- Tharika as Shwetha
- Vijay Sarathy as Kannan
- Neena as Kaveri
- Sureshwar as Kaveri's Husband
- Pasi Sathya as Kannan's Mother
- Shashikumar as Sreenivasan
- Vishwa as Kaveri's Ex-Lover
- Seetha Anil as Kamini
- Shanthi Williams as Padmavathy, Prabhavathi's Mother
- Ravikumar as Eashwarapandiyan, Sharadha and Shakthi's Father
- Latha Sethupathi as Sharadha and Shakthi's mother
- Shilpa as Brindha
- Dev Anand as Sree
- Bhuvaneswari as Sangeetha
- Vincent Rai as Vishwanathan MLA
- Daniel Balaji as Daniel
- Akash as Sreedhar
- Bombay Gnanam as Sreedhar's Mother
Broadcast
| Network | Country | Timeslot | Broadcast date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astro Vaanavil | Malaysia | Weekdays, 9pm | 2001 - 2003 |
| Shakthi TV | Sri Lanka | Monday- Friday, 8:30PM. | 2002 - 2004 |
| Deepam TV | United Kingdom | Monday- Friday, 8:30PM |
Dubbed broadcast
It is also dubbed in Sri Lanka in Sinhala language as Punchi and aired in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Gemini TV Dubbed in Telugu language as Pinni.
Remake
The series has been remade into in Malayalam language as Parvathi broadcast on Surya TV, Hindi language as Choti Maa broadcast on Zee TV and Kannada language as Chikamma broadcast on Udaya TV.
References
- ↑ "TAM's top 10 in Cable & Satellite homes". Indiantelevision.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
External links
- Vision Time on YouTube
- Official Website (English)
- Sun TV on YouTube
- Sun TV Network (English)
- Sun Group (English)
- Chithi at the rajshritamil.com