- Source: Karthigai Deepam (TV series)
Karthigai Deepam is a 2022 Indian Tamil language television series having two seasons. The first season of the series stars Karthik Raj and Arthika in the lead roles. It premiered in Zee Tamil on 5 December 2022 and ended on 9 November 2024. The storyline of the serial is taken from Zee Bangla's TV series Krishnakoli however it has a different narration.
After a 6-month leap, it continues as the second season of the series starring Karthik Raj and Vaishnavi Satheesh in lead roles.
Series overview
Plot
= Season 1
=The story revolves around Deepa (Arthika) 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. Unexpectedly due to evils plans she's forced to marry Karthikeyan alias Karthik (Karthik Raj) a good-hearted and a business man. After Deepa's marriage, her life changes after marriage when she goes on to make a career in music. Deepa changes her life drastically. Eventually Karthik's mother Abhirami Nacchiyar (Meera Krishna) as her daughter-in-law but, later she understands her Innocence and she accepts her and gradually Karthik and Deepa fall in love with each other.
As per Deepa's wish Abhirami arranges Remarriage for Karthik and Deepa. During their marriage Deepa gets kidnapped by Ramya (Nanditha Jennifer) and Riya (Mounika) but Deepa escapes from the duo but while escaping Aishwarya (Chandini Prakash) push her off the hills and Deepa gets into coma and losses her memory. Karthik, begin to search her with help of Geetha (Arthika) who is the doppelganger of Deepa and a prisoner. Karthik organize a concert and he promises to his mother and Deepa's family that he will definitely brings deepa and make her to sing in concert. Aishwarya also arrives to kill deepa, but finally she gets arrested. Deepa also arrived with help of nurse Shakthi and Orphanage members.
Miraculously, deepa regains her memory and starts to sing in concert. After so, many hurdles and struggles finally Karthik and Deepa gets reunited but, unfortunately, Deepa dies and her sudden demise shatters Karthik. And finally it shows at Deepa's graveyard Karthik and Deepa's family members along with Geetha shares their condolences and Geetha also released from jail with help of Karthik and he says to Geetha the Good memories and Happiness that he gained from Deepa is enough for his life. And the story takes, a 6-month leap.
= Season 2
=6 months later, after Deepa's death Karthik (Karthik Raj) moves to his native village, along with his brothers Anand (Nimesh) and Arun (Ayub) and now currently stays with his grandparents Raja Sethupathi (Vijayakumar) and Parameshwari (Vadivukkarasi). The story takes turn, when Karthik cross path with Chamundeshwari (Reshma Pasupuleti) a ruthless woman. This enmity turns upside down Chamundeshwari's second daughter Revathi (Vaishnavi Sateesh) falls in love with Karthik.
Cast
= Season 1
=Main
Karthik Raj as Karthikeyan Arunachalam alias Karthik: Deepa's husband; Arunachalam and Abhirami‘s younger son; Anand and Arun's younger brother; a businessman and owner of Abhirami Cosmetics and Abhirami Audios. (2022-2024)
Arthika in a dual role as:
Deepa Karthik alias Pallavi: Karthik's wife, Dharmalingam and Janaki‘s daughter, Arunachalam and Abhirami’s youngest daughter in law, a singer. (2022-2024) (Dead)
Geetha: A businesswoman; Deepa's lookalike. (2024)
Recurring
Meera Krishna as Abhirami Nachiyaar Arunachalam: Karthik, Anand and Arun's mother; Meenakshi, Aishwarya and Deepa's mother-in-law; Arunachalam's wife. (2022-2024)
Madhu Mohan as Arunachalam: Karthik, Anand and Arun's father; Meenakshi, Aishwarya and Deepa's father-in-law; Abhirami's husband. (2022-2024)
Rajesh as Dharmalingam: Deepa's father; Janaki's husband. (Dead) (2022-2024)
Tamil Selvi as Janaki: Deepa's mother; Dharmalingam's wife (2022-2024)
Riya Choudhary as Meenakshi: Anand's wife; Abhirami and Arunachalam's eldest daughter-in-law; Karthik's elder sister-in-law. (2022-2024)
Nimesh Sagar as Anandakumar alias Anand Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's eldest son; Arun and Karthik's elder brother; Meenakshi's husband. (2022-2024)
Ayub VJ as Arunkumar alias Arun Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's second eldest son; Aishwarya's husband. (2022-2024)
Vandhana Michael → Shubha Raksha → Chandini Prakash as Aishwarya: Arun's wife; Abhirami and Arunachalam's second eldest daughter-in-law; Karthik's second eledest sister-in-law. (2022-2024)
Reshmaa as Mythili Dharmalingam's daughter-in-law; Deepa's sister-in-law (2022-2024)
Sathya Sudha as Dharmalingam's son; Deepa's brother (2022)
Sri Varshan Chinraj as Dharmalingam's son (2022-2024)
Dinesh Gopalsamy as Shivakumar alias Shiva: Abhirami's Arch- Rival who vows to avenge his sister's death. (2022-2023)
"Adhu Idhu Edhu" Diwakar as Rajkumar alias Raju: Shiva's sidekick. (2022-2023)
Sharmila Thapa as Thilaga: Abhirami's house-maid (2022-2023)
Vichithra as Rajashree: A village president; Roopashree's mother (2022-2023)
Janani Deva → Megna Jayakrishnaraj as Roopashree: Rajashree's daughter; Deepa's enemy; A fake singer under deepa's voice (2022-2024)
Pondy Ravi as Thungaa: Geetha's Arch-Rival (Dead) (2024)
Unkonown as Nurse Shakthi (2024)
Mohan Raman as Chidhambaram: Karthik's enemy. (2023-2024)
Saravanan → Mahesh Prabha as Inspector Saravanavel: Karthik's friend. (2023-2024)
Smriti Kashyap as Nakshathra: Karthik's ex-fiancé; a gold-digger. (2022-2023)
Mounika Subramanyam as Riya: Anand's fake wife. (Dead) (2024)
Nanditha Jennifer as Ramya Viswanathan: Karthik's obsessive lover; Ramesh's fiancé; Deepa's friend. (Dead) (2024)
Vimal Kumar as Ramesh: Ramya's fiance. (2024)
= Special appearances
=Vijayakumar as Raja Sethupathi (Sethur Raja): Abhirami‘s father; Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandfather. (2023)
Vadivukkarasi as Parameshwari: Abhirami‘s Mother; Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandmother; belongs to Sethur Jameen. (2023-2024)
Vanitha Vijayakumar as Chamundeshwari: Arunachalam's sister; Selvi's daughter. (2023)
Ambika as herself (2024)
Chandini Prakash as Nikitha: Aishwarya's cousin. (2022)
Senthilnathan as Astrolger (2024)
Ashika Padukone as Maari
VJ Dhanshik Vijayakumar as Malar: Abhirami's Niece; Karthik's Cousin. (2023)
Dharani Hephzibah as Fake Pallavi (2024)
Nanda Gopal (2023)
Jayanthi Narayanan (2023)
= Season 2
=Main
Karthik Raj as Karthikeyan Arunachalam alias Karthik: Deepa's widow; Arunachalam and Abhirami‘s younger son; Anand and Arun's younger brother; a businessman and owner of Abhirami Cosmetics and Abhirami Audios; Revathi's cousin and love interest. (2024-present)
Vaishnavi Sateesh as Revathi: Chamundeshwari's second eldest daughter; Karthik's cousin and love interest. (2024-present)
Recurring
Vijayakumar as Raja Sethupathi alias Sethur Raja: Abhirami and Rajarajan‘s father; Chamundeshwari's father-in-law; Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandfather. (2024-present)
Vadivukkarasi as Parameshwari: Abhirami and Rajarajan‘s Mother; Chamundeshwari's mother-in-law; Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s grandmother; belongs to Sethur Jameen. (2024-present)
Reshma Pasupuleti as Chamundeshwari: Raja Sethupathi and Parameshwari's daughter-in-law; Rohini, Revathi, Durga and Swathi's mother; Karthik, Anand and Arun‘s maternal aunt.
Ramachandran Mahalingam as Rajarajan: Chamundeshwari's husband; Abhirami's brother; Karthik, Anand and Arun's maternal uncle. (2024-present)
Meera Krishna as Abhirami Nachiyaar Arunachalam: Rajarajan's sister; Karthik, Anand and Arun's mother; Meenakshi, Aishwarya and Deepa's mother-in-law; Revathi, Rohini, Durga and Swathi's paternal aunt; Arunachalam's wife. (2024-present)
Madhu Mohan as Arunachalam: Karthik, Anand and Arun's father; Meenakshi, Aishwarya and Deepa's father-in-law; Revathi, Rohini, Durga and Swathi's paternal uncle; Abhirami's husband. (2024-present)
Nimesh Sagar as Anandakumar alias Anand Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's eldest son; Arun and Karthik's elder brother; Meenakshi's husband. (2024-present)
Ayub VJ as Arunkumar alias Arun Arunachalam: Abhirami and Arunachalam's second eldest son; Aishwarya's husband. (2024-present)
Krithika Annamalai as Chandra: Chamundeshwari's younger sister (2024-present)
Feroz Khan as Chandra's husband. (2024-present)
Dhanalakshmi Shiva as Rohini: Chamundeshwari's eldest daughter; Karthik, Anand and Arun's cousin. (2024-present)
Bala as Rohini's husband. (2024-present)
Unknown as Durga: Chamundeshwari's third eldest daughter; Karthik, Anand and Arun's cousin. (2024-present)
Unknown as Swathi: Chamundeshwari's youngest daughter; Karthik, Anand and Arun's cousin. (2024-present)
Bharathi Mohan as Villager: Karthik's enemy. (2024)
Production
= Casting
== Season 1
=Initially, Roshini Haripriyan was chosen and approached to play the female lead but she declined. Karthik Raj was selected to play the role of smart businessman Karthikeyan, making his comeback to Tamil Television after Sembaruthi nearly two years. Later, Aarthika was ultimately cast as Deepa. Vichithra as selected to play the negative lead and making her presence in the Tamil television after one year. 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. In February 2024, Actress Mounika was joined. In the following 3 May 2024, Actress Nanditha Jennifer was cast as Ramya Viswanathan, marking his return after Amman season 1. In August 2024 Vimal Kumar was cast to play as Ramesh.
= Season 2
=In season 2, Karthik Raj is choosen for male lead in a titular role and Malayalam actress Vaishnavi Satheesh selected for the female lead. Some cast members from the first season were retained while, Reshma Pasupuleti was playing negative role as Chaumundeshwari. Then, Krithika Annamalai, Dhanalakshmi and Ramachandran also joined for the supporting role.
Awards and Nominations
References
External links
Karthigai Deepam at ZEE5
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Karthigai Deepam (TV series)
- Chithi (TV series)
- Karthik Raj
- List of programmes broadcast by Zee Tamil (India)
- 2024 in Tamil television
- Reshma Pasupuleti
- Mahanadigai
- Tiruvannamalai
- Dinesh Gopalsamy
- List of Tamil soap operas