Chellamay (TV series)
| Chellame | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Written by | Divya Bharathi Rajeshwari Satya Gayathri(wife of Sarath K P), Venkatesh Badanu |
| Directed by | O. N. Rathnam (Episode 720-845) Sulaiman K. Babu (Episode 551-719) C. J. Baskar (Episode 318 - 550) E. Vikramathithan (Episode 120 - 317) A. Jawahar (Episode 1 - 119) |
| Creative director(s) | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Starring |
Raadhika Sarathkumar Radha Ravi Saakshi Siva Delhi Ganesh Vijayalakshmi Devipriya |
| Theme music composer | Kiran |
| Opening theme | "Kannukkulay Kavithaigal Undu" Sadhana Sargam (Vocal) Pa. Vijay (Lyrics) |
| Composer(s) |
Dhina (Episode 1-119) Kiran (Episode 120-317) D. Imman (Episode 318-550) Sasikumar (Episode 551-719) G. V. Prakash Kumar (Episode 720-845) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 845 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Raadhika Sarathkumar |
| Location(s) | Chennai |
| Cinematography | Vaseegaran |
| Editor(s) | Ganesh |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 15-20 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun TV |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 14 September 2009 – 18 January 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Arasi |
| Followed by | Vani Rani |
| External links | |
| [www.radaan.tv. Website] | |
Chellamey was an Indian drama television series, written by Ponkumaran and currently directed by Sulaiman K.Babu, which premiered on 14 September 2009 on Sun TV. The series revolves around the title character Chellamma, played by Raadhika Sarathkumar, who is also the creative head of the series which is produced by her own production company, Radaan Mediaworks. This serial was dubbed in Telugu and was broadcast in Gemini TV as "Chittemmay".
Avudaiappan (Ravikumar) is a widower with three sons, Kadarkaraiyaandi (Radharavi), Solaimalai (Vishwanath) and Maniarasu (Ashwin) and& only one lovable daughter, "Chellamma" (Raadhika Sarathkumar). His sister Thazhaiyamma (Subhashini) is a widow with three sons, Vadaimalai (Saakshi Siva), Sundaramoorthy (Sathya) and Rathnavelu (Sekar Muthu) & three daughters, Kalaivaani (Soniya), Azhagamma (Vandhana) and Amudha (Neelima Rani). She stays with Avudaiappan's family. Avudaiappan being a sole breadwinner of a joint family faces tough time to run his family with a meager salary. Yet, he is very affectionate with everyone. He never throws tantrum at anybody & has a positive approach towards life. One fine day, Avudaiappan's family migrates to Chennai for a better life.
Thavasi (Delhi Ganesh) is a taciturn man and a close buddy of Avudaiappan, accompanies him to Chennai. He stands beside Avudaiappan during the worst phase of Avudaiappan's life. Thavasi is a great cook who is especially well known for his delicious recipes. They decide to open a roadside motel named Chellamma Bhavan. Avudaiappan invests the money for their motel business. And Thavasi works as a chef in the motel. Due to Thavasi's culinary skills, Chellamma Bhavan motel becomes popular over the night. They do a decent profit in their business.
Avudaiappan wants to entrepreneur for a new hotel business. He asks Thavasi to invest some money for the new Hotel business. But Thavasi doesn't want to risk him and loss the money. Avudaiappan strives to find the money for his investment. At this situation, Thazhaiamma lends her jewels Avudaiappan and helps him financially. He invests the money and expands/develops his business. Over a short period he becomes wealthy. In today's world Chellamma Bhavan Hotels are one of the leading hotels with many branches around Tamil Nadu.
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