Ilakkiya

Ilakkiya is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language television series,^[2] starring Hima Bindhu and Nandan Loganathan in lead roles. It was premiered on 10 October 2022 airing on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.^[3][4]

Ilakkiya
Genre	Drama
Written by	Dialogues Guru Sampath Kumar
Screenplay by	"Kalaimamani" Sekkizhar
Directed by	Sai Marudhu (1–221) G.Stalin Iniyan (222-present)
Starring	Hima Bindhu Nandan Loganathan
Opening theme	"Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalam" M. M. Manasi Ravi (Vocals) Kannadasan (Lyrics)
Composer	Dharan Kumar (open theme Music)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	300+^[1]
Production
Producer	Saregama India
Cinematography	Akilan
Editor	Vinoth
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Saregama
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) – present

Cast

Main

• Hima Bindu as Ilakiya SSK / (Now Ilakiya Gowtham): SSK and Lakshmi's daughter; Gowtham's wife (2022–present)
• Nandan Loganathan as Gowtham SSK: SSK and Revathy's son; Illakiya's husband; Anjali's ex-fiancé (2022–present)

Recurring

• Rani (2022 - 2023) → Priya Prince as Bhairavi: Gowtham's foster aunt; Venkataraman's sister (2023 – present)
• Roopa Sree (2022 - 2023) → Gayathiri Shastry as Janaki Venkataraman alias Jaanu: Gowtham's foster mother; Karthik and Aishwarya's mother (2023 – present)
• Rajeshwari as Revathy SSK: SSK's Second Wife Gowtham's biological mother and Janaki's friend (2023–present)
• Sushma Nair as Anjali Mashilamani / (Now Anjali Karthik): Mashilamani and Chinthamani's daughter; Gowtham's ex-fiancé; Karthik's wife (2022 – present)
• Jay Srinivasa Kumar (2022 - 2023) → Aravish Kumar as Karthik Venkataraman: Venkataraman and Janaki's son Gowtham's foster brother; Anjali's husband (2023 – present)
• Bharath Kalyan as Venkataraman: Gowtham's foster father; Karthik and Aishwarya's father (2022 – present)
• Harsha as Aishwarya Venkataraman: Venkataraman and Janaki's daughter; Gowtham 's foster sister; Karthik's sister (2022 – present)
• Gaythiri Priya as Lakshmi SSK: SSK's first Wife; Ilakiya and Vasanth's mother (2022 – present)
• Sahil Sharmaa as Vasanth SSK: SSK and Lakshmi's son; Ilakiya's younger brother (2022 – present)
• Meena Vemuri as Chinntamani Mashilamani: Mashilamani's Wife; Anjali's mother (2022 –present)
• Satheesh Kumar as Massilamani: Anjali's father; Lakshmi's brother (2022 – present)
• Saakshi Siva as SSK: Gowtham and Ilakiya's biological father and business-rival (2023 – present)
• Shanthi Arvind as Dhachiyani SSK: SSK's third wife (2023 – present)
• Delhi Ganesh as Astrologer (2022–present)
• Jai Sundar as Mahesh: Anjali's ex-lover (2022)
• Sidharth Kapilavayi as Deva: Bhairavi's henchmen (2023)
• Maanas Chavali as Murali (2023)
• Udumalai Ravi (2022)

Special Appearances

• Cool Suresh as Gowtham's helper (2022)
• Delna Davis as Bhoomika (2022)
• Viraat as Varun (2022)

Production

Casting

Nandan Loganathan^[5] was cast in the male lead role as Gowtham and Hima Bindu cast as the female lead role as Ilakkiya. Actress Roopa Sree was cast as Janaki but on she quit the series and it was replaced by Gayathiri Shashtry. Actor Bharath Kalyan was cast as Karthik's father.

Rani selected to portray the role of Bhairavi (Gowtham's aunt) who played an negative role, but in January 2023 she quit the series and it was replaced by Priya Prince after her role as Menaka in Kannana Kanne^[6] and Sushma Nair cast as Anjali in a Negative role. In July 2023, Jay Srinivas Kumar had quit the series and it was replaced by Aravish Kumar.^[7][8][9]

Soundtrack

Track list

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Vaazha Ninaithaal Vaazhalam வாழ நினைத்தாள் வாழலாம்"	Kannadasan	Dharan Kumar	M. M. Manasi, Ravi	3:00

References

1. "Popular TV show 'Ilakkiya' completes 200 episodes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com (in Tamil). 3 June 2023.
2. "பிரபல தொலைக்காட்சியில் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் இலக்கியா மெகாத் தொடர்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). 2 October 2022. from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
3. "Ilakkiya Tamil Serial on Sun TV Launching on Monday, 10th October at 02:00 PM". www.indiantvinfo.com. 8 October 2022.
4. "சன் டிவியின் புதிய நெடுந்தொடர் இலக்கியா". cinemavalai.com (in Tamil). October 2022. from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
5. "Popular TV show 'Ilakkiya' completes 100 episodes; here's what actors Hima Bindhu and Nandan Loganathan have to say". The Times of India. from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
6. "சன் டிவி ஹிட் சீரியலில் என்ட்ரி கொடுத்த மாஸ் வில்லன்., மறுபடியும் இந்த காம்போ வா? இனி டிஆர்பி டாப் தான்!!". enewz.in (in Tamil). from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
7. "சன் டிவி இலக்கியா சீரியலில் இருந்து விலகிய முக்கிய நடிகர்! இனி அவருக்கு பதில் இவர்". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
8. "இலக்கியா தொடரிலிருந்து விலகிய ஹீரோ நடிகர்?..." m.dinamalar.com (in Tamil). from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
9. "Actor Jay Srinivasa Kumar announces his exit from TV show 'Ilakiya'; Vishnu to replace him as Karthick?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.

External links

• Ilakkiya at Sun NXT