Minnukettu

Minnukettu is an Indian Malayalam television soap opera directed by Jnanasheelan and which aired on Surya TV from 16 August 2004 to 2 January 2009^[1] This is the first ever serial in Malayalam to cross 1000 episodes ^[2] Minnukettu and its title song were hit in Kerala. It was an official remake of Indian superhit Tamil television series Metti Oli.^[3]

Minnukettu
Genre	soap operas Drama
Created by	S.Siddiq
Based on	Metti Oli
Written by	250 episode to 1015 episode Pradeep thekkumkara (Pradeep Sivsankar) 1015 to End C.R.Chandran wilson Chalakkudy Vasu Bhaarathi
Screenplay by	C.U.Muthuselvan Pradeep sivsankar(Malayalam)
Story by	M.Thirumurukan (B.S.C. DFT)
Directed by	Jnanasheelan
Creative director	Pooruruttathi Ramaprasad
Voices of	Siju Kadumeni Shiju MX
Theme music composer	Mohan Sithara A.M. Nazeer
Opening theme	"Ashakosale pennundo penninu minnundo"
Ending theme	"Ashakosale pennaane kandaal azhaku undo"
Composer	Kaithapram Damodaran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	1129
Production
Executive producer	Saji Vavvaakkavu
Producer	S.Siddiq
Production location	Malappuram
Cinematography	Sudheer Babu
Animators	Sajeev Karippayil Feldos Fernandez Berlin Moolamppilly
Editor	Sajeev Sadan
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	18 - 36 minutes
Production company	Trob Movies Kochi
Release
Original network	Surya TV
Picture format	576i
Original release	16 August 2004 (2004-08-16) – 2 January 2009 (2009-01-02)
Chronology
Related	Kanyadanam (2021 TV series)

Plot

Cast

Lead Cast

• Raghavan as Keshavan Nair
• Meenakshi Sunil as Lakshmi
• Gayathri Priya as Ganga
• Dr.Shaju Sham as Sudhi
• Anand Thrissur as Viswam
• Anu Joseph as Yamuna
• Dhanya Menon as Jyothi
• Dr.Neeraja / Souparnika Subhash as Meera
• Shanthi Williams as Janaki Amma
• Sudheer Sukumaran as Unni
• Arun Ghosh

Recurring Cast

• Sarath Das
• Dimple Rose as Saritha
• Krishna Prasad
• Beena Antony
• Aneesh Chirayankeezhu
• Sruthi Nair as Archana
• Harijith
• Kottayam Pradeep
• Rani
• Kripa
• Kalabhavan Haneef
• Sreedevi
• Ramesh Kurumassherry
• Shobha
• Kalabhavan Rahman
• Meena Ganesh
• T.S.Raju
• Kannur Sreelatha
• Sabari Nath
• Anzil Rehman
• Sreekkutty
• M.K.Varrier
• Kulappulli Leela
• Indhu Kalaadharan
• Jolly Eesow
• Seema G. Nair
• Chandrakanth
• Merlin
• Abhi
• Sreelekha
• Illikkettu Nambhoothiri
• Santha Devi
• Saritha Balakrishnan
• Joseph Paneagaden
• Ronson Vincent

Title Song

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singers	Length
1.	"Ashakosale Pennundo Penninu Minnundo" "അശകൊശലേ പെണ്ണുണ്ടോ പെണ്ണിന് മിന്നുണ്ടോ..." (Aluva Palace)	Kaithapram Damodaran	Mohan Sithara A.M.Nazeer	Afsal Jyotsna Radhakrishnan Asha Madhu	3:44
Total length:					3:44

Adaptations

Version 1

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Tamil	Metti Oli மெட்டி ஒலி	8 April 2002	Sun TV	18 June 2005	Original
Malayalam	Minnukettu മിന്നുകെട്ട്	16 August 2004	Surya TV	2 January 2009	Remake
Hindi	Shubh Vivah शुभ विवाह	27 February 2012	SET	29 June 2012
Telugu	Akshintalu^[4] అక్షింతలు	14 April 2014	Gemini TV	15 August 2014

Version 2

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Bengali	Kanyadaan কন্যাদান	7 December 2020	Sun Bangla	Ongoing	Original
Malayalam	Kanyadanam കന്യാദാനം	23 August 2021	Surya TV		Remake
Telugu	Kanyadanam కన్యాదానం	20 September 2021	Gemini TV
Marathi	Kanyadan^[5] कन्यादान	17 October 2021	Sun Marathi
Kannada	Kanyaadaana ಕನ್ಯಾದಾನ	15 November 2021	Udaya TV

References

1. "Far from the flashy crowd - Society & The Arts News - Issue Date: Oct 8, 2007". Indiatoday.in.
2. "Malayalam Tv Serial Minnukettu Synopsis Aired On SURYA TV Channel". Nettv4u.com.
3. "മിന്നുകെട്ടിലെ 'അശകൊശലേ പെണ്ണുണ്ടോ'മലയാളികള്‍ മറന്നിട്ടില്ല;സരിതയുടെ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ". Manoramaonpone.com (in Malayalam).
4. "Akshinthalu to premiere soon on Gemini - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
5. "Marathi Tv Serial Kanyadan Marathi Synopsis Aired On Sun Marathi Channel". nettv4u. Retrieved 2023-01-16.