Pattu Saree

Pattu Saree (transl. Silk Saree) was a Malayalam soap opera which launched on Mazhavil Manorama. Sadhika Venugopal played the protagonist of the show.^[1]

Pattu Saree
Genre	Drama
Story by	Sarjulan
Directed by	AM Nazeer
Starring	See below
Music by	Vishwajith
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
Production
Producer	Arun Pillai
Production location	Kuttanad
Editor	Pradeep Abhedanandapuram
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes approx
Production company	NAP Communications
Release
Original network	Mazhavil Manorama
Picture format	720p (HDTV)
Original release	3 December 2012 (2012-12-03) – 12 July 2014 (2014-07-12)

Plot

Pattu Saree depicts the life of Kanchi, a self-made business woman who owns a silk saree showroom. She adopts a son, believing her twin daughters were killed in a car accident. However, one of her daughters became a sales girl in her shop and later fell in love with her adopted son to marry him. However, Kanchi is not fond of this girl, Thamara, until she realizes and recognizes her to be her daughter. This happens when her husband rejoins the family, against the will of Kanchi, her mother and her prospective husband. Kanchi has serious ill feelings toward her husband, whom she holds responsible for all the losses in her life. One of the twin girls also joins the family. However, towards the end of the serial, Kanchi is finally reunited with her family of two girls and husband. She also realizes her mother's plotting against her husband which made them foes all these years. The family soon rejoins under the father and she hands over her responsibilities to her children and starts a new journey with her husband Rajarathnam.

Cast

Main

• Sadhika Venugopal^[2] / Surya Mohan as Thamara^[3]
• Meena Kumari as Kanchi Amma^[4]
• Richard N. J. as Abhijith Chettiyar a.k.a. Abhikuttan^[5][6]
• Akash V H as Ajayan Chettiyar a.k.a. Ajayankuttan
• Amritha Varnan as Mahalakshmi^[7]
• Neeraja as Veena^[8]

Recurring

• Sarath Das as Hari Shankar
• Deepika as Varalakshmi Harishankar
• Soniya Baiju Kottarakkara as Prabha
• Amith as Rajarathinam
• Dinesh Panicker as Kochettan
• Azeez as Nellikkadan
• T. P. Madhavan as Madhavan
• Vijay Menon
• Sreelatha Namboothiri as Athai
• Mohan Ayroor^[9]
• Darshana Das as Varalakshmi^[10][11]
• Sreekala
• Devi Chandana
• Charutha Baiju
• Gopi as Gopi

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2013	Kazhcha Television awards	Best Director	AM Nazeer	Won
		Special Jury award	Sadhika Venugopal	Won
2014	Kerala State Film Critic TV Awards	Best Actor	Akash V H	Won
	K.P Ummer State Award	Best Actor	Akash V H	Won
	Adoor Bhasi Television awards	Most Popular Serial	Pattu Saree	Won
		Most Popular Actress	Sadhika Venugopal	Won
	Filmcity Magazine Award	Performance award	Akash V H	Won

References

1. "Sadhika Venugopal reminiscences her 'Pattu Saree' memories, shares the old title song". The Times of India. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
2. "Sadhika Venugopal is on a roll". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. "Sadhika Venugopal gets her second tattoo; says it's about her dream and fantasy". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "People love my saris : says Meena Kumari". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
5. "'തന്റേതല്ലാത്ത കാരണത്താൽ...' റിച്ചാർഡും സംവിധായകനായി". Manorama Online. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
6. "Sumangali Bhava actor Richard Jose turns a year older; co-stars wish him with a cute video". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. "Pattusari fame Amrutha close to her co-star Meena Kumari". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
8. "ചെറിയ വേഷം ചെയ്യാൻ വന്നു; മുഴുനീള നായികയായി". Manorama Online. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
9. "Pattusari starts countdown". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
10. U. R., Arya (6 August 2018). "Gayathri inspired me to become bold in real life: Darshana Das". The Times of India.
11. "Richard NJ: Direction was a gratifying experience". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

External links

• Pattu Saree at IMDb