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{{Infobox television<br />
| alt_name = Queen<br />
| image = Maharani Vijay TV Serial.jpg<br />
| genre = Soap opera <br />
| creator = <br />
| based_on = <br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Baiju Deveraj<br />
| creative_director = <br />
| director = Baiju Deveraj<br />
| starring = [[Sujitha]]<br>[[Archana Suseelan]]<br>[[Praveena]]<br>[[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 492<br />
| list_episodes =<br />
| producer = [[Baiju Deveraj]]<br />
| company = [[Sandra`s Communication]]<br />
| theme_music_composer = <br />
| opentheme = Maharani<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]<br />
| runtime = approx. 20-22 minutes per episode<br />
| channel = [[Vijay TV]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2009|10|19}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2011|11|4}}<br />
}}<br />
{{Contains special characters|Tamil}}<br />
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'''''Maharani''''' is a 2009 soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on [[Vijay TV]] from 19 October 2009 to 4 November 2011 for 492 episodes. It is a remake of the [[Malayalam language]] serial ''[[Ente Manasaputhri]]'' that was aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-10-04/maharaini-vijay-tv-20-07-10.html| title= VIJAY TV'S MAHARANI SURGES IN POPULARITY| publisher=www.behindwoods.com| date=| accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.directchennai.com/tamil/entertainment/maharani-on-vijay-tv-twist-in-the-tale-1068.html| title= 'Maharani' on Vijay TV – Twist in the tale| publisher=www.directchennai.com| date=| accessdate=}}</ref><br />
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This is a story of two best friends (played by [[Sujitha]] and Archana) who turn out to be enemies. The show starred [[Sujitha]], [[Archana Suseelan|Archana]], [[Praveena]] and [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] among others. It was directed by Baiju Devaraj.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
''Maharani'' is a story of two young girls named Mahalakshmi ([[Sujitha]]) and Rani (Archana) who are brought up in an orphanage. Maha is calm, shy and a very simple person. Whereas Rani is smart and tries to outwit others with her villainous plots. The orphanage follows a certain system, where for all those who attain 18 years of age will be married to some suitable persons. Such an initiative is always taken by the orphanage owners for every person belonging to the orphanage. Rani always dreams of a very luxurious and luminous life in the outside world. Maha with her simplicity and clear focus in life tries to overcome all her problems independently! But will she tackle more issues created by Rani too?<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvshows.sulekha.com/maharani_on_star-vijay-tv_home.htm#moreinfo| title= Maharani Plot| publisher=tvshows.sulekha.com| date=| accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/tv-serials/maharani| title= Maharani serial Page| publisher=www.nettv4u.comm| date=| accessdate=}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Sujitha]] as Mahalakshmi (Maha)<br />
* [[Archana Suseelan]] as Rani<br />
* [[Praveena]] as Sandhya<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-tv-praveena-conquers-tamil-tv/20110105.htm| title= Praveena conquers Tamil TV| work=www.rediff.com| date=| accessdate=}}</ref><br />
* [[Sulakshana (actress)|Sulakshana]] as Yamuna<br />
* [[Sreenath]] / Murali Mohan as Devraj<br />
* Sathish as Prakash<br />
* [[M. B. Padmakumar]] as Thopiyas<br />
* [[Chitra Shenoy]] as Prakash's mother<br />
* [[Arya Rohit]] as Suja<br />
* Katam Reddy<br />
* Srilekha<br />
* Sreekala as Servant<br />
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== Adaptations ==<br />
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Language<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Title<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Original release<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Network(s)<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Last aired<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;"|Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [[Malayalam]]<br />
| ''[[Ente Manasaputhri]]'' <br> എന്റെ മാനസപുത്രി<br />
| 16 July 2007<br />
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<br />
| 21 May 2010<br />
| Original<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| ''Maharani'' <br> மகாராணி<br />
| 19 October 2009<br />
| [[Star Vijay]]<br />
| 4 November 2011<br />
| Remake<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|tt12307360}}<br />
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{{STAR Vijay TV shows}}<br />
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[[Category:Star Vijay original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language romance television series]]<br />
[[Category:2009 Tamil-language television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language television shows]]<br />
[[Category:2011 Tamil-language television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language television series based on Malayalam-language television series]]</div>LeoSpragg093