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{{Infobox television
| image = Vadinamma Serial.jpeg
| genre = [[Drama (film and television)|Drama]]
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer = S.Siva Sekar Priya Thambi
| director = Vasavi Kanth
| starring = Prabhakar [[Sujitha]]
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 808
| list_episodes =
| producer = Prabhakar
| cinematography = G. Jayagopla Reddy
| editor = Mohammad Ajaruddin
| runtime = 22 minutes
| company = Sri Sumanohara Production Pvt Ltd
| network = [[Star Maa]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|05|6}}
| last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2022|03|21}}
| related = ''[[Pandian Stores]]''
}}

'''''Vadinamma''''' ({{Translation|''Sister-in-Law''}}) is an Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language television [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] series which airs on [[Star Maa]] and streams on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] . The series premiered on 6 May 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Prabhakar and Sujitha starrer Vadinamma to premiere in May|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/prabhakar-and-sujitha-starrer-vadinamma-to-premiere-in-may/articleshow/69097033.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405095000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/prabhakar-and-sujitha-starrer-vadinamma-to-premiere-in-may/articleshow/69097033.cms|archive-date=5 April 2021|website=The Times of India|date=29 April 2019 }}</ref> This is a remake of [[Tamil language|Tamil]] series ''[[Pandian Stores]]'' airing on [[Star Vijay]]. It stars [[Sujitha]] (reprising her role from the original Tamil version), Prabhakar, Rajesh Dutta, Maheshwari, Raj and Priyanka. After running for three years the serial ended on 21 March 2022.

==Plot==
It mainly focuses on the unity of a joint family headed by Sita and Raghuram, after the entry of new daughters-in-law, Shailu, Siri and Shilpa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=వదినమ్మ సీరియల్‌లో ఇదే అసలైన ట్విస్ట్...|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/vadinamma-serial-became-second-highest-ratings-in-telugu-tv-serials-mk-387836.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405100727/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/vadinamma-serial-became-second-highest-ratings-in-telugu-tv-serials-mk-387836.html|archive-date=5 April 2021|website=[[CNN News18]]|date=2 December 2019 }}</ref>

== Cast ==
===Main===
* [[Sujitha|Sujitha Dhanush]] as Seetha Mahalakshmi: Susheela's daughter; Bhaskar's sister; Raghuram's wife; Rishi's mother
** Krithika as Child Seetha
* Prabhakar as Raghuram: Gowri Shankar's son; Rajeshwari's step-son; Lakshman, Bharat and Nani's half-brother; Seetha's husband; Rishi's father
* Sravan Rajesh Dutta / Unknown as Lakshman: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's eldest son; Bharat and Nani's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Shailu's husband; Rishi's adoptive father
** Shourya as Child Lakshman
* Maheshwari as Shailaja aka Shailu: Janardhan and Subadhra's daughter; Lakshman's wife; Rishi's adoptive mother
* Raj as Bharat: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's second son; Lakshman and Nani's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Siri's husband; Vaidehi's father
** Chakri as Child Bharath
* Priyanka Naidu as Siri: Parvathi and Satyamurthy's daughter; Bharat's wife; Vaidehi's mother
* Ganesh Reddy as Nani: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's youngest son; Bharat and Lakshman's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Shilpa's husband
* Suji Thammishetty as Shilpa: Damayanti and Rajasekhar's younger daughter; Kalpana and Kishore's sister; Nani's wife

===Recurring===
* Sujatha Reddy as Rajeshwari: Gowri Shankar's widow; Lakshman, Bharat and Nani's mother; Raghuram's step-mother; Vaidehi's grandmother; Rishi's step-grandmother
* Shiva Parvathy / [[Rajyalakshmi]] / Nirmala Reddy as Parvathy: Satyamurthy's wife; Siri's mother; Vaidehi's grandmother
*Bhargav Rao as Sathyamurthy: Parvathy's husband; Siri's father; Vaidehi's grandfather
* [[Chitram Srinu]] as Papa Rao: Vijaya's husband; Baby's father
* Usha Sri as Vijaya: Papa Rao's wife; Baby's mother
* Rajendra as [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] Janardhan: Subadhra's husband; Shailu's father
* Kondaveeti Sangeetha as Damayanti: Rajasekar's wife; Shilpa, Kalpana and Kishore's mother (2021–2022)
* Naveena as Subadhra: Janardhan's wife; Shailu's mother
* Manjula Paritala as Amrutha: Raghuram's relative and fake wife; Varshita's mother
* Unknown as Kishore: Damayanti and Rajasekar's son; Kalpana and Shilpa's brother
* Baby Nandhita as Varshita: Amrutha's daughter; Raghuram's fake daughter
* Unknown as Kalpana: Damayanti and Rajasekar's elder daughter; Kishore and Shilpa's sister; Avinash's wife
* Unknown as Avinash: Kalpana's husband
* Unknown as Susheela: Bhaskar and Seetha's mother; Rishi's grandmother
* Vijay Bhargav as Bhaskar: Susheela's son; Seetha's brother; Durga's husband; Raghuram's best friend
* Madhulika as Durga: Bhaskar's wife

=== Cameo appearance ===

* Amardeep Chowdary as Rama
* Sreeharsha Chaganti as Abhi
* Krishna Koushik as Raja Gopal
* Madhavi Latha as Raja Gopal's wife

==Production==
In late March 2020, the production and broadcasting of the series halted along with all other Indian television series and films owing [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]] outbreak in India.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Covid-19 impact: Film, serial shootings halted till March 31|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/film-serial-shootings-halted-till-march-31/articleshow/74642704.cms?from=mdr|website=The Economic Times| date=16 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Telugu television shows back on track|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-television-shows-back-on-track-and-as-shootings-resume-amid-safety-measures-telugu-serial-buffs-lovers-can-look-forward-to-fresh-episodes-from-june-22/article31876355.ece|website=The Hindu|date=20 June 2020 }}</ref> It resumed after three months in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vadinamma actor Prabhakar announces Telugu TV shoots to resume in the first week of June|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/vadinamma-actor-prabhakar-announces-telugu-tv-shoots-to-resume-in-the-first-week-of-june/articleshow/75916301.cms|website=The Times of India|date=23 May 2020 }}</ref>

==Reception==
===Critics===
''[[The Times of India]]'' stated, "The old wine in a new bottle that celebrates middle class family emotions has struck a chord with the masses."<ref>{{Cite news|title=From Bigg Boss Telugu 3 to Subhadra Parinayam: Best and most disappointing Telugu TV shows of 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/from-bigg-boss-telugu-3-to-subhadra-parinayam-best-and-most-disappointing-telugu-tv-shows-of-2019/photostory/72925813.cms|website=The Times of India|date=22 December 2019 }}</ref>

===Viewership and ratings===
The series became one of the top five watched Telugu GEC after its time change from afternoon 3:00 pm (IST) to night 7:00 pm (IST) in June 2019 until again being shifted from 7:00 pm in week 49, 2020 despite being in top 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=కార్తీక దీపం సీరియల్‌తో వదినమ్మ పోటీ...గెలుపెవరిదో తెలుసా...?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-serial-rating-dented-with-vadinamma-serial-in-star-maa-mk-359968.html|website=[[CNN News18]]|date=2 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Vadinamma bags a position in the top 5 TV shows in Telugu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/trp-report-vadinamma-bags-a-position-in-the-top-5-tv-shows/articleshow/70072342.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=4 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4's time slot to change soon; details inside|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4s-time-slot-to-change-soon-details-inside/articleshow/79512437.cms|website=The Times of India|date=December 2020 }}</ref> As in December 2019, it was at second position with ratings more than about 15 TVR after ''[[Karthika Deepam (Telugu TV series)|Karthika Deepam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Even TV serials are dominated by other language actresses!|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/even-tv-serials-are-dominated-by-other-language-actresses-592806|website=[[The Hans India]]|date=26 December 2019 }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- align=center
!rowspan="2"| Week and year
! colspan="2" |[[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC]] viewership (Telugu GEC)
! rowspan="2" |Ref(s)
|-
!Impressions (in millions)
!Ranking
|-
|Week 31, 2019
|8.04
|3
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telugu TV Shows Rating: వంటలక్క దెబ్బకి 'బిగ్ బాస్' డమాల్.. నెం.1 'కార్తీకదీపం'|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/telugu-tv-shows-ratings-karthika-deepam-creates-all-time-record-by-beating-all-shows-including-bigg-boss/articleshow/70643596.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314080841/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/telugu-tv-shows-ratings-karthika-deepam-creates-all-time-record-by-beating-all-shows-including-bigg-boss/articleshow/70643596.cms|archive-date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 43, 2019
|10.36
|2
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=దూసుకొస్తున్న వదినమ్మ...కార్తీక దీపం సీరియల్‌కు చెక్ పెడుతుందా...?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-serial-became-number-one-place-and-vadinamma-in-second-place-mk-361422.html|website=[[CNN News18]]|date=4 November 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|Week 49, 2019
|10.72
|2
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jabardasth Rating: 'జబర్దస్త్‌'ని సైడేసిన న్యూస్ .. నాగబాబు ఎఫెక్ట్ లేదు కాని..!|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/jabardasth-rating-/articleshow/72533114.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321132030/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/jabardasth-rating-/articleshow/72533114.cms|archive-date=21 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 50, 2019
|10.44
|2
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthika Deepam: వంటలక్క దెబ్బకు బెల్లంకొండ హీరో బేజారు...కార్తీక దీపమే టాప్...|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-will-become-top-rating-programe-across-the-barc-telugu-ratings-mk-409966.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330174834/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-will-become-top-rating-programe-across-the-barc-telugu-ratings-mk-409966.html|archive-date=30 March 2021|website=CNN News18|date=24 December 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|Week 8, 2020
|8.50
|3
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinni 2 Serial: 'వంటలక్క' స్పీడ్‌కు 'పిన్నీ' బ్రేకులు.. రంగంలోకి దిగుతున్న రాధిక|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/karthika-deepam-vs-pinni-serial-radhika-sarathkumar-back-to-small-screen-with-sensational-serial-pinni/articleshow/74594821.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321131003/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/karthika-deepam-vs-pinni-serial-radhika-sarathkumar-back-to-small-screen-with-sensational-serial-pinni/articleshow/74594821.cms|archive-date=21 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 28, 2020
|7.23
|3
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Week 28 2020 Top 5 Telugu programs|url=https://twitter.com/BARCIndia/status/1286304247739551744|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724030309/https://twitter.com/BARCIndia/status/1286304247739551744|archive-date=2020-07-24|website=Twitter|publisher=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 33, 2020
|8.61
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Beats Sarileru Neekevvaru By Getting Highest TRP Ratings|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/allu-arjuns-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-beats-sarileru-neekevvaru-by-getting-highest-trp-ratings-827158|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314082249/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/allu-arjuns-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-beats-sarileru-neekevvaru-by-getting-highest-trp-ratings-827158|archive-date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|website=[[International Business Times]]|date=27 August 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| Week 37, 2020
| 9.72
| 3
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 37 - DATA: Saturday, 12th September 2020 To Friday, 18th September 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925140004/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Week 42, 2020
| 10.82
|3
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 42 - DATA: Saturday, 17th October 2020 To Friday, 23rd October 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030073503/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=30 October 2020|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
|Week 44, 2020
|10.39
|3
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 44 - DATA: Saturday, 31st October 2020 To Friday, 6th November 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112120059/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=12 November 2020|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|-
| Week 46, 2020
| 9.80
| 3
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 46 - DATA: Saturday, 14th November 2020 To Friday, 20th November 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=[[Broadcast Audience Research Council|BARC India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201140746/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=1 December 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Week 48, 2020
| 9.87
| 3
| <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=WEEK 48 - DATA: Saturday, 28th November 2020 To Friday, 4th December 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216171146/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=16 December 2020|access-date=|website=BARC India}}</ref>
|}

== Adaptations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:Pink;" |Language
! style="background:Pink;" |Title
! style="background:Pink;" |Original release
! style="background:Pink;" |Network(s)
! style="background:Pink;" |Last aired
! style="background:Pink;" |Notes
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| ''[[Pandian Stores]]'' பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ்
| 1 October 2018
| [[Star Vijay]]
| 28 October 2023
| Original
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| ''Vadinamma'' వదినమ్మ
| 6 May 2019
| [[Star Maa]]
| 21 March 2022
| rowspan="6" | Remake
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''[[Sahkutumb Sahparivar]]'' सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार
| 24 February 2020
| [[Star Pravah]]
| 3 August 2023
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| ''[[Bhaggolokkhi]]'' ভাগ্যলক্ষী
| 31 August 2020
| [[Star Jalsha]]
| 21 March 2021
|-
| [[Malayalam]]
| ''[[Santhwanam (TV series)|Santhwanam]]'' സാന്ത്വനം
| 21 September 2020
| [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| 27 January 2024
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Hindi]]
| ''[[Gupta Brothers]]'' गुप्ता ब्रदर्स
| 5 October 2020
| [[Star Bharat]]
| 26 January 2021
|-
| ''[[Pandya Store]]'' पंड्या स्टोर
| 25 January 2021
| [[StarPlus]]
| 26 May 2024
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb title|12587540|Vadinamma}}
* [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/vadinamma/1260004807 Vadinamma] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235407/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/vadinamma/1260004807 |date=13 April 2021 }} on [[Disney+ Hotstar]]

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Vadinamma - Revision history

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