Minnale (TV series): Difference between revisions

What links here Related changes Page information Get shortened URL
Created by SunDawn
Last edited August 28, 2025
VisualWikitext
imported>SunDawn
Importing Wikidata short description: "2018 TV Series" (Shortdesc helper)
 
minor fixed article for accuracy and fixed typos
 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|2018 TV Series}}
{{Short description|2018 Indian TV Series}}
{{for|the 2001 film|Minnale (film)}}
{{for|the 2001 film of the same name|Minnale (film)}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2019}}
{{more citations needed|date=May 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name                    = Minnale
| image               = Minnale serial.jpg
| image                   = Minnale serial.jpg
| image_size           =
| image_size               =  
| caption             =  
| caption                 =  
| alt_name             =  
| alt_name                 =  
| genre               = [[Soap opera]]
| genre                   = [[Soap opera]]
| creator             =  
| creator                 =  
| based_on             =  
| based_on                 =  
| writer               = Radaan Mediaworks <br> '''Dialogues by''' <br> V. Srinivasan <br> [[Senthilnathan|J. Senthilnathan]]
| writer                   = [[Radaan Mediaworks]] <br> '''Dialogues by''' <br> V. Srinivasan <br> [[Senthilnathan|J. Senthilnathan]]
| director             = {{plainlist|
| director                 = {{plainlist|
*  S. Anand Babu (1-27)
*  S. Anand Babu (1-27)
*  B. Nakeeran (27-107)
*  B. Nakeeran (27-107)
*  G. Stalin Iniyan (108-488)
*  G. Stalin Iniyan (108-488)
}}
}}
| creative_director       = [[Raadhika Sarathkumar]]
| creative_director   = [[Radhika Sarathkumar]]
| starring                 = {{plainlist|
| starring             = {{plainlist|
* [[Preethi Asrani]]  
* [[Preethi Asrani]]  
* Shiv Sathish
* Shiv Sathish
* [[Yuvarani|Yuvarani Ravindra]]
}}
}}
| theme_music_composer     = Hari
| theme_music_composer = Hari
| opentheme               = {{plainlist|"Azhaganam Minnaley"
| opentheme           = {{plainlist|"Azhaganam Minnaley"
}}
}}
| country                 = India
| country             = India
| language                 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| language             = Tamil
| num_seasons             = 1
| num_seasons         = 1
| num_episodes             = 488
| num_episodes         = 488
| list_episodes           =  
| list_episodes       =  
| executive_producer       =  
| executive_producer   =  
| producer                 = [[Radaan Mediaworks]]
| producer             = Radaan Mediaworks
| cinematography           = {{plainlist
| cinematography       = {{plainlist
|D. S. Vaasan <br> Vikraman
|D. S. Vaasan <br> Vikraman
}}
}}
| editor                   =  
| editor               =  
| camera                   = [[Multi-camera]]
| camera               = [[Multi-camera]]
| picture_format          = [[576i]] ([[SDTV]])<br />[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]])
| runtime             = approx. 20–22 minutes
| runtime                 = approx. 20–22 minutes
| screenplay           = Devibala
| screenplay               = Devibala
| channel             = [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| channel                 = [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]
| company             = Radaan Mediaworks
| company                 = [[Radaan Mediaworks]]
| first_aired         = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|08|06}}
| first_aired             = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|08|06}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2020|3|31|df=y}}  
| last_aired               = {{end date|2020|3|31|df=y}}
| website                  = https://www.sunnxt.com/tamil-tv/detail/64439/0/minnale?carouselAction=TV%20SHOWS
| production_website      = http://www.radaan.tv
| website_title            = Sun nxt
}}
}}


{{Contains special characters|Tamil}}
{{Contains special characters|Tamil}}


'''''Minnaley''''' is a 2018-2020 Indian [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]-language family [[soap opera]] starring [[Preethi Asrani]], Shiv Sathish and [[Yuvarani|Yuvarani Ravindra]]. The show replaced ''[[Thamarai (TV series)|Thamarai]]'' and airs from Monday to Saturday from 6 August 2018 on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] which is currently directed by K.J Thangapandiyan and produced by [[Radaan Mediaworks]]. The show ended on 31 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.  
'''''Minnaley''''' is a 2018-2020 Indian [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]-language family [[soap opera]] starring [[Preethi Asrani]] and Shiv Sathish. The show replaced ''Thamarai'' and airs from Monday to Saturday from 6 August 2018 on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] which is currently directed by K.J Thangapandiyan and produced by Radaan Mediaworks. The show ended on 31 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It completed 400 episodes on 10 December 2019. The series revolves around love in a family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-serial-minnale-completes-200-episodes/articleshow/68908542.cms|title=TV serial Minnale completes 200 episodes.
It has completed 400 episodes on 10 December 2019 successfully. The series revolves around love in a family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tv-serial-minnale-completes-200-episodes/articleshow/68908542.cms|title=TV serial Minnale completes 200 episodes.
|website=Times Of India
|website=Times Of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNl8AN7cg8|title=Minnale New Serial|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en}}</ref>
|date=16 April 2019
}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsNl8AN7cg8|title=Minnale New Serial|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en}}</ref>


==COVID-19:Outbreak==
==Synopsis==
Due to COVID-19, Minnale and all [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] shows are on break.
All serials including Minnale were stopped on Tuesday, 31 March to give care to the production team and the cast. Minnale  was stopped on Episode no.488


==Synopsis==
A narrative about Shalini and Rajesh is found in Minnaley.
Minnaley is a story about Shalini and Rajesh.
When they were both in college, Rajesh secretly married Shalini by tying a wedding chain around her. Rajesh had an accident during his final year of college and goes into a coma. Rajesh returns after so many hardships but has no memory of anything. They remarry with the consent and blessing of their parents after Shalini somehow persuades him that they truly loved each other and were previously married. He eventually drives Shalini out of his home as a result of several events. Flaws continue to work against Shalini, giving his brother and sister-in-law the opportunity to persuade him to divorce Shalini. When he learns that Shalini is pregnant, he decides not to continue.
When then both were in college Rajesh secretly tied the wedding chain on Shalini and married her. Last year of college Rajesh meets with an accident and falls into a coma stage. With so many struggles, Rajesh comes back but does not remember anything. Somehow Shalini manages to convince him that they loved each other sincerely and got married before, so they again get married with their parent's permission and blessings. After a while due to some circumstances, he chases Shalini out of is house. Flaws keep on going against Shalini, grabbing the chance his Brother and Sister-in-law convinces him to divorce Shalini. Then he gets to know that Shalini is pregnant and does not want to divorce her.  
Their parents are both in favour of their reunion. However, Varsha and a few other individuals enjoy erasing her memories of Rajesh. Then Shalini's mother-in-law summons her to her residence in an effort to free Rajesh from Varsha's trap. The entire plot is devoted to this struggle, which Varsha's husband and best friend Dr. Mithun supports.
Both of their parents want them to get reunited. But Varsha and some people like destroying her memories with Rajesh. Then Shalini's Mother-in-law makes her come to her house to try and bring Rajesh out from Varsha's trap. This struggle goes on throughout the story along with the help of her best friend, Dr Mithun (Varsha's husband).


This story tells about a brave girl Shalini who faces and fights all obstacles in her life without Rajesh.
The protagonist of this tale, Shalini, is a bold young woman who overcomes all challenges in her life without Rajesh.


==Cast==
==Cast==
Line 75: Line 67:
* [[Preethi Asrani]] as Dr. Shalini Rajesh: the main lead of the series who becomes a doctor. Her ambition is to make her husband Rajesh also a doctor and make him live as a good person
* [[Preethi Asrani]] as Dr. Shalini Rajesh: the main lead of the series who becomes a doctor. Her ambition is to make her husband Rajesh also a doctor and make him live as a good person
* Shiv Sathish as Rajesh Yogeshwaran: Shalini's husband who loves and secretly marries her. Loses his 5 years' memory due to Dr Vaseegaran's operation, he is a very sentimental character
* Shiv Sathish as Rajesh Yogeshwaran: Shalini's husband who loves and secretly marries her. Loses his 5 years' memory due to Dr Vaseegaran's operation, he is a very sentimental character
===Recurring lead===
* [[Nirosha]] (Episode 1-435) and [[Yuvarani|Yuvarani Ravindra]] (Episode 436-488) in dual roles as
* [[Nirosha]] (Episode 1-435) and [[Yuvarani|Yuvarani Ravindra]] (Episode 436-488) in dual roles as
**Kamala Sundaramoorthy: Shalini's auntie, Arjun's mother who previously wanted shalini to marry her son Arjun, tried to kill Rajesh. Later on changes into a good person who starts caring for everyone  
**Kamala Sundaramoorthy: Shalini's auntie, Arjun's mother who previously wanted shalini to marry her son Arjun, tried to kill Rajesh. Later on changes into a good person who starts caring for everyone  
**Bhairavi: a rogue who dons the identity of Kamala to destroy Shalini's family
**Bhairavi: a rogue who dons the identity of Kamala to destroy Shalini's family
 
* Sowmya Rao Nadig  (Episodes 339-395) and [[Dharsha Gupta]] (Episodes 395-488) as Varsha (Mithun's wife, Shalini's arch rival)  
===Recurring lead===
* Sowmya Rao Nadig  (Episodes 339-395) and Dharsha Gupta (Episodes 395-488) as Varsha (Mithun's wife, Shalini's arch rival)  
* K. R. Selvaraj as Mohankumar (Shalini's father)
* K. R. Selvaraj as Mohankumar (Shalini's father)
* [[Nithya Ravindran]] as Amudha Mohankumar (Shalini's mother)
* [[Nithya Ravindran]] as Amudha Mohankumar (Shalini's mother)
Line 114: Line 106:
* Aarthi Ramkumar as Mangalam (Varsha and Ganga's Mother) (Died in serial)
* Aarthi Ramkumar as Mangalam (Varsha and Ganga's Mother) (Died in serial)


===Cameo Appearance===
===Cameo appearance===
*[[Nakshatra Nagesh]] as Herself
*[[Nakshatra Nagesh]] as Herself


Line 122: Line 114:
* Preeti Asrani who was known for her acting in Telugu serial who wanted to make her debut in Tamil.
* Preeti Asrani who was known for her acting in Telugu serial who wanted to make her debut in Tamil.
* Shiv Sathish came to make his debut in serials.
* Shiv Sathish came to make his debut in serials.
* Nitya Ravindran came into to play as a mother who was known for Apoorva Ranagal (2015-2018), Vani Rani (2013-2018), Aranamani Killi (2018-2020) and Rasaathi (2019-present)  
* Nitya Ravindran came in to play as a mother who was known for Apoorva Ranagal (2015-2018), Vani Rani (2013-2018), Aranamani Killi (2018-2020) and Rasaathi (2019-present)  
* Nirosha, as usual, came into this role who wanted to make a debut as a villain who was known for Thamarai (2014-2018) and Chandrakumari (2019), Uyire (2020–present)
* Nirosha, as usual, came into this role who wanted to make a debut as a villain who was known for Thamarai (2014-2018) and Chandrakumari (2019), Uyire (2020–present)
* Shubhtra came the villain who wants give a try who was known for her serial as Devathai (2013-2017), Ayutha Ezhuthu (2019-present) and Sundari Neeyam Sundaram Naanum (2020–present)
* Shubhtra came the villain who wants give a try who was known for her serial as Devathai (2013-2017), Ayutha Ezhuthu (2019-present) and Sundari Neeyam Sundaram Naanum (2020–present)
Line 138: Line 130:
* G.Stalin Iniyan directed still the 488 episodes
* G.Stalin Iniyan directed still the 488 episodes
* K.J Thangapandiyan has currently directed the 489 episodes onwards
* K.J Thangapandiyan has currently directed the 489 episodes onwards
==International broadcast==
* The series was released on 6 August 2018 on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]], and also airs on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV HD]].
*The show was also broadcast on the channel's international distribution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxhPXCaIGhyt2HOrJkoVuGA|title=Minnale Serial Online|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=2018-08-07|language=en}}</ref>
* The show's episodes are released on YouTube channel [[Radaan Mediaworks|Radaan Media]] after original telecast.
* It airs in [[Sri Lanka]], [[South East Asia]], [[Middle East]], [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Europe]], [[Oceania]], [[South Africa]] and [[Sub Saharan Africa]] on [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] and [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV HD]].


==References==
==References==
Line 153: Line 139:
{{Sun TV shows}}
{{Sun TV shows}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Minnale )}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minnale}}
[[Category:Sun TV television series]]
[[Category:Sun TV original programming]]
[[Category:Tamil-language television soap operas]]
[[Category:2018 Tamil-language television series debuts]]
[[Category:2018 Tamil-language television series debuts]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language television series]]
[[Category:Television series by Radaan Mediaworks]]
[[Category:Tamil-language television shows]]
[[Category:Tamil-language television shows]]
[[Category:2020 Tamil-language television series endings]]

Latest revision as of 13:52, 28 August 2025


For the 2001 film of the same name, see Minnale (film).

Minnale
Error creating thumbnail: File missing
GenreSoap opera
Written byRadaan Mediaworks
Dialogues by
V. Srinivasan
J. Senthilnathan
Screenplay byDevibala
Directed by
  • S. Anand Babu (1-27)
  • B. Nakeeran (27-107)
  • G. Stalin Iniyan (108-488)
Creative directorRadhika Sarathkumar
Starring
Theme music composerHari
Opening theme
"Azhaganam Minnaley"
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes488
Production
ProducerRadaan Mediaworks
Cinematography
D. S. Vaasan
Vikraman
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 20–22 minutes
Production companyRadaan Mediaworks
Release
Original networkSun TV
Original release6 August 2018 (2018-08-06) –
31 March 2020 (2020-03-31)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Minnaley is a 2018-2020 Indian Tamil-language family soap opera starring Preethi Asrani and Shiv Sathish. The show replaced Thamarai and airs from Monday to Saturday from 6 August 2018 on Sun TV which is currently directed by K.J Thangapandiyan and produced by Radaan Mediaworks. The show ended on 31 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. It completed 400 episodes on 10 December 2019. The series revolves around love in a family.[1][2]

Synopsis[edit | edit source]

A narrative about Shalini and Rajesh is found in Minnaley. When they were both in college, Rajesh secretly married Shalini by tying a wedding chain around her. Rajesh had an accident during his final year of college and goes into a coma. Rajesh returns after so many hardships but has no memory of anything. They remarry with the consent and blessing of their parents after Shalini somehow persuades him that they truly loved each other and were previously married. He eventually drives Shalini out of his home as a result of several events. Flaws continue to work against Shalini, giving his brother and sister-in-law the opportunity to persuade him to divorce Shalini. When he learns that Shalini is pregnant, he decides not to continue. Their parents are both in favour of their reunion. However, Varsha and a few other individuals enjoy erasing her memories of Rajesh. Then Shalini's mother-in-law summons her to her residence in an effort to free Rajesh from Varsha's trap. The entire plot is devoted to this struggle, which Varsha's husband and best friend Dr. Mithun supports.

The protagonist of this tale, Shalini, is a bold young woman who overcomes all challenges in her life without Rajesh.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Main[edit | edit source]

  • Preethi Asrani as Dr. Shalini Rajesh: the main lead of the series who becomes a doctor. Her ambition is to make her husband Rajesh also a doctor and make him live as a good person
  • Shiv Sathish as Rajesh Yogeshwaran: Shalini's husband who loves and secretly marries her. Loses his 5 years' memory due to Dr Vaseegaran's operation, he is a very sentimental character

Recurring lead[edit | edit source]

  • Nirosha (Episode 1-435) and Yuvarani Ravindra (Episode 436-488) in dual roles as
    • Kamala Sundaramoorthy: Shalini's auntie, Arjun's mother who previously wanted shalini to marry her son Arjun, tried to kill Rajesh. Later on changes into a good person who starts caring for everyone
    • Bhairavi: a rogue who dons the identity of Kamala to destroy Shalini's family
  • Sowmya Rao Nadig (Episodes 339-395) and Dharsha Gupta (Episodes 395-488) as Varsha (Mithun's wife, Shalini's arch rival)
  • K. R. Selvaraj as Mohankumar (Shalini's father)
  • Nithya Ravindran as Amudha Mohankumar (Shalini's mother)
  • Rekha Suresh (Episode 1-105) and Yuvasree (Episode 108-488) as Swarnam Yogeshwaran (Rajesh's mother)
  • Shyam (Episode 412-488) as Dr. Mithun (Varsha's husband)
  • 'Sathappan' Nandhakumar as Chidambaram (Rajesh and Shiva's uncle, Swarnam's brother)
  • Sathya as Vijay Bhaskhar (Shalini's elder brother)
  • Subhadhra as Parvathi Bhaskhar (Shalini's sister-in-law)
  • Aravesh as Ashwin (Shalini's 2nd elder brother and Meera's Husband)
  • Yazhini as Meera Ashwin (Shalini's close friend)
  • Dinesh Sharavana as Sundar, Rajesh's friend
  • Balaji as Shiva Yogeshwaran (Rajesh's elder brother)
  • Durga as Soundarya Shiva (Rajesh's sister-in-law)
  • Prakash Rajan as Dr. Vaseegaran (Meera's ex-husband)
  • Giridhar Tirumalachary as Paramasivan, Soundarya and Aishwarya's father
  • Padmini as Soundarya and Aishwarya's mother
  • Smaleen Monica as Gayathri/Rani
  • unknown as Sampath (Vaseegaran's brother)
  • Sivaji Manohar as Eshwaran (Meera's father)
  • Vasavi as Vadivu (Vaseegaran's sister)
  • Swetha Venkat as Kasthuri (Mithun's elder sister)
  • Madhumanthi as Aishwarya Arjun (Soundarya's sister) (Died in serial)
  • Fawaz Zayani as Arjun (Kamala's son and Aishwarya's husband) (Died in serial)
  • Divya as Ganga (Varsha's younger sister) (Died in serial)
  • Baby Sana as Young Meera
  • Master Shravan as Young Rajesh
  • Tarun Master and Gemini as Yogeshwaran (Rajesh's father) (Died in serial)
  • Vijay Lokesh as Sathish (Shalini's rival)
  • Y. Vijaya as Mohankumar and Kamala's mother
  • Srikala as Devi
  • Surindhar as Madhan
  • R. D. Balaji as Sundaramoorthy (Kamala's husband) (Died in serial)
  • Aarthi Ramkumar as Mangalam (Varsha and Ganga's Mother) (Died in serial)

Cameo appearance[edit | edit source]

Casting[edit | edit source]

The series revolves around love in a family. This tells about the love about Shalini and Rajesh who loved by then due to circumstances they are separated will they be happy together again?

  • Preeti Asrani who was known for her acting in Telugu serial who wanted to make her debut in Tamil.
  • Shiv Sathish came to make his debut in serials.
  • Nitya Ravindran came in to play as a mother who was known for Apoorva Ranagal (2015-2018), Vani Rani (2013-2018), Aranamani Killi (2018-2020) and Rasaathi (2019-present)
  • Nirosha, as usual, came into this role who wanted to make a debut as a villain who was known for Thamarai (2014-2018) and Chandrakumari (2019), Uyire (2020–present)
  • Shubhtra came the villain who wants give a try who was known for her serial as Devathai (2013-2017), Ayutha Ezhuthu (2019-present) and Sundari Neeyam Sundaram Naanum (2020–present)
  • Fawaz Zayani came into this villain role as Arjun who was known for his acting for Vani Rani (2013-2016), Azhagu (2017-2020), Kalyana Pairsu (2014-2018), Ganga (2017-2018) and Maragatha Veenai as ACP as the main villain (2014-2017)
  • In September 2019, Sowmya Rao Nadig or known as Sowmya Sharada gave an audition who wanted to play like destroying who was known for her serials Roja (2018-2020)
  • In December 2019, Sowmya Rao Nadig gave a request the director G. Stalin Iniyan to exit the role and it was replaced as Dharsha Gupta who was known for her acting in her debut in Zee Tamil named Mullarum Mulaarum (2017-2019)
  • Around late January Nirosha requested a break because she was given a role in a different thing so Yuvarani Ravindra who was known for her acting in Chithi (1999-2001), Ponnuku Thanga Manasu (2018-2019), Chandrakumari (2019), Poove Pochudeva (2017-2019), Ganga (2017-2018), Pasamalar (2016) and Thendral (2010-2013)
  • Prakash Rajan came into Minnale as Dr. Vassengran as the villain who hates Shalini and he was known for Devivamagal (2013-2018), Arundathi (2019), Mundhanai Mundhichu (2010-2015) and Vani Rani (2016-2018)
  • Yalini Rajan came into as Meera who was known for Devivamagal (2013-2017) and Uyire (2020-present)
  • For the first main episodes till the hundred and four episode Rekha Suresh was replaced after she left. Rekha Suresh was known for her acting in Annupallavi (2010-2012), Sathya (2019-present) and Chandramazha (2014-2017)

Directors of this serial[edit | edit source]

  • S.Anand Babu directed the first 25 episodes
  • B.Nakkeran directed after that till the 107 episodes
  • G.Stalin Iniyan directed still the 488 episodes
  • K.J Thangapandiyan has currently directed the 489 episodes onwards

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "TV serial Minnale completes 200 episodes". Times Of India. 16 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Minnale New Serial". youtube.com. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

Retrieved from "https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minnale_(TV_series)&oldid=472621"
Discover more