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| creative_director       = {{ubl|Aju S. Shivan|Santhosh Krishna}}
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[[Asha Sharath]]<br>[[Sajan Surya]]<br>[[Shelly Kishore]]<br>[[Shanavas Shanu]]<br>Aswathy
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| composer            = Saanand George Grace
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| camera              = [[Multi-camera]]
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| theme_music_composer    = Roni Rafel
'''''Kumkumapoovu''''' ({{Translation|''[[Saffron crocus|Saffron Crocus]]''}}) was an Indian [[Malayalam-language]] soap opera that aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] from 2011 to 2014. It ran for 785 episodes. The cast included [[Asha Sharath]], [[Sajan Surya]], [[Shelly Kishore]], [[Shanavas Shanu]], Aswathy, [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G.K Pillai]] and Rindhya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=11 years of 'Kumkumapoovu': From Shelly to Shanavas Shanu, here's what the actors are doing now |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/11-years-of-kumkumapoovu-from-shelly-to-shanavas-shanu-heres-what-the-actors-are-doing-now/photostory/89256371.cms |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
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The serial won several awards at the [[Asianet Television Awards]] including Best Serial 2012, Best Script for 2012,2013 and 2014, Best Actor for Sajan Surya in 2012 and 2013, Best Actress for Asha Sarath and Shelly in 2012 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2013' on Asianet Channel |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/56292_asianet-television-awards-2013-on-asianet-channel |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2011' on Asianet |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/48334_asianet-television-awards-2011-on-asianet |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malayalam OTT Releases, Television Serials And Shows Online - Kerala TV |url=https://www.keralatv.in/2014/05/asianet-television-awards-2014/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2012' |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/54243_asianet-television-awards-2012 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref>
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| producer                = {{ubl|G. Jayakumar|S. Vinod}}
| cinematography          =
| editor                  = {{ubl|Rohith Roshan|Sujith N. S.|Sujees}}
| runtime                  = 22 minutes
| network                  = [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
| picture_format          = [[HDTV]] [[720p]]
| first_aired              = {{start date|df=yes|2011|01|30}}
| last_aired              = {{end date|df=yes|2014|02|02}}
| related                  = {{ubl|Remakes:|''[[Aval (TV series)|Aval]]'' (Tamil)|''Amma'' (Kannada)|''[[Kumkuma Puvvu]]'' (Telugu)|''[[Lek Mazi Ladaki]]'' (Marathi)}}
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| developer                = G. Jayakumar
| composer                = Saanadh George
| company                  = Bhavachithra
| camera                  = [[Multi-camera]]
}}
'''''Kumkumapoovu''''' ({{Translation|Saffron flower}}) is an Indian [[Malayalam-language]] soap opera that appeared on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]. It comprised 785 episodes. The first episode aired on 30 January 2011 and ended on 2 February 2014. [[Asha Sharath]], [[Sajan Surya]], [[Shelly Kishore]], [[Shanavas Shanu]], Aswathy, G.K Pillai and Rindhya were the main cast of the show.


The serial won several awards at Asianet television awards including the Best Serial - (2012), Best Script - (2012, 2013 and 2014), Best Actor (Sajan Surya - 2012, 2013) and Best Actress (Asha Sarath - 2012, Shelly - 2013) consecutively for two years. The serial also proved to be [[Asha Sharath|Asha Sharath's]] big break, and she entered mainstream Malayalam cinema as an actress.
A [[spiritual sequel]] of the series titled ''[[Karuthamuthu]]'' was aired on Asianet from 2014 to 2019. The series is set in a story of another families with Illekettu Namboothiri reprises his role of Satyasheelan.<ref>{{Cite web |title='ഒരിക്കലും പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്ല ആളുകള്‍ക്ക് എന്നോട് ദേഷ്യമാണെന്ന് '; ഇല്ലിക്കെട്ട് നമ്പൂതിരി|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/television/serial-actor-illikettu-namboothiri-opens-up-never-expected-people-to-be-mad-at-me-086661.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |language=ml}}</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while in fact the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. The two are destined to reunite. Rescued from the unkind butcher, Shalini was raised in a better home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala (who hates Shalini), Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. Shalini was rescued from the unkind butcher and raised in a home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala, Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.
Later Shalini married Rudran, a local goon. In the climax, Rudran is murdered by an enemy, Shalini becomes a widow and finds her father and mother. But, unfortunately, she loses both of them. Jayanti dies due to an accident and Jitan (father of Shalini) dies due to the shock of her death. Shalini starts a new journey with her daughter alone.


==Cast==
==Cast==
;Main Lead roles
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran – Jagannatha and Vasantha's daughter; Jithan's ex-lover; Prabhakaran's wife; Shalini, Amala and Arun's mother; Karthika's grandmother
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran
* [[Shelly Kishore]] as Shalini Rudhran – Jayanthi and Jithan's daughter; Prabhakaran's step-daughter; Subhadramma's foster daughter; Amala and Arun's half-sister; Mahesh's foster sister; Rudhran's wife
* [[Sajan Surya|Sajan Soorya]] as Mahesh[son in law of Jayanthi]
* [[Sajan Surya]] as Mahesh – Subhadramma's son; Shalini's foster brother; Amala's husband; Karthika's father
*[[Shelly Kishore]] as Shalini [illegal daughter of Jayanthi]
* [[Shanavas Shanu]] as Rudhran – Shalini's husband
*[[Shanavas Shanu]] as Rudhran [Shalini's husband ]
* Aswathy Thomas as Amala Mahesh – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's daughter; Arun's sister; Shalini's half-sister; Mahesh's wife; Karthika's mother
* Aswathi as Amala Mahesh [Jayathi's daughter]
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|GK Pillai]] as Colonel Jagannatha Varma – Vasantha's husband; Jayanthi's father; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandfather
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|GK Pillai]] as Colonel Jaganannatha Varma
* [[Lishoy]] as Prabhakaran aka Prabha – Jayanthi's husband; Amala and Arun's father; Shalini's step-father; Karthika's grandfather
* Amith as Writer Jithan[ Shalini's father]
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Subhadramma aka Athimuttathamma – Mahesh's mother; Shalini's foster mother; Karthika's grandmother
* [[Lishoy]] as Prabhakaran/Prabha[Jayanthi's husband]
* Sona Jelina as Karthika Mahesh – Amala and Mahesh's daughter
;Supporting cast
* Amith as Jithan – A Writer; Jayanthi's ex-lover; Shalini's father
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Surbadhamma (Athimuttathamma)
* [[Jayakrishnan Kichu]] / Pratheesh Nandan as Arun Prabhakaran – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's son; Amala's brother; Shalini's half-brother; Karuna's and Chithra husband
* Indira Thampi as Vasantha [Jayanthi's mother]
* Anjana Haridas-as Chithra Arun;Arun's second wife
* T.S Raju as Markose
* Dharmambigai Rindhya as Karuna Arun – Arun's exwife
* Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose
* Indira Thampi as Vasantha Varma – Jagannatha's wife; Jayanthi's mother; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandmother
* Jayakrishnan/ Pratish nandhan as Arun prabhakaran[ Jayanthi's son]
* T.S Raju as Markose – Mariamma's husband; Shalini's former caretaker
*Sona Jelina as Karthika Amala [Daughter of Mahesh and Amala]
* Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose – Markose's wife; Shalini's former caretaker
* [[Karuthamuthu|Santhosh Kurup]] as C.I Jayapalan
* Santhosh Kurup as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Jayapalan
* [[Karuthamuthu|Devendranath]] as Aadhi/Adithyan
* Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan (Antagonist)
* Yadhu Krishnan as Aadarsh
* Yadhu Krishnan as Adarsh (Antagonist)
* Haimanmbika Rindhya as Karuna Arun aka Ammini
*Rajeev Roshan as Anand
*Amboori Jayan as Govindan
*Amboori Jayan as Govindan
* Anjana Menon as Chitra
* Anjana Haridas as Chithra
*Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan
*Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan
* Haridas varkala
* Haridas Varkala
* Vimal Raj
* Rajeev Roshan as Anand
* [[Chitra Iyer]] as Jithans friend
* Vimal Raj as Kazhukan Shaji
* [[Chitra Iyer]] as Arundathi Jithans friend
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Professor Rajalakshmi
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Professor Rajalakshmi
*[[Sreeya Remesh]] as Meera
* Bijoy Varghese
* [[Sreeya Remesh]] as Meera
* Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
* Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
* Kallayam Krishadas
* Kallayam Krishadas
* Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
* Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
*Alina Padikkal as Thara


==Awards==
==Awards==
;5th Asianet Television awards 2012
;5th [[Asianet Television Awards|Asianet Television awards]] 2012
*Best Serial - G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . pvt.ltd)
*Best Serial – G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . Pvt.Ltd)
*Best Director -Praveen Kadakkavoor
*Best Director – Praveen Kadakkavoor
*Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
*Best Actor - Sajan Surya as Mahesh
*Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh
*Best Actress - Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
*Best Actress – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
*Best Debut - Shelly as Shalini
*Best Debut – Shelly as Shalini
*Most Popular Actor - Shanavas as Rudhran
*Most Popular Actor – Shanavas as Rudhran
*Best Dubbing Artist - [[Bhagyalakshmi]] for Prof. Jayanthi
*Best Dubbing Artist – [[Bhagyalakshmi]] for Prof. Jayanthi
*Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
*Best Actor in a negative role (Female) – Ashwathy as Amala
*Best Character Actor - T.S.Saju as Markose
*Best Character Actor – T.S. Saju as Markose
*Best Cinematographer -Hemachandran
*Best Cinematographer – Hemachandran
*Best Music Director- Rony Rapheal for ''Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole''
*Best Music Director – Rony Rapheal for ''Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole''
*Best lyrics - Prayaar Geethamohan
*Best lyrics – Prayaar Geethamohan
*Best editor - Rohit Roshan
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan
*Special Jury - Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
*Special Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
*Lifetime Achievement Awards-GK Pilla
*Lifetime Achievement Awards – GK Pilla


;6th Asianet Television Awards 2013
;6th Asianet Television Awards 2013
*Evergreen Hit serial - Kumkumapoovu
*Evergreen Hit serial – Kumkumapoovu
*Best Actor -Sajan Surya as Mahesh
*Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh
*Best Actress -Shelly as Shalini
*Best Actress – Shelly as Shalini
*Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
*Golden star of the year- Asha sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
*Golden star of the year – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
*Best Actor in a negative role (Female)- Ashwathy as Amala
*Best Actor in a negative role (female) – Ashwathy as Amala
*Best Actor in a negative role (Female) Spl. Jury- Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
*Best Actor in a negative role (female) Spl. Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
*Best Actor in a negative role (male)- Devendranath
*Best Actor in a negative role (male) – Devendranath
*Background score- Sanand George
*Background score – Sanand George
*Best Dubbing Artist Male - Shobi Thilakan for Jithan
*Best Dubbing Artist Male – Shobi Thilakan for Jithan
*Best Dubbing Artist Female - [[Devi S.]] for Amala
*Best Dubbing Artist Female – [[Devi S.]] for Amala
*Best editor - Rohit Roshan
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan
;7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
;7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
*Best Screenplay-Pradeep Panicker
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
*Best editor - Rohit Roshan
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan
;Asiavision Television awards 2013
;Asiavision Television awards 2013
*2013-Best Actress (Asha)
*2013 – Best Actress (Asha)
*2013-Best serial
*2013 – Best serial
*2013-Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)
*2013 – Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)
* '''Asiavision Television Awards 2014'''
'''Asiavision Television Awards 2014'''
*2014-Best Actress (Shelly)
*2014 – Best Actress (Shelly)
*2014-Golden star (Asha)
*2014 – Golden star (Asha)
*2014- Popular Actor (Shanavas)
*2014 – Popular Actor (Shanavas)
 
; Frame, the fraternity for Arts and Media Entertainment Media awards 2012
*Best Serial
*Best Actress (Asha Sarath)


==Adaptations==
== Adaptations ==
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|[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
|[[Malayalam]]
|''[[Kumkumapoovu]]''
|''Kumkumapoovu'' <br> കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ്
|30 January 2011 – 2 February 2014
|31 January 2011  
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]
|785
|1 February 2014
|Original
|-
|-
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|''[[Aval (TV series)|Aval]]''
|''[[Aval (TV series)|Aval]]'' <br> அவல்
|7 November 2011 – 16 March 2013
|7 November 2011  
|[[Star Vijay]]
|[[Star Vijay]]
|416
|16 March 2013
|rowspan="4"|Remake
|-
|-
|[[Kannada language|Kannada]]
|[[Kannada]]
|''Amma''
|''Amma'' <br> ಅಮ್ಮಾ
|1 February 2016 – 4 February 2017
|1 February 2016  
|[[Star Suvarna]]
|[[Star Suvarna]]
|313
|4 February 2017
|-
|-
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|''[[Lek Mazi Ladaki]]''
|''[[Lek Majhi Ladki]]'' <br> लेक माझी लाडकी
|2 May 2016 – 21 October 2018
|2 May 2016
|[[Star Pravah]]
|[[Star Pravah]]
|783
|22 October 2018
|-
|-
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|''[[Kumkuma Puvvu]]''
|''[[Kumkuma Puvvu]]'' <br> కుంకుమ పువ్వు
|12 August 2016 – Present
|18 July 2016  
|[[Star Maa]]
|[[Star Maa]]
|Ongoing
|26 April 2024
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]
[[Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming]]
[[Category:2014 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:2011 Indian television series debuts]]

Latest revision as of 07:46, 28 March 2026


Kumkumapoovu
GenreFamily Drama
Action
Created byG.Jayakumar
Developed byG. Jayakumar
Written byPradeep Panicker
Directed by
  • Dileep Kumar S.
  • Praveen Kadakkavoor
Creative directors
  • Aju S. Shivan
  • Santhosh Krishna
Starring
Theme music composerRonnie Raphael
ComposerSaanand George Grace
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of episodes785
Production
Producers
  • G. Jayakumar
  • S. Vinod
Editors
  • Rohith Roshan
  • Sujith N. S.
  • Sujeesh
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • Bhavachithra
  • Ross Petals Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release
Original networkAsianet
Original release31 January 2011 (2011-01-31) –
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Kumkumapoovu (transl. Saffron Crocus) was an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera that aired on Asianet from 2011 to 2014. It ran for 785 episodes. The cast included Asha Sharath, Sajan Surya, Shelly Kishore, Shanavas Shanu, Aswathy, G.K Pillai and Rindhya.[1]

The serial won several awards at the Asianet Television Awards including Best Serial 2012, Best Script for 2012,2013 and 2014, Best Actor for Sajan Surya in 2012 and 2013, Best Actress for Asha Sarath and Shelly in 2012 and 2013 respectively.[2][3][4][5]

A spiritual sequel of the series titled Karuthamuthu was aired on Asianet from 2014 to 2019. The series is set in a story of another families with Illekettu Namboothiri reprises his role of Satyasheelan.[6]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. Shalini was rescued from the unkind butcher and raised in a home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala, Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran – Jagannatha and Vasantha's daughter; Jithan's ex-lover; Prabhakaran's wife; Shalini, Amala and Arun's mother; Karthika's grandmother
  • Shelly Kishore as Shalini Rudhran – Jayanthi and Jithan's daughter; Prabhakaran's step-daughter; Subhadramma's foster daughter; Amala and Arun's half-sister; Mahesh's foster sister; Rudhran's wife
  • Sajan Surya as Mahesh – Subhadramma's son; Shalini's foster brother; Amala's husband; Karthika's father
  • Shanavas Shanu as Rudhran – Shalini's husband
  • Aswathy Thomas as Amala Mahesh – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's daughter; Arun's sister; Shalini's half-sister; Mahesh's wife; Karthika's mother
  • GK Pillai as Colonel Jagannatha Varma – Vasantha's husband; Jayanthi's father; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandfather
  • Lishoy as Prabhakaran aka Prabha – Jayanthi's husband; Amala and Arun's father; Shalini's step-father; Karthika's grandfather
  • Kalaranjini as Subhadramma aka Athimuttathamma – Mahesh's mother; Shalini's foster mother; Karthika's grandmother
  • Sona Jelina as Karthika Mahesh – Amala and Mahesh's daughter
  • Amith as Jithan – A Writer; Jayanthi's ex-lover; Shalini's father
  • Jayakrishnan Kichu / Pratheesh Nandan as Arun Prabhakaran – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's son; Amala's brother; Shalini's half-brother; Karuna's and Chithra husband
  • Anjana Haridas-as Chithra Arun;Arun's second wife
  • Dharmambigai Rindhya as Karuna Arun – Arun's exwife
  • Indira Thampi as Vasantha Varma – Jagannatha's wife; Jayanthi's mother; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandmother
  • T.S Raju as Markose – Mariamma's husband; Shalini's former caretaker
  • Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose – Markose's wife; Shalini's former caretaker
  • Santhosh Kurup as CI Jayapalan
  • Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan (Antagonist)
  • Yadhu Krishnan as Adarsh (Antagonist)
  • Amboori Jayan as Govindan
  • Anjana Haridas as Chithra
  • Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan
  • Haridas Varkala
  • Rajeev Roshan as Anand
  • Vimal Raj as Kazhukan Shaji
  • Chitra Iyer as Arundathi Jithans friend
  • Vanitha Krishnachandran as Professor Rajalakshmi
  • Bijoy Varghese
  • Sreeya Remesh as Meera
  • Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate
  • Kallayam Krishadas
  • Karthika Kannan as Kanchana
  • Alina Padikkal as Thara

Awards[edit | edit source]

5th Asianet Television awards 2012
  • Best Serial – G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . Pvt.Ltd)
  • Best Director – Praveen Kadakkavoor
  • Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
  • Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh
  • Best Actress – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
  • Best Debut – Shelly as Shalini
  • Most Popular Actor – Shanavas as Rudhran
  • Best Dubbing Artist – Bhagyalakshmi for Prof. Jayanthi
  • Best Actor in a negative role (Female) – Ashwathy as Amala
  • Best Character Actor – T.S. Saju as Markose
  • Best Cinematographer – Hemachandran
  • Best Music Director – Rony Rapheal for Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole
  • Best lyrics – Prayaar Geethamohan
  • Best editor – Rohit Roshan
  • Special Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
  • Lifetime Achievement Awards – GK Pilla
6th Asianet Television Awards 2013
  • Evergreen Hit serial – Kumkumapoovu
  • Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh
  • Best Actress – Shelly as Shalini
  • Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
  • Golden star of the year – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi
  • Best Actor in a negative role (female) – Ashwathy as Amala
  • Best Actor in a negative role (female) Spl. Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna
  • Best Actor in a negative role (male) – Devendranath
  • Background score – Sanand George
  • Best Dubbing Artist Male – Shobi Thilakan for Jithan
  • Best Dubbing Artist Female – Devi S. for Amala
  • Best editor – Rohit Roshan
7th Asianet Television Awards 2014
  • Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker
  • Best editor – Rohit Roshan
Asiavision Television awards 2013
  • 2013 – Best Actress (Asha)
  • 2013 – Best serial
  • 2013 – Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)

Asiavision Television Awards 2014

  • 2014 – Best Actress (Shelly)
  • 2014 – Golden star (Asha)
  • 2014 – Popular Actor (Shanavas)

Adaptations[edit | edit source]

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Malayalam Kumkumapoovu
കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ് 		31 January 2011 Asianet 1 February 2014 Original
Tamil Aval
அவல் 		7 November 2011 Star Vijay 16 March 2013 Remake
Kannada Amma
ಅಮ್ಮಾ 		1 February 2016 Star Suvarna 4 February 2017
Marathi Lek Majhi Ladki
लेक माझी लाडकी 		2 May 2016 Star Pravah 22 October 2018
Telugu Kumkuma Puvvu
కుంకుమ పువ్వు 		18 July 2016 Star Maa 26 April 2024

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "11 years of 'Kumkumapoovu': From Shelly to Shanavas Shanu, here's what the actors are doing now". The Times of India. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "'Asianet Television Awards 2013' on Asianet Channel". afaqs!. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "'Asianet Television Awards 2011' on Asianet". afaqs!. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Malayalam OTT Releases, Television Serials And Shows Online - Kerala TV". Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "'Asianet Television Awards 2012'". afaqs!. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "'ഒരിക്കലും പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്ല ആളുകള്‍ക്ക് എന്നോട് ദേഷ്യമാണെന്ന് '; ഇല്ലിക്കെട്ട് നമ്പൂതിരി" (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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