Santhwanam
GenreDrama
Created byPriya Thambi
Based onPandian Stores
Developed byM. Renjith
Written by
Directed byAadithyan
Starring
Theme music composerSaanand George
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of episodes988
Production
ProducerChippy Renjith[1]
Production locationTrivandrum
CinematographyManoj Narayan
Alex U. Thomas
EditorPradeep Bhagvath
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
  • Rejaputra Visual Media
  • Avanthika creations (banner)
Original release
Network
Release21 September 2020 (2020-09-21) 
present
Related
Pandian Stores

Santhwanam (transl.Consolation) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera directed by Aadithyan.[2] The show premiered on 21 September 2020 on Asianet and aires on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar. It stars Rajeev Parameshwar, Chippy Renjith, Girish Nambiar, Raksha Raj, Sajin TP, Gopika Anil, Achu Sugandh and Manjusha Martin in lead roles. It is an official remake of Tamil soap opera Pandian Stores, airing on Star Vijay.[3]

Plot

Krishnan's four sons (Balakrishnan, Harikrishnan, Shivaramakrishnan and Muralikrishnan) run Krishna Stores, a famous grocery store in their hometown Ambalathara.

Balakrishnan is married to Sreedevi, who leads the Krishna stores with him and looks after Lakshmi, Balan's paralyzed mother. Sreedevi raises her brothers-in-law as her sons.

Hari gets engaged to Anjali, who loved Hari since they were kids. However, Hari was in love with his collegemate Aparna. So, Anjali gets married to Shivan, while Aparna marries Hari. Muralikrishnan (Kannan), the last son of the family is in love with his cousin Aishwarya (Achu). The rest of the story concentrates on the incidents that happen within a joint family.

The plot centres on Devi and how she brings the joint family back together after the arrival of the new in-laws, Anjali and Aparna.

Hari and Aparna is belssed with a baby girl. Shivan opens a tea stall, which is closed by Thambi. Kannan goes to Chennai for studying. Meanwhile Lakshmi Amma passes away. During these days the family passes through a series of financial crises due to Anjali and Sivan's previous furniture business and Krishna Stores' burn. But after some days Susan visit the family and handed over Thirty lakh cheque to Anjali as she got from as a balance amount from her client. The family cleared all their financial issues and the lived peacefully.

After five years

The story takes a leap of five years, Hari and Aparna are now running an advertising company. Shivan's Ootupura has turned into a local sensation, winning the hearts and palates of native and Anjali is handling the catering section of their venture. Some days later, the family came to knew that Anjali is pregnant.

Cast

Main

  • Rajeev Parameshwar as Balakrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Balan: Devi's husband, Krishnan and Lakshmi's elder son; Hari, Shivan and Kannan's elder brother; Shankaran's nephew via Lakshmi; Bhadran's and Sudha's nephew via Krishna; Devika's paternal uncle. He is the house holder who runs a merchant with his brothers. He is uneducated and a typical village man.
  • Chippy Renjith as Sreedevi Balakrishnan a.k.a. Devi: Balan's wife; Madhavan and Subhadra’s daughter; Jayanti's sister-in-law; Hari, Shivan and Kannan's sister-in-law and mother-figure.
  • Girish Nambiar as Harikrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Hari: Aparna's husband; Anjali's ex-fiance; Krishnan and Lakshmi's second son; Shankaran's nephew via Lakshmi; Bhadran's and Sudha's nephew via Krishna; Balan's younger brother; Shivan and Kannan's elder brother; Devika's father. He has a degree in MBA.
  • Raksha Raj as Aparna Harikrishnan a.k.a. Appu: Hari's wife, Thampi and Ambika's elder daughter and heiress of Amaravati; Devika's mother; Ammu's sister; Rajalakshmi and Rajeshwari's niece.
  • Sajin T. P. as Shivaramakrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Shivan:[4] Anjali's husband, Krishnan and Lakshmi's third son; Balan and Hari's younger brother and Kannan's elder brother; Shankaran's nephew via Lakshmi; Bhadran's and Sudha's nephew via Krishna.
  • Gopika Anil as Anjali Shivaramakrishnan a.k.a. Anju: Shiva's wife; Hari's ex-fiance, Shankaran and Savitri's daughter; Jayanti's cousin; Lakshmi's niece and daughter-in-law.
  • Achu Sugandh as Muralikrishnan Pillai a.k.a. Kannan: Aishwarya's boyfriend; Krishnan and Lakshmi's youngest son; Balan, Hari, Shivan's younger brother; Shankaran's nephew via Lakshmi; Bhadran's and Sudha's nephew via Krishna; Ammu's best friend.
  • Baby Izzah Fathima (2023–present)/ Baby Nila (2023) as Devika Harikrishnan a.k.a. Devooty: Daughter of Hari and Aparna; granddaughter of Krishnan, Lakshmi via Hari & Thampi, Ambika via Appu.

Recurring

  • Girija Preman as Lakshmi Krishnan a.k.a. Lakshmiyamma: Balan, Hari, Shivan and Kannan's mother; Devi, Aparna, Anjali's mother-in-law; Devika's paternal grandmother; Shankaran's sister.(Dead)
  • Manjusha Martin as Aishwarya Gopinathan a.k.a. Achu: Kannan's girlfriend, Gopinathan and Sudha's daughter; Krishna, Bhadran's niece; Abhishek's sister.
  • Yathikumar as Shivashankaran a.k.a. Shankaran: Lakshmi's brother; Savithri's husband; Anjali's father; Balan, Hari, Shiva and Kannan's maternal uncle.
  • Bijesh Avanoor as Sethu: Devi's brother; Unni's father; Balan's bestfriend and Jayanthi's husband.
  • Divya Binu as Malikapurackal Savithri Shivashankaran a.k.a. Savitri: Shankaran's wife; Anjali's mother; Jayanthi's paternal aunt.
  • Apsara as Jayanthi Sethu: Sethu's wife; Savithri's niece; Devi's sister-in-law; Anjali's cousin sister; Unni's mother.
  • (Late) Kailas Nath as Narayana Pillai a.k.a. Pillai: A helper in Krishna Stores and father figure to the brothers.
  • Saji Surya as Shathrudharan Pillai a.k.a. Shathru: Pillai's nephew.
  • Rohit Ved as Rajasekharan Thampi a.k.a. Thampi: Ambika's husband, Rajeshwari and Rajalakshmi's brother, Appu and Ammu's father; Devika's maternal grandfather.
  • Rajamauli S. S. as Mahindran: Thampi's Steward.
  • Mohan Ayroor as Bhadran Pillai: Lalita's husband; Balan, Hari, Shiva, Kannan's paternal uncle; Achu's maternal uncle; Krishna, Sudha's brother; Lakshmi's brother-in-law.
  • Dr. Nita Gosh as Hemambika Rajasekharan: Thampi's wife; Appu and Ammu's mother; Devika's maternal grandmother.
  • Aju Thomas as Varun Bhadran Pillai. Lalita and Bhadran's son; Balan, Hari, Shiva, Kannan, Aiswarya, Abhishek's cousin brother.
  • Pramod Mani as Abhishek Gopinathan: Achu's brother; Gopinath and Sudha's son; Varun, Balan, Hari, Shiva, Kanan's cousin brother; Krishna, Bhadran's nephew
  • Sajana Chandran as Gopinathan: Sudha's husband; Abhishek and Aishwarya's father; Krishna, Bhadran's brother-in-law.
  • Sindhu Manu Varma as Sudha :Gopinathan's wife; Aishwarya and Abhishek's mother; Krishnan and Bhadran's sister; Balan, Hari, Shiva, Kannan, Varun's paternal aunt.
  • Deepika Mohan as Lalitha: Bhadran's wife; Varun's mother
  • Hareendran as Rahul: Shivan's friend
  • Shilpa Shaji as Malu: Rahul's wife
  • Renjith Renju as Sumesh: Shivan's friend
  • Geetha Nair as Subhadra: Devi and Sethu's mother; Jayanti and Balan's mother-in-law; Unni's paternal grandmother.
  • Zeenath as Rajeshwari: Thampi's elder sister, Appu and Ammu's aunt.
  • Saritha Balakrishnan as Rajalakshmi a.k.a. Lachu: Thampi's younger sister, Appu and Ammu's aunt
  • Kalyani as Amritha Thampi a.k.a. Ammu: Thampi and Ambika's daughter, Appu's younger sister; Kannan's best friend.
  • Prabha R. Krishnan as Vanaja
  • J. Padmanabhan Thampi as Thomachan
  • Mithun M. K. as Aneesh
  • Archana Krishna as Susan
  • Athira Praveen as Manjima : Hari's classmate and colleague
  • Sreelakshmi Sreekumar as Jancy: Anju's friend
  • Liju Mathew Abraham as Deepu: Hari's friend
  • Nihas Khan as Rajesh : Shivan's friend

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Tamil Pandian Stores
பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ்
1 October 2018 Star Vijay 28 October 2023 Original
Telugu Vadinamma
వదినమ్మ
6 May 2019 Star Maa 21 March 2022 Remake
Marathi Sahkutumb Sahparivar
सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार
24 February 2020 Star Pravah 3 August 2023
Bengali Bhaggolokkhi
ভাগ্যলক্ষী
31 August 2020 Star Jalsha 21 March 2021
Malayalam Santhwanam
സാന്ത്വനം
21 September 2020 Asianet Ongoing
Hindi Gupta Brothers
गुप्ता ब्रदर्स
5 October 2020 Star Bharat 26 January 2021
Pandya Store
पंड्या स्टोर
25 January 2021 StarPlus Ongoing

References

  1. "Santhwanam: Chippy Renjith to play a doting sister-in-law in the upcoming show – Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. "ആദ്യരാത്രി കഴിഞ്ഞതോടെ അഞ്ജലി ഗര്‍ഭിണിയാവുമോ? ശിവാഞ്ജലിമാരെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള കമന്റിന് മറുപടിയുമായി സംവിധായകന്‍". Filmibeat (in Malayalam). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. "Kudumbavilakku to Mrs. Hitler: Here's a look at the popular originals of these Malayalam shows". The Times of India. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. "Santhwanam's Sajin: I don't feel that I am a star, I enjoy the satisfaction of doing something I love the most". The Times of India.
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