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*Azhagiya Tamil Magal*
Azhagiya Tamil Magal
Also known as	Beautiful Tamil daughter
Genre	Soap opera
Based on	Mutyala Muggu
Written by	P. Mari Muthu
Directed by	Kavitha Bharathy
Starring	Sheela Rajkumar; Puvi; Subalakshmi Rangan; Anju Aravind; Sathya Sai;
Theme music composer	Vishal Chandrasekhar (Title Song); Jai Kishan (Background Score)
Opening theme	"Kapadi Kapadi"
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	457
Production
Producer	Kanya Bharathi
Production location	Kodaikanal
Cinematography	V. Kalyan; Sumee Baskaran (2nd unit);
Editors	M. Muthu Kanesh; D. Prakash;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	28 August 2017 –; 14 June 2019
Related
	Kabani

Azhagiya Tamil Magal is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Sheela Rajkumar (who later replaced by Sathya Sai Krishnan), Puvi, Subalakshmi and Anju Aravind. It premiered on Zee Tamil on 28 August 2017.^[1] The show ended on 14 June 2019 after 457 episodes.^[2]

The story is of a village girl named Poongkodi, who is a kabaddi player. The game will change her life and take her to Chennai to fund her education and helps pursue her further studies. The series is a remake of the Telugu language television show Mutyala Muggu which was broadcast on Zee Telugu in 2016.

Synopsis

The show showcases the story of Poongkodi, a kabaddi and Bharatnatyam enthusiast, who dreams of excelling in the field of sports and pursues further studies. However, the bitter past of Poonkodi's mother prevents Poonkodi from excelling.

Poongkodi's teacher and her grandfather push her to participate in a kabaddi game that will change her life and take her to Chennai to fund her education and pursue higher studies. She is pulled down by her rival Deepika whom she later discovers is her half-sister. Poongkodi goes through various tiffs. Meanwhile, there is a love triangle between Deepika, Jeeva and Poongkodi. How will her life change after this truth is revealed and how it affects the entire family forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Main

Sheela Rajkumar (2017-2018) as Poongkodi
- Sathya Sai Krishnan (2019) as Poongkodi (Replacement of Sheela Rajkumar)
Puvi Arasu as Jeevanantham (Jeeva)
Subalakshmi Rangan as Deepika (Poongkodi's half-sister)

Recurring

Anju Aravind as Saroja (Poongkodi's mother)
- Seetha Anil replaced Aravind in this role.
Saakshi Siva
Shari (Sadhana) as Rajamma (Deepika's grandmother)
Sivaranjani as Seetha Devi (Deepika's mother)
Usha Sai as Maarii
Veena Venkatesh as Parvathy (Sethupathy first wife, Ravi's mother, Deepika's grandmother)
Ashwin Kumar as Gowtham
Kanya Bharathi as Maya (Jeeva's mother)
Gopi as Raghavendran
Divya Banu as Ananya
Sam as Rasukutty
Sai Gopi as Sethupathy (Parvathy and Rajamma's husband, Ravi's father, Poongkodi and Deepika's grandfather)

Production

Casting

This is a village romance love story that aired on Zee Tamil. Actress Sheela Rajkumar was selected to portray the lead role and then later Sathya Sai replaced the role of Poongkodi. Puvi Arasu landed in the lead main role. Both Puvi Arasu and Subalakshmi Rangan play the lead role for the first time, and Subulakshmi Rangan, known for her work on Ganga, was selected to co-star as Deepika. Ashwin Kumar, Saakshi Siva, Kanya Bharathi, Usha Sai and Shari (Sadhana) were selected to play other important roles.

Soundtrack

It was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and the background score was by Jai Kishan.

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kapadi Kapadi (கபடி கபடி) Title Song"	Kiran	Vishal Chandrasekhar	Vishal Chandrasekhar	1:50

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Telugu	Mutyala Muggu ముత్యాల ముగ్గు	7 March 2016	Zee Telugu	22 August 2019	Original
Tamil	Azhagiya Tamil Magal அழகிய தமிழ் மகள்	28 August 2017	Zee Tamil	14 June 2019	Remake
Kannada	Kamali ಕಮಲಿ	28 May 2018	Zee Kannada	7 October 2022
Malayalam	Kabani കബനി	11 March 2019	Zee Keralam	27 March 2020

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthukal^[3]	Favourite Serial	Azhagiya Tamil Magal	Nominated
		Best Fiction Serial	Azhagiya Tamil Magal	Nominated
		Best Comedian	Usai Sai	Nominated
		Best Comedian	Raghavendran Gopi	Nominated
		Best Hero	Puvi Arasu	Nominated
		Most Promising Actor Male	Puvi Arasu	Won
		Best Villi	Subalakshmi Rangan	Nominated
		Most Papular Amma	Kanya Bharathi	Nominated

References

^ "Azhagiya Tamil Magal new serial on Zee Tamil". Dinamalar.
^ "TV serial Azhagiya Tamil Magal completes 300 episodes". The Times of India.
^ "ஜீ தமிழ் நடத்தும் 'குடும்ப விருது' தேர்தல்" (in Tamil). tamil.thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

External links

Azhagiya Tamil Magal at IMDb

[1] "Azhagiya Tamil Magal new serial on Zee Tamil". Dinamalar.

[2] "TV serial Azhagiya Tamil Magal completes 300 episodes". The Times of India.

[3] "ஜீ தமிழ் நடத்தும் 'குடும்ப விருது' தேர்தல்" (in Tamil). tamil.thehindu.com. Retrieved 28 September 2017.

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