Iniya (TV series)

Iniya
Genre	Drama
Written by	Dialogue Marimuthu
Screenplay by	Rajarshri Sekkizhar
Directed by	Narayana Moorthy Stalin A.P. Rajendran
Starring	Alya Manasa Rishi
Opening theme	"Paattu Paadava" Nithyashree (Vocals) Kannadasan (Lyrics)
Composer	Dharan Kumar (opening theme)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	646
Production
Producer	Saregama India
Editor	K. Shankar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Saregama
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	5 December 2022 (2022-12-05) – 3 November 2024 (2024-11-03)

Iniya was a 2022–2024 Indian Tamil-language television series starring Alya Manasa and Rishi and directed by Narayana Moorthy. It aired on Sun TV from 5 December 2022 to 3 November 2024 for 646 episodes. It was replaced by Ranjani. [1][2] It is produced by Saregama .

It also won numerous awards, including the Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023 Favorite Hero Award for Rishi and Favorite Heroine Award for Alya Manasa.[3]

Synopsis

The show revolves around the Nallasivam family as Nallasivam, Vikram and Elango, Akshaya and Gowri who just welcomed two daughters-in-law, Yazhini and Iniya. Male-chauvinistic cop Inspector Vikraman alias Vikram marries open-minded, confident Iniya, who is forced to marry out of love for her sister Yazhini and their mother Lakshmi's dying wish.

Cast

Main

• Alya Manasa as Iniya Vikraman: Vikram's wife; Yazhini's younger sister (2022–2024)
• Rishi as ACP Vikraman Nallasivam alias (Vikram): Iniya's husband; Nallasivam's elder son (2022–2024)

Recurring

• Sravan Rajesh as Suryakumar Shankarasubramaniam: Iniya's best friend and Akshaya's husband (2023–2024)
• Deepthi Kapil as Maya: Iniya's best friend turned arch enemy as Iniya was the reason behind Maya's failure in exam and Maya's father's death (2024)
• L. Raja as Nallasivam: Retired police officer Vikraman, Elangovan and Akshaya's father (2022–2024)
• Mansi Joshi as Yazhini Elangovan: Elango's wife; Iniya's elder sister (2022–2024)
• Deepak Kumar as Elangovan Nallasivam alias (Elango): Yazhini's husband; Nallasivam's younger son (2022–2024)
• Praveena as Gowri Nallasivam: Nallasivam's wife; Vikraman, Elangovan and Akshaya's mother (2022–2024)
• Sai Madhavi as Amudhavalli Parandhaman alias Amudha: Parandhaman's wife; Nallasivam's second younger sister; Swetha's mother and Iniya's enemy (2023–2024)
• Sriranjini / Gayathri Priya as Rajalakshmi: Suryakumar's mother (2023–2024)
• Guhan Shanmugam as Murthy (2024)
• Vishwanathan as Parandhaman: Amudha's husband; Swetha's father (2023)
• Ramya Srinivasan as Swetha: Elango's cousin (2023)
• Preetha Reddy as Akshaya Nallasivam / (now Akshaya Surya Kumar): Nallasivam's younger daughter; Vikraman and Elangovan sister; Surya Kumar's wife (2022–2024)
• Jagadeesh as Commissioner Jegadeesan (2022–2024)
• Afsal Hameed as Raghunandan "Raghu" Kannayiram: Vikram's enemy (2023)(Dead)
• Baboos as Sivanandi: Maya's henchman (2024) (Dead)
• Santhana Bharathi as Thiruvasagam: Lakshmi's widower; Iniya and Yazhini's father (2022–2024)
• Mahesh Prabha as Inspector Subhash: Vikram's best friend (2022–2024)
• Unknown as Iniya and Elango's office boss
• VJ Dhanusek Vijayakumar as Keerthi: Iniya's friend (2023)
• Kavitha Solairaja as Dhanalakshmi alias Dhanam: Nallasivam's first younger sister; Meena's mother (2023)
• Jayashri Jue as Meena: Vikram's cousin (2023)
• Lailla as Sonalli: Iniya's friend; Rajesh's wife (2022–2023)
• Ricchaire as Rajesh: Sonali's husband (2022–2023)
• Udumalai Ravi as Head Constable Chidambaram (2022–2023)
• Sidharth Kapilavayi as Nallasivam's henchman (2023)
• Mithun Raj as Arjun (2024)
• Andrew Jesudoss as Arjun's father (2024)

Special appearances

• Uma Padmanabhan as Lakshmi Thiruvasagam: Iniya and Yazhini's mother; Thiruvasgam's wife (2022; 2023) (Dead)
• Vadivukkarasi as Periya Aachi (2023)
• Jangiri Madhumitha as herself (2023)[4][5]
• Kaajal Pasupathi as Bullet Pushpa (2023)
• Srilekha Rajendran as Mangamma (2023)
• Anuradha Krishnamoorthi as Judge Sivagami (2023)
• Ashok Pandian as Sivagami's husband (2023)
• Delhi Kumar as Maya's deceased father (2024)
• Riyaz Khan as ACP Deenadayalan (2024) (Dead)

Production

Casting

Actor Rishi[6] was cast in the male lead role as Vikraman Vikram. Raja Rani fame Alya Manasa[7] was cast as the female lead role, Iniya. Newcomer Mansi Joshi was cast as Yazhini (Iniya's sister) and Endrendrum Punnagai-fame Deepak was cast as Elango. Actress Praveena was cast as Gowri. Actor L. Raja[8] played the antagonist. Santhana Bharathi, Preetha Reddy, Uma Padmanabhan, Sai Madhavi, Kavitha, Mahesh Prabha and Lailla were selected for supporting roles.[9]

In November 2023, actor Sravan Rajesh was cast as Suriya, marking his return after Chandralekha.[10] In mid-December 2023, Mithun Raj was cast as Arjun.[11]

Ratings

The series had good ratings and was one of the top five serials in 2022–2023.[12][13]

References

1. "சன் டிவியில் முடிவுக்கு வந்த இனியா சீரியல்.. க்ளமாக்ஸ் புகைப்படம் இதோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 November 2024.
2. "Sun TV Set To Launch Four New Serials Following The Conclusion Of Three Major Serials". www.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
3. "Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023: Nominees and Winners List!". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
4. "Madhumitha: புதிய தொடரில் கமிட்டான ஜாங்கிரி மதுமிதா.. எந்த சீரியல் தெரியுமா?". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). 15 June 2023.
5. "Bigg Boss Tamil fame actress Madhumitha joins TV show 'Iniya here's what the actress has to say". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 14 June 2023.
6. ""எனக்கும் ஆல்யா மானஸாவுக்கும் 10 வயசு வித்தியாசம்; அதை விட்டுட்டு கதைக்குள்ள வரணும்!"- 'இனியா' ரிஷி". cinema.vikatan.com (in Tamil). 15 January 2023.
7. "சீரியலில் ரீ என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் ஆல்யா மானசா.. "ப்ரோமோவே சும்மா களை கட்டுதே"..!!". tamil.behindwoods.com (in Tamil). 26 November 2022.
8. "இனியா சீரியல் நடிகர் இத்தனை திரைப்படங்களை இயக்கி இருக்கிறாரா? அதுவும் காலா பட நடிகையின் கணவராம்!". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). 28 March 2023.
9. "Iniya is back in the TRP race; bags the numero uno spot". The Times of India. 8 September 2023.
10. "Chandralekha actor Siddarth joins the cast of 'Iniya'". The Times of India. 1 November 2023.
11. "Television actor Mitun Raj joins the cast of 'Iniya'". The Times of India. 14 December 2023.
12. "Ethirneechal To Iniya, Top 5 Tamil TV Shows With Highest TRP This Week". www.news18.com. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
13. "Iniya is back in the TRP race". The Times of India. 8 September 2023.

External links

• Iniya at Sun NXT
• Iniya at IMDb