en Kanaa (TV series)

*Kanaa*
Kanaa
Genre	Drama; Romance; ;
Written by	Rajesh Kannan; Ramana;
Directed by	A.R.Karthik; N.V.Natarajan; P. Bharathi Raja; Pandiyan Aadhimoolam;
Starring	Dharshana Ashokan; Tonisha Kapileswarapu; Vishnu Unnikrishnan; Dhroshni Sekar; ;
Music by	Visu; Sai Bharath; Vikram Selva;
Opening theme	"Vaadi Veerayi" sung by Saindhavi
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	665
Production
Producer	John Attaikulam
Cinematography	Arjunan Karthik; Daniel Dinesh;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–22 minutes per episode
Production company	Yatra Media Works
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	21 November 2022 –; 2 November 2024

Kanaa (transl. To Dream) is a 2022-2024 Indian Tamil-language drama aired on Zee Tamil and streams on ZEE5.^[1] It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan with Dharshana Ashokan (who was later replaced by Tonisha Kapileswarapu) and Dhroshni Sekar in the lead roles. The series theme was taken from the own network series Azhagiya Tamil Magal (2017–2019).^[2]

It premiered on 21 November 2022 along with Indira.^[3] Kanaa is about Anbarasi, an innocent village girl, dreams of making a name for herself in the field of sports but faces numerous obstacles. The series ended on 2 November 2024 with 665 Episodes.^[4]

Synopsis

An ambitious Anbarasi woman wants to pursue a career in athletics but faces stiff opposition from her parents. She then runs away from their house and competes in a prestigious running race.

Cast

Main

Dr. Dharshana Ashokan (2022 - March 2024) → Tonisha Kapileswarapu (Apr.2024 - Nov.2014) as Anbarasi Vishwa:Ananya's elder step-sister and Vishwa's love interest turns wife
Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Vishwa: Anbarasi's love interest turns husband
Dhroshni Sekar as Ananya: Anbarasi's younger step-sister and Jai's wife (main antagonist)
Navin Charles as Jai: Vishwa's elder brother and Ananya's husband

Recurring

Keerthana as Kasthuri: Chandrashekhar's first wife, Anbarasi's mother and Ananya's step-mother(died)
Manmohan as Chandrashekhar: Kasthuri's widower and Sivagami's husband, Anbarasi's and Ananya's father
Subathira as Sivagami: Chandrashekhar's second wife, Ananya's mother and Anbarasi's step-mother(ex-antagonist)

Cameo appearance

Jai Akash (Cameo)^[5]

Production

Casting

Actress Dharshana Ashokan initially played Anbarasi, the female lead role. Due to her some reason, she quit the series in begin March 2024,^[6] then actress Tonisha was cast as Anbarasi.^[7] Vishnu Unnikrishnan plays the male lead as Vishwa alongside her.