Mayavi (TV series)

Mayavi
Tamilமாயாவி
GenreAction
Fantasy
Adventure
Thriller
Romance
Directed byR.Elavarasan
Starring
Music byNiru
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes26
Production
ProducerV. Ravee
Camera setupSony Beta Sp Camera by Aryan. S.L
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companyGV Films
Original release
NetworkJaya TV
Release2006 (2006) –
2007 (2007)

Mayavi (Tamil: மாயாவி) is a 2006–2007 Indian-Tamil language 3D fantasy adventure thriller series[1] starring Ganesh Venkatraman, Debina Bonnerjee, Gurmeet Choudhary. It was the first Indian 3D series.[2] It aired on Jaya TV every Saturday at 21:00 (IST) for 26 episodes.[3] The series won the Special Prize at Seoul International Drama Awards in 2007, and was the first Indian entry to be on the award list.[4]

Plot

Vikram (Ganesh Venkatraman) has special powers: each of his five fingers is capable of drawing one of the five basic elements (fire, wind, water, earth, ether). He becomes a living legend in fighting crime, and the nemesis of all evil men throughout the world.

Cast

Produced

The series is produced by Tamil cinema director Mani Ratnam's brother GV Ratnam.

  • Creative head – V. Ravee, C.E.O GV films Ltd
  • Writer director – R.Elavarasan,B.A.D.F.
  • Tech music – Niru
  • Camera – Aryan. S.L
  • Playback singer – Bhuvanakriti
  • Anaglyph technology – K.Yuvarajan
  • Graphics – Sanra Software Limited

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2007 Seoul International Drama Awards[9] Special Prize Mayavi Won

International broadcast

In India, the series aired as Mayavi in the state of Kerala on Kairali TV dubbed in Malayalam, and in the state of Andhra Pradesh on Zee Telugu dubbed in Telugu from October 2007.[10][11] It was also dubbed in other languages like Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and Rajasthani for all the others Indian channels.

As The Iron Handed Phantom – Mayavi, the series aired dubbed in South Korea,[12] China (in Mandarin)[12] and Australia. It also aired in Europe.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Jaya TV gears up for debut of 3D serial, 'Mayavi', in January 2006". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ "India's first 3D TV serial, 'Mayavi' debuts on Jaya TV". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 7 October 2006.
  3. ^ "Mayavi Serial on Jaya TV". www.animationxpress.com. Retrieved 1 November 2006.
  4. ^ "GV Films' 3D TV serial 'Mayavi' bags Seoul Drama award". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 10 September 2006.
  5. ^ "Ganesh has acted in TV serial Mayavi". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Ganesh has mayavi powers!". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  7. ^ "'I am one of the few who got a chance to model for Calvin Klein'". www.rediff.com.
  8. ^ "Mayavu it was first serial for Debina Bonnerjee". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Award for 3D serial". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 October 2007.
  10. ^ "Mayavi it was first serial for Debina Bonnerjee". www.exchange4media.com. Retrieved 10 September 2007.
  11. ^ "Mayavi 3-D serial from 30 December in Zee Telugu". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 19 December 2007.
  12. ^ a b "India's first 3D TV serial to be dubbed in Mandarin and Korean". www.bollywoodgate.com.
  13. ^ "Mayavi Serial Dubbed in to European and Asian Language". www.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 October 2007.