Malayalam-language Indian television soap opera
| Mounaragam |
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| Genre | Romance
Thriller |
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| Created by | Uday Bhagavathula/
Jarugula Rama Babu |
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| Developed by | Mullapudi Sesh Kumar |
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| Written by | Pradeep Panicker |
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| Directed by | Manu Sudhakaran[1] / Harrison |
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| Presented by | Anoop Menon |
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| Narrated by | Prof. Aliyaar |
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| Theme music composer | Saanadh George |
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| Composer | Rajeev Aattukal |
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| Country of origin | India |
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| Original language | Malayalam |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| No. of episodes | 1313 |
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| Producer | S. Ramesh Babu |
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| Cinematography | Arun Krishna |
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| Editor | Rajesh Thrissure |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Running time | 21 minutes approx |
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| Production company | Risun Pictures |
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| Release | 16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) –
present |
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Mulgi Zali Ho
Kaatrin Mozhi |
Mounaragam (transl. Silent Symphony) is a Malayalam-language Indian television soap opera that airs on Asianet and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. It is an official remake of the Telugu language serial Mouna Raagam, which airs on Star Maa.[2][3][4] It is one of the longest-running soap opera in Malayalam.[5]
Plot summary
A mute, talented young woman, Kalyani, seeks her father's affection. She is drawn into the life of a wealthy boy, Kiran, who falls for her kind nature. Their love story is complicated by family feuds, misunderstandings, and a villainous cousin, Sarayu. Kalyani's journey is one of overcoming adversity, finding love, and proving her worth.[6]
The story explores themes of gender discrimination, familial love, and the resilience of the human spirit. It delves into the complexities of family dynamics, the consequences of toxic masculinity, and the enduring bond between mother and child.
Cast
Main cast
- Aishwarya Ramsai as Kalyani Kiran: A mute girl and the daughter of Prakash and Deepika, sister of Kathambaram and Vikram, the wife of Kiran, and the mother of Kalyan.
- Naleef Gea as Kiran Chandrasenan: The son of Chandrasenan and Roopa, brother of Sonia, Sarayu's cousin and Kalyani's husband. Kiran is Kalyan's father and Sarayu's ex-fiancé.
- Darshana Das as Sarayu: One of Manohar's wives, daughter of Rahul, and the foster daughter of Shari and biological daughter of Thara, cousin of Kiran and Sonia, and Kiran's ex-fiancée.
Recurring cast
- Anjo Nair as Roopa/ Suriyanath: Kiran and Sonia's mother, Kalyani's mother-in-law, Rahul's sister and Sarayu's aunt; Chandrasenan's wife[7]
- Firosh as Chandrasenan/CS: Roopa's husband, Kiran and Soni's father, MD of Sony Ray group of companies
- Balaji Sarma as Prakashan: Karthika, Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's father, Deepa's ex-husband who hates Kalyani.
- Padmini Jagadeesh (2019-2020)/ Sabitha Nair (2020–Present) as Deepa: Prakash's ex-wife, Kalyani, Vikram and Kadambari's mother
- Avani Nair (2019)/ Shwetha Mahalakshmi[8] (2019-2023) / Rithika Krishna (2023-Present) as Sonia a.k.a. Soni: Kiran's younger sister, Vikram's ex-wife, Charu's mother, Albert's wife
- Sabu Varghese as Rahul: Kiran and Soniya's uncle, Sarayu's father and Roopa's brother and wants to separate Kiran and Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Sarayu and inherit the wealth of Roopa
- Saritha Balakrishnan (2019-2020)/ Beena Antony (2020–Present) as Shari Rahul: Rahul's wife, Sarayu's mother, Kiran and Soniya's aunt
- Baby Janavi Suresh as Kalyan, Son of Kiran and Kalyani
- Jelina p as Parukkutty, Kiran's and Sonia's niece, daughter of DYSP Dineshan and supports Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Kalyani
- Kalyan Khanna as Vikramadithyan a.k.a. Vikram: Kalyani and Kadambari's younger brother, Prakashan and Deepa's son and Sonia's ex-husband, Charu's father
- Arun Mohan as Ratheeshan: Kadambari's husband who lusts after Kalyani
- Sethu Lakshmi as Bhanumathi: Prakashan's mother, Deepa's mother-in-law, Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's grandmother who hates Kalyani
- Anjusree Bhadran / Shari Krishnan as Kadambari Ratheesan: Kalyani and Vikram's elder sister and Ratheesan's wife
- Roshan Mathew John as Thara: Mute maid at Roopa's house, Rahul's illegitimate girlfriend, Sarayu's biological mother
- Aagneya /Natalia Ishael as charuletha:soni and Vikram's daughter
- Karthik Prasad as Baiju: A mentally challenged youth who dreams of marrying Kalyani. Later, he supports Kalyani.
- Jithu Venugopal as Manohar/Riyas/Victor/Rony, a fraud who married many women including Sarayu, Jumana and Nisha
- Kiran Dev as Albhy: Soni's husband, Businessman
- ___ as Chanthu, a local goon
- Mini Sreekumar as Yamini: Domestic help of Roopa
- Swathi Thara as Daisy: Sarayu's friend
- Sreekala as Bhargavi Amma: An old woman who offered Kalyani a job in her thattukada. Domestic help/Care taker of Kalyani and Soni.
- Kottayam Rasheed as Dayanandan, Deepa's brother
- Jose K George as Xavier
- Asha Nair as Xavier's wife
- Thamburu as Linda: Kalyani's best friend
- Haridas as Dasan, Prakashan friend
- Baby Parthavi as Young Kalyani
- Thirumala Ramachandran as Balan, Prakashan's friend
- Reshma R Nair as Dona Kuriakose
- Aseena Yousuf as Kalyani's friend
- Dr. D Kris Venugopal as Kuriakose
- Leading businessman and best friend of CS
- Dayandan as CS's assistant
- Sarayu As Vrinda
- Neighbour of Kiran, Kalyan, Manohar & Sarayu
- Sruthisha Nair as Jumana, one of Manohar's wives
- Sreelakshmi Haridas as Dr. Swathi, Sony's friend who is pretending to love Vikram
- Amboori Jayan as advocate
- Niyas Musaliyar as Doctor Pious
- Ashraf as Dr. Thomas
- Suresh as Sanal
- Suresh Babu as Hari
- Kollam Shah as Rajappan
- Athira Madhav as Saranya
- Harisree Martin as Samuel
- Anjusha Gopi as Nisha
- Sariga S as Meghna
- Vishnu Nair as Adarsh
- Lakshmi Keerthana as Nayana
- Rajani Murali as Lakshmi, Prakashan's first wife
- Varsha Ivaliya as Karthika Prakashan, Prakashan and Lakshmi's daughter
Guest appearances
Adaptations
Crossover with Patharamattu
Mounaragam had a crossover episode with Patharamattu from November 20 to November 24, 2023.[10] The second crossover, a special Mahasangamam episode, aired on February 14, 2024, as a one-hour Valentine's Day special.
Reception
Series was started on 16th December 2019 at 9 PM. It got huge support after some weeks. Later, it was temporarily stopped due to Covid 19. Then it was again relaunched and started airing at 8.30pm.[11][12]
After Complete 1000 episodes successfully with Top 3 most viewed malayalam serial, Kalyani regain her voice and a new storyline evolved.Later, for the arrival of new series, it was again shifted to previous time slot of 9pm. From 17th June 2024, it was shifted to 9.30pm for the launch of new series Janakiyudeyum Abhiyudeyum Veedu. Later because of huge response and good TRP rating it was back to 9pm.But the change in Storyline make the serial as a worst one.And again, from December 16 for the launch of new serial Pavithram, it was shifted to 9.30pm.Serial rating is decreased due this time, luckly Pakashan's marriage increase the rating of this serial and became top 4 serial in Malayalam, with this flop storyline
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