Palunku (TV series)

This article is about the 2021 Malayalam soap opera. For the 2006 Malayalam film, see Palunku.

Palunku
Malayalamപളുങ്ക്
GenreSoap opera
Based onKhorkhuto
by Leena Gangopadhyay[1]
Story byLeena Gangopadhyay
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of episodes288
Production
ProducerG. Jayakumar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20-25 minutes
Production companyRoss Petals Entertainment
Original release
NetworkAsianet
Release22 November 2021 (2021-11-22) –
30 December 2022 (2022-12-30)
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Palunku (transl. Crystal) is an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera. The show premiered on 22 November 2021 on Asianet.[2][3] It stars Tejas Gowda and Tonisha Kapileswarapu in lead roles along with Subramanian Gopalakrishnan, Rajesh Hebbar and Lakshmi Priya in pivotal roles.[4][5] It airs on Asianet and on-demand through Disney+ Hotstar.[6] It is an official remake of Bengali TV series Khorkuto.[7] The show ended on 30 December 2022.

Synopsis

Worlds and values clash when headstrong and rich girl Nila meets aristocratic Deepak, a scientist. Adding fuel to this fiery combination is his family.

Cast

Main

  • Tejas Gowda/ Tanuj Menon as Deepak: A young scientist
  • Kushi Sampath Kumar / Tonisha Kapileswarapu as Nila: Deepak's wife
  • Anjali Hari as scientist Arunima: who loves Deepak

Recurring

  • Subramanian Gopalakrishnan as Yadhu: Deepak's elder brother
  • Lakshmi Balagopal as Karthika: Yadhu's wife
  • Rajesh Hebbar as Dr. Anirudhan: Nila's father
  • Anjali Hari as Arunima
  • Lakshmi Priya as Anuradha:[8] Anirudhan's sister and Arunima's mother
  • KPAC Rajkumar as Janardhanan
  • Siva Kavitha as Padma Prabha
  • Vijayan Karanthoor as Mukundan: Yadhu's father
  • Rasitha Aneesh as Saumini
  • Ala S Nayana as Dr.Vimala: Nila's mother
  • Jolly Easo as Saradha: Yadhu's mother
  • Julie Hendry as Salma: Arunima's best friend
  • Anjali Vinod as Samantha: Deepak's friend
  • Sreekanth as 'Vadival' Sajeevan
  • Sumi santhosh as Pavithra
  • Roshna Thiyyath
  • Jeeja Surendran

Guest

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Ref.
Bengali Khorkuto
খড়কুটো 		17 August 2020 Star Jalsha 21 August 2022 Original [11]
Tamil Namma Veetu Ponnu
நம்ம வீட்டு பொண்ணு 		16 August 2021 Star Vijay 25 March 2023 Remake [12]
Marathi Thipkyanchi Rangoli
ठिपक्यांची रांगोळी 		4 October 2021 Star Pravah 18 November 2023 [13]
Malayalam Palunku
പളുങ്ക് 		22 November 2021 Asianet 30 December 2022 [14]
Hindi Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey
कभी कभी इत्तेफाक से 		3 January 2022 StarPlus 20 August 2022 [15]
Kannada Jenugudu
ಜೇನುಗೂಡು 		21 February 2022 Star Suvarna 30 September 2023 [16]

Reception

The show launched on 22 November 2021 at 8:30 PM IST. From beginning it doesn't got a good viewership.[17] On 27 March 2022, the show is moved to afternoon slot of 1:30 PM due to low TRP and launch of Bigg Boss Season 4.[18] The show ended on 30 December 2022 due to poor viewership.

References

  1. ^ "Palunku serial : 'നിള'യുടെ ഹല്‍ദിക്ക് മാറ്റ് കൂട്ടി 'ദീപ്‍തി ഐപിഎസ്'". Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ @asianet (22 November 2021). "പ്രേക്ഷകഹൃദയങ്ങൾ കീഴടക്കാൻ ഹൃദയഹാരിയായ കുടുംബപരമ്പര 'പളുങ്ക്'... ഇന്ന് മുതൽ രാത്രി 8.30ന്" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "New daily soap 'Palunku' to launch soon; Thej Gowda and Khushi to make their TV debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  4. ^ "തുടങ്ങുമ്പോഴേക്കും നായിക പിന്മാറി, ഖുഷി സമ്പത്തിന് പകരം പളുങ്കില്‍ ഇനി നിളയായി എത്തുന്ന പുതിയ നടി ഇതാ!!". Malayalam Samayam (in Malayalam). The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  5. ^ "palunku serial: വൈകാരിക മുഹൂർത്തങ്ങളുമായി പുതിയ പരമ്പര; 'പളുങ്ക്' ഇന്ന് മുതൽ ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റിൽ". Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Watch Palunku All Latest Episodes on Disney+ Hotstar". Disney+ Hotstar. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Khushi Sampath : 'ദീപക്കിന്റെ നിളയായി ഇനി പളുങ്കില്‍ ഇല്ല' : പിന്മാറുന്നുവെന്ന് ഖുഷി സമ്പത്ത്‌". Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Bigg Boss Malayalam 4 contestant Lakshmi Priya's profile, photos and everything you need to know". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Parasparam actress Gayathri Arun to play a cameo in 'Palunku'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Gayathri Arun sings Manju Warrier's popular song 'Kim Kim' for Palunku; watch the recording video". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Trina Saha and Koushik Roy starrer 'Khorkuto' completes one year; team is in a celebratory mood". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Koushik Roy-Trina Saha starrer 'Khorkuto' gets a Tamil remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Trina Saha and Koushik Roy starrer 'Khorkuto' to have a Marathi remake". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  14. ^ "'ദീപക്കിന്റെ നിളയായി ഇനി ഉണ്ടാവില്ല'; പളുങ്ക് സീരിയലിൽ നിന്നും നായിക നടി ഖുശി സമ്പത്ത് കുമാർ പിന്മാറി!". Filmibeat (in Malayalam). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Kabhie Kabhie Ittefaque Se: Trina Saha-Koushik Roy starrer 'Khorkuto' to be remade in Hindi". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. ^ "ಉತ್ತರ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸೊಗಡಿಗನ 'ಜೇನುಗೂಡು' ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲೇ ಪ್ರಸಾರ". Vijaya Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Serial Palunku TRP Report - Week 47, Malayalam Channel Rating". 3 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Serial Palunku Telecast Time is Monday to Friday at 08:30 P:M on Asianet". 20 November 2021.