Abhilasha was an Indian Telugu language soap opera starring Spandana, Rohit Sahni as main protagonists and Ajay Raj, Sirisha Sougandh[1] in pivotal roles. It aired on Gemini TV from 26 August 2019 to 18 January 2020.[2][3] The serial was directed by Kumar M and produced by Shashi Sumeet productions. It is the remake of Kannada television series Naanu Nanna kanasu which was aired on Udaya TV.

Abhilasha
GenreDrama
Family
Created bySumeet Hukamchand Mittal
Shashi Mittal
Written bySavin Shetty
Dialogues
Uday Bhagavatula(1–56)
Suresh Kakumani (57–102)
Narendra Kumar yenuganti (103–122)
Screenplay bySavin shetty
Directed byDinesh Painoor (1–10)
Kumar M (11–102)
Sanjeev Reddy Lingala (103–122)
Creative directorsAmit Bhargava
Creative head
Konda Rambabu
Ravi Kishore Gurajada
StarringSpandana
Rohit Sahni
Ajay Raj
Sirisha Sougandh
Theme music composerMeenakshi Bhujangh
Opening theme"Aa toorpu sindhuram la"
Hemachandra (vocals)
Sagar (lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes122
Production
ProducersShashi Mittal
Sumeet Mittal
Jithendra Singhla
Rajeev porvaal
CinematographySudesh kotain
M Kumar
Cameraman
Umesh
EditorsRamakrishna kanchi
Satish Kulkarni Anagonda
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running time20–22 minutes
Production companyShashi Sumeet Productions
Original release
NetworkGemini TV
Release26 August 2019 (2019-08-26) –
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)

Plot

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The story revolves around Janaki, an academically brilliant student who aspires to fulfill her father's dream by becoming a successful doctor in future. Her father Shankar (Ravi kiran) was a chef in great business man, Vishnu vardhan's (Sai Kiran) house. He lied to her daughter that he was a doctor in order to fulfill his dream. Bhuvaneswari (Ravali), wife of Vishnu Vardhan was jealous of Shankar and his family as her husband helps them. On the other hand, Bhuvaneswari's son has dispute with Janaki at school. She always tries to make her husband separated from Shankar and stop helping them. One day Janaki knows the truth about her father's profession but she decided to become a doctor in order to fulfill her father's dream. Unexpectedly Janaki's life take a drastic turn as fate conspire against and her father died in an accident. No one knows that the accident was a plan of Bhuvaneswari in order save herself from exposure of truth to her husband by about her secret relationship with Manohar. Janaki knows that she has to face many obstacles coming her way to realise her goals. How the girl succeeds in becoming a doctor despite several hurdles forms the crux of the story. Janu, a humble cook‚ Äôs daughter and Ram, son of a rich businessman share a fond friendship from childhood. As the years roll by, their bond blossoms into love, when Janu, whois all set to achieve her ambition to become a doctor, saves Ram‚ Äôs depleting business from his manipulative stepmother Bhuvana. Follow, how they succeed in life, against Bhuvana‚ Äôs longstanding mysterious hatred.

Cast

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  • Spandana as Janaki (jaanu)
  • Rohit Sahni as Raghuram, Vishnuvardhan's son
  • Ajay Raj as Lucky, Vishnuvardhan's younger son
  • Srinivas Varma as Vishnu vardhan, Raghuram & Lucky's father
  • Sirisha Sougandh as Bhuvaneswari, Lucky's mother & Raghuram's foster mother
  • Suchitra as Gowri, Jaanu's mother
  • Sudheer as Neelakanta, Jaanu's Uncle
  • Sharif Vikram as Manohar

Former cast

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  • Ravi Kiran as Shankar, Jaanu's father (deceased)
  • Baby Greeshma as Jaanu at childhood
  • Sai Kiran as Vishnu vardhan, Raghu, Lucky and Tara's father (Replaced by Srinivas Varma)
  • Master Venkat showrya as Lucky at childhood
  • Master Satwik as Raghuram at childhood
  • Baby sharanya as Tara at childhood

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Kannada Naanu Nanna Kanasu
ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಕನಸು
5 August 2019 Udaya TV 9 April 2020 Original
Telugu Abhilasha
అభిలాష
26 August 2019 Gemini TV 18 January 2020 Remake

References

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  1. ^ "Sirisha Sougandh". Onenov. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. ^ "SunNetwork – Program Detail". sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Abhilasha Gemini Tv Telugu Serial Star Cast And Telecast Time". Indian Television. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.