Chocolate is a 2019 Malayalam-language soap opera directed by Biju Varghese, starring Sandra Babu, Bipin Jose, Rahul Ravi and Shreya Surendran.[2] It premiered on Surya TV from 20 May 2019 and the show abruptly ended due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The show is produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd. It is the officially remade into Sun TV as Chocolate.[3]
| Chocolate | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | soap opera |
| Created by | Inspire Films |
| Written by | shashwat rai |
| Directed by | Biju Varghese |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 215[1] |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20-25 minutes |
| Production company | Vision Time India Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Surya TV |
| Release | 20 May 2019 – 20 March 2020 |
| Related | |
| Chocolate (Tamil TV series) Chocolate (Indian TV series) | |
Synopsis
editChocolate is the story of Vikram and Shyamili. Vikram is a wealthy businessman and Shyamili an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent for baking mouthwatering dark chocolate cookies. Circumstances force her to quit baking until she crosses paths with Vikram.
Cast
edit- Main
- Sandra Babu as Shyamili Vikram[4]
- Rahul Ravi[5] / Bipin Jose as Vikram
- Sriya Surendran as Soundarya[6]
- Rahul Ravi as Roshan[7]
- Recurring
- Ravikumar as Parameswaran Mangalath, Vikram's grandfather
- Niharika/Thara Kalyan / Sharika Menon as Kousalya, Vikram's mother
- Lishoy as Sethumadhavan, Vikram's father
- KPAC Saji as Lakshmanan, Vikram's uncle
- Nila Raj as Chithra, Lakshmanan's wife
- Kottayam Pradeep as Balan, Shyamili's father
- Gayathri Priya as Lakshmi, Shyamili's mother
- Shalini as Shalini, Shyamili's sister
- Sriraj Amrithraj as Raghu
- Kalyan Khanna as Shanthanu
- Avinash Ashok as Anirudh[8]
- Akshitha Ashok as Vyshnavi
- Vaigha Rose as Helen
- Rahul Mohan as Menon
- Reshmi Boban
- Sreelakshmi Sreekumar
Adaptations
edit| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Chocolate ചോക്ലേറ്റ് |
20 May 2019 | Surya TV | 20 March 2020 | Original |
| Tamil | Chocolate சாக்லேட் |
16 December 2019 | Sun TV | 25 March 2020 | Remake |
References
edit- ^ "Malayalam TV show 'Chocolate' completes 200 episodes; actress Sandra Babu thanks viewers for the support - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chocolate Serial Surya Tv Completed It's [sic] 200 Episode On 28th February". 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on TV 2019". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Shyamili has helped other women also to be proud of who they are : Sandra Babu - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rahul Ravi to play Vikram on Chocolate - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Enga Veetu Mapillai fame Sriya Surendran to make her acting debut with 'Chocolate' - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Chocolate: Actor Rahul Ravi all set to make a comeback - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Watch: Azhagu fame Avinash Ashok makes a Covid-19 awareness video urging everyone to follow social distancing - Times of India". The Times of India.