Chocolate is a 2019–2020 Tamil-language soap opera starring Priyanka Kumar, Rahul Ravi, and Vandana Brundha.[1] It premiered on Sun TV from 16 December 2019, replacing the serial Mahalakshmi. The show is produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd and directed by K Venpa Kadhiresan. It is the official remake of the Surya TV's Malayalam serial Chocolate.[2] The show is re-telecasting from September 20, 2021, onwards at 3:30 PM (Indian Standard Time).
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| Genre | soap opera |
| Created by | Inspire Films Content Private Limited |
| Written by | S.Marathu Shankar |
| Directed by |
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| Creative director | V.Chandrasekhar K.Ramakrishnan |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Dhina |
| Opening theme | "Yaar Ival Chocolate Pennival" |
| Composer | Hari |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 84 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Dhivya Dinesh R.Dinesh |
| Producer | Vaidehi Ramamurthy |
| Cinematography | Sanjay Loganath G.K Ganesh Raja |
| Editor | K.Lakshmikanth Vasigaran |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20-25 minutes |
| Production company | Vision Time India Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 16 December 2019 – 25 March 2020 |
| Related | |
| Chocolate (Malayalam TV series) | |
Synopsis
editChocolate is the story of Vikram and Iniya. Vikram is a wealthy businessman, and Iniya 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
editMain
edit- Priyanka as Iniya:[3] Vikram's wife
- Rahul Ravi as Vikram: Iniya's husband
- Vandana Brundha as Pallavi
Recurring
edit- Mamilla Shailaja Priya as Renuka: Vikram's mother
- Abhishek Shankar as Sanjay Kumar: Vikram's father
- Akshitha Ashok as Vaishali: Vikram's younger sister
- Ravikumar as Narayanan; Vikram's paternal grandfather
- Gayathri Priya as Sivagami: Iniya's mother
- Sathish as Vasudevan: Iniya's father
- Rithika Tamil Selvi as Amrudha aka Ammu: Iniya's younger sister
- Swapna as Ramya: Vikram's paternal aunt
- Moses R Wilky as Ramesh: Vikram's paternal uncle
- Vignesh Reddy as Rahul: Vikram's paternal cousin brother
- Bhanuprakash as Pallavi's father
- Kiran and Gve Krishna as Siddharth aka Siddhu: Vikram's paternal cousin brother
- Vishwanathan as Vishwanathan: Vikram's office worker
- Vicky Roshan as Kumaravel aka Kumaran: Iniya's maternal cousin; Parvathi's son
- Rekha Suresh as Parvathi: Kumaran's mother; Vasudevan's sister; Iniya's maternal aunt
- Hensha Deepan as Sumathi: Kumaran's wife
Special appearance
edit- Chef Damodharan as himself
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 |
Production
editInitially aired during afternoons from Monday to Saturday, in March 2020, it was shifted to a night slot.[4]
Rahul Ravi played the lead role of Vikram in the Malayalam version of the series.[5] However, he also joined the lead for this Tamil version as Vikram and he worked for both the series.[6] However, due to work schedule conflict, he was replaced by Bipin Jose in the Malayalam series.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "சாக்லெட்: வர வர கொஞ்சம் புளிக்கிற மாதிரி இருக்கே..." The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on TV 2019". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021.
- ^ "சாக்லெட்' இனியாவா இது?: உண்மையான முகத்த பாத்தா அசந்துடுவீங்க!". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Sun TV chocolate serial time changed". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Chocolate: Actor Rahul Ravi all set to make a comeback". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Actor Rahul Ravi looks unrecognizable in these pictures; take a look". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Shyamili has helped other women also to be proud of who they are: Sandra Babu". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Malayalam TV show 'Chocolate' completes 200 episodes; actress Sandra Babu thanks viewers for the support". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021.