Prema Entha Madhuram is an Indian Telugu language Drama/Romance/Thriller television series airing on Zee Telugu.[1] It stars Sriram Venkat and Varsha HK in lead roles.[2] It is an official remake of Marathi TV series Tula Pahate Re.[3] Premiered on 10th February, 2020, the series is one of the longest running shows of Zee Telugu.[4]
| Prema Entha Madhuram | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama/Romance/Thriller |
| Developed by | Sriram Venkat |
| Screenplay by | Praja Prabhakar, Poluru Krishna (present) |
| Directed by | Sai Venkat |
| Creative director | Sai Venkat |
| Starring | Sriram Venkat, Varsha HK, Kalyan, Divya, Ram Jagan |
| Narrated by | Sravani Rayachothi |
| Music by | Sunadh Gowtham |
| Opening theme | Veyi Janmalaina (Title Song) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1400 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sriram Venkat |
| Production locations | South Indian Screens, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20-21 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Telugu |
| Release | 10 February 2020 – present |
| Related | |
| Tula Pahate Re Jothe Jotheyali | |
Plot
editThe love story revolves around a middle-aged businessman and a 20-year-old girl. Life brings them together. However, there's a hidden past and mystery behind their love story.
Cast
editMain
edit- Sriram Venkat as Arya Vardhan (Dead) / Anand / Surya / Shankar (Reincarnation of Arya); Surya Vardhan's son; Sharada Devi's step-son, Rajanandhini's widower; Anu's husband, Ajay and Neeraj's step-brother, Founder and Chairman of Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI); Abhay and Aakanksha Vardhan's father (2020–present)
- HK Varsha as Anuradha "Anu" Paddula Vardhan (Dead) / Aparna / Raji / Shaila Bhanu / Radha / Gowri (Reincarnation of Anu); Paddula Padmavati and Subramanyam Paddula's daughter; Arya's wife; Reincarnation of Rajanandhini; Meera and Mansi's co-sister; Ajay and Neeraj's Sister-in-law; CEO of Nandhini Textiles; Vice-chairwoman of Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI); Abhay and Aakanksha Vardhan's mother (2020–present)
- Kalyan Reddy as Abhay Vardhan; the eldest heir of the Vardhan family; Arya and Anu's son; Aakanksha and Anandi's elder brother (2024 - present)
- Divya as Aakanksha Vardhan; the youngest heir of the Vardhan family; Arya and Anu's daughter; Abhay and Anandi's sister (2024 - present)
- Ramjagan as Keshav Jhende: Arya's best friend who is taking care of Aakanksha and Abhay after Arya and Anu's demise (2020–present)
Recurring
edit- Jabardasth Varsha (2020–21), Anusha Susarla (2021–22), Mahi Maheshwari (2022–2024) as Mansi Vardhan: Neeraj's ex-wife; Head of Food Corporation of Vardhan Group of Industries.
- Gowri Raj as Raga Sudha: Rajanandhini's younger sister; Former Vice-president of Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI); Rajanandhini's murderer (2021–2022)
- Sharif Vikram as Jalandhar: Arya's main enemy; Chhaya Devi's elder brother (2020–2024) (Dead)
- VJ Karam as Niranjan "Neeraj" Vardhan: Arya's younger brother; Mansi's ex-husband; Anjali's husband; Managing Director of Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI) - (2020–2024)
- A V N Rajakumari as Sharada Devi Vardhan: Surya Vardhan's second wife and widow; matriarch of the Vardhans; Arya's stepmother, Neeraj and Ajay's mother; Anu, Mansi, Meera and Anjali's mother-in-law (2024) - Formerly Jayalalita as Sharadha Devi Vardhan (2020-23)
- Rajeev Ravichandra as Neel: A new employee of VGI who falls in love with Anu and works for Jalandhar as his mole but had a change of heart, and was sent abroad by Arya for his higher studies (2020-21)
- Anushree Raj as Meera Hegde Vardhan: Former Vice-President of Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI) and Arya’s Personal Assistant, who one sidedly loved Arya and wanted to marry him, only to be rejected by him. Fake reincarnation of Rajanandhini. She married Ajay Vardhan to exact revenge on Arya and Anu and take over VGI, mother of Anandhi (2020-22, 2024)
- Child Shadasya Kruti as child Anandhi Vardhan: Meera and Ajay's daughter (2024)
- Manasa Manohar as Rajanandhini: Arya's late wife[5] (2021–23)
- Sandeep as Sampath: Anu's friend (2020–2024)
- Madhusree as Ramya: Anu's friend (2020–22)
- Viswa Mohan as Subramanyam Paddula; Anu's father (2020–2024)
- Bangalore Padma (2020–23) as Paddula Padmavati: Anu's mother, replaced by Prabhavathi (2023–2024)
- Suhan Ghori as Madan: Anjali's elder brother who is obsessed with Anu and her beauty, Arya's enemy who secretly works for Chhaya Devi (2023)
- Surya Teja as Yadagiri: Jyothi's husband, former site manager of Anjali Group of constructions, employee at VGI factory (2023–present)
- Priyanka Chowdary as Anjali Vardhan: owner and chairperson of Anjali Group of Constructions, Neeraj's second wife (2022-2023)
- Archana Ananth as Lakshmi: Sharada Devi Vardhan's longtime friend who reveals Ajay's connection to Sharada Devi to him (2024)
- Charishma Naidu as the Soothsayer (Jogamma) - (2024-present) Formerly Jyothi Reddy as the Soothsayer (2020-2024)
- Ayukth Akul as child Abhay Vardhan (2023-24)
- Tejal Vikyathi as child Aakanksha Vardhan (2023-24)
- Sunandha Mala Setti as Chhaya Devi: Jalandhar's sister (2023-2024)
- Siri Sha as Vasundhara: Anjali's mother (2023)
- Sasank as Surya; Suguna's son: Jyothi, Divya and Usha's elder brother (2023)
- Aishwarya Jeevan as Divya: Sugunamma's daughter; Jyothi's younger sister; Usha's elder sister (2023–2024)
- Aditya Ram as Harish, Divya's ex-lover and ex-fiance who works for Jalandhar and his group, Keerthi's lover (2023-2024)
- Ishika Sitar as Usha: Suguna's youngest daughter; Jyothi and Divya's younger sister (2023–24)
- Sahasra Naidu as Jyothi: Yadagiri's wife, Sugunamma's eldest daughter and the elder sister of Divya and Usha; Surya's younger sister (2024-present)
- Priyanka Ammu as a younger Jyothi (2023-2024)
- Usha Rani as Sugunamma: Surya, Jyothi, Divya and Usha's mother (2023–24)
- Prathap Singh Shah as Ajay Vardhan: Bhupathi Vardhan's (brother of Surya Vardhan) foster son, Sharada Devi's first son and Surya Vardhan's second son; Arya Vardhan's stepbrother and Niranjan "Neeraj" Vardhan's brother; Meera Hegde's husband who wants to take over Vardhan Group of Industries (VGI) and its assets, Arya's enemy who later reforms and reconciles with Arya (2024)
- Barbie Ramya as Sandhya: Gowri's younger sister (2024-present)
- Alankrita Shah as Shravani: Gowri's younger sister (2024-present)
- Swetha Prasanth as Bhanu aka Bhanumathi: The daughter of Ayodhyapuram sarpanch Neelakantam, who has a crush on Arya (2024)
- Indana Anitha as Satyamma: Mansi’s cruel jail buddy who treats her like a servant (2023)
- Subha Sai Venkat as Reshma, Anu’s co-worker and close friend (2022-2023)
- Roshan Kota as Chinnodu, Shankar's youngest brother; Peddodu's younger brother (2024-present)
- Vinod Chakravarthy Maganti as Peddodu, Shankar's younger brother; Chinnodu's elder brother (2024-present)
- Komma Naveen as Rakesh; Jalandhar's son who wants to destroy the Vardhans just like his father by posing as a close friend of Abhay (2024-present)
Reception
edit| Week | Year | BARC Viewership | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRP | Rank | |||
| Week 8 | 2020 | 5.1 | 5 | [6] |
| Week 10 | 2020 | 6.0 | 5 | [7] |
| Week 25 | 2020 | 4.2 | 5 | [8] |
| Week 32 | 2020 | 6.7 | 4 | [9] |
| Week 8 | 2021 | 6.8 | 5 | [10] |
| Week 9 | 2021 | 6.7 | 5 | [11] |
| Week 10 | 2021 | 6.8 | 5 | [12] |
After successful journey of 4 years 4 months in the 9 PM slot, the show now broadcasts at 10 PM slot since June 10th, 2024.
The show took its generation leap of 25 years in June, 2024. The main characters Anu and Arya were dead in the show. However, they are reborn as Gowri and Shankar. With the leap, several new characters entered the show and became pivotal ones. All other previous cast including the Vardhans quit the show due to leap but Sriram Venkat, HK Varsha and Ramjagan were retained.
Kalyan Reddy and Divya were cast to essay the roles of Abhay Vardhan and Aakanksha Vardhan respectively while Naveen Komma was cast to play the main antagonist, Rakesh (Jalandhar's son).
Adaptations
edit| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathi | Tula Pahate Re तुला पाहते रे |
13 August 2018 | Zee Marathi | 20 July 2019 | Original |
| Kannada | Jothe Jotheyali ಜೊತೆ ಜೊತೆಯಲಿ |
9 September 2019 | Zee Kannada | 19 May 2023 | Remake |
| Telugu | Prema Entha Madhuram ప్రేమ ఎంత మధురం |
10 February 2020 | Zee Telugu | Ongoing | |
| Malayalam | Neeyum Njanum നീയും ഞാനും |
Zee Keralam | 8 April 2023 | ||
| Tamil | Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham நீதானே எந்தன் பொன்வசந்தம் |
24 February 2020 | Zee Tamil | 25 December 2021 | |
| Odia | Kemiti Kahibi Kaha କେମିତି କହିବି କାହା |
25 January 2021 | Zee Sarthak | 12 March 2022 | |
| Punjabi | Akhiyan Udeek Diyan ਅੱਖੀਆਂ ਉਡੀਕ ਦੀਆਂ |
22 March 2021 | Zee Punjabi | 27 August 2021 |
References
edit- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram to premiere on February 10". The Times of India.
- ^ "Watch: First teaser of Prema Entha Madhuram is here; Meet Aryavardhan and Anu". The Times of India.
- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram completes 300 episodes; Sriram Venkat thanks fans". The Times of India.
- ^ "Venkat Sriram and Varsha HK starrer Prema Entha Madhuram's title song unveiled". The Times of India.
- ^ "Manasa Manohar to play Rajanandhini in 'Prema Entha Madhuram'; details inside". The Times of India.
- ^ "Sriram Venkat and Varsha HK starrer Prema Entha Madhuram makes it into top 5". The Times of India.
- ^ "Telugu daily soap Prema Entha Madhuram is back into top 5". The Times of India.
- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram and Extra Jabardasth back in the TRP race". The Times of India.
- ^ "Dhee Champions and Prema Entha Madhuram make it into the top 5 of TRP charts". The Times of India.
- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram is back in TRP race". The Times of India.
- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram sustains viewership; here's a look at the top 5 TV shows". The Times of India.
- ^ "Trinayani and Prema Entha Madhuram are back in the TRP race". The Times of India.