Saadhana is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 24 January 2022 airing on GeminiTV and it is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT.[1][2] The serial stars Shambhavi Gurumoorthy and Hussain Ahmed Khan in lead roles. The show is an official remake of Tamil television series Kayal which is being aired on Sun TV.[3]

Saadhana
GenreDrama
family
Written byDialogues
Madhu Sri
Suresh Kakumani
Directed byJayan (1 - 184)
Parvatapuram Ramesh (185 - 369)
G.K (370 - 487)
Parvatapuram Ramesh (488 - 598)
StarringShambhavi Gurumoorthy
Hussain Ahmed Khan
Opening theme"Evare evare neevu"
Country of originIndia
Original languageTelugu
No. of episodes598
Production
Executive producerKoyilada Laxman Rao
ProducersSankabattula Kishore Kumar
Abhishek Reddy Bobbala
Harish Rampalli
CinematographyPrem Kumar
EditorsShirisha Chandramouli Miryala
Chandana Sai Pushpak
prithvi sekhar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20-22 minutes
Production companiesChandana Studios
Abhihara Creations
Original release
NetworkGemini TV
Release24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) –
6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)

Plot

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Saadhana is a hardworking woman and the only earner in her family. She had many hurdles in her life, like her younger sister's wedding, an uncle determined for her downfall, and workplace harassment. The story revolves around how she bravely fights against these problems.

Cast

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  • Shambhavi Gurumoorthy as Saadhana
  • Hussain Ahmed Khan as Viraj aka Kamal
  • Seetha as Meenakshi (Saadhana, Moorthy and Jyothi's mother)
  • Haanvika srinivas as Jyothi, Saadhana's younger sister and Vamsi's wife
  • Chandu (1-269) /Shanmukha Vickrama (269-present) as Moorthy, Saadhana's elder brother
  • Aparna Praveen as Dhanam, Moorthy's wife
  • Rafikshaa as Ravi, Saadhana's younger brother
  • Fouziee / Priya sreenivas as Deepa, Saadhana's younger sister
  • Kota Shankar Rao / Meka Ramakrishna as Gangaraju, Sadhana's elder father
  • Sobha Rani / Vijaya as Nagamani, Gangaraju wife
  • Shanthi Reddy as Vedavalli, Vamsi mother
  • Madhu Menon as Vamsi's father
  • Kumrani Sridevi as Indumathi, Viraj's mother
  • Ajay as Chandu, Viraj's father
  • Basavaraj as Anand, Viraj's friend
  • Gopikar as Doctor Gowtham
  • Mamta Narayan as Aasha, Gangaraju's daughter and Saadhana's cousin
  • Nishanth as Siva, Gangaraju's son and Saadhana's cousin
  • Ramesh as Lambu
  • Jayalalitha as Rajya Lakshmi
  • Sravan Rajesh as Abhiram

Crossover Episodes

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  • From 6 March 2023 to 11 March 2023 in episodes 342 to 347, Saadhana had a crossover with Sundari serial as Mahasangamam.

Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Tamil Kayal
கயல்
25 October 2021 Sun TV Ongoing Original
Telugu Saadhana
సాధన
24 January 2022 Gemini TV 6 January 2024 Remake
Kannada Radhika
ರಾಧಿಕಾ
14 March 2022 Udaya TV Ongoing
Marathi Majhi Manasa
माझी माणसं
30 May 2022 Sun Marathi 1 May 2024
Malayalam Bhavana
ഭാവന
26 June 2022 Surya TV Ongoing

References

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  1. ^ "Sadhana Telugu Serial Cast, Crew, Timings, Real Names - Gemini TV Serial". Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  2. ^ "SunNetwork - Program Detail". www.sunnetwork.in. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Kayal in Telugu as 'Saadhana' - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.