The third season of Saravanan Meenatchi began aired on 18 July 2016 and finished on 17 August 2018. It consisted of 575 episodes.[1][2][3] The show starred Sun Music anchor Rio Raj and Saravanan Meenatchi (season 2) fame Rachitha Mahalakshmi in the titular roles.[4]
Saravanan Meenatchi | |
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Season 3 | |
Starring | Rio Raj Rachitha Mahalakshmi Gayathri Yuvraaj |
No. of episodes | 1901 (as of combining three seasons) |
Release | |
Original network | Star Vijay |
Original release | 18 July 2016 17 August 2018 | –
Season chronology |
The 2nd longest Tamil TV series ended up with season 3 being the last version of the Saravanan Meenatchi franchise after running successfully for 1765 episodes as of 17 August 2018 (7 years).[5][6]
Synopsis
editLove blossoms between a simple middle class boy Saravanan (Rio Raj) and a rich girl Meenatchi (Rachitha Mahalakshmi), an MBA graduate from London. Despite the differences in their background, Saravanan and Meenakshi get married and lead a happy life together.
Cast
editMain
edit- Rio Raj as Saravanan Veluchamy: Ramasamy's Grandson; Meenatchi's husband, Veluchamy's Second son and Muthazhagu's ex-fiance[7]
- Rachitha Mahalakshmi as Meenatchi Saravanan / Vedhavalli: Saravanan's wife, Lakshmi's first daughter and Veluchamy's Second daughter in law
- Gayathri Yuvraaj as Muthazhagu Sankarapandi: Sankarapandi's wife; Palani's first daughter and Raji's best friend, Saravanan's ex-fiance
- Ravi Chandran as Veluchamy: Ramasamy's son; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's father and Deivanai's husband and Palani's brother and Maruthu's best friend
- Senthi Kumari as Deivanai Veluchamy: Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya, Raji's mother and Veluchamy's wife; Ramasamy's daughter in law
- Rajasekar as Ramasamy: Veluchamy and Palani's father; Sankarapandi, Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's Grand father
- Sankarapandi as Sankarapandi Veluchamy: Veluchamy's first son; Saravanan, Sathya and Raji's elder brother ; Muthazhagu's husband
- Deepa Shankar as Pazhaniyammal [Pazhani]: Veluchamy's sister and Ramasamy's daughter; Muthazhagu and Thangam's mother
- Syamantha Kiran as Sathyavathi Sakthivel a.k.a.[Sathya]: Sankarapandi's younger sister and Saravanan and Raji's elder sister, Veluchamy's first daughter; Sakthivel's wife
- Rajkumar Manoharan as Sakthivel: Sathya's husband
- Pavithra Janani as Rajeswari Veluchamy a.k.a. [Raji]: Veluchamy's Second daughter; Sankarapandi, Sathya and Saravanan's younger sister and Randi's love interest
Recurring
edit- Lakshmi Vasudev as Lakshmi Marudupandi: Marudu's wife; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's mother
- Gnanasambandan as Marudupandi a.k.a. Marudu: Veluchamy's best friend and Lakshmi's husband; Meenatchi, Randi and Jyothi's father
- Rindhya as Maya / Madathi: Vedhavalli's Foe
- Suchithra as Jyothi, Maruthu's Younger daughter; Meenatchi and Randi's younger sister
- Britto as Rathnavel Pandi [Randi]: Maruthu's son and Meenatchi's younger brother; Raji's love interest
- Anbarasan as Muthaiah: Lakshmi's brother; Meenatchi's uncle and Karthi's father
- Meenakshi Govindarajan as Thangam a.k.a. Thangameenatchi: Palani's second daughter, Muthazhagu's younger sister and Kathir's lover
- 'Dubsmash' Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Kathirvel Saravanan [Kathir]: Thangam's lover
- Suzane George / Haripriya Isai as Raadhika: Sankarapandi's ex-fiance
- Shivani Narayanan as Gayatri: Saravanan's friend and Swetha's friend; Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition
- Myna Nandhini as Madonna: Meenatchi's best friend
- V. J. Chitra as Veni: (Ghost), Karthi 's wife (Killed by Lakshmi and her brother; so she take a revenge against Meenatchi's family)
- Vadivukkarasi as Judge
- Rhema Ashok as Swetha: Gayatri's friend and Saravanan's friend but initially she doesn't like Saravanan. Also a Participant in Kitchen Competition
- Karthi as Karthi: Anbarasu's son and Meenatchi's ex-fiance and Veni's husband
- Kumara Moorthi as Kuruvilla, Saravanan's best friend
- Franklin as Gnanamani, Saravanan's best friend
- Vasu Vikram as Renganathan: Kathir's Father
- Nithya Ravindran as Sivakami Ammal: Kathir's Mother
- Saai Gayatri as (Host)
- V.J. Andrews as (Host) and Saravanan's friend
Awards and nominations
editYear | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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2017[8][9] | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Find of The Year | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Won |
Favourite Actor Female | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Female | Gayathri | Muthazhagu | Won | ||
Special Jury Award | Sankarapandi | Sankarapandiyan | Won | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Fiction Series | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Won | |||
Best Family | Nominated | ||||
Best Director | Praveen Bennet | Won | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | Deepa | Nominated | |||
Favourite Mamiyar | Senthikumari | Deivanai | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mother | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Daglus Kumara Moorthy | Kuruvilla | Nominated | ||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Frankline | Gnanamani | Nominated | ||
Favourite Negative role Female | Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Nominated | ||
Favourite Actor Male | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated | ||
2018 | Galatta Nakshathra Awards | Best Actor | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated |
Best Actress | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Nominated | ||
Best Pair | Rio Raj & Rachitha | Saravanan & Meenatchi | Nominated | ||
Best Villain | Gayathri | Muthazhagu | Nominated | ||
Best Serial | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Senthil Kumari | Deivanai | Nominated | ||
Nandhini | Nominated | ||||
4th Vijay Television Awards | 6 Years Awards | Rachitha | Meenatchi | Won | |
Favourite Actor Male | Rio Raj | Saravanan | Nominated | ||
Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Sankarapandi | Sankarapandiyan | Nominated | ||
Favourite Mamiyar | Senthil Kumari | Deivanai | Won | ||
Favourite Fiction Series | Saravanan Meenatchi (season 3) | Nominated | |||
Best Crew Fiction | Nominated | ||||
Favourite Family | Nominated | ||||
Best Father | Ravi Chandran | Nominated | |||
Favourite Comedian Fiction | Rajkumar | Sakthivel | Won | ||
Kumara Moorthi | Kuruvilla | Nominated | |||
Favourite Screen Pair | Rio Raj & Rachitha | Saravanan & Meenatchi | Nominated |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The popular TV show will see its season 3 take off starting tomorrow". www.dnaindia.com.
- ^ "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி சந்திச்சிட்டாங்க... இனி ஏலேலோதான்..." tamil.filmibeat.com. 30 July 2016.
- ^ "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி 3 : கபாலி படம் ரிலீஸ்... ரஜினிக்கு பாலபிஷேகம் செய்த சரவணன்". tamil.filmibeat.com. 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Saravanan Meenatchi' (Meenakshi) season 3: Rio, Rachita-starrer Vijay TV's show takes off on Monday". www.ibtimes.co.in. 16 July 2016.
- ^ "After 7 years Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Saravanan Meenatchi coming to an end after 7 years, Rachita Mahalakshmi breaks down into tears". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "சரவணன் மீனாட்சி- 3: சரவணனாக நடிக்கும் சன் மியூசிக் ரியோ". tamil.filmibeat.com. 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Vijay TV Awards 2017 on May 6". The Times of India.
- ^ "Watch Vijay Awards at 3 pm today". The Times of India.