Uravugal

Uravugal (transl. Relationships) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language television series that aired on Sun TV. The series premiered on 1 June 2009, starring Archana Krishnappa, Bhavana, Shreekumar Ganesh, Rajkanth and Durga. The series also reunited Bhavana, Shreekumar Ganesh and Rajkanth, who previously starred together three years before on Megala (2007-2010). The show was directed by Balaji Yadav, Shiva K. and S. Haribabu. The show is produced by San Television Media. The show last aired on 12 October 2012 and ended with 854 episodes. It also airs in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Vasantham TV.

Uravugal
Genre	Soap opera Drama
Written by	S. Saravanan Dialogue S.S Lalit R.Raksha R.Usha Kumar
Screenplay by	S. Kumaresan
Directed by	S.N Haribabu (Episode 1-405) S.M Haribabu (Episode 407-708) K.Shiva Prakash (Episode 710-883)
Starring	Archana Krishnappa, Bhavana Shreekumar Ganesh, Rajkanth, Durga, Peeli Sivam, Vincent Roy, Ramachandran,
Theme music composer	D. Imman
Opening theme	"Uravugalale Uravugalale"
Composers	G. V. Kalai Kathir Ramesh Rehan
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	883 + 2 Special Episodes
Production
Producers	Vaidehi Ramamoorthy S.Ashok Kumar
Cinematography	K.S.Shankar S. Dhandapani B.S Chella Pandiyan
Editors	B. L. Shankar Lingayath, Palanisamy
Camera setup	S. Dhandapani
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	San Television Media
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	1 June 2009 (2009-06-01) – 12 October 2012 (2012-10-12)

Plot

As the name implies, Uravugal is the tale of the conflicts that arise amongst the members of a single joint family following the passing of the elder. The family's eldest member, Annamalai, is wed to Parvathy. Krishnan and Gowri, their two children, were born. Azhagesan, the younger brother of Annamalai, gets wed to Visalakshi or Visalam. Mukunthan and Ranjani are their twins. Senthil Andavar, a worthless man who lives off his in-laws' money, is married to Ranjani. While Mukunthan possesses an MA, Krishnan did not complete any coursework and quit at the 10th grade level. They all coexist in harmony as one big family.

The boys' wedding is decided by the family. It was intended for Mukunthan to marry Gayathri, the educated daughter of Thanikachalam and Rajeshwari. Chitra, who comes from a middle-class background, and Krishnan have been paired together. Mukunthan and Annamalai visit Chitra's home, and Mukunthan is seduced by Chitra's attractiveness. The weddings of Mukunthan and Chitra and Krishnan and Gayathri are planned in the middle of this. In order to make his brother happy, Krishnan lied about his academic level and obtained an MA. The union has ended. Soon after realising the reality, Gayathri departs from Krishnan. A heart attack also claims Annamalai's life. After being convinced to do so by Senthil, Mukunthan and his mother are compelled to transfer his family away. After quickly seeing her error, Gayathri rejoins Krishnan. The two families reside apart.

The brothers' conflicts widen, and Mukunthan begins to despise Krishnan. A minor quarrel between Gayathri and Krishnan also happens, but it is all resolved. The two families continue to battle and argue bitterly while Gayathri and Chitra try to resolve issues, however Chitra has a lot of difficulty with a now-modified Mukunthan. The climax, shown where Mukundan is united completely with his family where Chitra accepts him.

Cast

Main cast

• Shreekumar Ganesh as Krishnan "Krishna", Gayathri's husband, Annamalai and Parvathy's son, Gowri's brother
• Archana Krishnappa (2009–11) / Bhavana (2011–12) as Gayathri Krishnan, Krishnan's wife
• Rajkanth as Mugunthan "Muguntha", Chithra's husband, Azhagesan and Visalam's son, Ranjani's twin-brother
• Durga as Chithra Mugunthan, Mukundan's wife

Supporting cast

• Sivakavitha as Ranjini, Senthil's wife, Mukundan's twin-sister
• Peeli Sivam as Annamalai, Krishnan and Gowri's father, Azhagesan's elder brother, Parvathy's husband
• Sneha Eswar / Neeba as Shwetha
• Mohammed Absar as Vishnu
• Vincent Roy as Thanikachalam
• Ramachandran Mahalingam as Senthil Aandavar, Ranjani's husband, Munkundan's brother-in-law
• Amarasigamani as Azhagesan, Annamalai's younger brother, Mukundan and Ranjani's father, Visalam's husband
• Nithya Ravindran as Rajeswari "Raji"
• Revathy Shankar as Visalatchi "Visalam" Azhagesan, Azhagesan's wife, Mukundan and Ranjani's mother
• Aarthika Shree as Sudha
• T. Rajeshwari as Parvathy Annamalai, Annamalai's wife, Krishnan and Gowri's mother
• J. Lalitha as Lakshmi, Chithra's mother
• Bharath Guru as Babu, Subramani's son, Gowri's husband, Krishnan's brother-in-law
• Sudha Sandeep as Gowri Babu, Annamalai and Parvathi's daughter, Krishnan's sister and Babu's wife
• Jayaprakash as Subramani, Babu's father and Gowri's father-in-law
• Comedy Kicha as Samippulla, Subramani's servant
• Shanthi Williams as Mangalam
• Sathya as Sathya
• Kavyavarshini as Tara, Babu's friend
• Sasi as Ravi, Sudha's ex-fiance
• Sonia as Vasanthi, Murugan's wife
• Jayandh as Murugan, Vasanthi's husband
• K.S. Jayalakshmi as Meenatchi
• Cool Suresh as Raja
• Dev Anand Sharma as Natarajan, Swetha's father
• Aarthi Agustine
• Kalpana as Devi

Title song

It was written by Vairamuthu, composed by D. Imman. It was sung by Nithyasree Mahadevan. Other required music for the serial was provided by G. V. Kalaikathir, Rehan and Ramesh. The male version of the title song was composed by Ramesh

Soundtrack

Tracklist

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Uravugalale Uravugalale"	Vairamuthu	D. Imman	Nithyasree Mahadevan	4:00
2.	"Vinnai Thodum Varai Poradu"	Asaithambi	Rehan		4:52
3.	"Uravugalale Uravugalale (Male Voice)"	Vairamuthu	Ramesh	Vijay Yesudas	4:00

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2009	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards for 2009	Best Actor Male	Shreekumar	Krishnan	Won
2010	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Brother	Rajkanth	Mukundhan	Won
2011	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards for 2011	Best Character Actress	Revathy Shanker	Visalatchi	Won
2012	Sun Kudumbam Awards
		Best Father-in-law	Vincent Roy	Thanikachalam	Won
		Best Editor	B.L Shanker		Won
		Best Screenwriter	Balasuriyan		Won
	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards for 2012	Best Dubbing artist Male	Thangaraj		Won
		Best Actors Female	Durga	Chithra	Won

External links

• Uravugal at IMDb