Kumkumapoovu () was an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera that aired on Asianet from 2011 to 2014. It ran for 785 episodes. The cast included Asha Sharath, Sajan Surya, Shelly Kishore, Shanavas Shanu, Aswathy, G.K Pillai and Rindhya.
The serial won several awards at the Asianet Television Awards including Best Serial 2012, Best Script for 2012,2013 and 2014, Best Actor for Sajan Surya in 2012 and 2013, Best Actress for Asha Sarath and Shelly in 2012 and 2013 respectively.
A spiritual sequel of the series titled Karuthamuthu was aired on Asianet from 2014 to 2019. The series is set in a story of another families with Illekettu Namboothiri reprises his role of Satyasheelan.
Plot Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. Shalini was rescued from the unkind butcher and raised in a home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala, Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.
Cast Asha Sarath as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran – Jagannatha and Vasantha's daughter; Jithan's ex-lover; Prabhakaran's wife; Shalini, Amala and Arun's mother; Karthika's grandmother Shelly Kishore as Shalini Rudhran – Jayanthi and Jithan's daughter; Prabhakaran's step-daughter; Subhadramma's foster daughter; Amala and Arun's half-sister; Mahesh's foster sister; Rudhran's wife Sajan Surya as Mahesh – Subhadramma's son; Shalini's foster brother; Amala's husband; Karthika's father Shanavas Shanu as Rudhran – Shalini's husband Aswathy Thomas as Amala Mahesh – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's daughter; Arun's sister; Shalini's half-sister; Mahesh's wife; Karthika's mother GK Pillai as Colonel Jagannatha Varma – Vasantha's husband; Jayanthi's father; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandfather Lishoy as Prabhakaran aka Prabha – Jayanthi's husband; Amala and Arun's father; Shalini's step-father; Karthika's grandfather Kalaranjini as Subhadramma aka Athimuttathamma – Mahesh's mother; Shalini's foster mother; Karthika's grandmother Sona Jelina as Karthika Mahesh – Amala and Mahesh's daughter Amith as Jithan – A Writer; Jayanthi's ex-lover; Shalini's father Jayakrishnan Kichu / Pratheesh Nandan as Arun Prabhakaran – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's son; Amala's brother; Shalini's half-brother; Karuna's and Chithra husband Anjana Haridas-as Chithra Arun;Arun's second wife Dharmambigai Rindhya as Karuna Arun – Arun's exwife Indira Thampi as Vasantha Varma – Jagannatha's wife; Jayanthi's mother; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandmother T.S Raju as Markose – Mariamma's husband; Shalini's former caretaker Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose – Markose's wife; Shalini's former caretaker Santhosh Kurup as CI Jayapalan Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan (Antagonist) Yadhu Krishnan as Adarsh (Antagonist) Amboori Jayan as Govindan Anjana Haridas as Chithra Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan Haridas Varkala as Keeri Rajeev Roshan as Anand Vimal Raj as Kazhukan Shaji Chitra Iyer as Arundathi Jithans friend Vanitha Krishnachandran as Professor Rajalakshmi Bijoy Varghese Sreeya Remesh as Meera Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate Sreekala V K as Police Constable Kallayam Krishadas Karthika Kannan as Kanchana Alina Padikkal as Thara
Awards 5th Asianet Television awards 2012 Best Serial – G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . Pvt.Ltd) Best Director – Praveen Kadakkavoor Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh Best Actress – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi Best Debut – Shelly as Shalini Most Popular Actor – Shanavas as Rudhran Best Dubbing Artist – Bhagyalakshmi for Prof. Jayanthi Best Actor in a negative role (Female) – Ashwathy as Amala Best Character Actor – T.S. Saju as Markose Best Cinematographer – Hemachandran Best Music Director – Rony Rapheal for Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole Best lyrics – Prayaar Geethamohan Best editor – Rohit Roshan Special Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna Lifetime Achievement Awards – GK Pilla
6th Asianet Television Awards 2013 Evergreen Hit serial – Kumkumapoovu Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh Best Actress – Shelly as Shalini Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker Golden star of the year – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi Best Actor in a negative role (female) – Ashwathy as Amala Best Actor in a negative role (female) Spl. Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna Best Actor in a negative role (male) – Devendranath Background score – Sanand George Best Dubbing Artist Male – Shobi Thilakan for Jithan Best Dubbing Artist Female – Devi S. for Amala Best editor – Rohit Roshan 7th Asianet Television Awards 2014 Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker Best editor – Rohit Roshan Asiavision Television awards 2013 2013 – Best Actress (Asha) 2013 – Best serial 2013 – Best Negative Actress (Aswathy) Asiavision Television Awards 2014 2014 – Best Actress (Shelly) 2014 – Golden star (Asha) 2014 – Popular Actor (Shanavas)
Adaptations LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotesMalayalamKumkumapoovu കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ്31 January 2011 Asianet1 February 2014OriginalTamilAval அவல்7 November 2011 Star Vijay16 March 2013RemakeKannadaAmma ಅಮ್ಮಾ1 February 2016 Star Suvarna4 February 2017 MarathiLek Majhi Ladki लेक माझी लाडकी2 May 2016Star Pravah22 October 2018TeluguKumkuma Puvvu కుంకుమ పువ్వు18 July 2016 Star Maa26 April 2024
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