Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language soap opera that aired on Star Vijay. The show was launched on 3 November 2014 to 27 January 2017 for 600 episodes. This series was remake of Hindi series Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and stars Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya and Karan Patel portraying Dr. Ishita and Raman.
The show stars Priya Bhavani Shankar (who was later replaced by Chaitra Reddy) with Amit Bhargav in the lead roles, Whilst Nivahsni Shyam in the supporting role. The show was directed by Thai Selvam and has dialogues written by Marudhu Shankar. The music is composed by Arun Prabhakar. The show is completely based on the Hindi show Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, which is aired on Star Plus and is partly based on Manju Kapur's novel Custody and it concluded on 27 January 2017.
The pair was known as #Arjiya or #Arya on social networking sites. Unfortunately in the end of 2016, actress Priya quit the show due to her contract expiring and was replaced by newcomer actress Chaitra Reddy. Meanwhile, the ratings tanked and the show was abruptly cancelled. Set in Chennai, the show follows the love story of Priya, a Malayali and Arjun, a Tamilian who lives next door as they marry each other for Pooja, their relationship blossoms.
Plot Following a divorce from his unfaithful wife Vandhana (Vandana), after her affair with his boss Ashok, CEO Arjun Swaminathan is a bitter man, but he loves his daughter, Pooja. Dr. Priya Unnikrishnan, a dentist who lives next door, also loves Pooja. Unable to have children of her own, she has been unable to find a partner willing to marry an infertile woman. Vandhana and Ashok win custody of Aditya (called Adi), Arjun's elder son and also try to take custody of Pooja from Arjun. Priya and Arjun put aside their dislike of each other to marry to protect the little girl and ultimately win custody of the child. Ashok tries to take revenge, convincing Arjun that Pooja is not his daughter until Priya realizes what's going on and uses a DNA test to resolve Arjun's doubts.
Cast Main Priya Bhavani Shankar (2014-Oct.2016) as Dr. Priya Arjun: Manju and Unni's younger daughter, Arjun's second wife, Aditya and Pooja's stepmother Chaitra Reddy (Nov. 2016 - Jan.2017) as Dr. Priya (Replacement of Priya Bhavani) Amit Bhargav as Mr. Arjun Swaminathan (2014-2017): Dhanalakshmi and Swaminathan's elder son, Dr. Priya's husband, Vandana's ex-husband, Ashok's ex-employee and his arch-rival; Aditya, and Pooja's father. Amit also portrayed as Malli, a local gangster, Arjun's imposter in 2017. Nivashnee Shyam as Pooja Arjun: Daughter of Arjun and Vandhana, Priya's stepdaughter Anandh Ram as Aditya Arjun: Son of Arjun and Vandhana, Priya's stepson Vandana Michael as Vandana, Arjun's ex-wife, Ashok's ex-girlfriend, Pooja and Aditya's mother
Supporting Nathan Shyam as Ashok Kumar, Arjun's business rival, Vandhana's ex-boyfriend and Vaishali's husband Lokesh Baskaran as Jai: Arjun's best friend, Vandana's younger brother and Vaishali's ex-boyfriend, Kavya's ex-fiancée and Shruti's husband VJ Vaishali Vijay (2014-Oct.2015) → Vanitha Hariharan (2015-2017) as Vaishali Ashok Kumar: Vaidehi's daughter, Kavitha and Priya's cousin sister, Jai's ex-girlfriend and Ashok's wife Vishwam (2014-Aug.2016) → Madhu Mohan (2016-2017) as Unnikrishnan: Manju's husband, Kavitha and Priya's father, Vaishali's uncle Sadhana as Manjula Unnikrishnan: Unni's wife, Kavitha and Priya's mother, Vaishali's aunt Ravishankar as Swaminathan: Dhanalakshmi's husband, Sukanya, Arjun, Manoj and Shruti's father, Pooja, Aditya's grandpa Kuyili (2014–Apr.2016) as Dhanalakshmi Swaminathan "Dhanam": Swami's wife, Sukanya, Arjun, Manoj and Shruti's mother, Pooja, Aditya's grandma Revathee Shankar (2016-2017) as Dhanam (Replacement of Kuyili) Manoj Kumar as Manoj Swaminathan: Dhanam and Swami's younger son, Arjun's younger brother and who was one-sidedly loved Vaishali. Syamantha Kiran as Sukanya Eshwar: Dhanam and Swami's elder daughter, Arjun's elder sister and Eshwar's wife, Ananya's mother Isvar Raghunath as Eshwar: Sukanya's husband and Ananya's father Kavitha as Kavitha Balakrishnan: Unni and Manju's elder daughter, Priya's elder sister and Bala's wife, Shravan's mother Kadhal Kannan as Balakrishnan: Kaveri's elder son, Subbu's older brother, Kavitha's husband and Shravan's father Myna Nandhini (2014-Aug.2015) → Rhema Ashok (2015-2017) as Shruti Jai: Dhanam and Swami's younger daughter, Arjun's younger sister and Jai's wife Karthik Sasidharan as Aravind Kumar, Ashok's younger brother. Badekkila Pradeep as Abijith "Biju": Priya's childhood friend Karthick Vasudevan as Karthik: Arjun's lawyer and his best friend, Kavya's boyfriend Anu Sulash (2014–May.16) → Haripriya Isai (2016–17) as Anuradha Manoj Kumar: Priya's clinic assistant Pavithra Janani as Kavya Karthick: Jai's ex-fiancée, Karthick's wife Siddharth Kumar as Subbu: Kaveri's younger son, Bala's younger brother and Priya's ex-fiancée Usha Elizabeth as Kaveri: Bala and Subbu's mother Priya Manjuathan as Ramya Joseph Anees Shaz as Subbu VJ Apsara as Ragini: Subbu's wife Rekha Suresh as Vaidehi: Manju's younger sister, Vaishali's mother Soodhu Kavvum Sivakumar as Shiva Sridevi Ashok (2017) as Swapna: Malli's wife
Guests Sivaranjani as Sivaranjani – Arjun's childhood friend (2016)
Spin-off Owing to its success cult for following years, Star Vijay made a decision to make a spin-off series and titled as Vikram Vedha (later known as Modhalum Kaadhalum). premiered on 24 April 2023, It focuses on Priya's niece Dr.Vedha, a pediatrician portrayed by Aswathy opposite Sameer portrayed as Vikram, a businessman.
Adaptations LanguageTitleOriginal releaseNetwork(s)Last airedNotesHindiYeh Hai Mohabbatein ये है मोहब्बतें3 December 2013StarPlus19 December 2019OriginalKannadaAvanu Mathe Shravani ಅವನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಶ್ರಾವಣಿ16 June 2014Star Suvarna30 June 2017RemakeTamilKalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai கல்யாணம் முதல் காதல் வரை3 November 2014Star Vijay27 January 2017BengaliMon Niye Kachakachi মন নিয়ে কাছকাছি12 January 2015Star Jalsha19 September 2015MalayalamPranayam പ്രണയം6 July 2015Asianet28 April 2017MarathiNakalat Saare Ghadle नकळत सारे घडले27 November 2017Star Pravah17 May 2019TeluguEnnenno Janmala Bandham ఎన్నెన్నో జన్మల బంధం18 October 2021Star Maa1 September 2023TamilModhalum Kaadhalum மோதலும் காதலும்24 April 2023Star Vijay21 June 2024MarathiPremachi Gosht प्रेमाची गोष्ट4 September 2023Star Pravah5 July 2025MalayalamIshtam Mathram ഇഷ്ടം മാത്രം26 August 2024Asianet15 May 2026
Awards and honours
Year Award Category Recipient Role Result 2015 Vijay Television Awards Favourite Find Amit Bhargav Arjun Favourite Find Priya Bhavani Shankar Priya Favourite Supporting Actor Female Kuyili Dhanam Favourite Actor Male Amit Bhargav Arjun Favourite Actor Female Priya Bhavani Shankar Priya Favourite Screen Pair Amit Bhargav and Priya Bhavani Shankar Arjun and Priya Favourite Fiction Series Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai – Series Favourite Supporting Actor Male Lokesh Jai Best Background Music Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Best Child Actor Nivashini Pooja 2017 Vijay Television Awards Favourite Actor Male Amit Bhargav Arjun Favourite ActressPriya Bhavani Shankar Priya Favourite Mamiyar Shari (Sadhana) Manjula Unnikrishnan Favourite Mother Shari (Sadhana) Manjula Unnikrishnan Best Family Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai Best Child Actor Nivashini Pooja Favourite Screen Pair Amit Bhargav and Priya Bhavani Shankar Arjun and Priya Best Director Thai Selvam Favourite Fiction Series Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai – Series
References
Notes ^" Official Website". Retrieved 2016-07-21 ^"KMKV set to witness interesting twists -The Times of India". Retrieved 2016-07-21 ^"Vijay TV set to strengthen prime time band"- Indian Television. Retrieved 2016-07-21 ^"This recognition is very special:Amit Bhargav" – The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-07-21
External links
Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai at JioHotstar