Kana Kanmani was an Indian Malayalam language soap opera premiered on 23 August 2021 aired on Surya TV. It stars Vindhuja Vikraman and Jay Kartik in lead roles along with M. B. Padmakumar, Ann Mathews and Revathi Krishna in supporting roles. It is a remake of Telugu television series Pournami that aired on Gemini TV. The show aired its last episode on 23 July 2022.
Synopsis Meera, a young woman, vies for the love of her father, who blames her for her mother's death. As a result, she does everything in her power to win him over but faces many challenges.
Cast Lead Vindhuja Vikraman as Meera Mahadevan Gautham: Radhika and Mahadevan's daughter; Yamuna's step-daughter; Preethi's half-sister; Gautham's wife. Jay Karthik as Gautham Kuberan: Bhagyalakshmi and Kuberan's son; Aparna's cousin; Meera's husband. M. B. Padmakumar as Mahadevan: Saraswathy's son; Radhika's widower; Yamuna's husband; Meera and Preethi's father; Swapna's arch-rival.
Recurring Ann Mathews as Yamuna Mahadevan: Chitra Sarojini daughter; Mahadevan's second wife; Preethi's mother; Meera's step-mother. Revathi Krishna as Preethi Mahadevan Akin: Mahadevan and Yamuna's daughter; Meera's half-sister; Akin's wife. Dr. Aishwarya Warrier / Geetha Nair as Saraswathy: Mahadevan's mother; Meera and Preethi's grandmother. Priya Prince as Swapna: A crooked businesswoman; Ishana's mother; Akin's aunt; Mahadevan's arch-rival. Akin M. A as Akin Madhav: Swapna's nephew; Preethi's husband. Mahesh as Kuberan: Bhagyalakshmi's husband; Gautham's father. Karthika Kannan as Bhagyalakshmi Kuberan: Renu's cousin; Kuberan's wife; Gautham's mother. Sreelakshmi Sreekumar as Ishana: Swapna's daughter Arjun Syam as Appu: An orphan boy adopted by Gautham and shares a sibling-like bond with him. Mahima / Sangeetha Sivan as Rajeshwari: Kadambariyamma's younger daughter; Radhika's sister. Amboori Jayan as Mani: Domestic help of Puthanmadathil house Aravind Bhasker as Vivek: Gautham's best friend who supports him in winning Meera's love. Bindu Murali as Sarojini: Chitra's aunt Subhash Nair as Bhargavan: Chitra's uncle Gayathri Varsha as Renu: Bhagyalakshmi's cousin; Aparna's mother Devika S as Aparna: Renu's daughter; Gautam's cousin
Guest K. R. Vijaya as Puthanmadathil Kadambariyamma: Radhika and Rajeshwari's mother; Meera's grandmother. (2021) (Dead) Abhirami as Radhika Mahadevan: Kadambariyamma's elder daughter; Rajeshwari's sister; Mahadevan's first wife; Meera's mother. (Dead) Rahul Ravi as Himself (Episode 53) Haritha G Nair as Herself (Episode 113) Dhanya Mary Varghese as Mercy Paul, a famous actress (Mahasangamam episode) Arathy Sojan as Kavya, Meera's friend (Mahasangamam episode) Reneesha Rahiman as Anjali, Meera's friend (Mahasangamam and wedding episode) Vishnu Nair as Adarsh, Kavya's husband (Mahasangamam episode) Jayaprakash as Abhijith, Anjali's husband (Mahasangamam and wedding episode) Anna Dona as Anupama (Wedding episode) Krish Menon as Indrajith (Wedding episode) Naveen Arakkal as Rudhra Prakash Rudhran: Rajeshwari's cousin (Wedding episode) Shanavas Shanu as Dinesh IPS, Mahadevan's friend (Wedding episode)
Cross-over episodes From 15 January 2022 to 18 January 2022 it had a Mahasangamam with Manassinakkare.
Adaptations Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Telugu Pournami పౌర్ణమి 12 November 2018 Gemini TV 27 March 2021 Original Kannada Manasaare ಮನಸಾರೆ 24 February 2020 Udaya TV 13 November 2021 Remake Tamil Kannana Kanne கண்ணன கண்ணே 2 November 2020 Sun TV 4 March 2023 Bengali Nayantara নয়নতারা 22 March 2021 Sun Bangla 30 April 2023 Malayalam Kana Kanmani കാന കൺമണി 23 August 2021 Surya TV 23 July 2022 Marathi Jau Nako Dur... Baba जाऊ नको दूर... बाबा 17 October 2021 Sun Marathi 4 November 2023
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