Maari
Genre
Written byDharmalingam (Dialogue)
Screenplay by
    • Sargunam Pungaraj
    • Muthuraja
    • APG Madhu
Directed by
    • Rathinam Vasudevan
Starring
Theme music composerHariharan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes200+[1]
Production
Producer
    • Shruthi Narayanan
    • Vinodha Narayanan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20–22 minutes per episode
Production companyShruthi Studios
Original release
NetworkZee Tamil
Release4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) –
present

Maari is an 2022 Indian-Tamil language Supernatural television series, starring Ashika Padukone, Adarsh HS, Sona Heiden, Sadhana and Shiva Subramanian and Directed by V. Sadhasivam. The main plot of the series was taken from Bengali language Zee Bangla's series Trinayani, which aired on 4 March 2019 to 26 July 2020.[2]

The story around of the girl Maari, who can foresee the future. It premiered on Zee Tamil from 4 July 2022 and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5.[3]

Plot

The story of mystery girl Maari, a simple small town girl. She can see and interact with ghosts, also can see the future and foresee impending dangers. Surya's mother was died and she went to see Maari as a soul and pleased her to help her son from death. She goes on to marry Surya under unusual circumstances and turns out to be his saviour.

Cast

Main

  • Ashika Padukone as Maari
    • A Poor family background girl, She can see and interact with ghosts, and also can see the future. Surya's wife.
  • Adarsh HS as Surya
    • A rich entrepreneur, Maari's Husband. Thara's stepson, Devi and Jagadeesh's son.
  • Sona Heiden (2022-2023) → Sadhana as Thara
    • Main Antagonist: Jagadeesh's second wife, Surya's step mother, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's mother.

Surya's Family

  • Shiva Subramanian as Jagadeesh
    • Devi and Tara's husband; Surya, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's father.
  • Meera Krishna as Devi
    • A Spirit, Suriya's mother, Jagadeesh's first wife.
  • Mukesh Kanna (2022-2023) → Navin Charles (2023- Present)as Aravind
    • Thara's first son, Jagadeesh's second son, Hasini's husband (Antagonist)
  • Tharun Appasamy as Dinesh
    • Thara's second son, Jagadeesh's third son, Sreeja's husband.
  • Shabnam as Hasini
    • Aravind's wife, Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter-in-law
  • Anitha Venkat as Sujatha (Devi's sister)
  • Deepa Nethran
    • She was lost her daughter and an accident lost her eyes. Jagadeesh's sister.
    • ______ as Priya, Jagadeesh and Thara's daughter.

Maari's Family

  • Abitha as Deivanai
    • Maari's foster mother and Sreeja's mother.
  • Delhi Ganesh as Neelakandan
    • Maari and Sreeja's grandfather, Deivanai's father.
  • Sairabanu as Sreeja
    • Maari's sister and Dinesh's wife. (Antagonist)

Recurring

  • Dheepthi Kapil (2022-2023) →Mounika(2023- Present ) as Jasmin (Antagonist)(Dead)
  • Ashwini Radhakrishna as Rasathi (A spirit)
  • Arun Padmanaban as Mrugan
  • Manohar Krishnan as Gangatharan
  • Ganesh as Shankara Pandi

Special Appearances

  • Vanitha Vijayakumar as Shakunthala
    • Suriya's relation. (2022 & 2023)
  • Pandiarajan as Rajan
    • Sagunthala's husband. (2022)
  • Krishnapriya K Nair as Meena
    • Maari's friend, Rajan and Shakunthala's daughter. (2022)
  • Nimesh Sagar as Meena's husband (2022)
  • Sudha Chandran as Chamundeshwari (2023)
  • Devayani as Muthu Pechi (2023)

Production

Casting

Actress Ashika Padukone was cast as Maari, She was reprising her role of Telugu version Trinayani serial,[4] making her comeback to Tamil Television after Tamil Selvi nearly two years. Newcomer Actor Adarsh HS was cast as the male lead role Surya. Abitha was cast as Maari and Sreeja's mother Deivanai, marking his return after Lakshmi Stores.[5] On 4 July 2022, Vanitha Vijayakumar and Pandiarajan were cast as special Appearances.[6] In September 2022, Sudha Chandran was cast as Chamundeshwari in Special Appearances.[7]

Actress Sona Heiden[8] was cast as main antagonist Thara, but was replaced by Sadhana in May 2023.[9] In Same month, Mukesh Kanna quit the show saying, "never got a chance to showcase my performance and skills as an actor, I never got to work for more than 2-3 days a month".

In 2022, actress Dheepthi Kapil entered the show as Surya's new love interest.[10] However, she also left resulting in Mounika Subramaniyam to play the role in March 2023.[11] In May 2023, actress Devayani was cast as special Appearances.[12] In July 2023, actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast as Mrugan.[13]

Promotion

Zee Tamil was promoted their new three fictions Meenakshi Ponnunga, Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum and including this series by making advertisement with popular film actress Sneha, Sangeetha and Saranya Ponvannan with the slogan 'Vanga Paarkalaam Ithu Namma Time' (வாங்க பார்க்கலாம் இது நம்ம நேரம்) and this promo released on 26 June 2022.[14]

Adaptations

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Trinayani
ত্রিনয়নী		 4 March 2019 Zee Bangla 26 July 2020 Original
Telugu Trinayani
త్రినయని		 2 March 2020 Zee Telugu Ongoing Remake
Punjabi Nayan - Jo Vekhe Unvekha
ਨਯਨ - ਜੋ ਵੇਖੇ ਉਨਵੇਖਾ		 3 January 2022 Zee Punjabi
Tamil Maari
மாரி		 4 July 2022 Zee Tamil
Marathi Satvya Mulichi Satavi Mulgi
सातव्या मुलीची सातवी मुलगी		 12 September 2022 Zee Marathi

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2023 Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022[15] Best Serial Maari TV Series Won
Favourite Serial Nominated
Best Villi Sona Heiden Thara Won
Favourite Villi Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Shabnam Hasini Won
People's Choice Face of The Year Ashika Padukone Maari Won
Favorite Heroine Nominated
Best Actress Nominated
Most Popular Marumagal Nominated
Best Actor Adarsh Surya Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Saira Banu Sreeja Nominated
Best Comedian Ganesh Sankara Pandi Nominated
2023 Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2023[16] Best Serial Nominated
Favorite Serial Nominated
Best Actor Female Ashika Padukone Maari Won
Favorite Actor Male Adarsh HS Surya Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Male Arun Mrugan Nominated
Best Villi - Villian Sadhana Thara Nominated
Favorite Villi - Villain Nominated
Best Comedian Ganesh Sankarapandi Won

References

  1. ↑ "Popular TV show 'Maari' completes 200 episodes". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tamil version of Bengali TV show Trinayani serial on Zee Tamil". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "New show 'Maari' on Zee Tamil". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Playing the same character again isn't tiring; I find ways to present my role in a new way: Ashika Padukone". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Deepa S. "மீண்டும் சீரியலில் ரீ-என்ட்ரி.. ஆனா இந்த முறை ஜீ தமிழ் சேனல்ல நடிக்கறாங்க திருமதி செல்வம்!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bigg Boss Tamil fame actress Vanitha Vijaykumar enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  7. ↑ Deepa S. "மாரி சீரியலில் மாஸ் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் பிரபல நடிகை சுதா சந்திரன்.. அஞ்சி நடுங்க போகும் தாரா - அப்படி என்ன கேரக்டரில் நடிக்கிறார் தெரியுமா??". tamil.samayam.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tamil actors Sona Heiden and Mukesh Kanna quit TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Actress Sadhana aka Shari enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tamil serial actress Dheepthi Kapil announces her exit from TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sembaruthi fame actress Mounika Subramaniyam enters TV show 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Devayani Raaja Kumaran joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Television actor Arun Padmanaban joins the cast of 'Maari'". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "கோவிலுக்கு வந்த இடத்தில் சீரியல் கதை.. சினேகா - சங்கீதா - சரண்யா கொடுத்த ஷாக்!". News18 Tamil Nadu.
  15. ↑ "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". The Times of India. 12 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Diwali arrives early with Zee Tamil". www.medianews4u.com. 4 November 2023.
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