Thirumathi Selvam (transl. Mrs. Selvam) is a 2007 Tamil television soap opera directed by S. Kumaran and produced by Radhika Srinivasan & B. Srinivasan for Vikatan Televistas. It stars Sanjeev and Abitha in the lead roles with Rindhya, Gautami and Vadivukkarasi played supporting roles. It premiered on 5 November 2007 and initially aired weekday afternoons on Sun TV, before being moved to 8PM on 1 December 2008.[1] The serial ended on 22 March 2013 with 1360 episodes. Thirumathi Selvam is currently re-airing on Kalaignar TV from 29 March 2021.
| Thirumathi Selvam | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | V. K. Amirtharaj |
| Screenplay by | V. K. Amirtharaj S. L. Amalraj |
| Story by | S. Kumaran |
| Directed by | S. Kumaran |
| Creative directors | M.V. Kumar B. Radha |
| Starring | Sanjeev Abitha Rindhya |
| Theme music composer | D. Imman (Title Song) Kiran (Background Score) |
| Opening theme | "Sooriyanae Chandhiranae" Shweta Mohan (Vocal) Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1,360 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | A. Sundaram K. Prabhuu |
| Producers | Radhika Srinivasan B. Srinivasan |
| Production location | Chennai |
| Cinematography | S. T. Martz |
| Editors | Sasi K. Basant G. V. Rajan B. Chandru S. Nielstein |
| Running time | approx. 16 minutes |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV (2007-2013) re-telecast Kalaignar TV (2021-2023) |
| Release | 5 November 2007 – 22 March 2013 |
| Related | |
| Pavitra Rishta | |
The story revolves around the lead character Selvam and showed how his good qualities, hard work, and love for his wife Archana and care for his best friend Nandhini and how that made him reach great heights. Then, it shows how money, fame, and power lead to his downfall.
The serial was remade in Hindi as Pavitra Rishta[2] under Balaji Telefilms, which aired on Zee TV, and in Malayalam as Nilavilakku which aired from 2009 to 2013 on Surya TV.
Cast
editMain
edit- Sanjeev Venkat as Selvam, Archana's husband – male lead, a mechanic, He loved his wife Archana. But soon he completely changed into ruthless, and he lost all his wealth and family and betrayed his own family and his friend.
- Abitha as Archana Selvam – Selvam's wife – female lead. A loving a caring wife.
Supporting
edit- K. R. Vatsala (2007–2008); Gowthami Vembunathan (2008–2013) as Mangalabhagyam "Bhagyam", Selvam's foster mother, Vasu and Rani's mother. She made Nandhini to change into evil against Archana and Selvam's life (main antagonist) (died in serial).
- Vadivukkarasi as Sivagami, Archana's mother (Died. Killed in bomb blast).
- Vizhuthugal Santhanam as Sivaramakrishnan a.k.a. Sivaraman, Archana's father (died)
- V C Jeyamani as Poongavanam; Selvam's father and Vasu and Rani's father
- Rindhya (2007–2009; 2012–2013) as Nandhini
- a businesswoman, Initially she one-sidedly loved him but changed after he married Archana. (episodes 1–1116)
- But she later turned into an antagonist, because of Archana's mother, Vasu and Bhagyam (episodes 1117–1356) (died in the serial)
- Latha Rao (2010–2011) as (Temporarily Replaced Rindhya's role as Nandhini)
Recurring
edit- Ceylon Manohar as Rangarajan, Nandhini's father, Selvam's well-wisher (died)
- Tinku (2007–2012); Dev Anand Sharma (2012–2013) as Vasu – Selvam's foster younger brother, Revathy's husband.
- Deepak Dinkar as Cherian aka Cherry, Kavya's husband (Antagonist) (Jailed) [3]
- Ragavi as Jayanthi, Archana's sister-in-law. (main antagonist)
- Supergood Kannan as Karunai Kumar, Archana's well-wisher, owner of Karunai Illam orphanage.
- Peeli Sivam as Narayanan (Periyavar), Poongavanam's elder brother, Selvam's father (died)
- Birla Bose as Vinothkumar "Vinoth" Sivaraman, Archana's brother
- Kavitha (2007–2010); Shivani (2010–2013) as Kavya Sorimuthu Aiyanaar; Cherry's wife, Archana's sister
- Archana (2007–2010); Kavya Varshini Arun (2010–2012) as Priya Dina, Archana's younger sister, Dina's ex-love interest (Died. Killed by Cherry)
- Aparna as Rani, Selvam's foster younger sister
- Sakthi Saravanan as Akash
- Soori as Amirtham, Selvam's assistant
- Swapna as Revathy Vasudevan, Vasu's wife, Rajashekar's daughter
- Vijay Anand as Dinakaran "Dheena", Chinthamani's son, Jayanthi's elder brother (antagonist)
- Priya as Chinthamani, Jayanthi and Dina's mother (antagonist)
- Satish (2008–2011); Arvind Khatare (2011–2013) as Chezhiyan "Chezhiyan", Nandhini's ex-husband
- Shravan as Dileepan, Kavya's ex-love interest
- Ramachandran Mahalingam as Rajashekar, Revathy's father
- Akila as Bhanumathi Shekhar, Archana and Selvam's old neighbour and wellwisher
- Apsara as Kavitha, Jayanthi's colleague
- Golden Suresh as Madhan Lal Seth
- Sheela as Parvathi, Karunai's mother
- Lenin as Raj Kumar, Karunai's father
- Venkat as Ranjith Kumar
- Sreedhar as Chandrashekar "Shekar", Bhanu's husband, Archana and Selvam's old neighbour
- Baby Harini as Ramya, Jayanthi and Vinodh's daughter
- Laxmi Rattan as Sushil Kumar, Selvam's business partner
- CN.Ravi Shankar as Muthu kumar
- T . Rajeswari as Dileepan's mother
- Sri Latha as Akash and Saroja's mother
- Ganesh Babu as Saroja's husband and Akash's brother-in-law
Awards and honours
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| Totals[a] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Wins | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominations | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
Note
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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| 2007 | Mylapore Academy Award [4] | Best Actress Award | Abitha | Archana | Won |
| 2008 | Vivel Chinnathirai Award [5] | Best Actress Award (2nd Runner up) | Abitha | Archana | Won |
| Best Actor Award | Sanjeev | Selvam | Won | ||
| Best Director Award | S. Kumaran | Won | |||
| Best Story Director Award | S. Kumaran | Won | |||
| 2010 | Sun Kudumbam Awards 2010[6] | Best Actor | Sanjeev | Selvam | Won |
| Best Actress | Abitha | Archana | Won | ||
| Best Director | S. Kumaran | Won | |||
| Best Serial | Thirumathi Selvam | Won | |||
| Best Dialogue Writer | V.K Amirtharaj | Won | |||
| Best Mother | Vadivukkarasi | Sivagami | Won | ||
| Best Mamanar | Vizhuthugal Santhanam | Sivaraman | Won | ||
| Best Mamiyar | Gowthami | Bagyam | Won | ||
| Best Sister | Aparna | Rani | Won | ||
| Best Negative Role Female | Ragavi | Jeyanthi | Nominated | ||
| Best Father | Jeyamani | Poongavanam | Won | ||
| 2012 | Best Actress | Abitha | Archana | Won | |
| Best Mother | Gauthami | Bagyam | Nominated | ||
| Best Mamiyar | Vadivukkarasi | Sivagami | Won | ||
| Best Serial | Thirumathi Selvam | Won | |||
| Best Jodi | Sanjeev & Abitha | Selvam & Archana | Nominated | ||
| Best Mamanar | V.C Jeyamani | Poongavanam | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | S. Kumaran | Won | |||
| Best Screenwriter | Ve. Ki. Amirtharaj | Won | |||
| Best Dialogue Writer | Amirtharaj | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematographer | S.T Martz | Nominated | |||
| Best Editor | Nilstin | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Tamil Nadu State Television Awards – 2009[7] | Best Series (1st) | Thirumathi Selvam | Won | |
| Best Actor Male | Sanjeev | Selvam | Won | ||
| Best Character role Female | Vadivukkarasi | Sivagami | Won | ||
| Best Negative Role Female | Gowthami | Bagyam | Won | ||
| Best Child Actress | Harini | Ramya | Won | ||
| Best Character Role Male | V.C Jeyamani | Poongavanam | Won | ||
| Best Director Award | S. Kumaran | Won | |||
| Best Cinematographer Award | S.T Martz | Won | |||
| Best Character Role Male | Vizhuthugal Santhanam | Sivaraman | Won | ||
| Best Negative Role Male | R. Ramachandran | Rajasekar | Won | ||
| Best Background voice for Male | Karthik | Won |
Crossover
editThirumathi Selvam had a crossover with Thendral as a special episode on 1 May 2011.[8]
References
edit- ^ Vanita Kohli-Khandekar (6 February 2012). "From content shop to media major". Business Standard. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ "Did you know 'Pavitra Rishta' was the remake of THIS Tamil show?".
- ^ "திருமதி செல்வம் vs தென்றல்". 70MM Story Reel. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ "Chennai / Miscellany : Awards function". The Hindu. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008.
- ^ "Vivel Chinnathirai Award 2008". www.southdreamz.com. 17 November 2009.
- ^ "பிரமாண்டமான முறையில் நடந்த சன் குடும்பம் விருதுகள் வழங்கும் விழா". Dinakaran. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Chinna thirai Television News/Tamilnadu Government Announced TV Awards". Dinamalar. 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "திருமதி செல்வம் vs தென்றல்". 70MM Story Reel. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2020.