Chandrakumari

Chandrakumari
Genre
Written by
  • Radaan Media Creative Team
  • Dialogues by
  • Marudhu Shankar
  • Balamurali Varman
Screenplay by
  • S.Kumaresan (contemporary portion)
  • Raj Prabhu (historical portion)
Directed by
  • C.J Bhaskar (1–67)
  • O.N Rathnam (68 – 144)
  • Suresh Krissna (historical portion)
Creative directorRadikaa Sarathkumar
Starring
Theme music composerSirpy
Opening themeSeivai oru vidhiyai (செய்வாய் ஒரு விதியை)
ComposerSirpy
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes144
Production
Executive producerSuku Kochappan
Producers
Cinematography
  • Balamurugan
  • Shridhar
  • Phillips S. Vijayakumar
  • D.S. Vasan
Editors
  • Roshan
  • S. Richard
  • V. Jayashankar
Running time20–25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release10 December 2018 (2018-12-10) –
1 June 2019 (2019-06-01)
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Chandrakumari is an Indian Tamil-language television historical drama and soap opera, replacing the serial Vani Rani. It was directed by Suresh Krissna and O. N. Rathnam under the Sun Entertainment and Radaan Mediaworks banners. It premiered on Sun TV from 10 December 2018 to 1 June 2019 with 144 episodes.[1][2] The soap opera features Viji Chandrasekhar playing the lead role while Uma Riyaz Khan, Muktha, Venu Arvind and Devipriya play pivotal roles.[3][4] The sets for the shooting were established in Chennai and Mumbai.[5] The plot of the serial is based on the ancient queen Chandrakumari and on the actual ancient historical story.[6][7] The first day's episode was extended to one hour instead of a normal 28 minutes schedule and it became Sun TV, Gemini TV and Surya TV's first serial to have its opening episode for one hour. This serial portrays Radhika in a historical role.

  1. ^ "New TV serial Chandrakumari featuring Radhika Sarathkumar in 7 different roles to premiere soon". The Times of India. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "TV serial Chandrakumari crosses 100 episodes milestone". The Times of India. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ "New TV serial Chandrakumari featuring Radhika Sarathkumar in seven different roles to premiere soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Chandrakumari will be a grand, new experience for everyone: Radikaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ^ Subramanian, Anupama (20 September 2018). "Soap star to don 7 roles in her mega telly serial". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. ^ Naig, Udhav; Kannan, Ramya (11 December 2018). "Radikaa ups the ante with Chandrakumari". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ^ "வரலாற்று காவியத்தில் ராதிகா: மகளுக்காக மறுபிறவி எடுத்து வரும் சந்திரகுமாரி!". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 28 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.