| Athipookal | |
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| Genre | Soap opera Family |
| Written by | Indra Soundar Rajan |
| Screenplay by | Indra Soundar Rajan |
| Directed by | K. Shanmugam (1-750) R. P. Marudhu (751-980) K. Shiva (981-1272) |
| Creative director | K. Shanmugam |
| Starring | Devadarshini Chetan Sandhya Jagarlamudi Rani |
| Theme music composer | X Paulraj |
| Opening theme | "Aariraro Uravugalae" Saindhavi (Vocals) Dr.Krithaya (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 1,272 |
| Production | |
| Producer | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | K. S. Udhayashankar |
| Editors | M. Velumurugan Palanisamy Muralikrishnan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes |
| Production company | Saregama |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 3 December 2007 – 14 December 2012 |
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Athipookal (transl. Fig flowers) was an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012 for 1272 episodes. The show starred Devadarshini, Chetan, Sandhya Jagarlamudi, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi and V.R. Thilakam. It was produced by Saregama and directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva. It is one of the most well known serials that aired on Sun TV in the afternoon slot. It received high praise and was a hit for the channel.[1] The show was retelecasted at the same channel from March 1, 2021 to March 25, 2022 at 10:30 am.[2]
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- ^ "Saregama's 'Chandralekha' Completes 1000 Episodes, It's Their Third Show to Reach This Milestone". India West. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018.