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| Chithi | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Screenplay by | Raj Prabhu Kavibharathy Dialogue: Raj Prabhu Kavibharathy |
| Story by | C. J. Baskar |
| Directed by | C. J. Baskar |
| Starring | Radhika Sarathkumar Sivakumar Yuvarani Subhalekha Sudhakar Deepa Venkat Hemalatha / Neena (Tamil actress) |
| Theme music composer | Dhina |
| Opening theme | "Kanninmani Kanninmani" Nithyasree Mahadevan (Vocal) Vairamuthu (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 467 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Sakthi Saravanan |
| Running time | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Radaan Mediaworks |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 20 December 1999 – 1 November 2001 |
| Related | |
| Chithi 2 | |
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Chithi is an Indian Tamil prime time soap opera that aired on Sun TV. The show premiered on 20 December 1999 and ended on 1 November 2001.[1] It aired Monday through Friday at 9:30pm. The serial stars Radhika Sarathkumar in dual roles, with Sivakumar, Yuvarani, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Hemalatha / Neena and Deepa Venkat. Anju, Latha Sabapathi, Poovilangu Mohan, Ajay Rathnam, Riyaz Khan, Vijay Adhiraj and Tharika play supporting roles.[2]
The show was produced by Radaan Mediaworks, directed by C. J. Baskar.[3] The title track was composed by Dhina. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV and United Kingdom Tamil Channel on Deepam TV. The show started reairing from 6 April 2020 to 26 June 2021 in Sun TV. It was dubbed into Telugu as Pinni and aired on Gemini TV.
A reboot version of the series titled Chithi 2 premiered from January 27, 2020, on Sun TV starring Radikaa Sarathkumar and Preethi Sharma.[4]