| Karuthamuthu | |
|---|---|
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| കറുത്തമുത്ത് | |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Pradeep Panicker |
| Directed by | Praveen Kadakkavoor |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 1450 |
| Production | |
| Production location | Kerala |
| Cinematography | Hemachandran B.Kumar |
| Editor | Ajith Dev Pothencode |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Asianet |
| Release | 20 October 2014 – 9 August 2019 |
| Related | |
| Karthika Deepam Muddulakshmi Bharathi Kannamma Rang Majha Vegla Dil Ko Tumse Pyar Hua Anurager Chhowa | |
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Karuthamuthu (transl. Black Pearl) is a 2014 Indian television Malayalam language serial that launched on Asianet channel on 20 October 2014. It is the one of the longest ran television soap opera[broken anchor] on Malayalam television, having aired for five years and consisting of 1,450 episodes across four seasons.[1]
The show had the highest TRP rating in the beginning, but as the season went on, the rating dropped, leading the channel to discontinue the serial. It is the first Malayalam programme to be recreated in six Indian languages: Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and Tamil. It is also the first Malayalam serial to be remade into 8 other language serials. Since 15 June 2020, the show has been rebroadcast on Asianet Plus at 1.00 PM IST in the noon slot, although it was eventually terminated owing to low ratings.
- ^ M., Athira (24 September 2015). "Gem of a role". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 September 2018.