Abirami

Abirami is a 2010 Indian-Tamil-language soap opera starring Gautami, K.K, Shanthi Williams, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram and Kalpana. It aired Monday through Thursday 9:30PM (IST) on Kalaignar TV from 18 January 2010 through 30 December 2010 for 198 episodes. Actress Gautami player Abirami, Nandha and Saranya and the show was directed by Mathivanan, with the creative head being Kutty Padmini.^[1][2]

Abirami
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	Sri. Narasimma (dialogue)
Directed by	Mathivanan
Creative director	Kutty Padmini
Starring	Gautami Shanthi Williams Vietnam Veedu Sundaram Kalpana
Theme music composer	Mariya Manohar
Opening theme	"Penninam Enbadhu" (Vocals) Tippu Harini Vinaitha Srini N. Muthu Vijayan (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	198
Production
Producers	Abirami Ramanathan Keerthana Fanning
Editor	Deepak Balaji R
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20-22 minutes
Production companies	Abhirami Mega Mall, Chennai Cine Times, Vikatan
Original release
Network	Kalaignar TV
Release	18 January (2010-01-18) – 30 December 2010 (2010-12-30)

From 13 July 2015 the show was relaunched on Kalaignar TV and aired Monday through Friday at 18:30 (IST). Starting from Monday, 2 November 2015, the show was shifted to the 20:00 (IST) time slot. Starting from Monday 4 January 2016, the show was shifted to the 21:30 (IST) time slot.

Plot

Abirami (Gautami) plays the protagonist, where she is a brave, bold and a beautiful woman who is typically a very straightforward person. She is against social injustice in society, and to women in particular. The serial features her fight against injustice, and her strategy in this fight.

Cast

• Gautami as Abirami, Saranya and Nandha^[3][4]
• Krishna Kumar as Abhirami's husband
• Jayakrishnan
• Shyam as Saranya's husband
• Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
• Kalpana
• Shanthi Williams
• Gopi as Gopi
• Sathya Sai as Viji
• Ravi Raj as Subramani
• Krishnakumar
• Lakshmi
• Bhavani
• Saimantha
• Y. Vijaya
• Rajapriya as Anandhakalyani
• Rajasekar
• Manohar
• Sridhar
• Sivakavitha
• Kumareshan
• Arya Nepal
• My Dear Bootham Abhilash
• Harish
• Madhan Sundar

Launching

The show was launching in Abhirami Mega Mall in Chennai. Tamil Film Actor Kamal Haasan was the chief guest at the event. Others present were the Producer's Council president Rama Narayanan, FEFSI chief VC Guhanathan, the Small Screen Actors' Association president Khushbu and Abirami Ramanathan.^[5][6]

Original soundtrack

Title song

It was written by the lyricist Na. Muthukumar and composed by the music director Mariya Manohar.

Soundtrack

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Penninam Enbadhu (பெண் இனம் என்பது)"	Na. Muthukumar	Tippu, Harini, Vinaitha, Srini	3:34

Airing history

The show started airing on Kalaignar TV on 18 January 2010 and It aired on Monday through Thursday 21:30 (IST). The channel started repeat aired from Monday 2 November 2015, the show was shifted to 20:00 (IST) time Slot. Starting from Monday 4 January 2016, the show was shifted to 21:30 (IST) time Slot.

Aired	Time	Episode
18 January 2010 (2010-01-18) - 30 December 2010 (2010-12-30)	Monday - Thursday 9:30PM (IST)	1-198
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) - 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01)	8:00PM (IST)	1-131 (R)
4 January 2016 (2016-01-04) - 4 August 2016 (2016-08-04)	9:30PM (IST)	132-198 (R)

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2017	Tamil Nadu State Television Awards for 2010[7][8]	Best Dubbing artist Female	Renukha	Won

International broadcast

The Series was released on 18 January 2010 on Kalaignar TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, South East Asia, Middle East, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Kalaignar TV and also aired in United States, Canada, Europe on Kalaignar Ayngaran TV. The show's episodes were released on Kalaignar TV YouTube channel.