Aval (TV series)

Aval (transl. She) is an Indian Tamil-language family drama soap opera that aired on Star Vijay from 7 November 2011 to 15 March 2013 for 416 episodes.^[1] The concept development and direction is by G. Jayakumar, with U. Vallimuthu being the episode director. It is a remake of the Malayalam serial Kumkumapoovu that aired on Asianet.^[2][3]

Aval
Genre	Soap opera
Based on	Kumkumapoovu by G. Jayakumar
Written by	Pa.Athirai Senmozhi (dialogues)
Screenplay by	Pradeep
Directed by	G.Jayakumar U. Vallimuthu
Starring	Sanjeev Mahalakshmi Lakshmy Ramakrishnan Sreekala Nithya Ram
Theme music composer	Jithan Roshan Saravanan
Opening theme	Kumkovapoove
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	416
Production
Cinematography	I. Martin Joe
Editors	Nagaraj Gowtham
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	7 November 2011 (2011-11-07) – 15 March 2013 (2013-03-15)
Related
Kumkumapoovu

Plot

Jayanthi arranges for her daughter Amala to be married to Mahesh. All's well with them until Amala finds out about Shalini, who lives in Mahesh's house. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.

Cast

• Sanjeev Venkat as Mahesh
• Sreekala Sasidharan/Nithya Ram as Shalini
• Lakshmy Ramakrishnan as Jayanthi (Shalini and Amala Mother)
• Mahalakshmi as Amala
• Harish Siva as Sheela Husband.
• Manikandan as Meyyappan
• Balaji
• Sridhar as Arun (Jayanthi's son)
• Kanya Bharathi

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Malayalam	Kumkumapoovu കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ്	31 January 2011	Asianet	1 February 2014	Original
Tamil	Aval அவள்	7 November 2011	Star Vijay	16 March 2013	Remake
Marathi	Lek Majhi Ladki लेक माझी लाडकी	2 May 2016	Star Pravah	22 October 2018
Telugu	Kumkuma Puvvu కుంకుమ పువ్వు	18 July 2016	Star Maa	26 April 2024