Idhayam (2009 TV series)

Idhayam (transl. 'Heart') is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera on Sun TV. A prime-time serial, it was broadcast from 10 August 2009 to 3 February 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) and 10:00PM (IST) for 627 episodes.

Idhayam
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	R. Selvaraj (screenwriter) dialogues Thirugnanasundaram I. Ashokan
Screenplay by	Devi Bala R.Selvaraj
Story by	Devi Bala
Directed by	B.Nithyanandam
Creative director	T.G.Thiyagarajan
Starring	Nithya Das Seetha Sanjeev Nalini Shreekumar Devadarshini Neelima Rani
Theme music composer	Srinivas
Opening theme	"Idhayam Idhayam" (Vocals) Shweta Mohan Ajeesh Yugabharathi (Lyrics)
Composer	Kiran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	627[1]
Production
Producers	T.T.G.Thiyagasaravanan Selvi Thiyagarajan
Cinematography	Sharavana Pandian
Editor	S.A. Ramesh kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Production company	Sathya Jyothi Films
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	10 August 2009 (2009-08-10) – 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)

The show is produced by Sathya Jyothi Films, directed by B. Nithyanandam and written by Annakill R.Selvaraj. It was also aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Shakthi TV.

Plot

Prasad rapes Nandhini in a forest by spraying chloroform out of lust. A few years later she is about to marry Shankar, Prasad's friend, much to Prasad's surprise. He still lusts and wants her as his mistress. But his heart suddenly changes, and he gets an urge to marry her. Nandhini's mother-in-law Kalyani is against his wish and make sure he cannot even touch her shadow. As possessive and chauvinist husband Shankar disowns Nandhini for losing her virginity before their marriage.

Cast

Main cast

• Nithya Das as Nandini Shankar
• Seetha as Dr. Kalyani Devarajan (died in the serial)
• Sanjeev as Valmiki
• Shreekumar as Shankar Devarajan

Recurring cast

• Nalini as Mangalam
• Ravikumar as Gangadharan
• Sathyapriya as Padma
• Chitra Lakshmanan as Devarajan
• T. P. Gajendran
• Shari
• Rajashree^[2] / Varsha
• Devadarshini as Jeya
• Neelima Rani as Sumathi
• Shyam Ganesh
• Yugendran
• Sai Prashanth as Prasad
• Vijay Sarathy as Ganesh
• Ramesh
• Sudha
• Vasanth
• Rajini Nivetha
• K.Manokhar
• Bharthy

Remake

Main article: Dil Se Diya Vachan

The series was remade in Hindi as Dil Se Diya Vachan which aired on Zee TV in 2010-2011. The remake starred Vandana Joshi as Nandini Rajadhyaksha (Nandini), Gaurav Khanna as Prem Rajadhyaksha (Piream) and Neena Gupta as Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha (Dr.Kalyani).^[3]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2010	Sun Kudumbam Awards	Best Supporting Actress Award	Devadarshini	Jaya	Nominated

See also

• List of programs broadcast by Sun TV
• List of TV shows aired on Sun TV (India)