Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu (TV series)

Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu (transl. The door opened slowly) is a 2015-2017 Tamil language soap opera that aired on Zee Tamil. The show premiered on 2 November 2015 to 27 October 2017 with 511 episodes. It starring Ashwanth Ashokkumar and Lisha with Venkat Renganathan, Gayathri Yuvraaj and Anu Sulash

Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu
Genre	Soap opera Romance
Created by	Brahma G. Dev
Based on	Cuckoo
Written by	Brahma G. Dev
Screenplay by	Brahma G. Dev
Directed by	Brahma G. Dev
Starring	Ashwanth Ashokkumar Lisha Venkat Renganathan Gayathri Yuvraaj Anu Sulash
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	511
Production
Producer	Divya Viswanathan
Editor	P.Arunkumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	2 November 2015 (2015-11-02) – 27 October 2017 (2017-10-27)

It aired Monday through Friday 8:00PM IST and 10:00PM IST, 7:00PM (IST) after 27 December 2016,^[1][2][3] 1:00PM (IST) after 28 August 2017 and 12:00PM (IST) after 9 October 2017.^[4] The Serial directed by Arul Raj Bramma G. Dev and producer by Divya Viswanathan.^[5]

Season 1

The serial story about heart-warming love story between two visually challenged people- Santhosh and Selvi.

Cast

Main

• Santhosh (Epi: 1-230) / Venkat Renganathan (From Epi 231) as Santhosh (Selvi Husband)
• Sreethu Krishnan (Epi 1-256) / Gayathri Yuvraaj (From Epi 256) as Selvi
• Anu Sulash as Maya

Supporting

• K K Menon
• Sofia
• Moses
• Vandhana
• Selvi
• Kayal
• Shyam
• Hema Rajkumar
• Pavithra Janani
• Madhu
• Sri Lekha
• Sandya

Season 2

The second season, titled Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu; Iru Minmipochikalin Kathai, Junior Super Stars fame Ashwanth Ashokkumar and Lisha doing lead role.^[6]

Cast

• Lisha as Anjali (Santhosh & Selvi Daughter)
• Ashwanth Ashokkumar as Ashwanth (Santhosh & Maya Son)
• Gayathri Yuvraaj as Manju /Selvi / Anjamma (Santhosh 1st Wife)
• Venkat Renganathan as Santhosh (Selvi & Maya Husband)
• Anu Sulash as Maya (Santhosh 2nd Wife/Ashwanth Mother)
• Nathan Shyam as Gowtham (Priya Husband)
• Akila as Priya (Gowtham Wife)
• Jeevitha as Deepa
• Rinthiya
• Poovilangu Mohan
• Shilpa

Seasons overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	315	2 November 2015 (2015-11-02)	20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
	2	236	23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)	27 October 2017

Airing history

The show started airing on Zee Tamil on 2 November 2015 and It aired on Monday through Friday 8:00PM IST and 10PM IST. Later its timing changed Starting from Monday 4 April 2016, the show was shifted to 7:30PM (IST) time Slot.^[7] A show named Sollavathellam Unmai replaced this show at 8:00PM IST. Starting from Monday 27 December 2016, the show was shifted to 7:00PM (IST) time Slot. On 28 August 2017 the show shifted to airs Monday through Friday at 1:00PM (IST) time Slot. A show named Azhagiya Tamil Magal replaced this show at 7:00PM (IST). Starting from Monday 9 October 2017, the show was shifted to 12:00PM (IST) time Slot. A named Solvathellam Unmai replaced this show at 1:00PM (IST).

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018	1st Galatta Nakshathra Awards	Best Child Artiste	Ashwanth Ashokkumar	Nominated[8]