Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu

Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu is an Indian Tamil soap opera starring Siddharth and Sameera.^[1] Zee Tamil broadcast this series from 19 June 2017.^[2]

Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu
Genre	Soap opera
Based on	Tujhyat Jeev Rangala Zee Marathi
Written by	Orange Media Productions (Dialogues)
Screenplay by	Orange Media Productions
Directed by	Muthukumaran Former (Bashir)
Starring	Siddharth Sameera Sherief Vadivukkarasi
Theme music composer	Vishal Chandrasekhar
Opening theme	"En Manasu"
Composer	Arun
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	520
Production
Producers	Syed Anwar Ahmed Sameera Sherief
Production location	Theni district
Cinematography	E. Martin Joe Santhosh
Editor	S. Mathan Kumar
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Orange Media Productions
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	19 June 2017 (2017-06-19) – 24 May 2019 (2019-05-24)

The show is produced by Syed Anwar and Sameera Sherief, and is an official remake of the Marathi language television series Tujhyat Jeev Rangala which aired on Zee Marathi from October 2016.^[3]

Plot

The show story of is the love story of farmer and wrestler Tamizh and highly educated school teacher Malar who has recently moved to the village. Their difference in mindset, upbringing and lifestyle makes their love story sweet and complicated at the same time.

Cast

Main

• Siddharth Kumaran as Tamizhselvan aka Tamizh (Main male protagonist)
• Sameera Sherief as Malar Tamizhselvan. (Tamizh's wife, Main female protagonist) and Priyanka (Antagonist) - Dual role
• Syed Anwar Ahmed as Arunachalam aka Arun
• Sai Swetha \ Nirajani Ashok as Divya
• Geetha Saraswathi as Arun's Mother

Tamilzh`s Family

• Vadivukkarasi (episodes 1 to 36) and Shanthi Williams(episode 41 onwards) as Thayaramma (nanny of Tamizh and Shakthi)
• Ashwin Karthik as Shakthi (Tamizh's younger brother)
• Vandana Michael (episodes 1 to 237) and Nisha (episode 238 onwards) as Nandini (Shakthi's wife, Main antagonist)
• Jayaraj as Kumaresan
• Sheela as Dhanalakshmi (Tamizh's mother)

Malar's Family

• K Sankaranarayan as Vishwanathan (Malar's father)
• Srilatha as Dhanalakshmi (Malar's mother)

Supporting Characters

• Renu Soundar and Rhema as Valli
• K. Natraj as Arun's grandfather
• Ragavi Renu as Kayal (Malar's best friend)
• Deepa as Ganga (Nandini's maid)
• Vijayalakshmi as Nandini's mother
• Arivu Azhagan as (Tamizh's best friend)
• Karthi
• -- as Ashan
• -- as Mari
• B. Nilani

Special appearance

• Sanjeev and akshitha bopiah

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Marathi	Tujhyat Jeev Rangala तुझ्यात जीव रंगला	3 October 2016	Zee Marathi	2 January 2021	Original
Kannada	Jodi Hakki ಜೋಡಿ ಹಕ್ಕಿ	13 March 2017	Zee Kannada	5 July 2019	Remake
Tamil	Rekka Katti Parakkudhu Manasu றெக்கை கட்டி பறக்குது மனசு	19 June 2017	Zee Tamil	24 May 2019
Malayalam	Alliyambal അല്ലിയാമ്പൽ	26 November 2018	Zee Keralam	9 November 2019
Punjabi	Chhoti Jathani ਛੋਟੀ ਜਠਾਣੀ	14 June 2021	Zee Punjabi	11 November 2022

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2018
	1st Zee Tamil Family Awards[4]	Favourite Marumagal	Sameera Sherief	Won
		Favourite Heroine		Nominated
		Best Actor -Female		Nominated
		Favourite Pair -On Screen	Siddharth & Sameera Sherief	Nominated
		Best Pair On Screen		Nominated
		Special Mention-All Rounder of Zee Tamil	Siddharth	Won
		Favourite Hero Best Actor-Male		Nominated
		Best Actor Male		Nominated
		Best Villi	Nisha	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor -Male	Syed Anwar Ahmed	Nominated
		Most Popular Appa	Jayaraj	Nominated