Baakiyalakshmi
Baakiyalakshmi is an Indian Tamil series on Star Vijay.[1] This show is an official remake of Star Jalsha series Sreemoyee.[2][3] It is also available on Disney+ Hotstar.[4] It was scheduled to premiere on 16 March 2020, but due to COVID-19 lock down, it was premiered on 27 July 2020. It stars K.S. Suchitra Shetty in the titular role with Reshma Pasupuleti, Sathish Kumar and Ranjith in the other prominent roles.
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Leena Gangopadhyay (Dialogues) Sangeetha Mohan |
Directed by | Siva Sekar I. David |
Creative directors | Priya Thambi S. V Rathna Kumar |
Starring | K.S. Suchitra Shetty Reshma Pasupuleti Sathish Kumar Ranjith |
Theme music composer | Kiran |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 800 (as of April 2023) |
Production | |
Producer | Venus Infotainment Private Limted |
Editors | V. Sakthi T.Vinoth Nathan |
Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Venus Infotainment |
Release | |
Original network | Star Vijay |
Original release | 27 July 2020 – present |
Related | |
Sreemoyee |
Plot
Baakiyalakshmi, also known as Baakiya, is a loving and caring wife, mother, and daughter-in-law. She has three children with her husband Gopinath, Chezhiyan, Ezhil, and Iniya. Gopinath is having an affair with his ex-fiancée Radhika, who is raising her daughter Mayura as a single mother. Radhika befriends Baakiya without knowing that she is Gopi's wife. Chezhiyan marries his high school sweetheart, Jennifer, and Baakiya feels restricted to domestic life and wants to establish her own identity.
Ezhil, Radhika, and Jenny help Baakiya start a masala company, but Gopi and his mother oppose it. Iniya is expelled from school, and Gopi uses this as an opportunity to force Baakiya to close her business. However, Baakiya manages to get Iniya's expulsion revoked and restart her business. Later, Ezhil discovers Gopi's affair with Radhika, who is being blackmailed by her husband Rajesh, causing Mayura to rebel against them. Ramamoorthy, Gopi's father, discovers the affair and becomes paralyzed, while Radhika's mother wishes for Gopi to marry her.
At Baakiya's divorce hearing, Gopi tricks her into signing papers to get her a portion of his company, and successfully completes the first hearing without Baakiya's knowledge. Baakiya learns about Ezhil's love for a widowed Amirtha and supports him. Gopi reveals to Radhika that Baakiya is his wife, causing Radhika to move on and Baakiya to suspect the affair. Baakiya eventually confronts Gopi and decides to start a new life without him. They get a divorce, and Baakiya decides to stay with her in-laws and children, while Gopi moves out and manipulates Radhika against Baakiya. Iniya stays with Gopi and Radhika to bring Gopi back home, but conflicts arise between Radhika and Iniya.
Meanwhile, Chezhiyan and Jenny are happy about Jenny's pregnancy, and Ezhil marries Amirtha with Baakiya and Jenny's support. Gopi asks Baakiya for 20 Lakhs to change the property to Radhika's name, threatening to sell the house otherwise. Baakiya challenges him to return the money in 6 months, and manages to make a profit of 2 lakhs in a week with Amirtha and Selvi's help. Jenny secures a canteen contract, despite Radhika's interference, and Baakiya resolves conflicts with Radhika to ensure its success. Iniya's disobedience to Radhika's words leads to conflicts, and Gopi scolds her, causing Iniya to attempt suicide.
Fortunately, she is saved and returns to Baakiyalakshmi's house, while Gopi is heartbroken and regrets his actions, causing Radhika to leave him.
Cast
Main
- K. S. Suchitra Shetty as Baakiyalakshmi aka Baakya – Karpagam's daughter; Gopinath's ex-wife; Chezhiyan, Ezhilan and Iniya's mother. (2020–present)
- Reshma Pasupuleti (Feb.2021- present) as Raadhika – Vijaya's daughter; Baakiyalakshmi's betrayal friend; Rajesh's ex-wife; Gopinath's ex-girlfriend turned second wife; Mayura's mother.
- Nanditha Jennifer (2020-Jan.2021) as Raadhika (Replaced by Reshma)
- Sathish Kumar as Gopinath "Gopi" Ramamoorthy – Ramamoorthy and Eshwari's son; Baakiyalakshmi's ex-husband; Raadhika's ex-boyfriend turned second husband; Chezhiyan, Ezhilan and Iniya's father; Mayura's stepfather (2020–present)
Recurring
- Ranjith[5] as Pazhaniswami "Palani" - Baakiyalakshmi's well-wisher (2023- present)
- S. T. P. Rosary as Ramamoorthy –Eshwari's husband; Gopinath's father; Chezhiyan, Ezhilan and Iniya's grandfather. (2020–present)
- Rajyalakshmi as Eshwari Ramamoorthy – Ramamoorthy's wife; Gopinath's mother; Chezhiyan, Ezhilan and Iniya's grandmother. (2020–present)
- Vikash Sampath as Chezhiyan – Baakiyalakshmi and Gopinath's elder son; Jenny's husband. (2022–present)
- Velu Lakshmanan a.k.a. Aaryan (2020-Jul.2022) as Chezhiyan (Replaced by Vikash)
- Divya Ganesh as Jennifer a.k.a. "Jenny" – Joseph and Maria's daughter; Chezhiyan's wife. (2020–present)
- VJ Vishal as Ezhilan "Ezhil" – Baakiyalakshmi and Gopinath's younger son; Amrita's second husband. Nila's Stepfather (2020–present)
- Rithika Tamil Selvi as Amritha – Ganesh's widow; Ezhilan's wife; Nila's mother. (2020–present)
- Neha Menon as Iniya Gopinath – Baakiyalakshmi and Gopinath's daughter (2020–present)
- Nathan Shyam as Rajesh Kumar: Raadhika's ex-husband and Mayura's father (2020–present)
- Baby Kritisha as Nila – Ganesh and Amritha's daughter; Ezhilan's stepdaughter (2021–present)
- Sherine Farhana as Mayura - Radhika and Rajesh daughter; Gopinath's stepdaughter (2020–present)
- Meena Sellamuthu as Selvi: The maid in Baakiyalakshmi's house also her dear friend (2020–present)
- Sheela as Vijaya - Raadhika 's mother
- Nethran as Manohar - Raadhika 's brother
- Manmohan as Joseph David: Jenny's father (2020–present)
- Mona Kakade as Maria Joseph: Joseph's wife and Jenny's mother (2020–present)
- R. Aravindraj as Ganesh's father; Amritha's father-in-law (2021–Present)
- Revathee Shankar as Ganesh's mother; Amritha's mother-in-law (2021–Present)
- Keerthi Vijay as Varshini – Filmmaker's daughter, Ezhil's ex-fiancee (2022–present)
- Priya as Karpagam: Baakiyalakshmi's mother (2020- present)
- Sangeetha V as Kavitha: Karpagam's daughter-in-law (2020- present)
- Sam as Rajinikanth: Physiotherapist (2022)
- Gokul Krishnan as Sathish: Ezhil's friend (2020–present)
- Pranika as Nikhila: Iniya's friend who was sexually harassed by a teacher (2021)
- Charlie Jey as Santhosh: Iniya's love interest also her senior (2020-2021)
- Hema Chinraj as Hema: Iniya's best friend (2020–2021)
- Sri Latha as Geetanjali: Iniya's school principal (2020- present)
- Parthiban as Bashkar: Selvi's husband. (2020–present)
- Geetha Narayanan as Nancy: Baakiyalakshmi's neighbor (2020–2021)
- Santhaanam Ganesan as Ezhil's best friend
- Prakash Rajan as Raveendran: Baakya took his catering order (2020)
- Devi Teju as Annamal: Raveendran's wife (2020)
- Madhan as Ganesh: Amritha's ex-husband who dies in an accident
- Sumangali as Amritha's mother
- Kausalya Senthamarai as a Judge
- Pandiarajan as Sundaram: Ramamoorthy's younger brother. (2020-2021)
Guest appearances
Adaptations
Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Marathi | Aai Kuthe Kay Karte! आई कुठे काय करते! |
23 December 2019 | Star Pravah | Ongoing | Remake |
Malayalam | Kudumbavilakku കുടുംബവിളക്ക് |
27 January 2020 | Asianet | ||
Telugu | Intinti Gruhalakshmi ఇంటింటి గృహలక్ష్మి |
3 February 2020 | Star Maa | ||
Hindi | Anupamaa अनुपमा |
13 July 2020 | StarPlus | ||
Tamil | Baakiyalakshmi பாக்யலட்சுமி |
27 July 2020 | Star Vijay |
Casting
Kannada TV actress Suchitra was cast as the main heroine, Baakiyalakshmi. Actor Sathish played Gopinath's character. Nandita Jennifer initially played the role of Radhika but she left the serial in July 2021 as she was unhappy with her character transitioning into a villain. As a result, she was replaced by Reshma Pasupuleti.
References
- "Star Vijay to relaunch their TV serials from July 27!". Sify. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Star Vijay's line up of two new serials". The Indian Express.
- "பாக்கியலட்சுமி சீரியலுக்கு வந்த புது சிக்கல்… ரொம்ப ஓவரா போனா இப்படித்தான் நடக்கும் !". Tamil.filmbeat.com.
- "Neha Menon Celebrates Birthday With Baakiyalakshmi Cast". News18 Tamil.
- "Senthoora Poove fame Ranjith to make a special appearance in 'Baakiyalakshmi'; deets inside". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.