Maari (TV series)

Maari is an Indian Tamil-language Supernatural television series airing on Zee Tamil and streaming on digital platform ZEE5 from 4 July 2022.[1] It starring Ashika Padukone and Adarsh in the lead roles. The series is an official remake of Zee Bangla series Trinayani, where Ashika reprising her role in its Telugu remake with same title.[2]

Maari
GenreSupernatural
Conspiracy
Based onTrinayani
Written byDialogues
Dharmalingam
Screenplay bySargunam Pungaraj
Muthuraja
APG Madhu
Directed byV. Sadhasivam (epi 1to 182) Rathinam vasudevan (from epi 183
StarringAshika Padukone
Adarsh
Theme music composerHariharan
Opening themeManasellam Veesum
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes232
Production
ProducersShruthi Narayanan
Vinodha Narayanan
CinematographyKesavan
EditorS.Arul
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timec. 20–22 minutes per episode
Production companyShruthi Studios
Release
Original networkZee Tamil
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Original release4 July 2022 (2022-07-04) –
present

Plot

Maari, a simple small town girl, experiences the boon and bane of her power of premonition. She goes on to marry Surya under unusual circumstances and turns out to be his saviour.

Cast

Main
  • Ashika Padukone as Maari (a predictor and fortune teller woman, who ready to save Suriya's life by marrying him)
  • Adarsh HS as Suriya (a rich entrepreneur, Maari's husband, His life was in danger by Thara's evil plans)

Supporting
  • Dheepthi Kapil[3] / VJ Mounika[4] as Jasmine (Antagonist)
  • Sona Heiden as Thara (Surya's step mother, Aravind, Dinesh and Priya's mother, Jagadeesh's second wife) (Main Antagonist)
  • Shiva Subramanian as Jagadeesh (Devi's first husband, Thara's second husband, Surya's father)
  • Abitha as Deivanai (Maari adoptive mother, Sreeja's mother)
  • Delhi Ganesh as Neelakandan (Maari and Sreeja's grandfather, Deivanai's father)
  • Sri Priya as Valliyammal (Maari and Sreeja's aunt)
  • Saira Banu as Sreeja (Maari's sister, Dinesh's wife, Thara's second daughter-in-law)(Antagonist)
  • Shabnam as Hasini (Aravind's wife, Thara's daughter-in-law)
  • Shyam as Vikram (Hasini’s brother)
  • Meera Krishna as Devi (a spirit, Suriya's mother, Jagadeesh's first wife)
  • Mukesh Kanna as Aravind (Thara's first son, Hasini's husband)
  • Tharun Appasamy as Dinesh (Thara's second son, Sreeja's husband)
  • Nisha Yazhini as Priya (Thara's daughter)
  • Ganesh as Sankarapandi (Thara's brother)
  • Anitha Venkat as Sujatha (Devi's sister)
  • Deepa Nethran as Parvathi (Jagadeesh's sister, Maari’s biological mother)

Special appearances

Production

Development

Zee Bangla's popular fiction Trinayani was remade on Zee Telugu on 2019 with the same title name as Trinayani, it was successful, [6] leading Zee Tamil channel decided to remake it in Tamil under the title Maari.[7]

Ashika Padukone was signed to portray the lead role Maari, also she was portraying the lead role in titular character in Telugu's Trinayani.[8] Kannada actor Adarsh was selected to play the role Surya by making his Tamil debut. Abitha joined the cast and returning to television after three years.[9] Delhi Ganesh plays a grandfather role of Maari, where actress Sona Heiden was selected to play the negative lead and Meera Krishna was portraying as a spirit while familiar face Vanitha Vijayakumar and actor Pandiarajan were in prominent roles.[10][11]

Promotion

Zee Tamil was promoted their new three fictions Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum, Meenakshi Ponnunga and this series with advertisements with film actress Sneha, Saranya Ponvannan and Sangeetha and the slogan "Vanga Paarkalaam Ithu Namma Time" and this promo released on 26 June 2022.[12]

Release

The first promo was released on 8 June 2022 by giving the series hint. On 23 June 2022, the second promo was unveiled, featuring the cast, synopsis of the series with the release date and time.[13]

Adaptations
Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Bengali Trinayani
ত্রিনয়নী		 4 March 2019 Zee Bangla 26 July 2020 Original
Odia Dibyadrushti
ଦିବ୍ୟାଡ୍ରଷ୍ଟି[14]		 6 January 2020 Zee Sarthak 16 July 2022 Remake
Telugu Trinayani
త్రినయని		 2 March 2020 Zee Telugu Ongoing
Punjabi Nayan - Jo Vekhe Unvekha
ਨਯਨ - ਜੋ ਵੇਖੇ ਉਨਵੇਖਾ		 3 January 2022 Zee Punjabi
Tamil Maari
மாரி		 4 July 2022 Zee Tamil
Marathi Satvya Mulichi Satavi Mulgi
सातव्या मुलीची सातवी मुलगी		 12 September 2022 Zee Marathi
Malayalam Parvathy
പാർവതി		 Upcoming Zee Keralam TBA

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2023 Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal[15] Best Serial Won
Best Villi Sona Heiden Thara Won
Best Supporting Actor Female Shabnam Hasini Won
Peoples`s Choice-Face of The Year Ashika Padukone Maari Won
Favorite Heroine Ashika Padukone Maari Nominated
Favorite Villi Sona Heiden Thara Nominated

References
  1. "New show 'Maari' set to launch soon; Abitha set for a comeback after 3 years". The Times of India. 5 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  2. "Gourab Roy Chowdhury-Shruti Das starrer 'Trinayani' to have a Tamil remake". The Times of India. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. "Tamil serial actress Dheepthi Kapil announces her exit from ." timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  4. "Sembaruthi fame actress Mounika Subramaniyam enters TV show ." timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  5. "Devayani Raaja Kumaran joins the cast of 'Maari'says, "I am excited to be a part of the show"". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  6. "Maari: Tamil version of TV show Trinayani to launch soon". The Times of India. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. "ரீமேக் ஆகும் பெங்காலி சீரியல் : முக்கிய வேடத்தில் அபிதா, வனிதா விஜயகுமார்". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 22 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  8. "In Pics: Trinayani Fame Ashika Padukone Offers A Glimpse Of Her Hectic Schedule And 'Sunburnt' Skin". The Times of India. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  9. "உண்மைக்கு நெருக்கமான சீரியல் இப்போது இல்லை – நடிகை அபிதா கருத்து". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 18 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. "ஓங்கி அறைந்த வனிதா… விறுவிறுப்பை கூட்டும் ஜீ தமிழ் சீரியல்கள்". The Indian Express (in Tamil). 7 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. "மகா பிரபு நீங்க இங்கேயும் வந்துட்டீங்களா.. அந்த சீரியலில் வனிதாவை பார்த்து ஷாக்கான ரசிகர்கள்!". News18 Tamil Nadu. 6 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. "Ashika Padukone shares her excitement of meeting actresses Sangeetha and Sneha; set to make comeback on Tamil TV". The Times of India. 27 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. "Maari (மாரி) | புத்தம் புதிய மெகா தொடர் | விரைவில் உங்கள் ஜீ தமிழ் – ல்" (in Tamil).
  14. "From 'Bhutu' to 'Sreemoyee': Bengali shows which are remade in other languages". The Times of India.
  15. "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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