Sundari (Bengali TV series)
Sundari is an Indian Bengali television soap opera that premiered on 19 July 2021, and aired on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Sun Bangla.[1] The show was originally produced by Organinc Studios Pvt Ltd and stars Sushrita Ghosh in the titular role. It is the Bengali language remake of the Malayalam serial Sundari.[2] which itself loosely based on Tamil movie Gopurangal Saivathillai. The show is currently being produced by Little Boxes Communication.
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| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Written by | Paramita Sengupta |
| Directed by | Joydip Karmakar |
| Presented by | Organinc Studios Pvt. Ltd. |
| Starring | Sushrita Ghosh Yuvraj Chowdhury Srijani Mitra Mustafi |
| Theme music composer | Debjyoti Mishra |
| Opening theme | Naam Taar Sundari |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Bengali |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Debolina Mukhopadhyay |
| Producer | Arka Gangopadhyay |
| Production location | Kolkata |
| Cinematography | Debendra Chandra Das |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes (approx.) |
| Production companies | Organinc Studios Pvt. Ltd. Little Boxes Communication |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sun Bangla |
| Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 19 July 2021 |
Premise
The story revolves around a girl hailing from a lower-middle-class family called Sundari who lives in a village and is often ill-treated by other villagers due to her dark skin tone. Circumstances forces Shourjo Chowdhury, a rich photographer and Ad agency owner, to marry Sundari while he is in love with Labanya Sen, a rich businesswoman. Unperturbed, Sundari overcomes her challenges and achieves her dreams of becoming an IAS officer.
Cast
Main cast
- Sushrita Ghosh as Sundari Goswami Chowdhury – A dark-skinned bright student; Lajbonti's daughter; Malini's cousin and best friend; Shourjo's first wife.
- Yuvraj Chowdhury as Shourjo Chowdhury – A playboy; Shankar and Rangana's son; Lakshmi's brother; Krish's best friend; Sundari and Labonyo's husband.
- Riya Banik / Srijani Mitra as Labonyo Sen Chowdhury – A rich businesswoman; Manmoni's adopted daughter; Shourjo's love interest turned second wife.
Recurring
- Nishantika Das as Ishani Mitra – Sandhya's daughter; Sundari's arch-rival; Shourjo's one-sided lover.
- Chaitali Chakraborty as Gayatri Goswami – Sundari's grandmother.
- Milan Roy Choudhury as Shankar Chowdhury – Rangana's husband; Lakshmi and Shourjo's father; Malini's grandfather.
- Malabika Sen as Rangana Chowdhury – Shankar's wife; Lakshmi and Shourjo's mother; Malini's grandmother.
- Rajashree Bhowmik as Lajbonti Chowdhury Goswami – Umanath's sister; Sundari's mother.
- Animesh Bhaduri as Umanath Chowdhury – Lajbonti's brother; Lakshmi's husband; Malini's father.
- Kanyakumari Mukherjee as Lakshmi Chowdhury – Shankar and Rangana's daughter; Shourjo's sister; Umanath's wife; Malini's mother.
- Barninee Chakrabarty as Malini Chowdhury – Umanath and Lakshmi's daughter; Sundari's cousin and best friend.
- Anindita Saha Kapileshwari as Monidipa "Manmoni" Sen – A businesswoman; Labonyo's adoptive mother.
- Aritra Goswami as Krish Chakraborty – Shourjo's best friend and former flatmate.
- Rhimjhim Gupta as Sandhya Mitra – Ishani's mother.
- Nitya Ganguly as Bimal Mitra – A cunning influential man of Sundari's village.
- Suban Roy as Bapi Das – A garage owner in Sundari's village; Malini's admirer.
- Arup Roy as Atom – Bapi's sidekick.
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannada | Sundari ಸುಂದರಿ |
11 January 2021 | Udaya TV | Ongoing | Original |
| Tamil | Sundari சுந்தரி |
22 February 2021 | Sun TV | Remake | |
| Bengali | Sundari সুন্দরী |
19 July 2021 | Sun Bangla | ||
| Telugu | Sundari సుందరి |
23 August 2021 | Gemini TV | ||
| Marathi | Sundari सुंदरी |
17 October 2021 | Sun Marathi | ||
| Malayalam | Sundari സുന്ദരി |
15 November 2021 | Surya TV |