Vidhya No.1

Vidhya Number One (Vidhya No.1) is an Indian Tamil language television series airing on Zee Tamil and streams on ZEE5 digital platform.[1] It stars Tejaswini Gowda, Niharika Harshu and Puvi Arasu in the lead roles. The series premiered on 27 December 2021.[2] It is an official remake of Zee Telugu series No.1 Kodalu.[3]

Vidhya No.1
GenreFamily Drama
Based onNo.1 Kodalu
Written byK. V. Pandian
Directed by
  • Siva Sekar (Ep 46–present)
Starring
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes334
Production
Executive producerRahul Kannabiran
ProducerKarthigai Selvi
CinematographyK. C. Ramesh
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companySapphire Blue Productions
Release
Original networkZee Tamil
Picture format
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original release27 December 2021 (2021-12-27) –
present

Synopsis

Vedavalli, a successful entrepreneur, believes in the importance of education and she wants her daughter-in-law to be educated. But Vidhya, an illiterate woman with immense native wisdom, becomes her daughter-in-law with unfortunate circumstances by marrying Sanjay. He hides the truth from Vedavalli and introduces her as maid and named as Vani. Sanjay educates her to get a good impression from Vedavalli.[4]

Cast

Main
  • Tejaswini Gowda as Vidhya Sanjay (Vaani) – A village woman; Sanjay's wife
  • Niharika Harshu as Vedhavalli – Owner of the Vedha Group of Institutions; Sanjay's mother
  • Eniyan (2021–2022)[5] / Puviarasu (2022–present) as Sanjay – Vedhavalli's 2nd son; Vidhya's husband

Recurring
  • Ilavarasan as Chandramohan – Vedhavalli's husband; Sanjay's father
  • Azhagu as Suryaprakashan – Sanjay's paternal grandfather; Chandramohan's father
  • Siddarth Raj as Vijay – Vedhavalli's 1st son; Sanjay's elder brother
  • Shwetha Venkat (2021–2023) / Yamuna Chinnadurai (2023–present) as Sneha – Vedhavalli's 1st daughter-in-law; Vijay's wife; Sanjay's elder sister-in-law; Thilakavathi's 1st daughter(Antagonist)
  • Padmini Chandrasekaran as Annapoorani – Vedhavalli's elder sister; Sanjay's elder maternal aunt
  • Madhumitha Illaiyaraja as Manasa Karthik – Vedhavalli's daughter; Sanjay's younger sister; Karthik's wife
  • Shankaresh Kumar as Karthik – Manasa's husband
  • Niranjana Neithiar as Preethi: Sundari's daughter; Sanjay's ex-fianceè(Main Antagonist)
  • Anju as Sundari – Vedhavalli's friend and Preethi's mother(Antagonist)
  • Arvind Kathare (2021–2022) / Vasanth Gopinath (2022–present) as Madhavan – Vedavalli's personal assistant
  • Caroline Hiltrud (2021–2023) / Nilani Sathish (2023–present) as Shankunthala – Vedhavalli's arch-rival
  • Jebin John as Darshan – Shankunthala's son
  • Sheela (2021–2022) / Bhanumathi (2022–present) as Thilakavathi – Sneha & Meghna's mother
  • Niharikka Ranjith as Meghna – Sneha's younger sister; Thilakavathi's 2nd daughter
  • Murali Kumar as Selvam – Nila's husband; Vidhya's maternal uncle; Parvathy's elder brother; Sumathi's father
  • Priyanaka as Nila – Selvam's wife; Vidhya's maternal aunt; Parvathy's elder sister-in-law
  • Karate Raja as Manickkam – Vidhya and Lakshmi's father
  • Keerthana as Parvathy – Vidhya and Lakshmi's mother (deceased)
  • Tharun Appasamy as John – Preethi's ex-husband

Special appearances
  • Bhagyaraj as Judge Subramani Vathiyar
  • Manorama as Subramani Vathiyar's mother (posthumous photographic appearance only)
  • Anitha Sampath as Sathya (Fake Vidhya)

Adaptations
Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Telugu No.1 Kodalu
నం.1 కోడలు		 9 December 2019 Zee Telugu 9 July 2022 Original

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryRecipientRoleResult
2023 Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal[6] Most Popular Appa Ilavarasan Chandramohan Won
Most Popular Pair Puviarasu & Tejaswini Gowda Sanjay & Vidhya Won
Rising Star-Female Tejaswini Gowda Vidhya Won
Favorite Heroine Tejaswini Gowda Vidhya Nominated
Favorite Hero Puviarasu Sanjay Nominated

References
  1. "Zee Tamil announces launch of three shows in December". bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Zee Tamil announces Junior Super Stars-S4, Rajini and Vidya No 1". glamsham.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "Team 'Vidhya No. 1' celebrates their first milestone of 100 episodes". The Times of India.
  4. "பண்டிகை நாட்களை குறி வைத்த ஜீ தமிழ் : ஒரே நேரத்தில் 3 ஷோ அறிவிப்பு". tamil.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "Iniyan bids adieu to Vidhya No.1 owning to knee injury; Puviyarasan set to replace him". The Times of India.
  6. "Zee Kutumbam Viruthugal Awards 2023 to air on January 14". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
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