Abhishekam (TV series) explained

Director:Dasari Narayana Rao
Haricharan
Lakshmi Srinivas
Venkat Sriramoju
Country:India
Language:Telugu
Runtime:22 minutes
Company:Sowbhagya Media Ltd[1]
Num Episodes:4000
Producer:Dasari Padma
Network:ETV

Abhishekam (Telugu: అభిషేకం; translation: Anointing) is an Indian Telugu soap opera that aired on ETV (Telugu).[2] [3] It aired from Monday to Saturday initially during prime time and later shifted to afternoons.[4] It premiered on 22 December 2008 and is the longest running Telugu television soap opera.[5] [6] The series went off air on 1 February 2022.

Plot

Abhishekam is a story of family relationships and human values.

Narasimham and Susheela have two children, Vinay and Sumathi. Vinay grows up hating his father because of Narasimham's alcoholism. Narasimham also harasses his wife on constant basis. Because of Narasimham Vijay's sister dies which causes Vinay to leave the house. He goes on to live with Mastaru (Eng translation Teacher) and his family in a village.

He stays with the family for twelve years during which Mastaru's daughter Rekha starts to love him. He rejects her love because of Rekha's grandmother who is against their union.

He becomes a software engineer and marries his boss's daughter Swathi.

One day he accidentally meets his mother and Mastaru. From whom he learns about critical health of Rekha. Urged by his mother and Mastaru he also marries Rekha to fulfill her last wish due to her critical status.

But to everyone's surprise Rekha recovers and comes to Vinay's home. How Vinay reacts to this and what decision he takes and how he deals with his wife Swathi in this regard forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the production of the serial was halted indefinitely on 19 March 2020 and the airing stopped after inadequate bank episodes from 27 March 2020.[9] [10] Production resumed after three months on mid June 2020 and new episodes started broadcasting from 22 June 2020.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abhishekam 200 Episodes Celebration.
  2. Web site: never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328165018/https://m.ap7am.com/lv-300231-never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops.html. 28 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Abhishekam serial 2500 episodes Celebrations.
  4. Web site: Abhishekam (అభిషేకం). https://web.archive.org/web/20200202053131/http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/47. 2 February 2020. 2020-02-02.
  5. Web site: More spellbinding soap gathas. Outlook. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202051825/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/more-spellbinding-soap-gathas/300602. 2 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Telugu Serials: మూడువేల ఎపిసోడ్‌లు పూర్తి చేసుకున్న సీరియల్స్ ఇవే!. CNN News18.
  7. Web site: Dileep Teja, a film star in the making. The Hindu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200202051554/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/dileep-teja-a-film-star-in-the-making/article7222271.ece. 2 February 2020.
  8. Web site: nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners. timesofindia.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240424041500/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners/articleshow/64060315.cms. 24 April 2024.
  9. Web site: Covid-19 impact: Film, serial shootings halted till March 31. The Economic Times.
  10. Web site: Soaps are out of stock: The real reason you are seeing reruns on Indian television during lockdown. The Indian Express. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200331154646/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/soaps-out-of-stock-real-reason-you-are-seeing-reruns-on-indian-television-lockdown-shaktimaan-mahabharat-doordarshan-6340482/ . 31 March 2020 .
  11. Web site: Telugu television shows back on track. live. The Hindu. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630102647/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-television-shows-back-on-track-and-as-shootings-resume-amid-safety-measures-telugu-serial-buffs-lovers-can-look-forward-to-fresh-episodes-from-june-22/article31876355.ece . 30 June 2020 .

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