Chocolate (Tamil TV series) explained
| Genre: | soap opera |
| Creator: | Inspire Films Content Private Limited |
| Director: |
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| Creative Director: | V.ChandrasekharK.Ramakrishnan |
| Starring: | - Priyanka Kumar
- Rahul Ravi
- Vandana Brundha
- Vicky Roshan
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| Theme Music Composer: | Dhina |
| Opentheme: | "Yaar Ival Chocolate Pennival" |
| Composer: | Hari |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 84 |
| Executive Producer: | Dhivya Dinesh
R.Dinesh |
| Producer: | Vaidehi Ramamurthy |
| Editor: | K.Lakshmikanth Vasigaran |
| Cinematography: | Sanjay Loganath
G.K Ganesh Raja |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 20-25 minutes |
| Company: | Vision Time India Pvt Ltd |
| Network: | Sun TV |
| Related: | Chocolate (Malayalam TV series) |
Chocolate is a 2019–2020 Tamil-language soap opera starring Priyanka Kumar, Rahul Ravi, and Vandana Brundha.[1] It premiered on Sun TV from 16 December 2019, replacing the serial Mahalakshmi. The show is produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd and directed by K Venpa Kadhiresan. It is the official remake of the Surya TV's Malayalam serial Chocolate.[2] The show is re-telecasting from September 20, 2021, onwards at 3:30 PM (Indian Standard Time).
Synopsis
Chocolate is the story of Vikram and Iniya. Vikram is a wealthy businessman, and Iniya an ordinary girl with an extraordinary talent for baking mouthwatering dark chocolate cookies. Circumstances force her to quit baking until she crosses paths with Vikram.
Cast
Main
- Priyanka as Iniya:[3] Vikram's wife
- Rahul Ravi as Vikram: Iniya's husband
- Vandana Brundha as Pallavi
Recurring
- Mamilla Shailaja Priya as Renuka: Vikram's mother
- Abhishek Shankar as Sanjay Kumar: Vikram's father
- Akshitha Ashok as Vaishali: Vikram's younger sister
- Ravikumar as Narayanan; Vikram's paternal grandfather
- Gayathri Priya as Sivagami: Iniya's mother
- Sathish as Vasudevan: Iniya's father
- Rithika Tamil Selvi as Amrudha aka Ammu: Iniya's younger sister
- Swapna as Ramya: Vikram's paternal aunt
- Moses R Wilky as Ramesh: Vikram's paternal uncle
- Vignesh Reddy as Rahul: Vikram's paternal cousin brother
- Bhanuprakash as Pallavi's father
- Kiran and Gve Krishna as Siddharth aka Siddhu: Vikram's paternal cousin brother
- Vishwanathan as Vishwanathan: Vikram's office worker
- Vicky Roshan as Kumaravel aka Kumaran: Iniya's maternal cousin; Parvathi's son
- Rekha Suresh as Parvathi: Kumaran's mother; Vasudevan's sister; Iniya's maternal aunt
- Hensha Deepan as Sumathi: Kumaran's wife
Special appearance
- Chef Damodharan as himself
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|
| Malayalam | Chocolate
ചോക്ലേറ്റ് | 20 May 2019 | Surya TV | 20 March 2020 | Original |
| Tamil | Chocolate
சாக்லேட் | 16 December 2019 | Sun TV | 25 March 2020 | Remake | |
Production
Initially aired during afternoons from Monday to Saturday, in March 2020, it was shifted to a night slot.[4]
Rahul Ravi played the lead role of Vikram in the Malayalam version of the series.[5] However, he also joined the lead for this Tamil version as Vikram and he worked for both the series.[6] However, due to work schedule conflict, he was replaced by Bipin Jose in the Malayalam series.[7] [8]
Notes and References
- Web site: சாக்லெட்: வர வர கொஞ்சம் புளிக்கிற மாதிரி இருக்கே.... live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200322063240/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil-serial-news-sun-tv-chocolate-serial-vikram-iniya-176710/ . 22 March 2020 . The Indian Express.
- Web site: Chennai Times 20 Most Desirable Men on TV 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210102095241/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/chennai-times-20-most-desirable-men-on-tv-2019/articleshow/73769241.cms . 2 January 2021 . The Times of India.
- Web site: சாக்லெட்' இனியாவா இது?: உண்மையான முகத்த பாத்தா அசந்துடுவீங்க!. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318081612/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/lifestyle/sun-tv-chocolate-serial-iniya-priyanka-kumar-177000/ . 18 March 2020 . The Indian Express.
- Web site: Sun TV chocolate serial time changed. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200605174819/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/entertainment/sun-tv-chocolate-serial-time-changed-iniya-vikram-180000/ . 5 June 2020 . The Indian Express.
- Web site: Chocolate: Actor Rahul Ravi all set to make a comeback. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022202954/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/chocolate-actor-rahul-ravi-all-set-to-make-a-comeback/articleshow/69267821.cms . 22 October 2020 . The Times of India.
- Web site: Actor Rahul Ravi looks unrecognizable in these pictures; take a look. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201024215845/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actor-rahul-ravi-looks-unrecognizable-in-these-pictures-take-a-look/articleshow/73969213.cms . 24 October 2020 . The Times of India.
- Web site: Shyamili has helped other women also to be proud of who they are: Sandra Babu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724144602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/shyamili-has-helped-other-women-also-to-be-proud-of-who-they-are-sandra-babu/articleshow/73586735.cms . 24 July 2021 . The Times of India.
- Web site: Malayalam TV show 'Chocolate' completes 200 episodes; actress Sandra Babu thanks viewers for the support. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717115208/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/malayalam-tv-show-chocolate-completes-200-episodes-actress-sandra-babu-thanks-viewers-for-the-support/articleshow/74494646.cms . 17 July 2021 . The Times of India.
