| Alt Name: | Queen |
| Genre: | Soap opera |
| Screenplay: | Baiju Deveraj |
| Director: | Baiju Deveraj |
| Starring: | Sujitha Archana Suseelan Praveena Sulakshana |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 492 |
| Producer: | Baiju Deveraj |
| Company: | Sandra`s Communication |
| Opentheme: | Maharani |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | approx. 20-22 minutes per episode |
| Channel: | Vijay TV |
Maharani is a 2009 soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Vijay TV from 19 October 2009 to 4 November 2011 for 492 episodes. It is a remake of the Malayalam language serial Ente Manasaputhri that was aired on Asianet.[1] [2]
This is a story of two best friends (played by Sujitha and Archana) who turn out to be enemies. The show starred Sujitha, Archana, Praveena and Sulakshana among others. It was directed by Baiju Devaraj.
Maharani is a story of two young girls named Mahalakshmi (Sujitha) and Rani (Archana) who are brought up in an orphanage. Maha is calm, shy and a very simple person. Whereas Rani is smart and tries to outwit others with her villainous plots. The orphanage follows a certain system, where for all those who attain 18 years of age will be married to some suitable persons. Such an initiative is always taken by the orphanage owners for every person belonging to the orphanage. Rani always dreams of a very luxurious and luminous life in the outside world. Maha with her simplicity and clear focus in life tries to overcome all her problems independently! But will she tackle more issues created by Rani too?[3] [4]
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Ente Manasaputhri എന്റെ മാനസപുത്രി | 16 July 2007 | Asianet | 21 May 2010 | Original | |
| Tamil | Maharani மகாராணி | 19 October 2009 | Star Vijay | 4 November 2011 | Remake |