Pagal Nilavu (TV series) explained
Pagal Nilavu (lit. Day's Moon) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Syed Anwar Ahmed, Sameera Sherief, Shivani Narayanan, Mohammed Azeem, Vignesh Karthick and Soundarya Bala Nandakumar. It began airing on 9 May 2016 on STAR Vijay.[1] [2]
The series is the sequel and next generation story of Andal Azhagar, both of which were directed by Francis Kathiravan.[3] [4]
It is a story about love, but circumstances have made Andal and Azhagar's families rival for two generations. The drama explores whether their daughters, Revathy (Soundarya Bala Nandakumar) and Sakthi (Sameera Sherief) reunite the family.
Cast
Main cast
- Syed Anwar Ahmed as Prabhakaran "Prabha": Sakthivel and Malar's son, Sakthi's husband, Karthick's half-brother and Sneha's former fiance (2016-2018)
- Sameera Sherief as Sakthi Prabhakaran: Andal Azhagar's elder daughter, Praba's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)
- Shivani Narayanan as Sneha Arjun: Arjun's Wife, Prabha former fiance and Sakthi and Revathi's cousin (2016-2019)
- Mohammed Azeem as Arjun, Sneha's husband, Thamizh former fiance, Malarvizhi's Assistant (2017-2019)
- Vignesh Karthick as Karthick: Sakthivel and Revathi's son, Praba's half-brother, Revathy's husband and Sneha's friend (2016-2018)
- Soundarya Bala Nandakumar as Revathy Karthick: Andal Azhagar's younger daughter, Karthick's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)
Supporting cast
- Udhayabhanu Maheswaran as Sakthivel: Revathi and Malar's husband; Praba, Karthick and Thamizh's father and Andal's brother (2016-2019)
- Sindhu Shyam as Revathi: Sakthivel's first wife; Karthick's mother; Azhagar's sister; Sakthi, Revathy and Sneha's aunt (2016-2019)
- Reshma Pasupuleti (2016); Suzane George (2017); Dr. Sharmila (2017–2019) as Malarvizhi Sakthivel a.k.a. "Malar": Sakthivel's second wife; Praba and Thamizh's mother (main antagonist)
- Sreenidhi Sudarshan / Sahana Reddy as Thamizhselvi "Thamizh": Prabha's sister; Karthick half-sister; Sakthivel and Malar's daughter; Sneha's arch-rival, Arjun's former fiance; Vikram's love interest (2016-2019) (dead)
- Mona Bedre as Andal Azhagar: Azhagar's wife; Sakthivel's sister; Sakthi and Revathi's mother (2016-2019)
- Manush as Azhagarsamy a.k.a. Azhagar: Andal's husband; Revathi's brother; Sakthi and Revathi's father; Sneha's uncle (2016-2019)
- Rekha Suresh as Ramya: Sneha's mother and Revathi's best friend; her brother's wife, Dileep's paternal aunt (2016-2018) (Dead)
- Rathinavel as Malar's brother (Antagonist) and Sakthivel's Politician friend (2016-2019)
- Mithun Raj as Dileep: Ramya's brother's son and Sneha's ex-fiancé (antagonist) (2017-2019)
- Deepa as Subatra: Andal's sister-in-law and Kayal's mother (comedian) (2016-2019)
- P.S.Chitra as Kayal: Subatra's daughter (2016-2018)
- Sathya as Inspector Sathya: Sneha's well-wisher (2018-2019)
- Jeeva as Vikram: Thamizh's love interest (2018-2019)
- Saif Ali Khan as Professor Ram: Sakthi and Sneha's enemy (antagonist) (2017-2018)
- K. Natraj as Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's father; Prabha, Karthick, Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Thamizh's Grandfather
- Raghavendran as Palsamy
- Mani K. L. as Mani
- Ramesh Nallayan as Karthik and Sneha's friend
- Anand Amirthalingam as Vinay
- Shivakanth as Shiva
- Krishna Kumar as Krishna
- Manikandaraj Major as Vigilance officer
- Anita Nair as Dhara Bhai
- Gemini as Anand
- Karthik as Senior student
- Jeevanantham as Kuruvi
- R. Shyam as Rathinavel
- Subbaiah as Aaruchamy
- Sheela as Viji Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Thamizh, Praba and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2019)
- Chandraprakash as Murugesan: Azhagar, Revathi's father; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandfather (2016-2017)
- Vanitha Hariharan as Nikhila "Nikki": Karthick and Sneha's friend
- Gemini Mani as Poosari: Sakthivel's best friend
- Raghavan as Dinesh
- Pavithra Janani as Karthika
- Priya as Vadivu Murugesan: Azhagar and Revathi's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2017)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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| 2017 [5] [6] | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Mother | Sindhu Shyam | Revathy | |
| Favourite Find Female | Sameera Sherief | Sakthi | |
| Best Family | Pagal Nilavu | | |
| Favourite Actor | Vignesh Karthick | Karthick | |
| Syed Anwar Ahmed | Prabhakaran | |
| Mohammad Azeem | Arjun | |
| Favourite Actress | Soundarya Bala Nandakumar | Revathy | |
| Sameera Sherief | Sakthi | |
| Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | |
| Best Debut Female | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | |
| Best Negative role | Dr. Sharmila | Malarvizhi | |
| Favourite Comedian Fiction | Deepa | Subathra | |
| Favourite Screen Pair | Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya Bala Nandakumar | Karthick & Revathy | |
| Syed Anwar Ahmed & Sameera Sherief | Prabhakaran and Sakthi | |
| Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan | Arjun and Sneha | |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Budding Pair | Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan | Arjun & Sneha | |
| Best Negative role | Dr. Sharmila | Malarvizhi | |
| Favourite Actor Male | Vignesh Karthick | Karthick | |
| Mohammed Azeem | Arjun | |
| Favourite Actor Female | Soundarya | Revathy | |
| Shivani Narayanan | Sneha Arjun | |
| Favourite Supporting Actor Male | | Sakthivel | |
| Favourite Find | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | |
| Favourite Family | Pagal Nilavu | | |
| Favourite Mother | Sindhu Shyam | Revathy | |
| Best Father | Udhayabhanu Maheswaran | Sakthivel | |
| Favourite Screen Pair | Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya | Karthick & Revathy | |
| Best Dop | Antony Priyan | | |
| Favourite Fiction Series | Pagal Nilavu | | |
| Best Crew Fiction | Pagal Nilavu | | |
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See also
Notes and References
- News: Pagal Nilavu is a sequel to Andal Azhagar. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- News: ஆண்டாள் அழகர் தொடர் பகல் நிலவு ஆனது . Dinamalar.
- News: விஜய் டிவி – பகல் நிலவு, புத்தம் புதிய தொடர். www.screen4screen.com.
- News: Vijay TV to get a new romantic show. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- News: Vijay TV Awards 2017 on May 6. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- News: Watch Vijay Awards at 3 pm today. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
