Pudhcha Paaul Explained

Director:	Harshad Paranjape Kedar Vaidya Vaibhav Chinchalkar
Country:	India
Language:	Marathi
Starring:	see below
Runtime:	22 minutes
Company:	Iris Productions
Camera:	Multi-camera
Network:	Star Pravah
Num Episodes:	1944
Producer:	Peter Gundra Vidhyadhar Pathare
Genre:	Soap opera
Related:	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya
Editor:	Sachin Randive Aseem Momin
Location:	Gemini Studio, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Theme Music Composer:	Nilesh Moharir
Open Theme:	"Pudhcha Paaul" by Bela Shende and Nihira Joshi

Pudhcha Paaul is an Indian Marathi soap opera that aired on Star Pravah.^[1] It is an official remake of Hindi television serial Saath Nibhaana Saathiya of StarPlus.^[2] It premiered on 2 May 2011 and stopped on 1 July 2017 completing 1944 episodes.^[3] It is one of the longest-running Marathi television series and Star Pravah's longest-running series also.

Premises

Kalyani is a simple naive girl. She married in the Sardeshmukh family where she develops a bitter-sweet relation with her mother-in-law Rajlaxmi, the stern matriarch of the family. Rajlaxmi makes Kalyani dance to her tunes. The story progresses as Rajlaxmi turns mentor to Kalyani.^[4]

Plot

The story revolves around a simple innocent orphaned village girl named Kalyani. She does all the household work yet her aunt Kanchanmala and cousin Rupali cannot tolerate her, and torture her daily. She is illiterate and they do not allow her to take any education. One day Rajalaxmi (aka Akkasaheb) Sardeshmukh comes to their home with his son Soham for marriage of Rupali with Soham who already has an affair with another girl. But instead of Rupali she likes Kalyani and decides to make the latter her daughter-in-law, going against the wishes of her son.

Later both Kalyani and Rupali are married to Soham and Rohit (Soham's cousin) respectively. Rupali is jealous of Kalyani as she failed to become elder daughter-in-law of Sardeshmukh mansion which may deprive her of inheriting the property of the Sardeshmukh family. She, along with the evil plans of her mother Kanchanmala creates problems in Kalyani's life and tries to kill her. With all of these troubles on her shoulder, Kalyani completes all of her duties and wins all other family member's hearts. Later Soham also coming out from his past, falls in love with Kalyani and accepts her as his wife. In all the troubles Rajalaxmi supports her as her own daughter making an inherent bond between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Taking the opportunity of brother's death Soham's ex-girlfriend comes again in Soham and Kalyani's married life to make Kalyani's life hell. She pretends as mentally unstable and innocent Kalyani takes her in Sardeshmukh mansion going against everyone's decision. Soham's ex now makes problems to kick Kalyani out of the house and to bring back Soham again in her life.

Cast

Main

• Jui Gadkari as Kalyani Sardeshmukh – Kanchanmala's niece; Rupali's cousin; Soham's ex-wife; Sameer's wife; Karan's mother^[5]
• Harshada Khanvilkar as Rajlaxmi (Akkasaheb) Sardeshmukh – Jaywantrao's wife; Soham and Sameer's mother; Karan's grandmother

Recurring

• Sangram Samel as Sameer Sardeshmukh – Rajlaxmi and Jaywantrao's younger son; Madhukar's adoptive son; Soham's brother; Kalyani's second husband; Karan's adoptive father
• Aryan Devgiri as Karan Sardeshmukh – Kalyani and Soham's son; Sameer's adoptive son
• Sharmila Shinde as Rupali Randive Sardeshmukh – Kanchanmala's daughter; Kalyani's cousin; Rohit's wife; Chakuli's mother^[6]
• Suyash Tilak / Abhijeet Kelkar as Rohit Sardeshmukh – Devaki and Yashwant's son; Soham and Sameer's cousin; Rupali's husband; Chakuli's father
• Aastad Kale as Soham Sardeshmukh – Rajlaxmi and Jaywantrao's elder son; Sameer's brother; Kalyani's ex-husband; Swapnali's husband; Karan's father
• Swapnali Patil as Swapnali Sardeshmukh – Soham's widow; Bunty's wife
• Radhika Harshe / Supriya Pathare as Kanchanmala Randive – Chintamani's sister; Rupali's mother; Kalyani's aunt
• Ajinkya Joshi as Chintamani – Kanchanmala's brother; Kalyani and Rupali's uncle
• Milind Safai as Jaywantrao Sardeshmukh – Yashwant's brother; Rajlaxmi's husband; Soham and Sameer's father; Karan's grandfather
• Mrunal Deshpande as Devaki Sardeshmukh – Yashwant's wife; Rohit's mother; Chakuli's grandmother
• Shrirang Deshmukh as Yashwant Sardeshmukh – Jaywantrao's brother; Devaki's husband; Rohit's father; Chakuli's grandfather
• Pradeep Velankar as Dadasaheb Sardeshmukh – Yashwant and Jaywant's father
• Tarka pednekar as Pooja rajlaxmi daughter
• Sonali Naik as Kaveri Jaywant Sardeshmukh
• Tejashree Dharne as Sayali Pradhan
• Rashmi Anpat as Aishwarya Karan wife
• Prasad limaye as Karan Sardeshmukh
• Atisha Naik
• Bharati Achrekar as Kusum
• Madhavi Nimkar as Shweta
• Avinash Narkar as Madhukar ; Sameers adoptive father
• Samidha Guru as Poornima
• Aarti More as Teju
• Ketaki Palav as Inspector Divya
• Samruddhi kelkar
• Vidya karanjakar as sujata Deshpande
• Swati deval as Priti Deshpande
• Swati borkar as shakuntala
• Rutuja Bagwe as minakshi sameer business partner
• Veena Jagtap as fake shreya ep 1061
• Ashok shinde as Aniket

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Hindi	Saath Nibhaana Saathiya साथ निभाना साथिया	3 May 2010	StarPlus	23 July 2017	Original
Marathi	Pudhcha Paaul पुढचं पाऊल	2 May 2011	Star Pravah	30 June 2017	Remake
Tamil	Deivam Thandha Veedu தெய்வம் தந்த வீடு	15 July 2013	Star Vijay	26 May 2017
Malayalam	Chandanamazha ചന്ദനമഴ^[7]	3 February 2014	Asianet	9 December 2017
Bengali	Bodhuboron বধুবরন	19 August 2013	Star Jalsha	29 January 2017
Telugu	Intiki Deepam Illalu ఇంటికి దీపం ఇల్లాలు	8 March 2021	Star Maa	9 September 2023

Reception

In June 2011, it was the most watched Marathi serial with 3.8 TVR.^[8] In week 5 of 2012, it gained 4.1 TVR fetching second position.^[9] In week 13 of 2012, it garnered 4.2 TVR maintaining its top position.^[10] In May 2012, it garnered 3.9 TVR with gaining second position.^[11]

Ratings

Week	Year	TAM TVR	Rank		Ref.
			Mah/Goa	All India
Week 26	2011	0.97	1	63	^[12]
Week 43	2011	0.85	1	77	^[13]
Week 46	2011	0.75	3	84	^[14]
Week 49	2011	0.76	3	84	^[15]
Week 12	2012	0.89	1	64	^[16]
Week 15	2012	0.95	1	60	^[17]
Week 16	2012	0.92	1	65	^[18]
Week 17	2012	0.84	3	77	^[19]
Week 19	2012	0.93	2	66	^[20]
Week 21	2012	0.88	2	62	^[21]
Week 22	2012	1.07	2	48	^[22]

External links

• Pudhcha Paaul at Disney+ Hotstar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marathi Serial Pudhcha Paaul.
2. Web site: TV viewers give Marathi TV serials inspired by Hindi soaps a thumbs up. live. https://archive.today/20210218120846/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/manasi-cha-chitrakaar-toh-savar-re-asava-sundar-swapnancha-bangla-devyani-pudhcha-paaul-diya-aur-baati-hum-na-bole-tum-na-maine-kuch-kaha-mann-kee-awaaz-pratigya-saath-nibhana-saathiya/articleshow/26423510.cms?from=mdr. 18 February 2021. The Times of India.
3. Web site: अक्कासाहेबांच्या 'पुढचं पाऊल'ला पूर्णविराम. live. https://archive.today/20210218121247/https://www.loksatta.com/manoranjan-news/akkasaheb-aka-harshada-khanvilkars-pudhcha-paaul-serial-going-to-off-air-1502023/. 18 February 2021. Loksatta. mr. 11 April 2019.
4. Web site: Maha-episodes-garner-high-TRPs-on-Marathi-TV. The Times of India.
5. Web site: Jui-Gadkari-Prasad-Limaye-Pudhcha-Paul-Asava-Sundar-Swapnancha-Bangala. The Times Of India.
6. Web site: Actress Sharmila Shinde shares a throwback picture from her show 'Pudhcha Pauul'. The Times of India.
7. News: I Want To Focus More On Serials Than Films As Small Screen Is My Comfort Zone: Shalu Kurian. The Times of India. 22 March 2017.
8. Web site: STAR Pravah rules the TRP charts again. Afaqs.
9. Web site: STAR Pravah records new high with 234 GRPs!. Adgully.
10. Web site: Star Pravah is Maharashtra's No 1 Choice!. Disney Star.
11. Web site: STAR Pravah records 256 GRPs; beats all Hindi GEC's to become #1!. Adgully.
12. Web site: Tvr Ratings from 26/06/2011 to 02/07/2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716050658/http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star%20Pravah&startperiod=26/06/2011&endperiod=02/07/2011. 2011-07-16.
13. Web site: Tvr Ratings from 23/10/2011 to 29/10/2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111109072251/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=23/10/2011&endperiod=29/10/2011. 2011-11-09.
14. Web site: Tvr Ratings from 13/11/2011 to 19/11/2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111205185432/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=13/11/2011&endperiod=19/11/2011. 2011-12-05.
15. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 49 (04/12/2011-10/12/2011). https://web.archive.org/web/20130307013759/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=04/12/2011&endperiod=10/12/2011. 2013-03-07.
16. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 12 (18/03/2012-24/03/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120413205815/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=18/03/2012&endperiod=24/03/2012. 2012-04-13.
17. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 15 (08/04/2012-14/04/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120425233411/http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star%20Pravah&startperiod=08/04/2012&endperiod=14/04/2012. 2012-04-25.
18. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 16 (15/04/2012-21/04/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120605235516/http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star%20Pravah&startperiod=15/04/2012&endperiod=21/04/2012. 2012-06-05.
19. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 17 (22/04/2012-28/04/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120517011042/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=22/04/2012&endperiod=28/04/2012. 2012-05-17.
20. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 19 (06/05/2012-12/05/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120529010416/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=06/05/2012&endperiod=12/05/2012. 2012-05-29.
21. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 21 (20/05/2012-26/05/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20120607001753/http://www.indiantelevision.com:80/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star+Pravah&startperiod=20/05/2012&endperiod=26/05/2012. 2012-06-07.
22. Web site: Tvr Ratings for Week 22 (27/05/2012-02/06/2012). https://web.archive.org/web/20130224005923/http://www.indiantelevision.com/tvr/telemeter/telechanneltam.php?ch=Star%20Pravah&startperiod=27/05/2012&endperiod=02/06/2012. 2013-02-24.