| Genre: | Drama Family |
| Director: | Ramu Kona (1-16) Bachali Siva (17 - present) |
| Starring: | Soniya Suresh Sheela Singh Swetha Vijaya Kotla |
| Open Theme: | "Aa Uppenai" vocals Usha |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Telugu |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 688 |
| Producer: | Ashajyothi Gogineni |
| Cinematography: | Adimalla Sanjeev(1-16) Rajarao Vallam |
| Editor: | Subbu Polisetty |
| Camera: | Multi-camera |
| Runtime: | 20-22 minutes |
| Company: | EG Creations |
| Network: | Gemini TV |
Uppena is an Indian Telugu language soap opera premiered on 4 April 2022 airing on Gemini TV every Monday to Saturday and ended on 22 June 2024. It is available for worldwide streaming on Sun NXT.[1] The show stars Soniya Suresh, Sheela Singh, Swetha and Vijaya Kotla in leading roles. The serial is the official remake of tamil critically acclaimed television series Ethirneechal which was aired on Sun TV.[2]
Chakravarthy and Parvati left their family as they married against their parents wishes. They were supported by Parvathi’s brother. Janani was born and always lived under the shadow of her father Chakravarthy. Janani met her best friend Gowtham in the college though her father didn’t like. Due to events, Gowtham left college makes Janani to feel very depressed. She overcomes everything and became a topper. She lives with a sister Anjana and her cousins.
Gogineni Sivaram who is a business tycoon from Vijayawada came for a wedding proposal to Janani for his brother Abhiram. Initially Janani is not willing to marry, but later accepted after knowing Abhi’s innocence. All the in-laws of Gogineni's family are well educated but treated as housewives in the house. Janani doesn’t know the truth of the Gogineni brothers and Janani thinks Saraswathi, Gayathri and Vidya work in offices.
All brothers except Abhiram are misogynistic and abusive their wives. Their kids and their sister Roopa also disrespected them. Despite warnings from Vasu and respective in laws parent’s, Janani married Abhiram.Sivaram assured a MD post for Janani for the new company but in reality it’s smell a rat. Finally Janani comes to know the true reality and Abhiram comforts her.
Now the story will explore how the Abhiram and Janani fight against the Gogineni brothers? How their Co sisters helps her will form a rest Cruz.
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Ethirneechal எதிர்நீச்சல் | 7 February 2022 | Sun TV | 8 June 2024 | Original | [4] |
| Telugu | Uppena ಜನನಿ | 4 April 2022 | Gemini TV | 22 June 2024 | Remake | [5] |
| Malayalam | Kanalpoovu കനല്പ്പൂവ് | 24 July 2022 | Surya TV | Ongoing | [6] | |
| Kannada | Janani ಜನನಿ | 15 August 2022 | Udaya TV | [7] | ||
| Bengali | Alor Theekana আলোর ঠিকানা | 19 September 2022 | Sun Bangla | 15 October 2023 | [8] | |
| Marathi | Shabbas Sunbai शाब्बास सूनबाई | 14 November 2022 | Sun Marathi | 15 July 2023 | [9] |