# Thipkyanchi Rangoli

Thipkyanchi Rangoli (transl. Dotted Rangoli) is an Indian Marathi language drama television series directed by Girish Vasaikar. It is an official remake of Bengali TV series Khorkuto. It premiered on Star Pravah on 4 October 2021. It stars Dnyanada Ramtirthkar and Chetan Vadnere in lead roles.

## Plot

Apoorva "Appu", a sophisticated upper-class girl, crosses paths with Shashank, a scholar who belongs to a middle-class joint family, and everything changes. Apart from a beautiful love story, It narrates the tale of a joint family, its roots and beliefs. After a few meetings with Shashank, Dr. Kaushik, Apoorva's father, decides to marry Apoorva off with Shashank to teach her morals and ethics. Although Apoorva is a little ill-mannered, she is very good at heart and gets deserved love from Shashank's family. She becomes a part of the family and stands by them through all their difficulties.

## Cast
### Main

* Dnyanada Ramtirthkar as Apoorva "Appu" Vartak Kanitkar – Kaushik and Anjali's daughter; Netra's cousin; Shashank's wife
* Chetan Vadnere as Shashank "Khadoos" Kanitkar – Vitthal and Suvarna's son; Suman's brother; Amey, Avantika and Prachi's cousin; Apoorva's husband

### Recurring

* Sharad Ponkshe / Uday Tikekar as Vinayak "Dada" Kanitkar – Patriarchy of Kanitkars'; Vitthal, Vidya and Vikas's brother; Madhavi's husband; Amey and Avantika's father
* Supriya Pathare as Madhavi "Mai" Kanitkar – Vinayak's wife; Amey and Avantika's mother
* Mangesh Kadam as Vitthal "Vithu" Kanitkar – Vinayak, Vidya and Vikas's brother; Suvarna's husband, Shashank and Suman's father
* Leena Bhagwat as Suvarna "Suva" Kanitkar – Vitthal's wife, Shashank and Suman's mother
* Atul Todankar as Vikas "Cookie" Kanitkar – Vinayak, Vitthal and Vidya's brother; Aparna's husband; Prachi's father
* Sheetal Kulkarni as Aparna "Panna" Kanitkar – Vikas's wife; Prachi's mother
* Sarika Nawathe as Vidya "Babi" Kanitkar Vaidya – A Teacher; Vinayak, Vitthal and Vikas's sister; Bhaskar's wife
* Kashyap Parulekar as Bhaskar Vaidya – Vidya's husband
* Veena Jagtap as Avantika Kanitkar Chaudhari – Vinayak and Madhavi's daughter; Amey's sister; Shashank, Suman and Prachi's cousin
* Swapnil Kale as Amey Kanitkar – Vinayak and Madhavi's son; Avantika's brother; Shashank, Suman and Prachi's cousin; Manasi's husband
* Amruta Phadke / Sai Kalyankar as Manasi Kanitkar – Amey's wife
* Namrata Pradhan as Suman "Sumi" Kanitkar Darekar – Vitthal and Suvarna's daughter; Shashank's sister; Amey, Avantika and Prachi's cousin; Nikhil's wife
* Shrikant Bhide / Guru Divekar as Nikhil Darekar – Suman's husband
* Tanvi Barve as Prachi "Prachu" Kanitkar – Vikas and Aparna's daughter; Amey, Avantika, Shashank and Suman's cousin
* Rajan Tamhane as Kaushik Vartak – A cardiologist, Sarika's brother; Anjali's estranged husband; Apoorva's father
* Mugdha Godbole-Ranade as Anjali Vartak – A cardiologist, Kaushik's estranged wife; Apoorva's estranged mother
* Radhika Vidyasagar as Sarika Vartak Desai – Kaushik's sister; Netra's mother; Apoorva's mother-figure
* Snehlata Maghade / Pranjal Ambavane as Netra Desai – Sarika's daughter; Apoorva's cousin
* Ashwini Apte as Deepali
* Maithili Patwardhan as Ovi – Deepali's daughter
* Ashutosh Kulkarni as Abhay – Apoorva's friend
* Shubha Khote as Durga – Vinayak, Vitthal and Vikas's aunt
* Mangesh Desai as Dhananjay Karmarkar
* Shalaka Pawar as Snehlata Paranjape
* Ujjwala Jog as Shakuntala
* Bipin Surve as Krish
* Roshan Vichare as Ronit
* Akshay Waghmare as Ninad
* Ashwin Bornare as Chandu Bhatwadekar

## Production
### Development

Rupali Guha and Kalyan Guha, the producer of Film Farm India announces the Marathi remake of Khorkuto a Bengali series aired on Star Jalsha. The title song was composed by Nilesh Moharir and lyrics by Rohini Ninawe and sung by Sai Tembhekar.

### Casting

Dnyanada Ramtirthkar was selected for the role of Apoorva and Chetan Vadnere selected for the role of Shashank. Mugdha Godbole plays the role of Apoorva's mother and Sharad Ponkshe the role of Vinayak Kanitkar.

## Awards

Star Pravah Parivaar Awards :
| Year | Category | Recipient | Role |
| 2022 | Best Family | | Kanitkar family |
| 2022 | Best Face - Female | Dnyanada Ramtirthkar | Apoorva |
| 2023 | Best Daughter-in-law | Dnyanada Ramtirthkar | Apoorva |
| 2023 | Best Siblings | Sharad Ponkshe, Mangesh Kadam, Atul Todankar, Sarika Nawathe | Vinayak, Vithhal, Vikas, Vidya |

## Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Bengali | Khorkuto খড়কুটো | 17 August 2020 | Star Jalsha | 21 August 2022 | Original |
| Tamil | Namma Veetu Ponnu நம்ம வீட்டு பொண்ணு | 16 August 2021 | Star Vijay | 25 March 2023 | Remake |
| Marathi | Thipkyanchi Rangoli ठिपक्यांची रांगोळी | 4 October 2021 | Star Pravah | 18 November 2023 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Palunku പളുങ്ക് | 22 November 2021 | Asianet | 30 December 2022 | Remake |
| Hindi | Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey कभी कभी इत्तेफाक से | 3 January 2022 | StarPlus | 20 August 2022 | Remake |