# Bommalattam (TV series)

Bommalattam (transl.  The Puppet show) was a 2012 Indian-Tamil-language soap opera that aired on Sun TV from 15 October 2012 to 22 October 2016 for 1,150 episodes. The show starred Sirija, Shreekumar, Mohammed Absar and Preethi Sanjeev.
It was produced by San Media Ltd and directed by Shiva.K and Stalin. The title track was composed by Dhina and sung by Haricharan with lyrics by Vairamuthu. The plot revolves around Bharathi who is in love with Kathir. But, fate makes Bharathi marry Santhosh, a rich playboy and Kathir marry Santhosh's sister, Devi. Santhosh and Devi are the spoilt children of Chidambaram Periyasamy, a business tycoon.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Shreekumar as Santhosh Chidambaram, Bharathi's husband, Chidambaram's son, Devi's brother, Rajesh's cousin brother
* Sirija as Bharathi Santhosh, Santhosh's wife, Kathir's ex lover, Chidambaram's daughter-in-law
* Mohammed Absar as Kathir alias Madhan, Devi's husband, Bharathi's ex lover
* Preethi Sanjeev as Devi Kathir, Kathir's wife, Chidambaram's daughter, Santhosh's Sister, Rajesh's cousin sister
* Barath as Rajesh Natrajan, Natrajan and Sivagami's son, Malathi's husband, Malliga's ex fiance but then husband, Santhosh and Devi's cousin brother
* Gowri Lakshmi as Malathi Rajesh, Rajesh's wife, Dhandapani and Kokila's second daughter, Bharathi, Saravanan and Mahathi's sister (Main Antagonist)

### Supporting cast

* Delhi Kumar as Chidambaram Periyasamy, Santhosh and Devi's father, Kathir and Bharathi's father-in-law, Natrajan's brother
* Sukumaran Sairam as Natrajan Periyasamy (Main Antagonist), Chidambaram's brother, Sivagami's husband, Rajesh's father
* Magima as Shivagami Natrajan, Natrajan's wife, Rajesh's mother
* Kathadi Ramamurthy as Badrinarayanan, Chidambaram's best friend
* Apsara as Malliga, Rajesh's ex fiance but then wife, Ram's sister
* Surendhar Raaj as Ram aka Seetharaman, Kathir's friend, Malar's husband, Malliga's brother
* Dhesikha as Malar aka Malarvizhi Seetharaman, Ram's wife
* Sasi as Saravanan, Bharathi, Malathi and Mahathi's brother, Dhandapani and Kokila's son
* Vithiya as Mahathi, Bharathi, Saravanan and Malathi's sister, Dhandapani and Kokila's youngest daughter
* Vijay Krishnaraj as Dhandapani, Bharathi, Saravanan, Malathi and Mahathi's father
* Sheela as Kokila Dhandapani, Bharathi, Saravanan, Malathi and Mahathi's mother, Dhandapani's wife
* Moorthy Arumugam
* Chandira Segaran
* T Rajeshwari as Rajeshwari
* Vincent Roy
* Jayaprakash as Malaichaamy
* OAK Sundar as Murugesan
* Lenin Anpan
* Divya Krishnan as Sophie

### Former cast

* Ganeshkar as Bhoopathi
* Bhavana as Srilatha/ Durga
* Nisha as Tara

## Original soundtrack
### Title song

It was written by Vairamuthu, composed by the Dhina. It was sung by Haricharan.

### Soundtrack
## Production

The series was directed by Shiva.K and Stalin. It was produced by San Media Ltd, along with the production crew of 2004-2016 Sun TV Serials Ahalya (2004-2006), Bandham (2006-2009) and Uravugal (2008-2012)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Daughter-in-law | Sirija | Bharathi | Won |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Male Negative Role | Sai Ram | Natarajan | Won |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Couple | Sirija & Shreekumar | Bharathi & Santhosh | Nominated |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kathadi Ramamurthy | Badri | Nominated |
| 2014 | Sun Kudumbam Awards | Best Screenwriter | Selvam | | Nominated |