# Anbe Sivam (TV series)

Anbe Sivam ("Love is god") is a 2021 Indian-Tamil language television series which premiered from 18 October 2021 and ended on 3 July 2022 on Zee Tamil. It stars Vikram Shri and Kavitha Gowda in the lead roles. This show is based on Zee TV's Hindi series Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara.

## Cast
### Main

* Vikram Shri as Adv. Nalla Sivam: Iniya and Oviya's father; Anbu's husband; Arasi's ex-husband
* Raksha Holla (2021–2022) → Kavitha Gowda (2022) as Anbu Selvi (Anbu): Kalai and Bharathi's mother; Sivam's wife; Bhaskar's ex-wife

### Supporting

* Shreeka in a dual role as Iniya and Oviya: Sivam and Arasi's daughter
* Anshita as Kalai: Anbu and Bhaskar's daughter
* Hadeed Kavin as Bharathi: Anbu and Bhaskar's son
* Sabitha Anand as Lakshmi: Shabapathi's wife, Sivam's mother
* Sivan Srinivasan as Shabapathi: Lakshmi's husband, Sivam's father
* Krithika Laddu as Adv. Punnagai Arasi (Arasi): Sivam's ex-wife, Shekar's second wife, Iniya and Oviya's mother
* Varun Udhai as Bhaskar: Anbu's ex-husband, Kayal and Bharathi's father
* Nishma Chengappa as Dr. Malarvizhi (Malar): Kamakshi's daughter, Anbu's sister-in-law, Saravanan's wife
* Vasudeva Krish Madhusudhan as Saravanan: Sivam's brother, Malar's husband
* Priyaa Vishwa (2021–2022) → Bharani Elangovan (2022) as Geetha: Anbu's best friend
* Nathan Shyam as Adv. Shekar: Arasi's second husband
* Rhema Ashok as Poonguzhali (Kuzhali): Nalla Sivam's ex-fiancée, Anbu's friend, later became enemy
* Deepa Shree as Kamakshi: Bhaskar and Malar's mother, Anbu's mother-in-law
* Parthiban as Rajarathnam: Arasi's father
* Isvar Ragunathan as Sugumar

## Production

Actor Vikram Shri was selected to portray the lead role as Nalla Sivam. Actress Pavani Reddy was initially selected in the role of Anbu Selvi, but she quit the show before the series release, because of the opportunity of entering Bigg Boss (Tamil season 5). So the team finalised Raksha Holla to portray the role of Anbu Selvi. In January 2022, Raksha Holla was removed from the series by the production team due to her appearance is not fit for the role. So Kavitha Gowda replaced her in the role of Anbu Selvi from episodes 86. Krithika Laddu was selected to play the role of Punnagai Arasi, Nalla Sivam's ex-wife, who is the main antagonist in the show.

## Special and Crossover episodes

* Anbe Sivam held a two and half hour non-stop special Sunday episode for Anbu-Sivam Marriage titled 'Anbe Sivam MEGA Thirumana Vaibhavam' on 6 March 2022.
* Anbe Sivam with Rajini series held a one-hour episodes of Super Sanagamam from 23 May to 6 June 2022.

## Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Hindi | Punar Vivaah – Zindagi Milegi Dobara पुनर्विवाह – ज़िंदगी मिलेगी दोबारा | 20 February 2012 | Zee TV | 29 November 2013 | Original |
| Kannada | Punar Vivaha ಪುನರ್ ವಿವಾಹ | 8 April 2013 | Zee Kannada | 29 July 2016 | Remake |
| Bengali | Kori Khela কড়ি খেলা | 8 March 2021 | Zee Bangla | 29 April 2022 | Remake |
| Telugu | Oohalu Gusagusalade ఊహలు గుసగుసలాడే | 10 May 2021 | Zee Telugu | 8 June 2024 | Remake |
| Tamil | Anbe Sivam அன்பே சிவம் | 18 October 2021 | Zee Tamil | 3 July 2022 | Remake |
| Marathi | Punha Kartavya Aahe पुन्हा कर्तव्य आहे | 18 March 2024 | Zee Marathi | Ongoing | Remake |