# Pagal Nilavu (TV series)

Pagal Nilavu (lit. Day's Moon) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language soap opera starring Syed Anwar Ahmed, Sameera Sherief, Shivani Narayanan, Mohammed Azeem, Vignesh Karthick and Soundarya Bala Nandakumar. It began airing on 9 May 2016 on STAR Vijay.
The series is the sequel and next generation story of Andal Azhagar, both of which were directed by Francis Kathiravan.
It is a story about love, but circumstances have made Andal and Azhagar's families rival for two generations. The drama explores whether their daughters, Revathy (Soundarya Bala Nandakumar) and Sakthi (Sameera Sherief) reunite the family.

## Cast
### Main cast

* Syed Anwar Ahmed as Prabhakaran "Prabha": Sakthivel and Malar's son, Sakthi's husband, Karthick's half-brother and Sneha's former fiance (2016-2018)
* Sameera Sherief as Sakthi Prabhakaran: Andal Azhagar's elder daughter, Praba's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)
* Shivani Narayanan as Sneha Arjun: Arjun's Wife, Prabha former fiance and Sakthi and Revathi's cousin (2016-2019)
* Mohammed Azeem as Arjun, Sneha's husband, Thamizh former fiance, Malarvizhi's Assistant (2017-2019)
* Vignesh Karthick as Karthick: Sakthivel and Revathi's son, Praba's half-brother, Revathy's husband and Sneha's friend (2016-2018)
* Soundarya Bala Nandakumar as Revathy Karthick: Andal Azhagar's younger daughter, Karthick's wife and Sneha's cousin (2016-2018)

### Supporting cast

* Udhayabhanu Maheswaran as Sakthivel: Revathi and Malar's husband; Praba, Karthick and Thamizh's father and Andal's brother (2016-2019)
* Sindhu Shyam as Revathi: Sakthivel's first wife; Karthick's mother; Azhagar's sister; Sakthi, Revathy and Sneha's aunt (2016-2019)
* Reshma Pasupuleti (2016); Suzane George (2017); Dr. Sharmila (2017–2019) as Malarvizhi Sakthivel a.k.a. "Malar": Sakthivel's second wife; Praba and Thamizh's mother (main antagonist)
* Sreenidhi Sudarshan / Sahana Reddy as Thamizhselvi "Thamizh": Prabha's sister; Karthick half-sister; Sakthivel and Malar's daughter; Sneha's arch-rival, Arjun's former fiance; Vikram's love interest (2016-2019) (dead)
* Mona Bedre as Andal Azhagar: Azhagar's wife; Sakthivel's sister; Sakthi and Revathi's mother (2016-2019)
* Manush as Azhagarsamy a.k.a. Azhagar: Andal's husband; Revathi's brother; Sakthi and Revathi's father; Sneha's uncle (2016-2019)
* Rekha Suresh as Ramya: Sneha's mother and Revathi's best friend; her brother's wife, Dileep's paternal aunt (2016-2018) (Dead)
* Rathinavel as Malar's brother (Antagonist) and Sakthivel's Politician friend (2016-2019)
* Mithun Raj as Dileep: Ramya's brother's son and Sneha's ex-fiancé (antagonist) (2017-2019)
* Deepa as Subatra: Andal's sister-in-law and Kayal's mother (comedian) (2016-2019)
* P.S.Chitra as Kayal: Subatra's daughter (2016-2018)
* Sathya as Inspector Sathya: Sneha's well-wisher (2018-2019)
* Jeeva as Vikram: Thamizh's love interest (2018-2019)
* Saif Ali Khan as Professor Ram: Sakthi and Sneha's enemy (antagonist) (2017-2018)
* K. Natraj as Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's father; Prabha, Karthick, Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Thamizh's Grandfather
* Raghavendran as Palsamy
* Mani K. L. as Mani
* Ramesh Nallayan as Karthik and Sneha's friend
* Anand Amirthalingam as Vinay
* Shivakanth as Shiva
* Krishna Kumar as Krishna
* Manikandaraj Major as Vigilance officer
* Anita Nair as Dhara Bhai
* Gemini as Anand
* Karthik as Senior student
* Jeevanantham as Kuruvi
* R. Shyam as Rathinavel
* Subbaiah as Aaruchamy
* Sheela as Viji Chidambaram: Andal and Sakthivel's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Thamizh, Praba and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2019)
* Chandraprakash as Murugesan: Azhagar, Revathi's father; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandfather (2016-2017)
* Vanitha Hariharan as Nikhila "Nikki": Karthick and Sneha's friend
* Gemini Mani as Poosari: Sakthivel's best friend
* Raghavan as Dinesh
* Pavithra Janani as Karthika
* Priya as Vadivu Murugesan: Azhagar and Revathi's mother; Sakthi, Revathi, Sneha and Karthick's grandmother (2016-2017)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Mother | Sindhu Shyam | Revathy | Won |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Find Female | Sameera Sherief | Sakthi | Won |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Best Family | Pagal Nilavu | | Won |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor | Vignesh Karthick | Karthick | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor | Syed Anwar Ahmed | Prabhakaran | Won |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor | Mohammad Azeem | Arjun | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actress | Soundarya Bala Nandakumar | Revathy | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actress | Sameera Sherief | Sakthi | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actress | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Best Debut Female | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | Won |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Best Negative role | Dr. Sharmila | Malarvizhi | Nominated |
| 2017 | 3rd Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Comedian Fiction | Deepa | Subathra | Nominated |
| 2017 | | Favourite Screen Pair | Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya Bala Nandakumar | Karthick & Revathy | Nominated |
| 2017 | | Favourite Screen Pair | Syed Anwar Ahmed & Sameera Sherief | Prabhakaran and Sakthi | Won |
| 2017 | | Favourite Screen Pair | Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan | Arjun and Sneha | Won |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Budding Pair | Mohammed Azeem & Shivani Narayanan | Arjun & Sneha | Won |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Negative role | Dr. Sharmila | Malarvizhi | Won |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Male | Vignesh Karthick | Karthick | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Male | Mohammed Azeem | Arjun | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Female | Soundarya | Revathy | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Actor Female | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha Arjun | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Supporting Actor Male | Udhayabhanu Maheswaran | Sakthivel | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Find | Shivani Narayanan | Sneha | Won |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Family | Pagal Nilavu | | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Mother | Sindhu Shyam | Revathy | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Father | Udhayabhanu Maheswaran | Sakthivel | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Screen Pair | Vignesh Karthick & Soundarya | Karthick & Revathy | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Dop | Antony Priyan | | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Favourite Fiction Series | Pagal Nilavu | | Nominated |
| 2018 | 4th Vijay Television Awards | Best Crew Fiction | Pagal Nilavu | | Nominated |