# Anandha Ragam (TV series)

Anandha Ragam (transl. A Blissful Tune) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama series starring Anusha Hegde and Alagappan. It premiered on 29 August 2022 on Sun TV. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

## Cast
### Main

* Anusha Hegde as IPS Eshwari Azhagu Sundaram: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's elder daughter; Abhirami's sister; Sanjeev's cousin; Azhagu Sundaram's wife (2022–present)
** Samyuktha as Child Eshwari (2022, 2023)
* Alagappan as Azhagu Sundaram Ratnavel Pandi: Vasundhara and Ratnavel Pandi's son; Kathirvel, Shilpa, Manoj, Divya and Ramya's cousin; Shilpa's ex-fiancé; Eshwari's husband (2022–present)
** Neelesh as Child Azhagu Sundaram (2022, 2023)

### Recurring

* Preethi Sanjeev as Vasundhara Ratnavel Pandi: Sampath's sister; Padmavathi's cousin; Ratnavel Pandi's widow; Azhagu Sundaram's mother (2022–present)
* Swetha Senthilkumar / Reshma Shajahan as Abhirami "Abhi" Kathirvel: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's younger daughter; Eshwari's sister; Sanjeev's cousin and former love interest; Kathirvel's wife (2022–2025) / (2025–present)
* Vigneshwaran as Kathirvel "Kathir" Shakthivel: Shaktivel and Durga's son; Azhagu Sundaram and Ramya's cousin; Abhirami's husband (2024–present)
* Barath Guru as Sanjeev Thyagarajan: Vyjayanthi and Thyagarajan's son; Eshwari and Abhirami's cousin; Abhirami's former love interest (2022–present)
* Sivaranjani Vijay / Sai Madhavi as Girija Sampath: Sampath's wife; Divya's mother (2022–2024) / (2024–present)
* Parthan Siva as Sampath: Vasundhara's brother; Padmavathi's cousin; Girija's husband; Saranya's ex-lover; Shilpa and Divya's father; Ratnavel Pandi's murderer (2022–present)
* Vaishali Thaniga as Divya Sampath: Girija and Sampath's daughter; Shilpa's half-sister; Azhagu Sundaram and Manoj's cousin (2022–present)
* Ranjan Kumar as Shaktivel: Ratnavel Pandi and Mangai's brother; Durga's husband; Kathirvel's father (2022–present)
* Sangeetha V / Indira Priyadarshini as Durga Shakthivel: Shaktivel's wife; Kathirvel's mother (2022–2024) / (2024–present)
* Rindhu Ravi as Mangai: Ratnavel Pandi and Shaktivel's sister; Ramya's mother (2022–present)
* Megna Jayakrishnaraj as Ramya: Mangai's daughter; Azhagu Sundaram and Kathirvel's cousin (2022–present)
* Aarthi Ram as Padmavathi: Vasundara and Sampath's cousin (2024)
* Guhan Shanmugam as Manoj: Padmavathi's son (2024)
* Anjali Varadharajan as Vyjayanthi Thyagarajan: Thyagarajan's wife; Sanjeev's mother (2022–present)
* T. Sivakumar as Thyagarajan: Meenakshi's brother; Vyjayanthi's husband; Sanjeev's father (2022–present)
* Sebastian as Theekuchi: Azhagu Sundaram's best friend (2022–present)
* Vishwa as Kumar: Eshwari's student; Azhagu Sundaram's friend (2022–2024)
* Rajkamal as Santhosh: IPS academy officer (2022–2024)
* Surendar Raaj as Inspector Muthuvel aka Velayudham (2024)
* Reehana as Saranya: Sampath's ex-lover; Shilpa's mother (2022-2023)
* Indhu Chowdary as Shilpa Sampath: Saranya and Sampath's daughter; Divya's half-sister; Azhagu Sundaram and Manoj's cousin; Azhagu Sundaram's ex-fiancée (2022-2023)

### Special Appearances

* Ilavarasu as Inspector Shanmugavel aka Shanmugam: Meenakshi's husband; Eshwari and Abhirami's father (2022, 2023) (Dead)
* Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Meenakshi Shanmugavel: Thyagarajan's sister; Shanmugavel's wife; Eshwari and Abhirami's mother (2022, 2023) (Dead)
* Bala Singh as Ratnavel Pandi: Mangai and Shaktivel's brother; Vasundhara's husband; Azhagu Sundaram's father (Posthumous photographic appearance)

## Production
### Casting

Kannada television actress Anusha Prathap was cast in the female lead role as Eshwari, making her debut in Tamil television dramas. Tamil actor Alagappan was selected to play the male lead of Azhagu Sundaram, making his debut in a male lead role. In cameo roles, Tamil actor Ilavarasu and Vinodhini Vaidyanathan were cast as Eshwari's parents.
Actress Reehana was cast as Saranya, who is Sampath's ex-lover and Shilpa's mother. Indhu Chowdary was cast as Shilpa.

## Adaptations

Since February 2023, Anandha Ragam has been remade in the Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Bengali languages.
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Tamil | Anandha Ragam ஆனந்த ராகம் | 29 August 2022 | Sun TV | Ongoing | Original |
| Marathi | Premas Rang Yave प्रेमास रंग यावे | 20 February 2023 | Sun Marathi | 9 March 2025 | Remake |
| Kannada | Ananda Raaga ಆನಂದ ರಾಗ | 13 March 2023 | Udaya TV | 9 December 2023 | Remake |
| Telugu | Ardhangi అర్ధాంగి | 27 March 2023 | Gemini TV | 21 September 2024 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Anandha Ragam ആനന്ദ രാഗം | 17 April 2023 | Surya TV | 16 February 2025 | Remake |
| Bengali | Roopsagore Moner Manush রূপসাগরে মনের মানুষ | 3 July 2023 | Sun Bangla | 31 March 2024 | Remake |

## Reception

The series was described by the Times of India as "one of the most-watched daily soaps on Tamil television". It had 560 episodes as of July 2024 and was said to be one of the top serials airing on Sun TV.

## Broadcast history

It began airing on Sun TV on 29 August 2022 from Monday to Saturday at 18:30 (IST), replacing Abhiyum Naanum. Starting on 13 May 2024, it shifted to the evening slot at 15:00 (IST). now it is airing at 15:30.