# Chempaneer Poovu

Chempaneer Poovu (transl. Red Rose) is an Indian Malayalam language television series that premiered from 29 January 2024 on Asianet and its streams on JioHotstar In India. It is an official remake of Tamil television series Siragadikka Aasai. The series stars Gomathi Priya (later replaced by Rebecca Santhosh) and Arun Olympian.

## Synopsis

The show centres on the unexpected marriage of Revathy, the eldest daughter of a lower-class family, and Sachi, an eccentric taxi driver struggling with alcoholism.

## Cast
### Main

* Arun Nair as Sachidanandan "Sachi": Raveendran and Chandramathi's son; Revathy's husband; an alcoholic and short tempered car driver due to his bitter past. (2024–present)
* Rebecca Santhosh (episode 221 to present) as Revathy: Sachi's wife; A kind, respectful and determined young woman from a middle class family who does multiple odd jobs to support her family. She works at her parents' flower-stall near their local temple.Ravindran and his mother's favourite Daughter-in-law
* Gomathi priya (episode 1 to 219) as: Revathy sachidanandan

### Recurring

* KPAC Saji as Raveendran Nair: Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth 's father; Chandramathi's husband; A retired KSRTC driver, he is the only one in Sachi's family that cares for him and is also a father figure to Revathy after her father's death. (2024–present)
* Anand Narayan as Sudhindran "Sudhi": Chandra's eldest son; Neelima's past love interest; Revathy's former fiancee; Sruthy's husband; A ford.(2024–present)
* Munna as Sreekanth: Sachi's brother. (2024–present)
* Sreekutty as Varsha Sreekanth: Sreekanth's wife. (2024–present)
* Padma George as Chandramathi "Chandra" Nair: Raveendran's wife; Sudhi, Sachi and Sreekanth's mother; She dislikes Sachi due to some past mishaps and hates Revathi for her low economic status; Only likes Sudhi & Sruthi (2024–present)
* Maya Rajan as Kalavathy, Raveendran's mother
* R.Pradeep as Krishnan: A flower seller; Revathy, Devika and Sharath's father. (Died)(2024)
* Darshana Unni as Lakshmi: Revathy, Devika and Sharath's mother. (2024–present)
* Medha Pallavi as Devika: Revathy's sister. (2024–present)
* Anjali Hari as Shruthi: Sudhi's wife; A lady from a poor family act as a daughter of Malaysian based millionaire; Vimala's Daughter: Aadhi's mother; Chandramathi's favourite daughter-in-law, Hates Sachi, Revathy and Sreekanth because of bad reasons. Her real name is Kalyani (2024–present)
* Shaansai as Sharath: Revathy's brother. (2024–present)
* Jeevan Gopal as Roshan: Varsha's Fiancee
* Anu Joji as Bhama: Chandra's Friend
* Anu Paralekshmi as Eecha: Sachi's Friend
* Aneesh Kailas as Jishnu: Sachi's Friend
* Raheena Anas as Neelima: Sudhi's former love interest who cheats him out of the settlement money and escapes to Canada. (2024–present)
* Tom Mattel as Gajanandan: A moneylender to whom Krishnan and his family owe money who lusts after Revathy and has vowed to take revenge on Sachi. (2024–present)
* Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar as Ashokan: Raveendran's close friend (2024–present)
* Vishwam as Madhusoodanan Nair : Varsha's father;who hates Raveendran & Family.
* ____ as Mahima Nair : Varsha's mother;Madhusoodanan's wife.
* Adhithi Panicker as Meera: Sruthi's friend who works in beauty parlor
* Padmakumar as CI Narayanan Kutty – Circle Inspector of Police
* Shibu Laban as Beeraan
* Abhishek Jayakrishnan Vaidyar as Groom (Ep: 1)

## Production
### Casting

Debutant Arun Nair was cast as Sachi and Gomathi Priya was cast as Revathy, reprising her role from the original series Siragadikka Aasai. Later Gomathi Priya was replaced by Rebecca Santhosh.

### Broadcast

A launching event of the show, along with another TV series Etho Janma Kalpanayil was held at Kozhikode. The event was broadcast on Asianet on 28 January 2024, a day before the show's premiere.

### Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Tamil | Siragadikka Aasai சிறகடிக்க ஆசை | 23 January 2023 | Star Vijay | Ongoing | Original |
| Telugu | Gundeninda Gudigantalu గుండెనిండా గుడిగంటలు | 2 October 2023 | Star Maa | Ongoing | Remake |
| Kannada | Aase ಆಸೆ | 11 December 2023 | Star Suvarna | Ongoing | Remake |
| Malayalam | Chempaneer Poovu ചെമ്പനീർ പൂവ് | 29 January 2024 | Asianet | Ongoing | Remake |
| Hindi | Udne Ki Aasha उडने की आशा | 12 March 2024 | StarPlus | Ongoing | Remake |
| Marathi | Sadhi Manasa साधी माणसं | 18 March 2024 | Star Pravah | Ongoing | Remake |
| Bengali | Uraan উড়ান | 27 May 2024 | Star Jalsha | Ongoing | Remake |

## Awards

Chempaneer Poovu got Majority Awards from the Asianet Television awards 2024
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Serial | | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Most Popular Serial | | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Actor | Arun Nair | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Most Popular Actor | Arun Nair | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best New Face | Gomathi Priya | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Most Popular Actress | Gomathi Priya | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Actress | Gomathi Priya | Nominated |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Editor | Ajith Arinellore | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Dubbing Artist (Male) | Sidharthan | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Male) | K.P.A.C. Saji | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Popular Character Actor | K.P.A.C. Saji | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Most Popular Director | Ruggu Ratheesh | Won |
| 2024 | Asianet Television Awards | Best Actor in Negative Role (Male) | Tom Mattel | Nominated |
| 2024 | Kerala Vision Television Awards | Most Popular Serial | Chempaneer Poovu | Won |
| 2024 | Kerala Vision Television Awards | Best Director | Manjudharman | Won |
| 2024 | Kerala Vision Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Riya George | Nominated |

## Reception
### Ratings

Chempaneer Poovu entered the top five (at 7 pm )shows in Malayalam television in the debut week after its premiere. As of February 2024, the show secured third position. In late June 2024, the show Moved to 7.30 pm and became the highest rated TV series in Malayalam. It is currently most watched television soap opera in Malayalam.