# Mahanadhi (TV series)

Mahanadhi – Sagotharigalin Kadhai (transl. The Great River – The Story of Sisters) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama television series that premiered on Star Vijay on 23 January 2023 starring Lakshmi Priya , Swaminathan Anantharaman, Prathiba, Divya Ganesh, Dharini Hephzibah, K.kamurudin, Aadhirai Soundararajan and Rudran Praveen with Kaavya vasu. Sujatha Sivakumar and Saravanan are the pivotal roles. It is produced by Praveen Bennett under the banner of Global Villagers. It is also available on the digital platform Jio Hotstar.
The series was launched along with Siragadikka Aasai.

## Plot

Mahanadi tells the tale of four sisters who coexisted well with their parents. leaving them in distress over the loss of their father. This piece discusses how the mother and girls will manage without an actual figure of a father.

## Cast
### Main

* Lakshmi Priya as Kaveri Vijay: Vijay's wife, the second daughter of Mahanadhi family.
* Swaminathan Anantharaman as Vijay: Kaveri's husband, a young CEO, the second son-in law of Mahanadhi family, Somasundaram and Kalyani's grandson

### Recurring

* Sujatha Sivakumar as Saradha, Santhanam's wife, Mother of Mahanadhi Sisters.
* Prathiba (2023) / Divya Ganesan (Nov.2023–2024) / Dharani Hephzibah (Aug.2024–present) as Ganga Kumaran: Kumaran's wife, and the eldest daughter of Mahanadhi family
* K.Kamrudin as Kumaran: Ganga's husband, eldest son-in-law of Mahanadhi family, tailor shop owner, Santhanam's nephew
* Aadhirai Soundararajan as Yamuna Nivin: the third oldest sister of Mahanadhi family and she has a love-interest on Nivin one-sidedly and eventually becomes his wife.
* Rudran Praveen as Nivin: Yamuna’s husband, Kaveri's ex-love interest, Raagini's ex-fiancé, third son-in law of Mahanadhi family
* Baby Kaavya as Narmadha: the youngest sister of Mahanadhi family
* Kanmani Manoharan (2024) / Vaishali Thaniga (Nov.2024–present) as Nivedha/Vennila - Vijay's ex-lover who is suffering from memory loss.
* Pankajam as Annakkili Paatti - Santhanam and Shanthi's mother, Saradha's Mother-in-law, Grandmother of Mahanadi Sisters, Kumaran's Ammachi
* Manikandan Raj as Somasundaram "Somu" - Kalyani's husband, Radha's father, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya's grandfather.
* Unknown as Kalyani Somasundaram: Somasundaram's wife, Radha's mother, Vijay, Ajay and Kavya’s grandmother.
* Ramesh as Pasupathy, Santhanam's betrayed friend who deceives them out of their land. Raagini and Raghav’s father.
* Sanjay Mohan as Raghav, Raagini's brother, Pasupathy's son
* Baskar Natarajan as Ajay, Anbarasu's & Radha son, Vijay's cousin brother, Kavya's brother, Ragini's Husband
* Shathiga as Ragini Ajay, Pasupathy's daughter, Raghav's sister, Kaveri's former friend turned arch-rival; Ajay's wife, Nivin's Ex-fiancé.
* Vaishu Jayachandhiran as Kavya, Anbarasu & Radha’s daughter, Vijay's cousin sister, Ajay's sister.
* Bharathi Mohan as Anbarasu, Vijay's Uncle, Radha's husband. Ajay and Kavya’s father. Raagini’s father-in-law
* Padmini Chandrasekhar as Radha Anbarasu: Vijay's aunt. Ajay and Kavya’s mother. Raagini’s mother-in-law.
* Sumi Santhosh as Jaya, Nivin's mother
* Vishwa Mithran as Salim, Kumaran's friend.

### Special Appearances

* Saravanan as Santhanam, Sarada's husband, Father of Mahanadi sisters (2023) (Dead)
* Milla as Fashion Show Judge (2024)

## Production
### Development

The shooting of the serial commenced in December 2022. The first promo was released on 7 January 2023. The series was also promoted in the Bigg Boss 6 house on 16 January.

### Casting

Lakshmi Priya and Prathiba were cast in the female lead roles as Kaveri and Ganga. On 23 November 2023, Prathiba opted out from the show and was replaced by Divya Ganesan, However she left the series in August 2024 to gets hospitalized due to Dengue. So she was replaced by newcomer actress Dharani Hephzibah. Kamuruddin and newcomer Rudran Praveen portray male lead roles as Kumaran and Nivin respectively, whilst Saravanan and Sujatha Sivakumar were also selected for supporting roles.
On 27 September 2023, Swaminathan Anantharaman was introduced as the male lead, Vijay, for a new storyline with Kaveri. On 10 July 2024, actress Kanmani Manoharan was cast as special appearances. Actress Vaishali Thaniga was then replaced as Venilla after Kanmani left the series in October 2024.
In February 2025 Kavitha Solairaja was cast to play supporting role.

## Crossovers

Following a promo released on 2 February, it was teased that there would be a crossover between Mahanadhi and Aaha Kalyanam. This was then confirmed with a promo released by Star Vijay, with both families staying at the same resort to compete for 5 lakhs.