Seetha Raman (Sita Raman) is a 2023 Indian Tamil language television series premiered on Zee Tamil and streaming on the digital platform ZEE5. It is launched on 20 February 2023 with the star cast Priyanka Nalkari (replaced by Sri Priyanka in July 2023) and Jay D'Souza are in the titular roles with Reshma Pasupuleti in a pivotal role.

Plot
The story revolves around Seetha (Priyanka Nalkari), who gets married off to Ram (Jay D'Souza), who was previously in love with her elder sister Mathumitha, but Mathumitha runs away as she is in love with Surya. Seetha has faced rejection largely from society and Ram's family simply due to her looks. The story revolves around Seetha and her determination to win over her husband against all odds.

Cast

Main
 Priyanka Nalkari (February–July 2023) / Sri Priyanka (July 2023–present) as Seetha
 She is a bold and caring woman; Ram's wife; Rajasekhar and Uma's last daughter; Madhumitha's younger sister
 Jay D'Souza as Ram
 He is an innocent and gentle man, he tends to follow what Mahalahksmi says; Seetha's husband; Maha's step-son; Sethupathy's son
 Reshma Pasupuleti as Mahalakshmi
 Self-believing character; Ram and Anjali's step-mother; Sethupathy's second wife As Seetha isn't beautiful like her sister, Madhu, she wants to expel Seetha out of her house and wants Madhu to get married to Surya (Main Antagonist)

Recurring 
 Rani / Rekha Krishnappa as Archana Devi
 Subash's first wife; Sathya and Priya's mother; Ram and Anjali's aunt
 Akshitha Bopaiah as Madhumitha
 Rajasekhar and Uma Maheswari's daughter; Seetha's elder sister; Ram's ex-fiance; Surya's wife
 R. Shyam as Surya
 A Handicapped man; Madhumitha's husband
 Prabhakaran Chandran as Sethupathy
 Mahalakshmi's husband; Subash and Meera's elder brother; Ram and Anjali’s father
 Prakash Rajan as Subash Chandra Bose
 Archana's and soopna's husband; Sethupathy's younger brother; Meera's elder brother; Sathya and Priya's father
 Yadhavi as Meera
 Sethupathy and Subash's sister
 Hari Krishnan as Durai
 Mahalakshmi's elder brother
 Maanas Chavali as Sathyan
 Meera's fiancée
 Saakshi Siva as Rajasekhar
 Uma Maheswari's husband; Madhumitha and Seetha's father; Surya and Ram's father-in-law
 Vinodhini as Uma Maheswari
 Rajasekhar's wife; Poornima's elder sister; Madhumitha and Seetha's mother
 Nancy as Anjali
 Sethupathy's daughter; Ram's younger sister
 Sreepriya as Sathya
 Subash and Archana's daughter; Priya's sister
 Aiswarya Rajesh as Priya
 Subash and Archana's daughter; Sathya's sister
 Meena Sellamuthu as Poornima 
 Uma Maheswari's sister; Madhumitha and Seetha's aunt
 Subha Geetha as Malini
 Surya's Sister-in-Law
 Egavalli as Swapna
 Subash's second wife

Cameo appearance
 Padine Kumar as a girl who Maha rejects due to a bloody scar on her face as a result of a fight. (Episode–1)
 Niyaz as an initial rival to Mahalakshmi (Episode–1)

Production

Casting
Telugu actress Priyanka Nalkari, who rose to fame through the Sun TV serial Roja, was initially played the female lead role as Seetha. Later due to her marriage situations she need to stay in abroad, so she quit the series on June 2023, then Sree Nidhi was approached to play the role but the team finalized Tamil film actress Sri Priyanka for the role of Seetha. Kannada television actor Jay D'Souza, plays the male lead as Ram alongside her. Actress Rani initially played the supporting role as Archana, but later Rekha Krishnappa replaced her in that role and Reshma Pasupuleti who rose to fame through Baakiyalakshmi joined the cast to play the pivotal role as Ram's stepmother. Saakshi Siva and Vinodhini play the roles of Seetha’s father and mother respectively.

Release
The first promo was unveiled on 31 January 2023, featuring protagonist Priyanka Nalkari and revealing the title name. The second promo was unveiled on 3 February 2023, featuring protagonist Priyanka Nalkari, Jay D’Souza, Reshma Pasupuleti and Akshitha Bopaiah and revealing the plot through a 2-minute song.

The show started airing on Zee Tamil on 20 February 2023 from Monday to Saturday at 19:30 (IST), replacing Ninaithale Inikkum’s time slot.

References

Zee Tamil original programming
2023 Tamil-language television series debuts
Tamil-language television shows
Television shows set in Tamil Nadu
Tamil-language romance television series
Tamil-language melodrama television series
Tamil-language television series based on Bengali-languages television series