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Mr. Manaivi
Genre
Written byDialogue
Rathi Bala
Screenplay byRathi Bala
Directed bySulaimaan
Starring
    • Shabana Shajahan
    • Pavan Ravindra
Theme music composerVisu
Opening theme"Kaatre Poongatre"
Sridhar Ramesh
M.M Monisha (Vocal)
Pa. Vijay (Lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes300+
Production
ProducerVaidehi Ramamurthy
CinematographyVinoth Bharathi
EditorAravind Anbazhagan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox.20–22 minutes per episode
Production companiesSun Entertainment
Vision Time India Private Limited
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) –
present

Mr. Manaivi or Mister Manaivi (transl.  Mister/Mr. Wife) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language television series which premiered on 6 March 2023 on Sun TV from Monday to Sunday. The series stars Shabana Shahjahan[1] and Pavan Ravindra in lead roles[2] It was also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

Synopsis[edit]

The story around the newly married couple as they face challenges and problems in their daily routine life. Anjali, a strong and independent woman, who expects equality in the society, manages her life on her own, while Vicky, who aspires to be Mr. Homemaker (Mr. Manaivi), becomes entangled. The main plot point is this.

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Shabana Shajahan / Debjani modak as Anjalidevi Slvakumar alias (Anjali Vicky): Vicky's wife; Ranjitham's granddaughter (2023–present) Replacing Shabana Shajahan: (Episodes 1-380 / Episode 382 onwards)
    • Samyuktha as young Anjali (2023)
  • Pavan Ravindra as Vigneshkumar Rajmohan alias (Vicky) / Mr. Manaivi / Mahesh : Anjali's husband; Maragatham's grandson; Swetha's ex-love interest (2023–present)
    • Aalam as young Vicky (2023)

Recurring[edit]

  • Anuradha as Ranjitham: Anjali's grandmother; Vedhanayagam's mother (2023–present)
  • Latha Sathupathy as Maragatham: Vicky, Naresh and Viji's grandmother; Rajmohan and Chandramohan's mother (2023–present)
  • A. Venkatesh as Vedhanayagam: Ranjitham's elder son; Anjali's maternal uncle (2023–present)
  • Lokesh Baskaran as Akilan Vedhanayagam: Anjali's ex-fiancé; Vedhanayagam's son (2023–present)
  • Maansi Joshi as Swetha: Anjali's arch-rival (2023–present)
  • Smriti Kashyap as Kavi Malar Slvakumar: Anjali's half-sister (2023–present)(Antagonist)
  • Jeeva Ravi as Slvakumar alias (Slva): Muthulakshmi and Gunavathi's wife, Anjali's and Kavi Malar's father (2023–present)
  • Sabitha Anand as Gunavathi Slvakumar alias (Guna): Slvakumar's Second wife; Anjali's step mother, Kavi malar's mother (2023–present)(Antagonist)
  • Balaji Thiyagarajan Dayalan as Mahesh: Kavi Malar's fiancé
  • Tharani as Chitra: Vedhanayagam's wife (2023–present)
  • Sree Priya as Sathya: Vedhanayagam's daughter (2023–present)
  • Sanjay Kumar Asrani as Rajmohan: Vicky's father (2023–present)
  • Rajkanth as Chandramohan: Rajmohan's brother; Vicky's uncle (2023–present)
  • Ammu Ramachandran as Saranya Chandramohan: Vicky's aunt (2023–present)
  • VJ Aswath as Nareshkumar Chandramohan alias Naresh: Chandramohan's son, Viji's brother and Vicky's younger cousin brother (2023–present)
  • Punitha Balakrishnan / Jayashree as Vijayalakshmi Chandramohan alias Viji: Naresh's younger sister and Vicky's younger cousin sister (2023–present)
  • Aravind Akash as Advocate Surya (2023–present)
  • Unknown as Gayathri: Slvakumar's sister
  • Geetha Ravishanker as Surya's mother (2023–present)
  • Tamil Selvan as Paper rose: Anjali's friend work mate (2023–present)
  • Jenny as Anu: Anjali's friend and work mate (2023–present)
  • Bhanumathy as Karthigai Srinivasan: Swetha's mother (2023–present)
  • V.Dasarathy as Srinivasan: Swetha's father; Rajmohan's friend (2023)
  • Shravnitha as Vennila: Anjali's neighbour (2023)
  • Sabari as Anjali's neighbour and enemy; Vedhanayagam's friend (2023)
  • Gayatri Jayaraman as Muthulakshmi Slvakumar: Slvakumar's first wife; Anjali's mother (Dead; Photographic Appearance)

Special appearances[edit]

  • Maanya Anand as Tulasi (2023)
  • Ashwanth Karthi as Rajapandi (2023)
  • Chaitra Reddy as Kayal (2023)

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

On end 2022, Sun Network confirmed through a press release that it would distribute new Tamil serial, to be produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd. Initially, the title of the serial was named Jodi. Later renamed as Mr.Manaivi.

Casting[edit]

Sembaruthi fame Shabana Shajahan[3][4] was cast in the female lead role as Anjali[5] However, she left the show in May 2024, because of some reason.[6] Debjani Modak replaced him in the role of Anjali.[7] Actor Kavyanjali fame Pavan Ravindra plays the title role alongside her, making his debut in Tamil television dramas. Kannada actress Maansi Joshi was selected to portray the main antagonist. Actress Anuradha was cast as Ranjitham, who is Anjali's grandmother, Latha was cast as Maragatham and A. Venkatesh was cast as Vedhanayagam. In end of September 2023, Actor Aravind Akash was cast in cameo.[8] In begin December 2023, Actress Smriti joins the cast as Kavi Malar.[9]

Release[edit]

The first promo was released on 20 February 2023, in which we see the protagonist, two grandmothers in a temple talking about their grandchildren.[10][11]

Soundtrack[edit]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Kaatre Poongatre
காற்றே பூங்காற்றே"		Pa.VijayVisuSridhar Ramesh, M.M Monisha 

Airing history[edit]

The show started airing on Sun TV on 6 March 2023 From Monday to Saturday at 20:30 (IST) replacing Kannana Kanne time slot.[12] From Monday 2 October 2023, the show was shifted to 22:00 (IST) replacing Anbe Vaa time slot.[13]

Reception[edit]

The show got a TVR of 8.95 in July 2023 becoming the channel's No 5 series. And became the No 6 serial of all Tamil serial U+R market.[14] In April 2023, ETimes TV conducted a poll to find the TV show that is the Tamil audience's favourite television show. Interestingly, the romantic love drama series 'Mr. Manaivi' got 46% of the netizens shared that their favourite show.[15]

Adaptations[edit]

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Ref
Tamil Mr. Manaivi
மிஸ்டர். மனைவி 		6 March 2023 Sun TV Ongoing Original
Malayalam Ninnishtam Ennishtam
നിന്നിഷ്ടം എന്നിഷ്ടം 		7 August 2023 Surya TV 20 January 2024 Remake [16]
Kannada Preetiya Arasi
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಅರಸಿ 		16 October 2023 Udaya TV 14 January 2024 [17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "'செம்பருத்தி' ஷாபனாவின் புதிய சீரியல்... எந்த டிவியில் தெரியுமா ?". ttncinema.com (in Tamil).
  2. ^ "சன் டிவி சீரியலில் செம்பருத்தி ஷபானா... டைட்டில் வித்தியாசமா இருக்கே!". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil).
  3. ^ "ஷபானாவின் புது சீரியல்.. டைட்டில் கொஞ்சம் கூட எதிர்பார்க்கலையே! இப்படி மிரட்டுறாங்களே?கதை இதுதானா?". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil).
  4. ^ "வருகிறது 'செம்பருத்தி' நாயகி ஷபானாவின் மற்றுமோர் புதிய சீரியல்.. மகிழ்ச்சியின் உச்சத்தில் ரசிகர்கள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
  5. ^ "செம்பருத்தி நாயகியின் புதிய தொடர் மிஸ்டர் மனைவி". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
  6. ^ "Shabana quits 'Mr Manaivi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  7. ^ "Vaanathai Pola actress Debjani Modak joins 'Mr. Manaivi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. ^ "அரவிந்த் ஆகாஷ் நட்புக்காக நடிக்கும் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
  9. ^ "Actress Smriti joins the cast of 'Mr. Manaivi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. ^ "Mister Manaivi (Mr. Manaivi) Serial Promo Added By Sun TV – Launch Date, Story, Star Cast". www.indiantvinfo.com.
  11. ^ "செம்பருத்தி ஷபானாவின் 'மிஸ்டர் மனைவி'….,வைரலாகும் ப்ரோமோ…,". enewz.in (in Tamil).
  12. ^ "எண்டு கார்டு போடப்படும் சன் டிவி சீரியல்கள்... புதிய சீரியல்களின் வருகைதான் காரணமா?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil).
  13. ^ "சன் டிவியின் பிரபல சீரியல்களின் நேரம் மாற்றம்.. ரசிகர்கள் கடும் அதிருப்தி..!". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil).
  14. ^ "Ethirneechal To Mr. Manaivi: Here Is The List Of This Week's Top 10 Tamil TV Serials Based On TRP Rating". www.filmibeat.com.
  15. ^ "ETimes TV's poll results: Netizens select Mr Manaivi as their favourite daily soap; take a look at the other TV shows on the list". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  16. ^ "Surya TV Serial Ninnishttam Ennishtam Actors and Characters – Ameen Madathil as Vicky, Sandra Babu as Anjali". www.keralatv.in.
  17. ^ "Preethiya Arasi – New Serial Promo | 16 Oct 2023 @ 9 PM | Udaya TV". Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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