Aadukalam (TV series)
| Aadukalam | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | ஆடுகளம் |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Pirasanna |
| Screenplay by | V.Padmavathy |
| Directed by | Radha Krishanan (RK) |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Dharan |
| Opening theme |
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| Composer | Dharan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 300+[1][2] |
| Production | |
| Producer | B. R. Vijayalakshmi |
| Cinematography | Akilan |
| Editor | Vinoth Robart |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 7 April 2025 – present |
Aadukalam (transl. Playground) is an Indian Tamil-language Revenge drama television series, which is airing on Sun TV. This series stars Delna Davis and Salmanul Faris.[3][4] This show is being produced by Sun Entertainment and Saregama and directed by Radha Krishnan (RK). It premiered on 7 April 2025 and digitally streams on Sun NXT.[3][5]. It has been dubbed into Telugu as Sathya and aired on Gemini TV.[6]
Plot
Sathya loves her sister like a second mother & believes compassion outweighs all riches. But, Selvanayagi, a woman of pride & privilege, worships money & social status. When their worlds collide, what trials will Sathya face in her fight for justice and her sister?
Cast
Main
- Delna Davis[7] as Sathyapriya alias Sathya Arjun
- Salmanul Faris as Arjun Rajasekar : Sathya's husband; Rajasekar and Selvanayagi’s second son
Recurring
- Gayatri Jayaraman as Selvanayagi Rajasekar: Abhi and Arjun's mother
- VJ Akshaya as Devipriya Abhimanyu alias Devi: Sathya’s elder sister and Abi’s wife
- Deepa Babu as Subathra: Sethu’s wife
- Sivanya Priyanka / Hemadayal as Shruthi Sethuraman: Sethu and Subathra's daughter
- VJ Ayub as Abimanyu Rajasekar alias Abi: Selvanayagi’s elder son and Devi’s husband
- Lakshmiraj as Sethuraman alias Sethu: Selvanayagi’s younger brother
- Satheesh Kumar / Super Good Kannan as Rajasekar: Selvanayagi’s husband
- Ravi Prakash as Nalan Narayanamoorthy @ Nalan: Sathya's acting father; Aarthi's father
- Srilekha Parthasarathy / Padmini Chandrasekaran as Kamakshi Nalan: Aarthi's mother
- Sountharya / Unknown as Aarthi: Nalan's daughter
- Sidharth Kapilavayi as Sanjay: Kamakshi's brother and Sathya's arch enemy
- Bharathi as Sengamalam: Sathya's mother
- Rajendran as Chairman Varadharajan alias Varadhan: Sathya's father
- Sachu as Bakiyam: Sathya's Grandmother
- Delhi Ganesh / Kathadi Ramamurthy as Maniyarasan alias Maniyarasu: Sathya's Grandfather.
- Atchiya Bharathi as Kalyani: Sathya's friend
- Mithun as Muthupandi: Sathya and Devi's Cousin
- Rajesh as Sundarapandi: Muthupandi's father
- A.Ravivarma as Kamalakannan: Pooja's father
- Suchi as Pooja: Abhi's ex-fiancée
- Dhachani Santha Soruban as Yamini
- Poovilangu Mohan as Govindan: Nalan's friend
- Janaki Suresh as Sundari: Govindan's wife
Broadcast history
It began airing on Sun TV on 7 April 2025 from Monday to Sunday at 22:00 (IST). Starting on 16 February 2026, Later, a serial named Ethirneechal Thodargirathu it shifted to the afternoon slot at 15:00 IST.
Production
Development
The series was announced as a part of Sun TVs future slate of content in April 2024.[8] On November 20, 2024, was the first promo release. However, the serial was postponed. After four months, On 24 March 2025 the series Promo was relaunched on Sun TV.[9]
Casting
Actress Delna Davis was cast as the female lead Sathya.[10] This marks Delna Davis's return to Tamil television after Anbe Vaa. Gayatri Jayaraman was cast as Selvanayagi. Salmanul Faris was cast as the male lead Arjun, marking his return after Mouna Raagam 2.[10]
Veteran actor Delhi Ganesh played the important role, and also his last series before his death and was later replaced by Kathadi Ramamurthy.[11] Sachu, Akshaya, Ayub and Mithun will also be playing a prominent role in the project.[10]
Release
The first promo was re-released on 24 March 2025,[12] featuring which gave a brief insight in Sathya's Introduction and her family. The second promo was unveiled on 27 March 2025, featuring Selvanayagi and her son Arjun Introduction.[13] The serial will released on 7 April 2025,[14] replacing Ranjani in its 22:00 slot on Sun TV.[15]
Reception
TRP ratings
The show got a TVR of 4.68 on its initial week.[16]
2025
| Week | Year | BARC viewership | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRP | Rank | ||
| Week 22 | 2025 | 5.00 | 14[17] |
References
- ^ "Watch Aadukalam (Episode ) Tamil serial online for Free in India | Sun NXT".
- ^ "Actress Delna Devis' 'Aadukalam' completes 50 episodes". The Times of India. 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "டெல்னா டேவிஸின் ஆடுகளம் தொடர்! ஒளிபரப்பு தேதி அறிவிப்பு!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 31 March 2025.
- ^ "All you need to know about the gripping family drama starring Delna Davis, Gayatri Jayaraman, and Salmanul Faris". The Times of India. 6 August 2025.
- ^ "வாரத்தின் 7 நாள்களும் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் புதிய தொடர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 2 April 2025.
- ^ "New dubbed serial 'Satya' to premiere soon". The Times of India. 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Did you know Aadukalam actress Delna Davis acted with Vidharth in Kurangu Bommai?". The Times of India. 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Delna Devis to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Aadukalam'". The Times of India. 14 April 2024.
- ^ "நீண்டநாள் காத்திருப்புக்குப் பிறகு ஒளிபரப்பாகும் புதிய தொடர்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 24 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Delna Devis set to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Aadukalam'". The Times of India. 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Did you know late veteran actor Delhi Ganesh had acted in the popular serial 'Aadukalam'?". The Times of India. 8 April 2025.
- ^ "சன் டிவியில் புதியதாக களமிறங்கும் ஆடுகளம் சீரியல்.. வெளிவந்த கலக்கல் புரொமோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 20 March 2025.
- ^ "சன் டிவியின் புதிய சீரியலின் ஆடுகளம், நாயகன் இன்ட்ரோவுடன் வந்த புரொமோ.. இதோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 31 March 2025.
- ^ "சன் டிவியில் அடுத்த வாரம் தொடங்கும் புது சீரியல் "ஆடுகளம்".. ப்ரோமோ இதோ". cineulagam.com (in Tamil). 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Jeevitha and Santhosh starrer 'Ranjani' to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Aadukalam - Tamil TV Serials TRP Ratings this week – April 2025 || Top 20 Tamil Serials List with TRP Rating - Cinebuds". 2025-04-17. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
- ^ "Tamil TV Serials TRP Ratings this week – June 2025 || Top 20 Tamil Serials List with TRP Rating - Cinebuds". 2025-06-12. Retrieved 2025-06-12.