Mr. Manaivi
- Romance
- Drama
Rathi Bala
A. Jawahar (November 7th 2023 to July 29th 2024; Episode 226 to 473 approx.)
Pavan Ravindra
Sridhar Ramesh
M.M Monisha (Vocal)
Pa. Vijay (Lyrics)
Vision Time India Private Limited
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 Shajahan Aryan with Pavan Ravindra in the lead role. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.
Synopsis
The story revolves around a newly married couple as they face challenges and problems in their daily 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 a Homemaker (Mr Homemaker / Mr. Manaivi), faces many issues in his role of Homemaker. The main plot revolved around this theme.
Cast
Main
- Shabana Shajahan Aryan → Debjani Modak as Anjalidevi "Anjali" : Vicky's wife ; Ranjitham's granddaughter
- Pavan Ravindra as Vigneshkumar "Vicky" (Mr. Manaivi) : Anjali's husband ; Maragatham's grandson ; Swetha's ex-love interest (2023–Present)
- Aalam as young Vicky (2023)
Recurring
- 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)
- Lakshmi Vasudevan as Gayathri: Slvakumar's sister
- 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)
- 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: Sivakumar's first wife; Anjali's mother (Dead; Photographic Appearance)
Special appearances
- Maanya Anand as Tulasi (2023)
- Ashwanth Karthi as Rajapandi (2023)
- Chaitra Reddy as Kayal (2023)
Production
Development
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
Sembaruthi fame Shabana Shajahan[1][2] was cast in the female lead role as Anjali[3] However, she left the show in May 2024, because of some reason.[4] 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.[5] In begin December 2023, Actress Smriti joins the cast as Kavi Malar.[6]
Release
The first promo was released on 20 February 2023, in which we see the protagonist, two grandmothers in a temple talking about their grandchildren.[7][8]
Soundtrack
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | "Kaatre Poongatre காற்றே பூங்காற்றே" | Pa.Vijay | Visu | Sridhar Ramesh, M.M Monisha |
Airing history
The show started airing on Sun TV on 6 March 2023 From Monday to Saturday at 20:30 (IST) replacing Kannana Kanne time slot.[9] From Monday 2 October 2023, the show was shifted to 22:00 (IST) replacing Anbe Vaa time slot.[10]now it is aring at 22:30.
Reception
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.[11] 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.[12]
Week | Year | BARC Viewership | |
---|---|---|---|
TRP | Rank | ||
18 | 2024 | 3.25 | 25 |
Adaptations
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 | [13] |
Kannada | Preetiya Arasi ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಅರಸಿ | 16 October 2023 | Udaya TV | 14 January 2024 | [14] |
References
- ^ "ஷபானாவின் புது சீரியல்.. டைட்டில் கொஞ்சம் கூட எதிர்பார்க்கலையே! இப்படி மிரட்டுறாங்களே?கதை இதுதானா?". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "வருகிறது 'செம்பருத்தி' நாயகி ஷபானாவின் மற்றுமோர் புதிய சீரியல்.. மகிழ்ச்சியின் உச்சத்தில் ரசிகர்கள்..!". cinesamugam.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "செம்பருத்தி நாயகியின் புதிய தொடர் மிஸ்டர் மனைவி". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Shabana quits 'Mr Manaivi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "அரவிந்த் ஆகாஷ் நட்புக்காக நடிக்கும் தொடர்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Actress Smriti joins the cast of 'Mr. Manaivi'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Mister Manaivi (Mr. Manaivi) Serial Promo Added By Sun TV – Launch Date, Story, Star Cast". www.indiantvinfo.com.
- ^ "செம்பருத்தி ஷபானாவின் 'மிஸ்டர் மனைவி'….,வைரலாகும் ப்ரோமோ…,". enewz.in (in Tamil).
- ^ "எண்டு கார்டு போடப்படும் சன் டிவி சீரியல்கள்... புதிய சீரியல்களின் வருகைதான் காரணமா?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "சன் டிவியின் பிரபல சீரியல்களின் நேரம் மாற்றம்.. ரசிகர்கள் கடும் அதிருப்தி..!". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil).
- ^ "Ethirneechal To Mr. Manaivi: Here Is The List Of This Week's Top 10 Tamil TV Serials Based On TRP Rating". www.filmibeat.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Surya TV Serial Ninnishttam Ennishtam Actors and Characters – Ameen Madathil as Vicky, Sandra Babu as Anjali". www.keralatv.in.
- ^ "Preethiya Arasi – New Serial Promo | 16 Oct 2023 @ 9 PM | Udaya TV". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links
- Mr. Manaivi at IMDb
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