Indian Tamil-language soap opera
| Kolangal |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
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| Created by | Devi Bala[1] |
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| Written by | Story
V. Thiruselvam
Dialogues
Baskar Sakthi |
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| Screenplay by | V. Thiruselvam |
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| Directed by | V. Thiruselvam |
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| Creative director | Balasubramaniam Srinivasan |
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| Starring | |
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| Theme music composer | D. Imman |
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| Opening theme | "Kolangal Kolangal Azhagana Kolangal"
Harini (Vocals) |
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| Composer | Kiran |
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| Country of origin | India |
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| Original language | Tamil |
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| No. of seasons | 7 |
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| No. of episodes | 1533 |
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| Cinematography | Phillips S. Vijayakumar |
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| Editors | Sasi K. Basanth
G. V. Rajan
B. Chandru
S. Neilston |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Running time | approx. 13–22 minutes |
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| Production company | Vikatan Televistas |
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| Network | Sun TV (2003-2009) |
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| Release | 24 November 2003 (2003-11-24) –
4 December 2009 (2009-12-04) |
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| Maayke Se Bandhi Dor |
Kolangal (transl. The Patterns) is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera which aired on Sun TV. It aired from 24 November 2003 to 4 December 2009 for 1,533 episodes.
It starred Devayani in the lead role along with Deepa Venkat, V. Thiruselvam, Ajay Kapoor, Poornima Indrajith, While Mohan Sharma, Sathyapriya, Abhishek Shankar, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Nalini, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Srividya Mohan, Manjari Vinodhini, Kuyili, Bombay Gnanam, Dwarakish Giri, Auditor Sridhar, Joker Thulasi, Bharathi, Bharathi Neelima Rani, Devadarshini, Priyadarshini, Dhivyadharshini in supporting roles. It was the first series in Tamil television history to have crossed 1,000 episodes.[2][3] It was remade in Hindi as Maayke Se Bandhi Dor which aired on StarPlus.
Plot
The story mainly revolves abound Abi and her life which changes due to the people around her. Abi, a hard-working, ambitious woman with strong beliefs and her business rival and half brother, Aditya. Abi with her mother, Karpagam maternal uncle, two sisters, Anandhi and Aarthi and brother, Manohar leads a healthy life though she tries to keep herself happy because she had a dark past.
Her father had abandoned her family and married another woman, Kanchana, the mother of Aditya, and has settled as a business tycoon. Abi initially marries Bhaskar but the relationship becomes abusive. Her mother-in-law, Alamelu tortures her constantly. Eventually, Aadhi lures all Abi's close family members and turns all her family members are against her.
Abi divorces her husband and starts a new life. She starts a new company but is given competition by her stepbrother Aditya Eeswaramoorthy whom he considers as her as sworn rival. Abi escapes from her brother's tortures and puts an end to his injustice.
In the last scene, Abi with the help of her good friend Tholkappiyan leads a peaceful and hermit life. Abi starts to help an orphanage, thereby ending what she couldn't do to help herself, and wishes to be dear among the orphans even though they are not known to them. She leads a victorious life with the help of 2 friends, Tholkappiyan (Thols) and Usha, Aadhi's wife.[4]
Production
Casting
V. Thiruselvam had some casting choices for the female lead, but B. Srinivasan preferred to cast a film artist for the female lead as he had already informed Sun TV. Initially actress Soundarya was about to do the female lead. Although she was interested, she was unable to join the crew due to her 2-years contract with the Bharatiya Janata Party to support them during election campaign. Then Devayani was suggested for the female lead by the production side to the director to which he had agreed as she would perfectly fit into the character and she was already acting in films. Initially Devayani had some issues over the terms and conditions agreement with the production side, as a result she almost opted out of this series.
As a result of even considering Kousalya to do the female lead from the production side. But, Sathyapriya who was signed to play the mother of the female lead (Abinaya) managed to convince Devayani to play the female lead in this series and sorted out the misunderstanding between her and the production side. Apart from such issues, Devayani was very interested after listening to the script from her husband Rajakumaran to whom the director had already narrated and he had also praised the director. So, she signed to play the female lead Abinaya.[5][6][7][8][9][10] Devayani made her acting debut in television with this series.[11] Actress & Dubbing artist Deepa Venkat who is very well known for playing supporting roles in many serials & movies & lead roles in few serials was signed to play the female lead Usha.
Besides Manjari Vinodhini, Abhishek Shankar, Ajay Kapoor, Poornima Indrajith, Chandra Lakshman, Devadarshini, Kalpana Shree, Sathyapriya, Nalini, Mohan Sharma, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Viji Chandrasekhar, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Srilekha Rajendran, Kuyili, Bombay Gnanam, Shanmugasundari, Vijayasarathy, Vishwa, Yugendran, Ponvannan, Dwarakish Giri, Vijayaraj, Auditor Sridhar, Ramachandran, Joker Thulasi, Thozhar. La. Ve. Aadhavan, Sreedharan Gopal, Srividya, Revathi Priya, Pooja, Geetha Ravishankar, Bharathi, Keerthana, Preethi Sanjeev, Zia, Shyam Viswanathan, Devaraj, Deepa Narendra, Tinku, Divyadarshini, Akila, Dev Anand, Neelima Rani, G. V. Vijesh and many other artists were cast and introduced in this series.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44]
Along with writing story, screenplay and directing the series, V. Thiruselvam was also cast as the male lead Tholkappiyan.[45][46]
Filming
The series was filmed in Chennai, Kodaikanal, Palani, Thambirankanal, Koranattukarupur, Thiruvidaimarudur, Rameswaram, Thangachimadam, Dhanushkodi, Kolli Malai, Ponkurichi, Tirunelveli, Sundarapandiapuram, Courtallam, Chengalpattu, Walajapet, Yercaud, Tirukoilur, Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram, Porur, Poonamallee, Karayanchavadi, Thiruverkadu, Velappanchavadi, Tambaram, Pallavaram, Covelong, Panaiyur, Avadi, Parangimalai, Kovur, Injambakkam, Nerkundram, Madambakkam, Amarambedu, Sriperumbudur, Thiruperumbudur, Kundrathur, Puducherry, Kochi, Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram, Perandoor, Thammanam, Bangalore, Manchanabele, Mysore, Magadi and Bangarupalem in India.[47]
Soundtrack
Title song
It was written by lyricist Palani Bharathi, composed by the music director D. Imman. It was sung by Harini.
Track listing| Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) |
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| 1. | "Kolangal Kolangal Azhagana Kolangal
கோலங்கள் கோலங்கள் அழகான கோலங்கள்" | Palani Bharathi | D. Imman | Harini | 4:00 |
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| 2. | "Poovil Oru Idhalaga Piranthirunthal
பூவில் ஒரு இதழாக பிறந்திருந்தால்" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 3. | "Kanbathenna Kanavo Kanimazhalai Ninaivo
காண்பதென்ன கனவோ கனிமழலை நினைவோ" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 4. | "Kalyana Karunyaam Nithya
கல்யாண காருண்யாம் நித்யா" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 5. | "Vazhi Meethu Vizhi Vaithu Kaathirukindren
வழி மீது விழி வைத்து காத்திருக்கின்றேன்" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 6. | "Kanavil Karuvai Sumakindrom
கனவில் கருவை சுமக்கின்றோம்" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 7. | "Achamillai Achamillai
அச்சமில்லை அச்சமில்லை" | Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 8. | "Pirar Vaada Pala Seyalgal Seidhu
பிறர் வாட பல செயல்கள் செய்து" | Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 9. | "Vanam Pole Valimaikkonda
வானம் போலே வலிமைக்கொண்ட" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | 4:14 |
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| 10. | "Nallothor Veenai Seithe
நல்லதோர் வீணை செய்தே" | Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 11. | "Manathil Uruthi Vendum
மனதில் உறுதி வேண்டும்" | Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi | Kiran | | |
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| 12. | "Singara Tamizhe
சிங்கார தமிழே" | Palani Bharathi | Kiran | | 2:29 |
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Reception
Kolangal was one of the highest-rated Indian and Tamil soap opera which garnered ratings ranging between 23 and 26 TVR.[58] Between 20 December 2004 to 13 January 2005 it had a rating of 25.68 TVR.[59] In September 2007, it maintained its top position with 21.58 TVR.[60]
The show was initially aired on night 7.30 pm however in 2005 it was later shifted to 9 pm as the previous series Muhurtham received poor response among audience.[61]
