Aadukalam (TV series)
2025 Indian drama TV series
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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]
| Aadukalam | |
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| 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 |
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[6] 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
- Lakshmiraj as Sethu: Selvanayagi’s younger brother
- VJ Ayub as Abimanyu Rajasekar alias Abi: Selvanayagi’s elder son and Devi’s husband
- Sivanya Priyanka / Hemadayal as Shruthi Sethuraman: Sethu and Subathra's daughter
- Sidharth Kapilavayi as Sanjay: Kamakshi's brother and Sathya's arch enemy
- Satheesh Kumar / Super Good Kannan as Rajasekar: Selvanayagi’s husband
- Ravi Prakash as Nalan Narayanamoorthy @ Nalan: Sathya's acting father; Aarthi's father
- Atchiya Bharathi as Kalyani: Sathya's friend
- Srilekha Parthasarathy / Padmini Chandrasekaran as Kamakshi Nalan: Aarthi's mother
- Sountharya / Sameena as Aarthi: Nalan's daughter
- 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.
- 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
Production
Development
The series was announced as a part of Sun TVs future slate of content in April 2024.[7] 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.[8]
Casting
Actress Delna Davis was cast as the female lead Sathya.[9] 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.[9]
Veteran actor Delhi Ganesh played the important role, and also his last series before his death and was later replaced by Kathadi Ramamurthy.[10] Sachu, Akshaya, Ayub and Mithun will also be playing a prominent role in the project.[9]
Release
The first promo was re-released on 24 March 2025,[11] 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.[12] The serial will released on 7 April 2025,[13] replacing Ranjani in its 22:00 slot on Sun TV.[14]
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[15] it shifted to the afternoon slot at 15:00 IST.[15] Later, a serial named Chellame Chellame replaced this show at 15:00 and pushed this serial to 13:30 IST on 11 May 2026.