Minnukettu
2004 Indian Malayalam Soap Opera
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Minnukettu is an Indian Malayalam television soap opera directed by Jnanasheelan and which aired on Surya TV from 16 August 2004 to 2 January 2009[1] This is the first TV series in Malayalam to cross 1000 episodes. It was an official remake of Tamil television series Metti Oli.[2][3] A spiritual reboot version of the show titled Kanyadanam began airing on Surya TV from 3 August 2021.
| Minnukettu | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | S. Siddiq |
| Based on | Metti Oli |
| Written by | Pradeep Sivsankar C. R. Chandran |
| Screenplay by | Pradeep Sivsankar |
| Story by | M.Thirumurukan |
| Directed by | Jnanasheelan |
| Creative director | Pooruruttathi Ramaprasad |
| Voices of | Siju Kadumeni Shiju M. X. |
| Theme music composer | Mohan Sithara A.M. Nazeer |
| Opening theme | "Ashakosale Pennundo Penninu Minnundo" |
| Ending theme | "Ashakosale Pennaane Kandaalazhakundo" |
| Composer | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1129 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Saji Vavvaakkavu |
| Producer | S. Siddiq |
| Production location | Thrissur |
| Cinematography | Sudheer Babu |
| Animators | Sajeev Karippayil Feldos Fernandez Berlin Moolamppilly |
| Editor | Sajeev Sadan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 18-36 minutes |
| Production company | Trob Movies Kochi |
| Original release | |
| Network | Surya TV |
| Release | 16 August 2004 – 2 January 2009 |
| Related | |
| Kanyadanam (2021 TV series) | |
Plot
Cast
Lead
- Raghavan as Keshavan Nair
- Meenakshi Sunil as Lakshmi[4]
- Gayathri Priya as Ganga
- Dr. Shaju as Sudhi[5]
- Anand Thrissur as Viswam[2]
- Anu Joseph as Yamuna[6]
- Dhanya Menon as Jyothi
- Dr.Neeraja / Souparnika Subhash as Meera
- Shanthi Williams as Janaki Amma
- Sudheer Sukumaran as Unni[7]
- Arun Ghosh
Recurring
- Sarath Das
- Dimple Rose as Saritha
- Krishna Prasad
- Beena Antony[8]
- Aneesh Ravi as Vimal R Menon[9]
- Sruthi Nair as Archana
- Harijith
- Kottayam Pradeep
- Rani
- Kripa
- Kalabhavan Haneef[10]
- Sreedevi
- Ramesh Kurumassherry
- Shobha
- Kalabhavan Rahman
- Meena Ganesh
- T.S.Raju
- Kannur Sreelatha
- Sabari Nath[11]
- Anzil Rehman
- Sreekkutty
- M.K.Varrier
- Kulappulli Leela
- Indhu Kalaadharan
- Jolly Eesow
- Seema G. Nair
- Chandrakanth
- Merlin
- Kalabhavan Abi[12]
- Sreerekhaa[12]
- Illikkettu Nambhoothiri
- Santha Devi
- Saritha Balakrishnan
- Joseph Paneagaden
- Ronson Vincent
Soundtrack
The title song of the show was penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri and composed by Mohan Sithara. The song was sung by Afsal and Jyotsna Radhakrishnan.[2]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ashakosale Pennundo" | Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri | Mohan Sithara A.M.Nazeer | Afsal Jyotsna Radhakrishnan Asha Madhu | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 3:44 | ||||
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamil | Metti Oli மெட்டி ஒலி |
8 April 2002 | Sun TV | 18 June 2005 | Original |
| Kannada | Mangalya ಮಾಂಗಲ್ಯ |
12 April 2004 | Udaya TV | 2 November 2012 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Minnukettu മിന്നുകെട്ട് |
16 August 2004 | Surya TV | 2 January 2009 | |
| Hindi | Shubh Vivah शुभ विवाह |
27 February 2012 | SET | 29 June 2012 | |
| Telugu | Akshintalu అక్షింతలు |
14 April 2014 | Gemini TV | 15 August 2014 |
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Kanyadaan কন্যাদান |
7 December 2020 | Sun Bangla | 5 February 2023 | Original |
| Malayalam | Kanyadanam കന്യാദാനം |
23 August 2021 | Surya TV | Ongoing | Remake |
| Telugu | Kanyadanam కన్యాదానం |
20 September 2021 | Gemini TV | 21 January 2023 | |
| Marathi | Kanyadan कन्यादान |
17 October 2021 | Sun Marathi | 4 May 2024 | |
| Kannada | Kanyaadaana ಕನ್ಯಾದಾನ |
15 November 2021 | Udaya TV | 18 May 2024 |