Nala Damayanthi (TV series)
Tamil language Television series
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Nala Damayanthi is an Indian-Tamil language television series starring Priyanka Nalkari[2] and Nandha. The show revolves around Dhamayanthi, a small-town girl who falls in love with a city rich boy Nalan. It premiered on Zee Tamil from 9 October 2023 and ended on 25 May 2024 with 196 Episodes.[3] This series was launched along with Sandhya Raagam.[4]
| Nala Damayanthi | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Romance Drama |
| Directed by | Prathap Mani |
| Starring | Priyanka Nalkari Nandha |
| Theme music composer | M.R |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of episodes | 196[1] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Nirmala |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Zee Tamil |
| Release | 9 October 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
| Related | |
| Zindagi Ki Mehek | |
Cast
Main
- Priyanka Nalkari[2] as Damayanthi (Dead)
- Nandha as Nalan
- Sreenithi as Anjali (2024)
Recurring
- Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Annapurani: Dhamayanthi's mother.
- Ravi Shankar as Ramprasad: Nalan’s father
- Sabitha Anand as Parvathy
- Ashwanth Thilak as AGR
- Priya as Nayaki
- Mohan Vaidya
- Tharun Appasamy as Varun: Damayanti's younger brother and Preeti's love interest
- Prabhakaran as Aadhavan
- Sandhya Dhaiyan as Preeti: Nalan's younger sister and Varun's love interest
Guest appearances
- Riya Vishwanathan as Riya (Episode: 1)
- Sivakumar as Aiya (Episode: 1)
Production
Casting
Priyanka Nalkari was cast as the female lead Damayanthi.[2][5] In May 2024 actress Sreenidhi was introduced as a new female lead, Anjali, for a new story line with Nalan.[6] Nandha was cast as the male lead Nalan. He had previously been a cast member on Kanne Kalaimaane, which he left in order to film Nala Damayanthi.[7] In January 2024, actor Puvi Arasu was cast as Kamesh.[8]
Release
The first promo was released on 13 September 2023, featuring Priyanka Nalkari and revealing the title name.[9] The second promo was unveiled on 24 September 2023, featuring Nandha revealing story.[10] The third promo was unveiled on 28 September 2023, featuring protagonist Nalkari, Nandha and Ramya Krishnan[11] and revealing the release date.[12][13][14] The show started airing on Zee Tamil on 9 October 2023, replacing Peranbu time slot.
Promotion
Zee Tamil was promoted their new two fictions Sandhya Raagam and including this series by making advertisement with Krishnan[11][15][16] as God Amman[17] and this promo released on 28 September 2023.[18]
Reception
The show got a TVR of 3.09 on launching week on 9 October 2023.[19]