Uppu Puli Kaaram
2024 Indian TV series or programme
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Uppu Puli Kaaram (transl. Salt Sour Spicy) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series, which is an official remake of the South Korean series My Father Is Strange.[1] Directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi and Chidambaram Manivannan for Disney+ Hotstar.[2][3][4] The show revolves around modern love, with stories on relationships in the modern generation.
Based on
Screenplay byA. C. Karnamurthy
Dialogues:
Arunbharathy
Albin Prashanth Raj
Dialogues:
Arunbharathy
Albin Prashanth Raj
Story byAnanda Vikatan
| Uppu Puli Kaaram | |
|---|---|
Poster | |
| Genre | Romantic Family Comedy Drama |
| Based on | |
| Screenplay by | A. C. Karnamurthy Dialogues: Arunbharathy Albin Prashanth Raj |
| Story by | Ananda Vikatan |
| Directed by | M. Ramesh Baarathi Chidambaram Manivannan |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Arun Suradhaa |
| Composers | Sheik MS Lamb Balasarangan KC |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 128 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | B. Radha |
| Producers | B. Srinivasan Raadhika Srinivasan |
| Production locations | Chennai Palakkad Mumbai |
| Cinematography | R. V. Parthiba Krishna Manikandan Ramamoorthy |
| Editors | P. M. Achuthan Siddhartha Ravindranaath |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney+ Hotstar |
| Release | 30 May 2024 – 2 January 2025 |
| Related | |
| My Father Is Strange Brothers and Sisters | |
The principal characters of the series include Ponvannan, Vanitha Krishnachandran, Naveen Muralidhar, Ayesha Zeenath, Ashwini Aanandita, Deepika Venkatachalam, Krishna Raghunandhan, Farina Azad, Raj Ayyappa and Pranav Mohan.[5] It is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on 30 May 2024 and ended with 128 episodes on 2 January 2025.[6][7][8] It also airs on Star Vijay from 26 October 2025 on every Sunday at 5:00 PM. A spiritual successor of the web series titled Brothers and Sisters was released on 27 May 2025.
Cast
- Ponvannan as Subramani/Kasinathan "Kasi" (Annam Mess owner), Subbu's husband, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's father
- Yashwanth Sathu as young Subramani/Kasinathan "Kasi"
- Vanitha Krishnachandran as Subbalakshmi "Subbu" (Annam Mess co-owner), Subramani/ Kasi's wife, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's mother
- Swetha as young Subbalakshmi "Subbu"
- Naveen Muralidhar as Udhay (IAS), Subramani/ Kasi and Subbu's son, Chinmayi's younger brother Keerthi and Yashika's elder brother, Suchi's husband
- Ayesha Zeenath[9] as Chinmayi (Criminal Advocate), Kasi and Subbu's eldest daughter, Udhay's older sister, Keerthi and Yashika's elder sister, Shiva's wife
- Ashwini Aanandita as Keerthi (Gym trainer turned Sales & Marketing Head), Kasi and Subbu's second daughter, Udhay and Chinmayi's younger sister, Yashika's elder sister, Mahi's love interest
- Deepika Venkatachalam as Yashika (Intern in 7Star TV, Thippu's manager), Kasi and Subbu's youngest daughter, Udhay, Chinmayi and Keerthi's younger sister, Thippu's love interest turned Wife
- Raj Ayappa in double role as
- Thippu (Actor in 7Star TV), real Subramani and Yashoda's son, Yashika's love interest turned husband
- Subramani, Thippu's father, Yashoda's ex-husband, Kasi's friend
- Krishna as Shiva (Non-fiction dept exec in 7Star TV), Chinmayi's husband, Kasi and Subbu's son-in-law, Chandrasekhar and Sharmila's son, Udhay, Keerthi and Yashika's brother-in-law
- Pranav Mohan as Mahendran "Mahi" (Gym trainer), Keerthi's love interest, Mohan's son, Raj's twin brother
- Sonia as Sharmila (Kasi and Subbu's premise owner), Chandrasekhar's wife, Shiva's mother, Chinmayi's mother-in-law
- P. R. Varalakshmi as Saroja Devi, Subbu and Kalyan's mother, Kasi and Ramya's mother-in-law, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's grandmother
- KPY Yogi as Kalyan (Freelance photographer), Subbu's younger brother, Ramya Kalyan's husband, Gowtham's father, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's maternal uncle
- Akhila Prakash as Ramya Kalyan, Kalyan's wife, Subbu's sister-in-law, Gowtham's mother
- Kannadhasan Shanmugam as Rajendran "Raj", Mahi's twin brother, Mohan's son
- Monkey Ravi as Sam
- Arvind Khathare as Chandrasekhar, Shiva's father, Sharmila's husband, Chinmayi's father-in-law
- Sheva Raj as George
- Ramnath as director
- KPY Thidiyan as Anirudh (7Star TV staff), Shiva's friend and colleague
- Ranjith Ayyasamy as Sunil, Thippu's co-actor
- VJ Kalyani as Sheela (7Star TV staff), Shiva and Anirudh's colleague
- Sheela as Sharmila's friend
- Param Guhanesh as Gowtham, Kalyan and Ramya Kalyan's son, Udhay, Chinmayi, Keerthi and Yashika's cousin, Saroja Devi's grandson
- Chandrasekar Koneru as Mohan, Mahi and Raj's father, Energy Drink Business Owner and CEO
- Priyadarshini Rajkumar as Yashoda, Thippu's mother and real Subramani's ex-wife
- Perarasu as Yashoda's lawyer (Cameo appearance)
Soundtrack
The first theme song was released on 15 May 2024 on the Disney+ Hotstar YouTube Channel.[10]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Uppu Puli Kaaram Kudumba Paatu உப்பு புளி காரம் குடும்ப பாட்டு" | Adesh Krishna | Arun Suradhaa | Sharanya Srinivas Anjana Balakrishnan Deepak Blue Arun Suradhaa | 0:39 |