Singapennae

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Singapennae
Genre
Written by
  • Prabhas Muthaiya
    Dialogues:
  • Pon Ilango
  • Anandh Venu
Screenplay byPrabhas Muthaiya
Directed byDhanush Krishna
Starring
  • Maneesha Mahesh
  • Darshak Gowda
  • Amaljith
Theme music composerVikram Selva
Opening theme"Singapennae Vaa"
Saindhavi (vocals)
Palani Bharathi (lyrics)
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes300+
Production
ProducerBalasubramaniam
CinematographyRamesh Kesavan
EditorSeviloraja
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20–22 minutes per episode
Production companiesSun Entertainment
Miracle Media
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release9 October 2023 (2023-10-09) –
present

Singapennae (transl.  The Woman Brave as a Lion) is an Indian Tamil television drama, starring Maneesha Mahesh, Darshak Gowda and Amal Jith. It was directed by Dhanush Krishna. The series premiered on 9 October 2023 Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT. This series became one of the most watched serials in Tamil Nadu.[1]

Plot

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Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) is a brave village girl. Due to financial troubles in her family, she goes to Chennai to work in a garments company owned by Thillai Rajan. Anbu (Amal Jith), who works as a supervisor in the company helps Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) to get a job in the same company. Due to a misunderstanding, Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) hates Anbu (Amal Jith).

Anbu (Amal Jith) decides to approach Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) in a different way using a pseudonym "Azhagan" and gifted Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh)'s favourite bicycle to her with a courier. Now Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) wants to meet Azhagan and starts falling in love with him though she never knew who Azhagan is.

Anbu (Amal Jith) is constantly humiliated by Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh), so he never reveals that he is Azhagan to her. But soon Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) learns about the good nature of Anbu (Amal Jith) and apologizes to him for her misunderstanding. Now Anbu (Amal Jith) and Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) become friends but Anbu (Amal Jith) hesitates to reveal to her that he is Azhagan. Meanwhile, Mahesh (Darshak Gowda)-(CEO of garments company) also develops romantic feelings for Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh), but hesitates to tell her.

Mithra (VJ Bavithra), Mahesh (Darshak Gowda)'s childhood friend who had loved Mahesh (Darshak Gowda), became Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh)'s nemesis and stays with her in the same hostel. Mithra (VJ Bavithra) learns about "Azhagan" and asks her college friend Nandha to join the garments company to convince Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) to believe that he is "Azhagan". Finally Nandha is exposed and arrested.

Now Anbu (Amal Jith) and Mahesh (Darshak Gowda) try to win the love of Anandhi (Maneesha Mahesh) without knowing that they Love triangle In entertainment love the same girl.

Cast

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Main

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  • Amal Jith as Anbarasan "Anbu" (Azhagan)
  • Maneesha Mahesh as Anandhi
  • Darshak Gowda as Mahesh

Recurring

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  • VJ Bavithra as Mithra
  • Yogalakshmi as Gayathri
  • Jeevi Dimple/VJ Kalyani as Regina
  • Hansita Vijayan as Salma
  • G. Gnanasambandam as Azhagappan
  • Rama as Pechiyamma
  • Nivetha Ravi as Kokila
  • Karthik Sriram as Velu
  • Indhumathi Manikandan as Manonmani: Women's Hostel Warden
  • Chandrakanth (Srikanth) as Karunakaran
  • Dance Master Paramesh Babu as Muthu: Anbu's best friend
  • Lakshmi raj as Suyambulingam "Suyambu"
  • Gracy Thangavel as Kanmani: Suyambu's sister
  • Dharani Hephziba as Jeyanthi
  • Anju as Lalitha: Anbu's mother
  • Rokith Venth
  • Deepa Nenthiran
  • Arunkumar Padmanabhan as Aravind
  • Sasinthar Puspalingam as Parama
  • Jaya Surya
  • Chinrasu
  • Paramesh
  • Rekha Angelina as Manimegalai
  • "Soundu" Soundharya as Soundharya alias "sow sow"
  • S.Tharani
  • Simran
  • Divya Vijaykumar as Yazhini
  • 'Baby' Keerthana as Chittu
  • 'Master' Atharsh Anandh as Suruli
  • 'Master' Vimalraj as Pandi

Production

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Development

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On July end 2023, Sun TV confirmed that it would distribute the new Tamil serial, to be produced by Miracle Media.[2] The series shoot began in August 2023 and the first promo was released on 18 September 2023. The show is directed by Dhanush Krishna.[3]

Casting

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Newcomer actress Maneesha Mahesh was cast as the female lead Anandhi,[4] Amal Jith plays the male lead alongside her, marking his return after Amman. Darshak Gowda was cast as the second male lead role, marking his return after 'Arunthathi' . Actress Rama play of the role of Pechiyamma.[5]

In October 2023, VJ Bavithra was cast as Mithira (Main Antogonist).[6] In November 2023, Rekha Angelina was cast as Manimegalai.[7]

Release

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The first promo was released on 18 September 2023 featuring Maneesha Mahesh and Rama.[8] The second promo was unveiled on 30 September 2023,[9] and the third promo was unveiled on 2 October 2023, featuring Maneesha Mahesh tell the story and revealing the release date.[10]

The show started airing on Sun TV on 9 October 2023, replacing Vanathai Pola.[11] This series was launched along with Zee Tamil's series Nala Damayanthi and Sandhya Raagam.[12]

Reception

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The show got a TVR of 10.28 on launching week on 9 October 2023. On its launch week it became a top 5 serial of Sun TV.[13] Singapennae became one of the most watched Tamil television programs in 2023. In January 2024, the series was the most watched Tamil-language television series with an 11.88 TVR.[14]

Adaptations

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Since February 2024, Singapennae has been remade in other languages such as in Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. It is broadcast on Sun TV Network's group of channels in the respective languages.

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Ref.
Tamil Singapennae
சிங்கப்பெண்ணே 		9 October 2023 Sun TV Ongoing Original
Kannada Mynaa
ಮೈನಾ 		19 February 2024 Udaya TV Ongoing Remake [15]
Telugu Sivangi
శివంగి 		25 March 2024 Gemini TV [16]
Malayalam Shavinavi
ശവിനവി 		TBA Surya TV Upcoming

References

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  1. ^ "Singapenne To Sundari, 5 Tamil TV Shows With Highest TRPs This Week". News18. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ "சன் தொலைக்காட்சியில் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் புதிய சீரியலை இயக்கப்போகும் தனுஷ்." www.tamilspark.com (in Tamil). 21 September 2023. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  3. ^ "இயக்குனர் தனுஷ் இயக்கம் புதிய தொடர் சிங்கப்பெண்ணே..." www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 20 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Popular actress Maneesha Mahesh to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Singa Penne'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Popular actress Rama to play a titular role in upcoming show 'Singa Penne'". The Times of India. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Bavithra joins the cast of 'Singa Penne'". The Times of India. 19 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Rekha Angelina lands a pivotal role in upcoming show 'Singa Penne'". The Times of India. 1 November 2023.
  8. ^ Singapennae - Promo 1 | Sun TV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  9. ^ Singapennae - Promo 2 | Sun TV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. ^ Singapennae - Promo 3 | Sun TV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ^ "அதிரடியாக மாற்றப்பட்ட சீரியல்களின் டைம் ஸ்லாட்... ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை கூட ஜமாய் தான்... காரணம் இதுவா?". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  12. ^ "விரைவில் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் மூன்று தொடர்கள்". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  13. ^ "புதிய தொடர்கள்... சந்தியாராகம், நளதயமந்தி, சிங்கப்பெண்ணே பெற்ற டிஆர்பி!". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Tamil TV Serials TRP Ratings this week – January 2024 || Top 20 Tamil Serials List with TRP Rating". Cinebuds. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  15. ^ "ynaa Kannada Serial: ಮೈಲಾರ ಕೋಟೆ ಮುತ್ತಣ್ಣನ ಮಗಳು ಈ ಮೈನಾ; ಉದಯ ಟಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ". kannada.hindustantimes.com (in Kannada).
  16. ^ "Shivangi - Promo | From 25 March 2024 at 7.30PM | Gemini TV Serial". Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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