Pranayam (TV series)

Indian television series

Pranayam

Genre| Soap opera
Created by| Ekta Kapoor
Based on| Custody by Manju Kapur
Developed by| Sree Saran Creations
Written by| Dinesh Pallathu
Story by| Manju Kapoor
Directed by|

* Sudheesh Sankar
* Thulasidas

Starring|

Srinish Aravind
Varada
Maneesh Krishna
Naveen Arackal
Beena Antony

Narrated by| Prof. Aliyar
Theme music composer| S.P.Venkitesh
Opening theme| "Hey laalaa laala..."
Ending theme| "Naanamavunnu Meni Movunnu"
Composer| S.P.Venkitesh
Country of origin| India
Original language| Malayalam
No. of episodes| 524
Production
Producers|

* S. Murugan
* Saraniya Subramaniam

Cinematography|

* Manisundhar
* Sunil Vechoor

Editors|

* Sajin C.
* Soman Koodal

Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 20-22 minutes
Production company| Sree Saran Creations
Original release
Network| Asianet
Release| 6 July 2015 (2015-07-06) –
28 April 2017 (2017-04-28)
Related
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein

Pranayam (transl. Love) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language television series that was broadcast on Asianet.[1] Srinish Aravind and Varada play the lead roles.[2][3] It is the remake of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, which aired on StarPlus.[4][5] It shows the love of two different states and two different cultures. The pair was known as #SharMi on social networking sites. After Varada quit the show citing health issues,[6] ratings tanked and the show was cancelled.

## Plot

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Following a divorce from his unfaithful wife Kavitha, after her affair with his boss Prakash, Sharan Menon is a bitter man, but he loves his daughter, Malavika "Malu" Sharan. Lekshmi Iyer, who lives next door, also loves Malu. Unable to have children of her own, she has been unable to find a partner willing to marry an infertile woman. Kavitha and Prakash win custody of Manu, Sharan's elder son and also try to take custody of Malu from Sharan. Lekshmi and Sharan put aside their dislike of each other to marry to protect the little girl and ultimately win custody of the child. Prakash tries to take revenge, convincing Sharan that Malu is not his daughter until Lekshmi realizes what's going on and uses a DNA test to resolve Sharan's doubts. After this, Lekshmi became the target of sexual predator Indugopan, who is the husband of Sharan's younger sister Simi. Indugopan convinces Simi that it is Lekshmi who is attracted to him, sowing discord in the family and causing Lekshmi's family to take her away. Realizing that Lekshmi is innocent, Sharan successfully plots to place Indugopan in jail for his crimes, while Prakash and Simi seek to do what they can to free him. Meanwhile, Sharan's colleague and good friend Anand is preparing to marry after a family feud broke up his relationship with Lekshmi's cousin Ashwathy. Their friends plot to get the couple back together. A drama takes place and Anand is engaged to Ashwathy. Saraswathi, Lekshmi's mom, meets with an accident caused by Manu unknowingly. Sharan finds out that it was Manu who was responsible for the accident. Kavitha is ready to take the blame on her to protect her son. Sharan begins to support Kavitha which hurts Lekshmi a lot. She files a case against Kavitha. In the court, Sharan takes Kavitha's side. However, Lekshmi learns that Manu has done the accident and apologizes to Sharan. Sharan gives punishment to Manu by sending him to a boys' rehab centre. Sharan plans a picnic for Lekshmi. Unfortunately Lekshmi fractures her hand and Sharan takes care of Lekshmi. Sachin, Prakash's brother, come to meet Lekshmi. Sharan fights with him as he behaves rudely with Lekshmi. Anand and Ashwathy plan to get married. However, in the register office, Anand's sister has given a letter, opposing the marriage. Everyone is puzzled as Anand has always said that he is an orphan. Ashwathy questions Sharan about the whereabouts of Anand's sister. Lekshmi secretly finds out find out Anand's sister and plans to reveal it to everyone during his marriage function. However, during the function, a big drama takes place and Anand is forced to confess that his sister is none other than Kavitha. It later turns out that it was all an elaborate plan made by Kavitha. She wanted him to acknowledge her as his sister, as he had cut all relations with her after she had betrayed Sharan and gone with Prakash.

Kavitha wanted to marry Prakash and Lekshmi's sister Aswathy wanted to marry Kavitha's brother Anand. Prakash tries to brainwash Aswathy. Kavitha and Prakash's marriage is called off. Prakash blackmails Aswathy and Aswathy marries him to save Anand. Soon Sharan's son Manu along with Kavitha also comes to them and lives with them. Kavitha tries to create troubles in Lekshmi and Sharan's love using Manu but she fail and leaves the house. Kavitha still attempts to hamper the peace of Menon family.

## Cast

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* Srinish Aravind[7] as Sharan G Menon
* Ramya Shankar (episode 1-18) / Varada[8] (episode 18-450)/ Dr. Divya Nair as Lekshmi Viswanatha Iyer a.k.a. Lekshmi Sharan G Menon
* Naveen Arakkal[7] as Prakash Varama, Kavitha's ex-partner
* Baby Sradha / Baby Megha Mahesh as Malavika (Malu), Sharan and Kavitha's daughter; Lakshmi's stepdaughter
* Master Siddharth as Manu, Sharan and Kavitha's son; Lakshmi's stepson
* Maneesh Krishna as Anand, Sharan's brotherly best friend; Kavitha's brother
* Althara as Kavitha, Manu's and Malavika's mother; Sharan's ex-wife; Prakash's ex-partner
* Kottayam Rasheed as Govinda Menon, Sharan's father
* Beena Antony as Madhavi Govinda Menon, Sharan's mother
* Pratheeksha G Pradeep as Aswathy Iyer, Prakash's wife; Anand's ex-fiancé; Lekshmi's and Devika's cousin
* Adithyan Jayan as Balachandran (Balu), Devika's husband
* Jishin Mohan as Sachin Varma, Prakash's brother
* Rishi as Indu Gopan, Simi's husband
* Amrutha as Simi, Sharan's sister
* Adarsh / Vishnu V Nair as Karthik, Saran's brother
* Kailas Nath as Viswanatha Iyer, Lekshmi's father
* Anuradha Krishnamoorthy as Saraswathy Viswantha Iyer, Lekshmi's mother
* Arya Sreeram as Devika Balachandran, Lekshmi's sister
* Sabari Nath as ACP Sankar IPS
* Vandana as Shaarika, Karthik's love interest
* Aishwarya as Anand's wife
* Sini Varghese as Tanuja, Prakash's friend
* Karthika Kannan as Radhika
* Faizal Razi as Dr.Manoj
* Fawaz Zayani as Mani / Abhimanyu Raghav, Lekshmi's childhood friend; Sharan's business partner
* Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar as Ammavan

## Reboot

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A Malayalam-language reboot titled Ishtam Mathram began airing from 26 August 2024 on Asianet and also streaming on JioHotstar.[9] It is an official remake of Yeh Hai Mohabbatein. The series stars Rayjan Rajan and Mridula Vijai in lead roles.[10] It is one of the top rated TV soap opera in Malayalam.[11][12]

Ishtam Mathram

Genre| Crime Thriller Action Melodrama Romance
Based on| Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
Written by| Jaya Parnassala
Directed by| Mohan Kupleri
Starring|

* Rayjan Rajan
* Mridula Vijai

Country of origin| India
Original language| Malayalam
No. of episodes| 250
Production
Executive producer| Krishnakumar Darshanavattom
Producer| Shobhana Umadharan
Production location| Trivandrum
Editor| Ajay Prasannan
Camera setup| Multiple-camera setup
Running time| 22 minutes
Production company| Souparnika Creations
Original release
Network| Asianet
Release| 26 August 2024 (2024-08-26) –
present

### Synopsis

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Mahesh is a divorcee and he looks and loves his daughter Chippy, but fails to express himself. Ishitha, a pediatrician adores the kid, which makes him envy her. Chippy is the lead between these two contrast personalities. The story moves with how these opposite poles attracts each other.

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* Rayjan Rajan : A Businessman,CEO of Hindustan group,Raman Nair and Swapnavalli's elder son, Rajana's ex-husband, Chippy's father, engaged with Ishitha.
* Mridula Vijay as Dr. Ishitha : A malayali girl, Priya and Prabhudevan's daughter, Asitha's sister, loves Children, engaged with Mahesh.
* Manju Satheesh as Priyamani : A greedy woman,Ishitha and Ashitha's mother, Prabhu's wife and Sooraj's grandmother.
* Sajina Noor as Rajana : Mahesh's ex-wife, Adhi's and Chippy's mother, Akash's love interest
* Dua Parveen as Chippy : Mahesh and Rajana's daughter, Adhi's sister, Ishita's step-daughter
* Daveed John as Akash Menon: A Businessman who hates Mahesh, Rajana's boyfriend.
* Manu Varma as Prabhudevan : A School teacher,Ishitha and Ashitha's father, Priyamani's husband, Sooraj's grandfather.
* Babu Annur as Ramanathan Nair, Mahesh, Manjima's father, Swapnam's wife, who likes Ishitha.
* Priyadarshini Menon as Swapnavalli : A tamil woman, Raman nair's wife,Mahesh and Manjima's mother.
* Lekshmi Prasad as Manaswini
* Ann Maria as Manjima
* Sreelakshmi Sreekumar as Ardra: Manjima's friend.
* Aswathy U Pillai as Ashitha
* Anirudh Krishna as Sooraj
* Akhil Anand as Vinod : Mahesh's younger brother, who hates Ishitha.
* Ann Maria as Suchithra
* Yuva Krishna as Santhosh Kumar : Who likes Ishitha, but he avoid after learning her past.(Cameo appearance)

## Adaptations

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Language  | Title  | Original release  | Network(s)  | Last aired  | Notes

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Hindi | Yeh Hai Mohabbatein
ये है मोहब्बतें  | 3 December 2013  | StarPlus | 19 December 2019  | Original
Tamil | Kalyanam Mudhal Kadhal Varai
கல்யாணம் முதல் காதல் வரை  | 3 November 2014  | Star Vijay | 27 January 2017  | Remake
Bengali | Mon Niye Kachakachi
মন নিয়ে কাছকাছি  | 12 January 2015  | Star Jalsha | 19 September 2015
Malayalam | Pranayam
പ്രണയം  | 6 July 2015  | Asianet | 28 April 2017
Marathi | Nakalat Saare Ghadle
नकळत सारे घडले  | 27 November 2017  | Star Pravah | 17 May 2019
Telugu | Ennenno Janmala Bandham
ఎన్నెన్నో జన్మల బంధం  | 18 October 2021  | Star Maa | 1 September 2023
Tamil | Modhalum Kaadhalum
மோதலும் காதலும்  | 24 April 2023  | Star Vijay | 21 June 2024
Marathi | Premachi Gosht
प्रेमाची गोष्ट  | 4 September 2023  | Star Pravah | 5 July 2025
Malayalam | Ishtam Mathram
ഇഷ്ടം മാത്രം  | 26 August 2024  | Asianet | Ongoing

## References

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1. ^ "Pranayam - About the Show, Episodes, Promo Videos..." Kazhchapetty.
2. ^ M, Athira (23 March 2017). "'Acting is a passion'". The Hindu.
3. ^ "Pranayam Serial on Asianet launching on 6 July 2015". Vinodadarshan.
4. ^ "The Remake Saga". The New Indian Express.
5. ^ "Asianet to launch Ezhu Rathrikal and Pranayam, the Malayalam version of Ye Hai Mohabbattein". Medianews4u. 4 July 2015.
6. ^ "I don't believe that the serials are a medium to propagate a social message: Varada Jishin". The Times of India. 23 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
7. ^ a b "Satya Enna Penkutty: Pranayam Fame Actors Srinish And Naveen To Team Up After 4 Years". The Times Of India. 12 November 2019.
8. ^ "ഇനി പ്രണയിക്കാനില്ല; വരദ പ്രസവിക്കാന്‍ അവധിയെടുക്കുന്നു, ആശംസ നേര്‍ന്ന് നായകന്‍". Filmibeat. 6 January 2017.
9. ^ "Ishtam Mathram Serial Starts from 26 August on Asianet – Rayjan Rajan and Mridula Vijay in Lead Roles". Kerala TV.
10. ^ "മഹേഷും ഇഷിതയും; പുതിയ വിശേഷങ്ങൾ പങ്കുവച്ച് മൃദുല വിജയ്". Asianet News. 20 July 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
11. ^ "Chempaneerpoovu remains the most-watched show; Ishtam Mathram joins the top 5". The Times Of India. 5 September 2024.
12. ^ "Chempaneerpoovu continues to be the most-watched show on Malayalam TV; Santhwanam 2 falls to fifth spot". The Times Of India. 15 November 2024.

## External Links

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* Pranayam at IMDb
* Pranayam at Disney+ Hotstar
* Ishtam Mathram at Disney+ Hotstar

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*[transl.]: translation