Sahana (TV series)

Indian Tamil-language TV series

Sahana

Created by| K. Balachander
Developed by| B. Kailasam
Written by| K.Balachander
Screenplay by| K.Balachander
Directed by| K.Balachander
Venkat

Creative director| Subha Venkat
Starring| Y. G. Mahendran
Anuradha Krishnamoorthy
Sulakshana
Kavya Shekar
Theme music composer| Rajesh Vaidhya
Opening theme| Aanmavin Ragam
(vocals by Sudha Ragunathan
& Balamurali Krishna)

Composer| Rehaan
Country of origin| India
Original language| Tamil
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 306
Production
Producers| B. Kailasam
Geetha B. Kailasam
Cinematography| R.Ragunatha Reddy
KS.Nagaraj

Editors| D.Raju
AR.Pandiyan
AR.Benniraj
S.Ramamoorthy

Camera setup| Multi-camera
Running time| 15-23 Mins
Production company| Minbimangal
Original release
Network| Jaya TV
Release| 28 February 2003 (2003-2-28) –
2004 (2004)

Sahana (titled as Sahana - Sindhu Bhairavi 2) is an Indian Tamil-language TV series produced by K. Balachander. It is a sequel to the 1985 film Sindhu Bhairavi which Balachander directed. The first episode was aired on Jaya TV on 24 February 2003.

## Cast

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* Y. G. Mahendran as JKB aka JK.Balaganapathy
* Anuradha Krishnamurthi as Sindhu
* Sulakshana as Bhairavi
* Kavya Shekar as Sahana
* Prakash Raj
* Bombay Gnanam
* Krishna as Surya
* Shylaja Chetlur as JKB's sister, Shankari
* Kavithalaya Krishnan as Bharathi Kannan's driver
* Renuka
* A. R. Srinivasan
* Madhan Bob
* Delhi Ganesh as Gurumoorthy
* Janakaraj as Gajapathi
* Achamillai Gopi
* T. V. Varadarajan
* Oorvambu Lakshmi
* Revathi Shankar
* Suganthi Perumal
* Sriranjani
* Sureshwar
* Vishnu
* Rajkamal
* Mohan Raman
* Master Sriram
* Hemamalini
* Preetha Raaghav
* Sri Vidya
* Sonia Bose
* Giridharan
* Sharmela Thiru
* Sridharan[1]

## Production

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### Development

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Though K. Balachander had been toying with the idea of making a sequel to his 1985 film Sindhu Bhairavi for over 10 years since the early 1990s, he eventually abandoned the idea as he believed people would compare it unfavourably to the film. Near the end of the TV series Anni, produced by his company Minbimangal, he went searching for an idea for his next series and rediscovered the sequel to the film he had written years before, albeit not very diligently.[2] The title of the series Sahana is a reference to the Carnatic raga of the same name.[3]

### Casting

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Balachander initially wanted the main cast of the film to reprise their roles in the series. Sivakumar was unable to return as JKB as he was committed to another series. Suhasini was willing to return as Sindhu, but Balachander decided on recasting. Executive Subha said, "You cannot separate JKB and Sindhu. Sir (Balachander) felt if we are going to have a different JKB, let's have a different Sindhu too". The role of JKB went to Y. G. Mahendran. He considered it a challenge to portray JKB, due to his reputation as a comedian. Balachander and his unit were initially unable to locate Sulakshana, who played Bhairavi in the film and had long since retired from acting, and decided to kill off Bhairavi. However, Sulakshana learned about the project and approached Balachander, saying she would portray Bhairavi. The script was rewritten to have her character alive. Sulakshana said, "[Bhairavi] is still the same soft person. The only difference is she is older and the mother of two children. There is more understanding between JKB and Bhairavi now -- she doesn't fight with him". Carnatic singer Anuradha Krishnamurthy, who had never acted before, was approached by Minbimangal to portray Sindhu. She was reluctant to accept the offer, due to her lack of interest in acting. But after her husband persuaded, she met Balachander, who promised to ensure that her commitment to the series would not affect her concerts; Anuradha then agreed to the role.[2] Newcomer Kavya Shekar was cast as the title character after one of her father's friends recommended her to Balachander.[4]

## Music

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Rajhesh Vaidhya composed the songs for the series. Carnatic singers Balamurali krishna and Sudha Ragunathan sang the title song.While Dr.Narayanan,Saindhavi,Mahathi and others were also sang the songs.Pulamaipithan were written the all songs [2]

## Broadcast

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The first episode aired on Jaya TV on 24 February 2003.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Sridharan: A man of multiple shades". The Hindu. 22 June 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
2. ^ a b c Warrier, Shobha (6 March 2003). "Sindhu Bhairavi is back". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
3. ^ Sundaram, Lakshmi (12 March 2003). "From Sindhu Bhairavi to Sahana". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
4. ^ Swaminathan, Chitra (12 May 2005). "In control". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
5. ^ Chandran, Rina (28 February 2003). "Jaya airs a movie sequel made for TV". Business Line. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2021.

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