| Mr. Manaivi | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Dialogue Rathi Bala |
| Screenplay by | Rathi Bala |
| Directed by | Sulaimaan (Episode 1-225 & 474) A. Jawahar (November 7th 2023 to July 29th 2024; Episode 226 to 473 approx.) |
| Starring | Shabana Shahjahan Pavan Ravindra |
| Theme music composer | Visu |
| Opening theme | "Kaatre Poongatre" Sridhar Ramesh M.M Monisha (Vocal) Pa. Vijay (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 619 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vaidehi Ramamurthy |
| Cinematography | Vinoth Bharathi |
| Editor | Aravind Anbazhagan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx.20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production companies | Sun Entertainment Vision Time India Private Limited |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 6 March 2023 (2023-03-06) – 22 December 2024 (2024-12-22) |
Mr. Manaivi (transl. Mister/Mr. Wife) was an IndianTamil-language television series which premiered on 6 March 2023 replacing Kannana Kanne serial and ended on 22 December 2024 replaced by Ethirneetchal Thodairgirathu[1] inSun TV from Monday to Sunday. The show starred Shabana Shahjahan Aryan; with Pavan Ravindra in the lead roles.
The story revolves around a newly married couple as they face challenges and problems in their daily life. Anjali (Shabana Shajahan Aryan), a strong and independent woman, who expects equality in the society, manages her life on her own, while Vicky (Pavan Ravindra), who aspires to be a Homemaker (Mr Homemaker / Mr. Manaivi), faces many issues in his role of Homemaker. The main plot revolved around this theme.
On end 2022,Sun Network confirmed through a press release that it would distribute new Tamil serial, to be produced by Vision Time India Pvt Ltd. Initially, the title of the serial was named Jodi. Later renamed as Mr.Manaivi.
Sembaruthi fame Shabana Shajahan[2][3] was cast in the female lead role as Anjali[4] However, she left the show in May 2024, because of some reason.[5] ActorKavyanjali fame Pavan Ravindra plays the title role alongside her, making his debut inTamil television dramas. Kannada actress Maansi Joshi was selected to portray the main antagonist. ActressAnuradha was cast as Ranjitham, who is Anjali's grandmother,Latha was cast as Maragatham andA. Venkatesh was cast as Vedhanayagam. In end of September 2023, ActorAravind Akash was cast in cameo.[6]
In begin December 2023, Actress Smriti joins the cast as Kavi Malar.[7] However, in end of October, Smriti portraying Kavi Malar quit the series[8] and VJ Keerthi replaced her.[9]
The first promo was released on 20 February 2023, in which we see the protagonist, two grandmothers in a temple talking about their grandchildren.[10][11]
The show started airing onSun TV on 6 March 2023 From Monday to Saturday at 20:30 (IST) replacingKannana Kanne time slot.[12] From Monday 2 October 2023, the show was shifted to 22:00 (IST) replacingAnbe Vaa time slot.[13] and later it aired at 22:30.[14]
The show got a TVR of 8.95 in July 2023 becoming the channel's No 5 series. And became the No 6 serial of all Tamil serial U+R market.[15] In April 2023,ETimes TV conducted a poll to find the TV show that is the Tamil audience's favourite television show. Interestingly, the romantic love drama series 'Mr. Manaivi' got 46% of the netizens shared that their favourite show.[16]
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayalam | Ninnishtam Ennishtam നിന്നിഷ്ടം എന്നിഷ്ടം | 7 August 2023 | Surya TV | 20 January 2024 | Remake | [17] |
| Kannada | Preetiya Arasi ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಅರಸಿ | 16 October 2023 | Udaya TV | 14 January 2024 | [18] |