No.1 Kodalu[2] was an Indian Telugu language family and drama television series aired on Zee Telugu from 9 December 2019 to 9 July 2022. It stars Sudha Chandran, Madhumitha H and Jai Dhanush in lead roles.
No.1 Kodalu | |
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Also known as | Number One Kodalu |
Genre | Drama |
Written by | Dialogues: Varaprasad K |
Story by | Narasimha Murthy Nallam |
Directed by | Rajinkanth Y |
Starring | Madhumitha H Jai Dhanush Sudha Chandran |
Theme music composer | Meenakshi Bhujang |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Telugu |
No. of episodes | 735 |
Production | |
Producers | Chikurupati Sunanda Harish Chukurupati Harish [1] |
Cinematography | Damodhar Rao |
Editor | MD Sharuk |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Original release | |
Network | Zee Telugu |
Release | 9 December 2019 9 July 2022 | –
Plot
editThe story revolves between two women, Vagdhevi and Saraswathi. Vagdhevi is a business entrepreneur, who is looking for an educated girl for her son Rahul. Saraswathi is an illiterate woman with a kind and good heart. After a series of consequences, Rahul marries Sarasu. He hides the truth from Vagdhevi and introduces her as maid and named as Vani. Rahul educates her to get a good impression from Vagdhevi. Finally Vagdhevi accepts her as daughter-in-law.[3]
Cast
editMain
edit- Madhumitha H[4] as Saraswathi aka Sarasu/Brahmini/Vani; Rahul's wife; Vagdhevi and Arun Prasad's daughter-in-law
- Baby Sahrudha as Young Sarasu
- Jai Dhanush[5] as Rahul; Vagdhevi and Arun Prasad's son
- Sudha Chandran[6][7] as Vagdhevi; Arun Prasad's wife; Rahul, Teja and Navya's mother
Recurring
edit- Anshu Reddy as Preethi
- Meghana Khushi as Preethi
- Usha Vaibhavi as Preethi
- Suresh as Arun Babu; Vagdevi's husband
- Kranthi as Teja; Vanaja's husband
- Sireesha as Uma; Sarasu's mother
- Sri Rithika as Vanaja; Teja's wife
- Hrithi as Vanaja
- Jackie as Jagannadham;
- Saakshi Siva as Jagannadham; Sarasu's father
- Siddu as Chakri
- Vasudha as Manasa
- Naveena as Nagamani
- Anusha Susarla as Maggie
- Akarsh Byramudi as Arjun
- Bhavana Reddy as Arjun's mother
- Rajitha as Katyayani
- Kalluru Kondareddy as Katyayani's son
- Neeraja Valisetty as Shyamala
- Sidhu as Chakri
- Numa Chandar as Navya
- Paddu as Navya
- Abhilasha as Chakri's fake wife
- Manjula Paritala as Lawyer
- Madhu Reddy as Judge
- Bobby as Varun
- Vijaya as Savitri: Brahmini's mother
- Balaji as Narayana; Brahmini's father
- Chalapathi Chowdary as Eeshwar Prasad
- Saraswati Chalapathiraju as Ekambharam; Vaghevi's personal assistant
- Pravallika as Priya
- Durga Prasad as Abhi
- Rithika as Surekha
- Jaya Prakash as Unknown
- Abhishek Yannam as Rishi
Cameo appearances
edit- Rajeev Kanakala[8] as Karan
- Mamilla Shailaja Priya as Shambhavi: Vagdevi's sister
- Baby Aahana Burfi as Vagdevi: Shambhavi, Karan's daughter
- Shivashankar[9] as
- Yeshashwi[10] as Singer
- Chaitanya[10] as Singer
- Gayathri[10] as Singer
Adaptations
editLanguage | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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Telugu | No.1 Kodalu నం.1 కోడలు |
9 December 2019 | Zee Telugu | 9 July 2022 | Original |
Tamil | Vidhya No.1 வித்யா நம்பர்.1 |
27 December 2021 | Zee Tamil | 25 February 2024 | Remake |
Production
editFilming
editDue to the COVID-19 outbreak in India, No.1 Kodalu and all other television series and film shootings were suspended from March 19, 2020. Three months later, shooting was permitted and commenced from June, 2020. The series commenced telecasting new episodes from June 22, 2020.[11]
Title song
editAll tracks are written by Sagar Narayana
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "No.1 Kodalu title song[12]" | Sagar Narayana | Meenakshi Bhujang | Rahul Sipligunj | 2:54 |
Total length: | 2:54 |
References
edit- ^ "No. 1 Kodalu producer Harish dies; Sudha Chandran and Madhumitha mourn his demise | Regional-cinema News". India TV. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Zee Telugu's 'No. 1 Kodalu' starring Sudha Chandran set to redefine women relationships - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Popular Telugu daily soap 'No.1 Kodalu' completes 600 episodes - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "ప్రస్తుతానికి ప్రేమ, పెండ్లి ఆలోచనలు లేవంటున్న నెం.1 కోడలు ఫేమ్ మధుమిత". Namasthe Telangana (in Telugu). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "TV couple Keerthi and Jai Dhanush blessed with a baby boy; the actors share their excitement - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Sudha Chandran is 'No. 1 Kodalu' on the Telugu small screen". The Hindu. 19 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Sudha Chandran to make her Telugu TV debut with 'No.1 Kodalu' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Popular actor Rajeev Kanakala joins No. 1 Kodalu; watch teaser - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Choreographer-TV judge Siva Shankar critical after testing COVID-19 positive; son Ajay Krishna says, "Please pray for my dad" - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Telugu fame Yeshaswi, Chaitanya and Gayatri play a cameo in No.1 Kodalu - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Zee Telugu is back with a bang from June 22". Zee News. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "No 1 Kodalu నెం.1 కోడలు Title Song | Rahul Sipligunj | Meenakshi Bhujang | Zee Telugu". youtube.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
External links
edit- No.1 Kodalu at ZEE5