Athipookal


Athipookal is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired during weekdays on Sun TV from 3 December 2007 to 14 December 2012. The show starred Devadarshini, Chetan, Sathish, Santhiya, Venkat, Raani, Vietnam Veedu Sundaram, Thilakshi, T. S. Raghavendar, Premi, V.R. Thilakam and among others, produced by Saregama and is directed by K. Shanmugam, R.P Marudhu and K.Shiva.

Synopsis

The show story revolves around Padma Manokar and Karpagam. Manokar and Padma are a happy couple but even after many years of marriage they are unable to have a child. Padma's sister in law Anjali is jealous of Padma's wealth
and covertly slips in medicines in Padma's food to make her infertile. Karpagam bears Manokar's child as a surrogate mother. The baby boy is born and named shiva. Their life turns better after the death of Anjali by Padma. At last Karpagam gets shot and after a full recovery returns to Badrinath.

Cast

Main cast

The title song was composed by X.Paulraj and was sung by famous singer Saindhavi with lyrics written by Dr.Kiruthiya.

International broadcast

The Series was released on 3 December 2007 on Sun TV. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in Sri Lanka, South East Asia, Middle East, United States, Canada, Europe, Oceania, South Africa and Sub Saharan Africa on Sun TV. The show's episodes were released on YouTube channel from 2013.