Janani D/O Madhavan

Janani D/O Madhavan
Season 1
Also known asJanani
GenreSoap opera
Written byJaya Rathakrishnan
Directed byJaya Rathakrishnan
Starring
Country of originSingapore
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes17 (season 1)
13 (season 2)
Production
ProducerDivya Anjan
EditorA.B.R. Pupathy
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Original release
NetworkMediaCorp Vasantham
Release11 July 2014 (2014-07-11) –
31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)

Janani D/O Madhavan[1] is a Singaporean Tamil-language soap opera that aired on MediaCorp Vasantham from 11 July 2014 to 31 October 2014 for 17 episodes. The show starred Shabir and Sanchala. It was produced by Divya Anjan and was directed and written by Jaya Rathakrishnanby.

Cast

Main

  • Shabir as Madhavan
  • Sanchala as Janani[2]
  • Rishi Kumar as Mr. K. Cho

Recurring

  • Muzammil Elias Mikhail
  • Meenaksh
  • Lakshna Lakshmi
  • Kayalvily
  • Janani Rajalingam
  • Jagan Chandromohan
  • Bharathi Rani Arunachalam
  • Bhama Nair
  • Balraj Devandran
  • Mahesh (in season 2 as a passerby; guest appearance)
  • Jasmin Michael (Special appearance for "Nila Thoonguthu" song)

Season 2

  • Kokila as Granny
  • Muzammil as Munesh
  • Bhama Nair as Shami

Children cast

  • Yogeshwari Preshant
  • Aayanaa
  • Katijah
  • Ganga Kannan
  • Aishwarya
  • Avighnaa Kaavery
  • Kamallesh Veeraa
  • Anbu Navin
  • Avineesh

Seasons overview

Season Episodes Originally aired (Singapore dates) Time
First aired Last aired
1 17 11 July 2014 31 October 2014 Friday 8:00PM
2 13 1 January 2017 31 March 2017 Friday 8:00PM

Original soundtrack

It was written by Shabir, composed by Shabir. It was sung by Shabir. The music was produced by Buvaneshwaran and Kenneth Yong and the background score by Ameale.

Soundtrack

Season 1
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."I Know Right"ShabirShabir
Sanchala
1:40
2."Nila Thoonguthu"ShabirShabir6:04
3."Robba Ribba"ShabirShabir 
Season 2
Season 2
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Yaarai Irunthal Enna (யாராக இருந்தால் என்ன)"ShabirShabir 

Episodes

Season 2
EpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byDate of Broadcast
1"1: Janani can save Janani"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan6 January 2017 (2017-01-06)
Everything goes wrong on Janani's first day of Primary Six. At this rate, only Janani can save Janani!
2"2:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
Janani gets reprimanded by her form teacher and sets out to redeem herself. Meanwhile, Madhavan ponders over a decision that could potentially affect him and his family.
3"3:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan20 January 2017 (2017-01-20)
Poor Miss Oviya gets hit by the flu bug, but everyone wants a day off except her.
4"4:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
Janani goes the extra mile to pursue an unusual angle for her first ever E-News publication while Miss Oviya finds herself in trouble with the law!
5"5:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Madhavan faces a new test when something sparks a change in Janani's behaviour. Will the father-daughter team overcome their new hurdle?
6"6: Valentine's Day?"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)
Janani and her squad try their best to bring two long-lost friends together. Will they succeed in time for Valentine's Day?
7"7:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)
The future looks bright for Janani while the odds are stacked against Munesh. Can he turn the tables around in time?
8"8:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan24 February 2017 (2017-02-24)
Surprise surprise! Madhavan has to restore order at home with an unexpected addition to the household, but just who is this person?
9"9:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan3 March 2017 (2017-03-03)
A Thirukural competition puts Janani's friendship with Sharmi to the test. Can the best-friend duo practice what they preach? Recite the Kurals with Janani and Sharmi!
10"10:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)
Janani and Santhosham are forced to activate damage control when a social media rant spirals out of control!
11"11:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)
Crunch time in school sees Janani shut out her family and friends while dealing with the pressure of her academics, can she single-handedly shake off the PSLE jitters?
12"12:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
With confidence out of sight and the PSLE examinations just around the corner, Janani spends some time with her school counsellor.
13"13:"Jaya RathakrishnanJaya Rathakrishnan31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)
Madhavan comes up with the perfect plan to teach his crestfallen daughter a meaningful lesson on living and healing with a little faith, trust and pixie dust!

Broadcast

Series was released on 11 July 2014 on Mediacorp Vasantham. It aired in Malaysia on Mediacorp Vasantham, Its full length episodes and released its episodes on their app Toggle, a live TV feature was introduced on Toggle with English Subtitle.

References

  1. ↑ "Oli refreshes image and programming - RadioInfo Asia". 11 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Life as a child actor as demand grows for stage, TV and movies". The Straits Times. www.straitstimes.com. 21 August 2016.