Lakshmi Stores

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{{short description|2018 Indian TV series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Lakshmi Stores serial.jpg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| genre = [[Soap opera]]<br>[[Drama]]<br>[[Romance film|Romance]]
| creator =
| based_on =
| writer = {{plainlist|
* [[Sundar C]] (Story)
* Raj Prabu
* S.Bala Murugan
* Nandhan Sridharan (Dialogues)
}}
| director = {{plainlist|
* A Jawahar (Episode1-45)
* [[Sundar K. Vijayan]] (Episode 46-234)
* K.Sulaiman Babu (Episode 235–322)
}}
| creative_director = [[Khushbu|Kushboo Sundar]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Khushbu|Khusbhu Sundar]]
* [[Nakshatra Nagesh]]
* Hussain Ahmed Khan
}}
| theme_music_composer = [[C.Sathya]]
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer =
| country = India
| language = Tamil<br>Telugu
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 335
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Khushbu|Kushboo Sundar]]
| editor = N.B. Srikanth
| music = G.Clement & Joe
| cinematography = {{plainlist|
* T. Sekhar Ram
}}
| camera =
| runtime = 21–24 minutes
| company = {{plainlist|
* [[Avni Cinemax|Avni Telemedia]]
* [[Sun Network|Sun Entertainment]]
}}
| distributor = Ramalingam
| network = [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]<br>[[Gemini TV]]
| picture_format = {{plainlist|
* [[576i]]
* [[HDTV]] [[1080i]]
}}
| audio_format =
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2018|12|24}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2020|1|25|df=y}}
}}
{{Contains special characters|Tamil}}
'''''Lakshmi Stores''''' was an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[soap opera]] directed by K.Sulaiman, written by veteran director [[Sundar C]] and produced by [[Avni Cinemax|Avni Telemedia]] which premiered in [[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]] on 24 December 2018 and ended on 25 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/khushbu-to-star-in-a-new-tv-serial-lakshmi-stores.html,%20https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/khushbu-to-star-in-a-new-tv-serial-lakshmi-stores.html|title=Khushbu to star in a new TV serial – Lakshmi Stores|date=2018-12-24|website=Behindwoods|access-date=2018-12-24}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It starred film actresses [[Khushbu|Kushboo Sundar]], [[Nakshatra Nagesh]] and Hussain Ahmed Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/lakshmi-stores-completes-100-episodes-nakshathra-nagesh-thanks-fans-for-the-love/articleshow/69056839.cms|title=Lakshmi Stores completes 100 episodes; Nakshathra Nagesh thanks fans for the love|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onenov.in/lakshmi-stores-serial-cast/|title=Lakshmi Stores|date=2018-12-22|website=Onenov|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref>

== Synopsis ==
Mahalingam is the family's patriarch and founder of the traditional textiles showroom, Lakshmi Stores, but guilt-stricken with a past secret. His daughter-in-law, Mahalakshmi, nurtures the family and the close-knit staff with her selfless love. But she gets disowned by her husband Tiger Devaraj, when she seeks justice for Bhagyalakshmi, a kind-hearted young woman and earns the wrath of a vengeful Minister Shakunthala Devi, as well. Mahalakshmi is faced with an uphill task to save Lakshmi Stores and reunite with her family.

Fate takes a sharp turn when Ravi and Bhagyalakshmi get married secretly under inevitable consequences, after which they face a lot of problems from Shakuntala Devi and her family.

This story also revolves around how Ravi and Bhagyalakshmi, with the help of Mahalakshmi, pass the test of fate, face all their problems and reconcile with each other to live happily. At the end of the story, all is well.

== Cast ==
=== Main cast ===
* [[Khushbu|Kushboo Sundar]] as Mahalakshmi Devaraj, Eldest daughter-in-law of Mahalingam and wife of Devaraj
*[[Nakshatra Nagesh]] as Bhagyalakshmi Ravi, a worker in Lakshmi Stores and Ravi's wife, Youngest daughter-in-law of Mahalakshmi's family
* Hussain Ahmed Khan as Raviprakash Mahalingam, Younger brother-in-law of Mahalakshmi and husband of Bhagyalakshmi

=== Recurring cast ===
*[[Sudha Chandran]] as Minister Shakunthala Devi, Mahalakshmi's enemy (Main Antagonist, Died in serial)
* [[Murali Mohan]] as Mahalingam, owner of Lakshmi Stores and Devaraj, Saravanan, Arjun, Ravi and Kamala's father
* [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] as Tiger Devaraj a.k.a Devaraj Mahalingam, Mahalakshmi's husband and Ravi's eldest brother
* Sruti Patil as Tejaswini Ravi "Teja" (Shakuntala Devi's daughter, Antagonist)
* Tanisha Kuppanda as Mallikadevi "Mallika" Senthil (Senthil's wife, Antagonist)
* [[Delhi Kumar]] as Thillainathan, also known as Thillai (Bhagyalakshmi, Vanitha and Senthil's grandfather and co-owner of Lakshmi Stores)
* [[Nanditha Jennifer]] / Sherin Janu as Kamala Mahalingam (Ravi's younger sister)
* Rekha Krishnappa as Chamundeshwari Varadhan (Shakuntala Devi's half-sister, Antagonist)
* Swathi Thara as Dr. Uma Saravanan (Saravanan's wife, Antagonist)
* Nisha Yazhini as Vanitha (Bhagyalakshmi's younger sister)
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Rajendran (Mahalingam's Closest Friend)
* Samson T Wilson as Dr. Saravanan Mahalingam (Ravi's second elder brother)
* [[Saakshi Siva]] as Raju (Shakuntala Devi's half-brother, Antagonist)
* Aravind Khathare as Senthilnathan "Senthil" Thillainathan (Bhagyalakshmi and Vanitha's elder brother, Thillainathan's grandson)
* Deepa Shankar as Ponnamma (Maid in Ravi's house)
* Giridharan as Arjun (Ravi's third elder brother)
* [[Anjali Rao (actress)|Anjali Rao]] as Raja Rajeshwari, also called Raji (a worker who was a best friend for Bhagyalakshmi and Mahalakshmi).
* Sandeep as Kandhaswamy
* Fouzil Hidhayah as Dhivya (Mallika's sister)
* Diya Palakkal as Priya (Devaraj and Shyamala's daughter)
* Pari as Meenu (Senthil and Mallika's daughter)
* Feroz Khan as Ganeshan
* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Dayalan (Shakuntala Devi's P.A., Antagonist)
* Monkey Ravi as Uthaman (Shakuntala Devi's PA and Ponnamma's Ex-Fiancé)
*[[Vichu Vishwanath]] as Varadarajan also called Varadan (Chamundeshwari's husband, Antagonist)
*[[Abitha]] as Dr. Shyamala (second wife of Devaraj and Priya's biological mother)
* Nisha as Maragatham
* Smaleen Monica as Latha Saravanan
* Vinay UJ as Rajkumar (Shakunthala Devi's son, Antagonist)
* [[Saleema]] as Janaki Amma
* [[K. S. G. Venkatesh]] as Uma's father
* Dhakshayini as Uma's mother (Antagonist)
* [[Nithya Ram]] as DC Nithya (Mahalakshmi's cousin sister)
* Shyam Ji as Shyam (Ravi's friend and Vanitha's love interest)

== Production and release ==
The shooting of the serial commenced in October 2018. This marks the veteran actress [[Khushbu|Kushboo Sundar]]'s full-fledged return to television silverscreen after an hiatus of 5 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2018/12/22/actress-khushbu-returns-to-small-screen-excited-about-new-sun-tv-serial/|title=Actress Khushbu returns to small screen, excited about new Sun TV serial|last=Rayaan|first=Mohammed|date=2018-12-22|website=News Today {{!}} First with the news|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/khushbu-sundar-returns-tv-after-5-years-lakshmi-stores-5507332/|title=Khushbu Sundar returns to television after five years|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/actress-khushbu-sundar-to-make-a-comeback-with-lakshmi-stores/articleshow/67724558.cms|title=Actress Khushbu Sundar to make a comeback with 'Lakshmi Stores'|last=|first=|date=|website=The Times of India|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== Dubbed versions ==
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! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:15%;"| Language
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:24%;"| Title
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:22%;"| Original release
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:12%;"| Network(s)
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:22%;"| Last aired
|-
|[[Malayalam]]
|''Lakshmi Stores''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/dubbed-version-of-lakshmi-store-to-entertain-malayalam-audience/articleshow/67421000.cms|title=Dubbed version of 'Lakshmi Store' to entertain Malayalam audience|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|7 January 2019
|[[Surya TV]]
|13 September 2019
|-
|[[Kannada]]
|''Lakshmi''
|8 June 2020
|[[Udaya TV]]
|3 April 2021
|-
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]
|''Bommarillu''
|29 June 2020
|[[Gemini TV]]
|23 October 2020
|-
|[[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|''Laxmi Store''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/bengali/khushbu-sundar-starrer-tamil-show-lakshmi-stores-to-get-dubbed-into-bengali/articleshow/81665615.cms|title=Khushbu Sundar starrer Tamil show ‘Lakshmi Stores’ to get dubbed into Bengali|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|5 April 2021
|[[Sun Bangla]]
|11 July 2021
|}

==Crossover and special episodes==
* On 18 January 2019, [[Kanmani (TV series)|Kanmani]] had a crossover with Lakshmi Stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCS0h2p27oc|title=Kanmani Lakshmi Stores Maha Sangamam|last=|first=|date=|website=YouTube|publisher=Sun TV|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
*From 13 May 2019 – 18 May 2019, [[Roja (Tamil TV series)|Roja]] had a crossover with Lakshmi Stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/roja-and-lakshmi-stories-families-depart-as-sangamam-coming-to-end-351001.html|title=Roja and Lakshmi stores families depart as sangamam coming to end|last=|first=|date=|website=Oneindia|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
*From 16 September 2019 to 21 September 2019, Lakshmi Stores had a one-hour special episode from 9PM to 10PM IST.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/firs-day-itself-too-many-fights-and-tears-in-lakshmi-stores-special-episode-363167.html|title=Lakshmi stores one hour one week episode|last=|first=|date=|website=Oneindia|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|12175558|Lakshmi Stores}}

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