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{{short description|Indian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Abhishekam
| director = [[Dasari Narayana Rao]], Haricharan, Lakshmi Srinivas, Venkat Sriramoju
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| starring =
| runtime = 25 minutes
| company = Sowbhagya Media Ltd<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.ragalahari.com/functions/3203/abhishekam-200-episodes-celebration.aspx|title=Abhishekam 200 Episodes Celebration|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
| distributor =
| channel = [[ETV Network]]
| num_episodes = 3842 
| producer = Dasari Padma
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2008|12|22}}
| last_aired = present
| image = Abhishekam (TV series).jpg
| image_alt =
| caption =
| creator =
| num_seasons = 1
| list_episodes =
| network = [[ETV Telugu]]
| first_run =
| released =
| genre = [[Soap Opera]]
| website = http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/47
}}

'''''Abhishekam''' (Telugu:అభిషేకం) (translation: Anointing)'' is an [[India]]n [[Telugu language|Telugu]] [[soap opera]] that airs on [[ETV Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops|url=https://m.ap7am.com/lv-300231-never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328165018/https://m.ap7am.com/lv-300231-never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops.html|archive-date=28 March 2019|access-date=|website=ap7am}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Abhishekam serial 2500 episodes Celebrations|url=http://www.yupptv.in/#!/bazaar/play/VGtMWNW/filmy-focus/Abhishekam-Serial-2500-Episodes-Celebrations-Dasari-Narayana-Subbarami-Reddy-Mohan-Babu|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref> It airs from Monday to Saturday during afternoons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/47|title=Abhishekam ( అభిషేకం )|last=|first=|date=|website=www.etv.co.in|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202053131/http://www.etv.co.in/showsentitys/home/47|archive-date=2 February 2020|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref> It premiered on 22 December 2008 and is currently the [[List of longest-running Indian television series|longest running Indian television soap opera]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/more-spellbinding-soap-gathas/300602|title=More spellbinding soap gathas|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202051825/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/more-spellbinding-soap-gathas/300602|archive-date=2 February 2020|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Telugu Serials: మూడువేల ఎపిసోడ్‌లు పూర్తి చేసుకున్న సీరియల్స్ ఇవే!|url=https://telugu.news18.com/amp/news/movies/telugu-most-popular-serials-which-completed-more-than-3000-episodes-nr-838672.html|url-status=live|website=[[CNN News18]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
{{expand section|This is the plot of the very initial episodes. With the series running for more than 12 years the latest plots needed to be included.|date=March 2021}}

Abhishekam is a story of family relationships and human values. Narasimham and Suseela have two children, Vinay and Sumathi. Vinay hates his father because of his drunkardness and womanizing activities because of which he has bought disgrace to the family and also he harasses his mother. Because of Narasimham his daughter dies. With all of these incidents Vinay leaves his home and starts living with Mastaru's family in a village.

He stays with Mastaru for 12 years and during that time Mastaru's daughter Rekha starts loving Vinay. But he keeps her away because this is not acceptable to Rekha's grand mother. After that he becomes a software professional and meets Swathi, the daughter of his boss and marries her. Meanwhile, Vinay meets his mother and Mastaru accidentally.

Vinay comes to know about Mastaru's daughter Rekha that she was in a hospital in a serious condition and doctors have gave up on her condition. On his mother's direction Vinay marries Rekha to fulfill her last wish. But to everyone's surprise Rekha gets recovered and comes to Vinay's home. How Vinay reacts to this and what decision he takes and how he deals with his wife Swathi in this regard forms the crux of the story.

== Cast ==

* Ravi Kiran
* Satish
* [[Mounica]]
*[[Sameera Sherief]]
* Chinna
* Ananya
* Saimantha
* [[Shyamala Devi]]
* Bangalore Padma
* Saimithra
* Dileep Teja<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/dileep-teja-a-film-star-in-the-making/article7222271.ece|title=Dileep Teja, a film star in the making|last=|first=|date=|website=The Hindu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202051554/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/dileep-teja-a-film-star-in-the-making/article7222271.ece|archive-date=2 February 2020|access-date=}}</ref>
* [[Hari Teja]]
* Sainadh <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners/articleshow/64060315.cms|title=nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners|last=|first=|date=|website=timesofindia.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202052854/https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/telugu/nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners/articleshow/64060315.cms|archive-date=2 February 2020|access-date=}}</ref>
* Kaushik
* Madhu Babu
* Vishnu Priya
* Kaaruna Bhushan
* Sireesha Nulu as Archana
* Siddarth Varma
* Seetha Mahalakshmi
* Mirchi Madhavi
* Vandana Gollu as Subhadhra
* Priyanka as Harini
* Varsha as Latha
* Seethamahalaxmi as tulasi
* Pranay Hanumadla as Dev
* Hinduja Chowdary as Training Teacher
* Rohit Sahni as Pujari
* Jyothika Bobbili as Haritha
* Nawazshaan as Chakrapani
* Rupamuggalla as Latha
* Sridevi Kumrani as sirisha Mother
* [[Priya Anand]]
* [[Sai Dharam Tej]]

==Production==
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the production of the serial was halted indefinitely on 19 March 2020 and the airing stopped after inadequate bank episodes from 27 March 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Covid-19 impact: Film, serial shootings halted till March 31|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/film-serial-shootings-halted-till-march-31/articleshow/74642704.cms?from=mdr|url-status=live|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/soaps-out-of-stock-real-reason-you-are-seeing-reruns-on-indian-television-lockdown-shaktimaan-mahabharat-doordarshan-6340482/|title=Soaps are out of stock: The real reason you are seeing reruns on Indian television during lockdown|last=|first=|date=|website=[[The Indian Express]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Production resumed after three months on mid June 2020 and new episodes started broadcasting from 22 June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telugu television shows back on track|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-television-shows-back-on-track-and-as-shootings-resume-amid-safety-measures-telugu-serial-buffs-lovers-can-look-forward-to-fresh-episodes-from-june-22/article31876355.ece|url-status=live|website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of longest-running Indian television series]]

==References==
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== External links ==

*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8998028/?ref_=ttspec_ql/ Abhishekam] on [[IMDb]]

[[Category:Telugu-language television shows]]
[[Category:2008 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2010s Indian television series]]
[[Category:Indian television soap operas]]
[[Category:ETV Telugu Television series]]

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