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| image = Kumkumapoovu.jpg<br />
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| genre = [[Family drama|Family Drama]]<br>[[Action film|Action]]<br />
| creator = G.Jayakumar<br />
| based_on = <br />
| director = {{ubl|Dileep Kumar S.|Praveen Kadakkavoor}}<br />
| writer = Pradeep Panicker<br />
| creative_director = {{ubl|Aju S. Shivan|Santhosh Krishna}}<br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Asha Sharath]]|[[Sajan Surya]]|[[Shelly Kishore]]|[[Shanavas Shanu]]|Aswathy}}<br />
| theme_music_composer = Ronnie Raphael<br />
| open_theme = {{ubl|"ഒരു താരാട്ടിനിണo പോലെ"|"Orutharattineenam Pole"}}<br />
| end_theme = {{ubl|"രാക്കിളി പാട്ടിന് കൂടൊഴിഞ്ഞു"|"Rakkilipaattin Koodozhinju"}}<br />
| num_seasons = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| num_episodes = 785<br />
| producer = {{ubl|G. Jayakumar|S. Vinod}}<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editor = {{ubl|Rohith Roshan|Sujith N. S.|Sujeesh}}<br />
| runtime = 22 minutes<br />
| network = [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<br />
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2011|01|31}}<br />
| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2014|02|01}}<br />
| related = {{ubl|Remakes:|''[[Aval (TV series)|Aval]]''(Tamil)||''Amma'' (Kannada)|''[[Kumkuma Puvvu]]'' (Telugu)|''[[Lek Mazi Ladaki]]'' (Marathi)}}<br />
| list_episodes = <br />
| developer = G. Jayakumar<br />
| composer = Saanand George Grace<br />
| company = {{ubl|Bhavachithra|Ross Petals Entertainment Pvt Ltd}}<br />
| camera = [[Multi-camera]] <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kumkumapoovu''''' ({{Translation|''[[Saffron crocus|Saffron Crocus]]''}}) was an Indian [[Malayalam-language]] soap opera that aired on [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] from 2011 to 2014. It ran for 785 episodes. The cast included [[Asha Sharath]], [[Sajan Surya]], [[Shelly Kishore]], [[Shanavas Shanu]], Aswathy, [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G.K Pillai]] and Rindhya.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-31 |title=11 years of 'Kumkumapoovu': From Shelly to Shanavas Shanu, here's what the actors are doing now |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/11-years-of-kumkumapoovu-from-shelly-to-shanavas-shanu-heres-what-the-actors-are-doing-now/photostory/89256371.cms |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The serial won several awards at the [[Asianet Television Awards]] including Best Serial 2012, Best Script for 2012,2013 and 2014, Best Actor for Sajan Surya in 2012 and 2013, Best Actress for Asha Sarath and Shelly in 2012 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2013' on Asianet Channel |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/56292_asianet-television-awards-2013-on-asianet-channel |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2011' on Asianet |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/48334_asianet-television-awards-2011-on-asianet |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Malayalam OTT Releases, Television Serials And Shows Online - Kerala TV |url=https://www.keralatv.in/2014/05/asianet-television-awards-2014/ |access-date=2023-01-07 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Asianet Television Awards 2012' |url=https://www.afaqs.com/media-briefs/54243_asianet-television-awards-2012 |access-date=2023-01-07 |website=afaqs!}}</ref><br />
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A [[spiritual sequel]] of the series titled ''[[Karuthamuthu]]'' was aired on Asianet from 2014 to 2019. The series is set in a story of another families with Illekettu Namboothiri reprises his role of Satyasheelan.<ref>{{Cite web |title='ഒരിക്കലും പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചില്ല ആളുകള്ക്ക് എന്നോട് ദേഷ്യമാണെന്ന് '; ഇല്ലിക്കെട്ട് നമ്പൂതിരി|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/television/serial-actor-illikettu-namboothiri-opens-up-never-expected-people-to-be-mad-at-me-086661.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |language=ml}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Jayanthi and her illegitimate daughter Shalini were separated at Shalini's birth, with Jayanthi misled into believing her daughter had died while the girl was raised for a time by a butcher, Markose, who treated her unkindly. Shalini was rescued from the unkind butcher and raised in a home with a foster brother, Mahesh. When Mahesh marries the legitimate daughter of Jayanthi, Amala, Jayanthi realizes who Shalini is. Jayanthi must come to terms with her feelings about the daughter she believed dead.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Professor Jayanthi Prabhakaran – Jagannatha and Vasantha's daughter; Jithan's ex-lover; Prabhakaran's wife; Shalini, Amala and Arun's mother; Karthika's grandmother<br />
* [[Shelly Kishore]] as Shalini Rudhran – Jayanthi and Jithan's daughter; Prabhakaran's step-daughter; Subhadramma's foster daughter; Amala and Arun's half-sister; Mahesh's foster sister; Rudhran's wife<br />
* [[Sajan Surya]] as Mahesh – Subhadramma's son; Shalini's foster brother; Amala's husband; Karthika's father<br />
* [[Shanavas Shanu]] as Rudhran – Shalini's husband<br />
* Aswathy Thomas as Amala Mahesh – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's daughter; Arun's sister; Shalini's half-sister; Mahesh's wife; Karthika's mother<br />
* [[G. K. Pillai (actor)|GK Pillai]] as Colonel Jagannatha Varma – Vasantha's husband; Jayanthi's father; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandfather<br />
* [[Lishoy]] as Prabhakaran aka Prabha – Jayanthi's husband; Amala and Arun's father; Shalini's step-father; Karthika's grandfather<br />
* [[Kalaranjini]] as Subhadramma aka Athimuttathamma – Mahesh's mother; Shalini's foster mother; Karthika's grandmother<br />
* Sona Jelina as Karthika Mahesh – Amala and Mahesh's daughter<br />
* Amith as Jithan – A Writer; Jayanthi's ex-lover; Shalini's father<br />
* [[Jayakrishnan Kichu]] / Pratheesh Nandan as Arun Prabhakaran – Jayanthi and Prabhakaran's son; Amala's brother; Shalini's half-brother; Karuna's and Chithra husband<br />
* Anjana Haridas-as Chithra Arun;Arun's second wife<br />
* Dharmambigai Rindhya as Karuna Arun – Arun's exwife<br />
* Indira Thampi as Vasantha Varma – Jagannatha's wife; Jayanthi's mother; Shalini, Amala and Arun's grandmother<br />
* T.S Raju as Markose – Mariamma's husband; Shalini's former caretaker<br />
* Vijayakumari as Mariamma Markose – Markose's wife; Shalini's former caretaker<br />
* Santhosh Kurup as [[Circle Inspector#Kerala|CI]] Jayapalan<br />
* Devendranath as Aadhi/Adithyan (Antagonist)<br />
* Yadhu Krishnan as Adarsh (Antagonist)<br />
*Amboori Jayan as Govindan<br />
* Anjana Haridas as Chithra<br />
*Illekettu namboothiri as Sathyasheelan<br />
* Haridas Varkala<br />
* Rajeev Roshan as Anand<br />
* Vimal Raj as Kazhukan Shaji<br />
* [[Chitra Iyer]] as Arundathi Jithans friend<br />
* [[Vanitha Krishnachandran]] as Professor Rajalakshmi<br />
* Bijoy Varghese<br />
* [[Sreeya Remesh]] as Meera<br />
* Yamuna Mahesh as Advocate<br />
* Kallayam Krishadas<br />
* Karthika Kannan as Kanchana<br />
*Alina Padikkal as Thara<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;5th [[Asianet Television Awards|Asianet Television awards]] 2012<br />
*Best Serial – G Jayakumar Bhavachithra (Ross petal entertainment . Pvt.Ltd)<br />
*Best Director – Praveen Kadakkavoor<br />
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker<br />
*Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh<br />
*Best Actress – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi<br />
*Best Debut – Shelly as Shalini<br />
*Most Popular Actor – Shanavas as Rudhran<br />
*Best Dubbing Artist – [[Bhagyalakshmi]] for Prof. Jayanthi<br />
*Best Actor in a negative role (Female) – Ashwathy as Amala<br />
*Best Character Actor – T.S. Saju as Markose<br />
*Best Cinematographer – Hemachandran<br />
*Best Music Director – Rony Rapheal for ''Oru Thaaratin eenam Pole''<br />
*Best lyrics – Prayaar Geethamohan<br />
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan<br />
*Special Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna<br />
*Lifetime Achievement Awards – GK Pilla<br />
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;6th Asianet Television Awards 2013<br />
*Evergreen Hit serial – Kumkumapoovu<br />
*Best Actor – Sajan Surya as Mahesh<br />
*Best Actress – Shelly as Shalini<br />
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker<br />
*Golden star of the year – Asha Sarath as Pro. Jayanthi<br />
*Best Actor in a negative role (female) – Ashwathy as Amala<br />
*Best Actor in a negative role (female) Spl. Jury – Haimambika Rindhya as Karuna<br />
*Best Actor in a negative role (male) – Devendranath<br />
*Background score – Sanand George<br />
*Best Dubbing Artist Male – Shobi Thilakan for Jithan<br />
*Best Dubbing Artist Female – [[Devi S.]] for Amala<br />
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan<br />
;7th Asianet Television Awards 2014<br />
*Best Screenplay – Pradeep Panicker<br />
*Best editor – Rohit Roshan<br />
;Asiavision Television awards 2013<br />
*2013 – Best Actress (Asha)<br />
*2013 – Best serial<br />
*2013 – Best Negative Actress (Aswathy)<br />
'''Asiavision Television Awards 2014'''<br />
*2014 – Best Actress (Shelly)<br />
*2014 – Golden star (Asha)<br />
*2014 – Popular Actor (Shanavas)<br />
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== Adaptations ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Language<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Title<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Original release<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Network(s)<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Last aired<br />
!style="background:LightSteelBlue;" |Notes<br />
|-<br />
|[[Malayalam]]<br />
|''Kumkumapoovu'' <br> കുങ്കുമപ്പൂവ്<br />
|31 January 2011 <br />
|[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]<br />
|1 February 2014<br />
|Original<br />
|-<br />
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
|''[[Aval (TV series)|Aval]]'' <br> அவல்<br />
|7 November 2011 <br />
|[[Star Vijay]]<br />
|16 March 2013<br />
|rowspan="4"|Remake<br />
|-<br />
|[[Kannada]]<br />
|''Amma'' <br> ಅಮ್ಮಾ<br />
|1 February 2016 <br />
|[[Star Suvarna]]<br />
|4 February 2017 <br />
|-<br />
|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]<br />
|''[[Lek Majhi Ladki]]'' <br> लेक माझी लाडकी<br />
|2 May 2016<br />
|[[Star Pravah]]<br />
|22 October 2018<br />
|-<br />
|[[Telugu language|Telugu]]<br />
|''[[Kumkuma Puvvu]]'' <br> కుంకుమ పువ్వు<br />
|18 July 2016 <br />
|[[Star Maa]]<br />
|26 April 2024<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]<br />
[[Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming]]<br />
[[Category:2014 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:2011 Indian television series debuts]]</div>GordonCoulston