Abhishekam (Telugu:అభిషేకం) (translation: Anointing) is an Indian Telugu soap opera that airs on ETV Telugu.[1][2] It airs from Monday to Saturday during afternoons.[3] It premiered on 22 December 2008 and is currently the longest running Indian television soap opera.[4][5]
Plot
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[6]
- Hari Teja
- Sainadh [7]
- 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.[8][9] Production resumed after three months on mid June 2020 and new episodes started broadcasting from 22 June 2020.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ never-ending-longest-running-tv-serials-in-india-telugu-tops. ap7am.
- ↑ Abhishekam serial 2500 episodes Celebrations.
- ↑ Abhishekam ( అభిషేకం ). www.etv.co.in. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ More spellbinding soap gathas. Outlook.
- ↑ Telugu Serials: మూడువేల ఎపిసోడ్లు పూర్తి చేసుకున్న సీరియల్స్ ఇవే!. CNN News18.
- ↑ Dileep Teja, a film star in the making. The Hindu.
- ↑ nandi-tv-awards-for-2014-2015-and-2016-announced-here-are-the-winners. timesofindia.com.
- ↑ Covid-19 impact: Film, serial shootings halted till March 31. The Economic Times.
- ↑ Soaps are out of stock: The real reason you are seeing reruns on Indian television during lockdown. The Indian Express.
- ↑ Telugu television shows back on track. The Hindu.
External links
- Abhishekam on IMDb