Swami Ayyappan
GenreDrama
Mythology
Directed by
Starring
Opening themeSabarimaamala Vaazhumayyappa
Ending themeHarivaraasanam
Composers
  • Sanandh George
  • Udayakumar Anjal
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons5
Production
ProducerMerryland Studio
Production companyMerryland Studio
Original release
NetworkAsianet
Release20 November 2006 (2006-11-20)

Swami Ayyappan is an Indian soap opera that debuted on Asianet channel. The show was produced by Merryland Studio and completed four seasons. It is currently airing it's fifth season, Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan. It is one of the top-rated series in Indian television. The series was dubbed into Tamil as Swami Ayyapan for Vijay TV and Telugu as Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa for Star Maa.

Lord Vishnu incarnates as an enchantress, Mohini, who steals the Amrita for the devas and gains Lord Shiva's heart.

Production

Producer Karthikeyan spotted Kaushik Babu in a magazine and invited him to the studio. After getting into a costume and makeup, Kaushik strongly resembled a painting of Swami Ayyappan and was signed for the show's leading role. Although Kaushik was a child actor in the Telugu film industry, this was his television debut. Later Devan, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Sukanya, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Rajan P. Dev, and Nandhu were signed for other lead roles, along with other prominent actors from the Malayalam film and television industries.

Seasons

In 2010, Merryland Studio aired Swami Ayyappan Saranam, a continuation of the series that portrayed additional experiences of Swami Ayyappan. Devan and Kaushik Babu reprised their roles, along with Meenakumari and several Malayali artists.

The third season, Sabarimala Shri Dharmashasta, aired on Asianet in 2012 and continued the story of Ayyappa Bhaktha's (Devotees of Ayyappa). This season featured Kaushik Babu's return to the Malayalam television industry, performing with actors K. R. Vijaya, T. S. Raju, Praveena, Maya Vishwanath, Harsha Nair, Indulekha, and Baby Nayana in the other lead roles.

The fourth season, Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan, aired on Asianet in 2019. It was a remake of season one with a different format. This season is noted for the debut of Kaushik Babuas an adult actor in Malayalam television.

The fifth season, Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan airs on Asianet from 6 November 2023. The show was the story of Ayyappa's devotee. The show stars K. R. Vijaya, Baby Eithal in lead roles and child artist Aarav Umesh plays role of Lord Ayyappa.

Cast

Season 1 - Swami Ayyappan

Main

Recurring

Guest

Season 2 - Swami Ayyappan Saranam

Cast

Season 3 - Sabarimala Sree Dharamashastha

Cast

  • K.R.Vijaya as Savithri
  • Anand Bharathi as Vavaru
  • Praveena as Devi[2]
  • Meenakumari
  • Maya Moushmi
  • Harsha Nair
  • Baby Nayana
  • T. S.Raju
  • Indulekha S
  • Manju Satheesh
  • Sonikha
  • Maya Vishwanath as Chitra Lekha
  • Saji Nair
  • Yathikumar

Season 4 - Sabarimala Swami Ayyapan

Cast

  • Kaushik Babu as Ayyappan[3]
  • Master Akilesh as Young Ayyappan
  • Boban Alummoodan as Devendran
  • Anushree (Prakrithi)
  • Naveen Arakkal as Dattan
  • Ambili Devi /Arathi Ajith as Lakshmi Devi
  • Kala Dharan as Shukracharya
  • Hareendran as Chanthu
  • Hari as Chnadrakant
  • Yousaf Harisree as Chakrapani
  • Ibrahimkutty
  • Sindhu Jacob as Gurupathni
  • Adithyan Jayan as Achuthan
  • Amboori Jayan
  • Anu Joseph as Adi Parashakthi, Mahakali, Durga
  • Kezia Joseph
  • Kalesh Kalakkodu
  • Shamna Kasim as Mohini
  • Akshara Kishore as Malli
  • Anuradha Krishnamoorthy
  • Master Leswin as Shankaran
  • Shemi Martin as Malli's mother
  • Subhash Menon as Kumaravarman
  • Murali Mohan as Guru
  • Aparnnaa Nair
  • Leena Nair as Sabari/Malini
  • Prajusha as Gouri
  • Sangeetha Rajendran
  • Thirumala Ramachandran as Ramanunni
  • Latha Rao as Panthalam Maharani
  • Kottayam Rasheed as Mahisha Maharshi
  • Faisal Razi
  • Indulekha S as Sumangala
  • Sabarinath as Vavar
  • Sreekala Sasidharan/Sonika as Parvathy Devi
  • Shiju as Panthalam Maharajavu
  • Sonikha as Saraswati Devi
  • Sreekala as Kalikutty, Shani, and Yama
  • Arya Sreeram
  • Sudhir Sukumaran as Udayanan
  • Master Madhav M Sunil as Young Ayyappan
  • Sajan Surya as Harishchandra
  • Archana Suseelan as Mahishi[4]
  • Sini Varghese as Chandramati
  • Sindhu Varma as Damayanthi, Manthri Patni
  • Yathikumar as Vashisht

Season -5:Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan

Songs

The television show featured recurring and original music, including:

  • "Sabarimamala Vazhum Ayyappa" (title song)
  • "Harivarasanam" (closing theme)
  • "Chandrakaladhara" (Song of Mohini and Bhasmasura)
  • "Siva-lasya" (Song of Mohini and Siva)
  • "Veeravirada" (Pandhalam celebration song)
  • "Padhakam Malam Thozhunne Murari" (devotional song)
  • "Mannilum Vinnilum" (Song at Gurukulam) from Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)
  • "Harinarayana Jayanarayana" (sung by Maharshi Naradar, from Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)
  • "Eshwaran Illathoru Idavumilaa" (Song at Gurukulam)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "മകൾ ജനിച്ച സന്തോഷം പങ്കുവച്ച് 'സ്വാമി അയ്യപ്പൻ' താരം കൗശിക് ബാബു". Indian Express (in Malayalam). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Sajitha Betti to Praveena: Malayalam TV actresses we majorly miss". The Times of India. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kaushik Babu makes a comeback with Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan". The Times of India. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "Archana Suseelan finds love for the second time; gets hitched to Praveen Nair". The Times of India. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
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