Anandha Ragam (TV series)

Anandha Ragam is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama series starring Anusha Hegde and Alagappan in the lead roles. It premiered on 29 August 2022 on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

Synopsis
The story involves Eshwari and Azhagu Sundaram, Unfortunate events force an ambitious Eshwari and a school dropout Azhagu Sundaram to tie the knot. Can this odd couple turn their marriage into a happily ever after? Will Eshwari realize her IPS dream amidst life's many hardships?

Main

 * Anusha Hegde as IPS Eshwari: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's elder daughter; Abhirami's sister; Sanjeev's cousin; Azhagu Sundaram's wife (2022–present)
 * Samyuktha as Child Eshwari (2022; 2023)
 * Alagappan as Azhagu Sundaram: Vasundhara and Ratnavel Pandi's son; Kathirvel, Shilpa, Divya and Ramya's cousin; Shilpa's ex-fiancé; Eshwari's husband (2022–present)
 * Neelesh as Child Azhagu Sundaram (2022; 2023)

Recurring

 * Preethi Sanjiv as Vasundhara: Sampath's sister; Padmavathi's cousin; Ratnavel Pandi's widow; Azhagu Sundaram's mother (2022–present)
 * Swetha Senthilkumar as Abhirami aka Abhi: Shanmugavel and Meenakshi's younger daughter; Eshwari's sister; Sanjeev's cousin (2022–present)
 * Sivaranjani Vijay as Girija: Sampath's wife; Divya's mother (2022–present)
 * Pandiyaraj (Parthian Siva) as Sampath: Vasundhara's brother; Padmavathi's cousin; Girija's husband; Saranya's ex-lover; Shilpa and Divya's father; Ratnavel Pandi's murderer (2022–present)
 * Vaishali Thaniga as Divya: Girija and Sampath's daughter; Shilpa's half-sister; Azhagu Sundaram's cousin (2022–present)
 * Guhan Shanmugam as Manoj
 * Ranjan Kumar as Shaktivel: Ratnavel Pandi and Mangai's brother; Durga's husband; Kathirvel's father (2022–present)
 * Sangeetha V as Durga: Shaktivel's wife; Kathirvel's mother (2022–present)
 * Vigneshwaran as Kathirvel aka Kathir: Shaktivel and Durga's son; Azhagu Sundaram and Ramya's cousin (2024–present)
 * Rindhu Ravi as Mangai: Ratnavel Pandi and Shaktivel's sister; Ramya's mother (2022–present)
 * Megna Jayakrishnaraj as Ramya: Mangai's daughter; Azhagu Sundaram and Kathirvel's cousin (2022–present)
 * Aarthi Ram as Padmavathi: Vasundara and Sampath's cousin (2024–present)
 * Anjali Varadharajan as Vyjayanthi: Thyagarajan's wife; Sanjeev's mother (2022–present)
 * T. Sivakumar as Thyagarajan: Meenakshi's brother; Vyjayanthi's husband; Sanjeev's father (2022–present)
 * Barath Guru as Sanjeev: Vyjayanthi and Thyagarajan's son; Eshwari and Abhirami's cousin (2022–present)
 * Sebastian as Theekuchi: Azhagu Sundaram's best friend (2022–present)
 * Vishwa as Kumar: Eshwari's student; Azhagu Sundaram's friend (2022–present)
 * Rajkamal as Santhosh: IPS academy officer (2022–present)
 * Surendar Raaj as Inspector Muthuvel aka Velayudham (2024)
 * Reehana as Saranya: Sampath's ex-lover; Shilpa's mother (2022-2023)
 * Indhu Chowdary as Shilpa: Saranya and Sampath's daughter; Divya's half-sister; Azhagu Sundaram's cousin and ex-fiancée (2022-2023)
 * Ilavarasu as Inspector Shanmugavel aka Shanmugam: Meenakshi's husband; Eshwari and Abhirami's father (2022; 2023) (Dead)
 * Vinodhini Vaidyanathan as Meenakshi: Thyagarajan's sister; Shanmugavel's wife; Eshwari and Abhirami's mother (2022; 2023) (Dead)
 * Bala Singh as Ratnavel Pandi: Mangai and Shaktivel's brother; Vasundhara's husband; Azhagu Sundaram's father (Posthumous photographic appearance)

Casting
Kannada Television actress Anusha Prathap was cast in the female lead role as Eshwari, making her debut in Tamil television dramas. Tamil actor Alagappan was selected to play the male lead of Azhagu Sundaram, making his first debut in male lead role. In cameo roles, Tamil actor Ilavarasu and Vinodhini Vaidyanathan were cast as Eshwari's parents.

Reception
The series was described by the Times of India as "one of the most-watched daily soaps on Tamil television". It had 560 episodes as of July 2024 and was said to be one of the top serials airing on Sun TV.