Anantham (TV series)

Anantham is an Indian Tamil-language family drama streaming television series directed by V. Priya. Produced by Happy Unicorn the series stars Prakash Raj in the lead role along with Sampath Raj, John Vijay, Arjunan, Mathew Varghese and Indraja. The series comprised eight episodes and was released on ZEE5 on 22 April 2022.

Synopsis
Anantham is a home that has sheltered several families and witnessed many life stories. When Ananth returns to Anantham, he learns about the various families who lived there since his parents moved out.

Cast

 * Prakash Raj as Venkatesan
 * Aravinth Sundar as Young Venkatesan
 * Sampath Raj as Ananth
 * Vinoth Kishan as Young Ananth
 * Indraja as Maragatham
 * Samyuktha Shan as Young Maragatham
 * John Vijay as Ramu
 * Vivek Rajgopal as Young Ramu
 * Arjunan as Ramani
 * Sai Raghul as Young Ramani
 * Mathew Varghese as Ramasamy
 * Anbu Thasan as Young Ramasamy
 * Sree Kavi as Sundari
 * Namita krishnamurthy as Young Sundari
 * Amrutha Srinivasan as Seetha
 * Vivek Prasanna as Sandeep Sekaran
 * Mekha as Rekha
 * Madhuri Watts as Chitra
 * Anjali Rao as Lalitha
 * Abishek Joseph George as Balakrishnan
 * Param Guganesh as Young Balu
 * George Kora as Krishnan Menon.
 * Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Saroja
 * Vinodhini as Shailaja
 * Ananya Ramprasad as Sujatha
 * Mirna Menon as Parvathy
 * Kanishka as Young Paravathy
 * Laguparan as Chander
 * Anusha Swamy as Kavitha
 * Dindigul Saravanan as Maali

Reception
The series opened to positive reviews. Navein Darshan of The Indian Express rated the series with 3.5/5 stars, stating that, "Anantham is an endearing series, despite the blemishes. During a crucial moment in the series, Venkatesan [Prakash Raj] speaks of the importance of dying without regret or guilt; he thinks of it as the perfect ending. Likewise, the climax of a story and the emotion it leaves you with is equally important. Unfortunately, Anantham bypasses its golden moment for conclusion and instead chooses to leave us with an ineffective cliffhanger. Well, at least, Venkatesan gets a satisfying end." Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint told, "Anantham' is an endearing series about acceptance with gold intentions despite its imperfections. It makes you feel at home with its underlying theme to accept with love despite imperfections. As an audience member, one tends to love Anantham for its gold intentions despite its imperfections." S.Subhakeerthana of OTTPlay said, "There is a lot of heart in Anantham though often it gets stuck in melodrama. Nevertheless I recommend that you watch this thoughtful web series [sic]." Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost wrote, "Anantham, even in the weaker portions, is thoughtful, inclusive, and shows a lot of heart. It is not perfect. Its murals are often cut into by snakey cracks. It ends on a cliffhanger that feels forced. But even in the weaker portions, the film is thoughtful, inclusive, and shows a lot of heart. For that, my love for Anantham is infinite."