Daya (TV series)

Daya: Chentheeyil Chaalicha Kumkumapottu was an Indian television drama series premiered on 1 November 2021 on Asianet and digital platform, Disney+ Hotstar. It is produced by Endemol Shine, it stars Pallavi Gowda in the title role. The show talks about the social topic of Woman empowerment. The show aired its last episode on 26 November 2022.

Synopsis
The show is about a bold lady named Daya, a brave girl, does not fear anything and believes in taking on challenges head-on. She along with her mother, navigate life as they go through thick and thin together.

Cast

 * Pallavi Gowda as Daya Jeevan, Jeevan's wife, Kaithakkal Achuthan and Janaki's daughter
 * Sarath Das as Sub Collector Rendeep IAS
 * Sayoojya's husband and Allimol's father.
 * Sandeep Mohan as Jeevan, Daya's husband
 * MLA Chemberi Vishwanathan and Mallika's son
 * Dayana Hameed as Sayoojya Rendeep
 * Rendeep's second wife
 * Kaithakkal Achuthan and Kamala's daughter
 * Sreelakshmi as Janaki
 * V.K.Baiju as Kaithakkal Achuthan
 * Daya, Sayoojya and Deepak's father
 * Kamala's husband
 * John Jacob as Kaithakkal Deepak
 * Kaithakkal Achuthan and Kamala's son
 * Daya and Sayoojya's elder brother
 * Reshmi Boban as Kamala
 * Kaithakkal Achuthan's wife
 * Deepak and Sayoojya's mother
 * Baby Ester Evana Sherin as Allimol
 * Rendeep and Lekshmi's daughter
 * Shyjan Sreevalsam as Panchayth Member Chanthunni aka "Onthunni"
 * Prajusha as Maya
 * Thirumala Ramachandran as Narayanan
 * Ajith Vijayan as MLA Chemberi Vishwanathan
 * Jeevan's father
 * Shobha Mohan as Mallika
 * Jeevan's Mother
 * Nandhana as Aravi
 * Amith as Harigovindhan
 * Rendeep's father-in-law
 * Lekshmi's father
 * Sunil Vikram as Murukan
 * Jaseela Parveen as Swarnalekha
 * Sanuraj Sanu as Rocky
 * Rajeev Pala
 * T. P. Madhavan
 * Rugmini Amma
 * Stella Raja
 * Lekshmy Nandan as Kajol
 * Sreelekshmi Haridas
 * Praveen Prem
 * Kiran Iyer

Reception
In a poll conducted on the official Instagram account of ETimes TV to pick the best entertainer between Daya: Chentheeyil Chalicha Kumkumapottu and Amma Makal, 78% of the respondents voted in favour of Daya.