Kanaa (TV series)

Kanaa ( To Dream) is an 2022 Indian Tamil-language drama airing on Zee Tamil and streams on ZEE5. It stars Vishnu Unnikrishnan with Dharshana Ashokan (who was later replaced by Tonisha Kapileswarapu) and Dhroshni Sekar in the lead roles. The series theme was taken from the own network series Azhagiya Tamil Magal (2017–2019).

It premiered on 21 November 2022 along with Indira. Kanaa is about Anbarasi, an innocent village girl, dreams of making a name for herself in the field of sports but faces numerous obstacles.

Synopsis
An ambitious Anbarasi woman wants to pursue a career in athletics but faces stiff opposition from her parents. She then runs away from their house and competes in a prestigious running race.

Main

 * Dr. Dharshana Ashokan (2022 - March 2024) → Tonisha Kapileswarapu (Apr.2024 - present) as Anbarasi Vishwa:Ananya's elder step-sister and Vishwa's love interest turns wife
 * Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Vishwa: Anbarasi's love interest turns husband
 * Dhroshni Sekar as Ananya: Anbarasi's younger step-sister (main antagonist)

Recurring

 * Keerthana as Kasthuri: Chandrashekhar's first wife, Anbarasi's mother and Ananya's step-mother(died)
 * Manmohan as Chandrashekhar: Kasthuri's widower and Sivagami's husband, Anbarasi's and Ananya's father
 * Subathira as Sivagami: Chandrashekhar's second wife, Ananya's mother and Anbarasi's step-mother(ex-antagonist)

Cameo appearance

 * Jai Akash (Cameo)

Casting
Actress Dharshana Ashokan initially played Anbarasi, the female lead role. Due to her some reason, she quit the series in begin March 2024, then actress Tonisha was cast as Anbarasi. Vishnu Unnikrishnan plays the male lead as Vishwa alongside her.