Malar (2023 TV series)

Malar  is an 2023 Indian Tamil-language television series, starring Ashwathy Ash, VJ Surendhar Raj, Sunitha Srinivasan, and Varun Udhay. It is directed by A. Jawahar under the banner of Sun Entertainment and Vision Time India Private Limited.

It premiered on 27 February 2023, airing on Sun TV from Monday to Saturday. It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

Plot
The story revolves around two sisters named Parvathy and Malar, but not siblings by birth. Parvathy means the world to her warm-hearted sister Malar.

Main

 * Preethi Sharma (2023-July 2024) → Ashwathy Ash (3 July 2024–present) as Malar Arjun: Arjun's wife
 * VJ Agni Natchthiram (2023–February 2024) → VJ Surendhar Raj (March 2024–present) as Arjun: Malar's husband

Recurring

 * Nivisha Kingkon (2023) → Sunitha Srinivasan (November 2023–present) as Parvathi Santhosh: Malar's sister and Santhosh's wife
 * Varun Udhay as Santhosh: Parvathi's husband (2023–present)
 * Akhila Prakash as Durga Anand: Anand's wife; Prathap's love interest (2023–present) (Main Antagonist)
 * Niharika Harshu as Senbagavalli Vishwanathan: Arjun's mother (2023–present)
 * Ravikanth (2023-February 2024) → Auditor Sridhar (2024–present) as Vishwanathan: Senbagavalli's Husband; Arjun's father
 * Dev Anand Sharma as Anand: Durga's husband (2023–present)
 * Sekar Raja in dual roles as
 * Prathap: Prakash's elder brother; Durga's love interest
 * Prakash: Prathap's younger brother
 * VM Rajesh Kanna as Krishnamurthy (2023–present)
 * Bavithran as Siva: Durga's brother (2023–present) (Antagonist)
 * Divya Dharmaraj as Nikitha: Arjun's ex-fiancé (2023–present)
 * Srilekha Rajendran as Lakshmi: Parvathi and Malar's aunt (2023–present)
 * Indiran as Katterumbu: Malar's friend (2023–present)
 * Meenakshi Muruha as Sakuntala (2023–present)
 * Bala as Vasu: Parvathi and Malar's cousin; Sakuntala's son (2023–present)
 * Usha Elizabeth Suraj as Suseela: Santhosh and Aishwarya's mother (2023–present)
 * Jayashree as Aishwarya: Santhosh's sister (2023–present)
 * D.S.R Seenivasan (2023)
 * Kalaivel (2023)

Casting
Preethi Sharma  was cast in the female lead role as Malar. This marks Preethi Sharma's return to Tamil television after a small hiatus. But on 3 July 2024, she was replaced by actress Ashwathy Ash. VJ Agni plays the male lead alongside her. In the beginning of January 2024, he quit the show, citing an injury. Actor VJ Surendhar Raj replaced his role as Arjun.

Actress Nivisha was cast as Malar's elder sister, Parvathi, but was replaced by Sunitha Srinivasan in September 2023.

Release
The first promo was released on 15 February 2023 featuring Preethi Sharma, Nivisha, and Srilekha Rajendran. The second promo was unveiled on 20 February 2023, featuring protagonist Preethi Sharma and Niharika Harshu and revealing the release date.

The show started airing on Sun TV on 27 February 2023, replacing the Abhiyum Naanum time slot.