Pirivom Santhippom (TV series)

Pirivom Santhippom is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Vijay TV from 4 April 2011 to 4 May 2012 at 7:30PM (IST) for 272 episodes. Its initial concept is an adaptation from North Indian Hindi serial Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai that was aired on Star Plus.

The show starred Kalyani, Rachitha Mahalakshmi, Syed Anwar Ahmed, Dinesh Gopalasamy, Anuradha Krishnamoorthy and among others. It was director by Rashool. This is a story of two childhood friends Revathy (Kalyani) and Jyothi (Rachitha Mahalakshmi) explores the social impacts of skin colour.

Plot
Revathy (Kalyani) who is treated as a step daughter in the family by her aunt Dhanam (Rajyalakshmi), Jothi's mother and is targeted because of her beauty. Jothi (Rachitha Mahalakshmi) gets criticised of her dark complexion and her marriage gets delayed because of her appearance. Amidst all the differences and partialities, Revathy and Jothi stay close to each other. The beautiful friendship breaks due to multiple factors when Revathy marries Prabhu (Syed Anwar Ahmed), a psychologically affected guy for the sake of her family. Unfortunate events happen and finally Jyothi's marriage with Karthik (Dinesh Gopalsamy), death of Shanmugaraja and Revathy accused of his death. Revathy endures the evil plans of Abirami (Anuradha Krishnamoorthy) and brings Prabhu back to normal life by her persistent effort and belief in him.

Main cast

 * Poornitha as Revathy
 * is the daughter of Shanmugaraja's sister who has lost her parents at young age and is raised by him. She is a very pretty girl and is loved by Shanmugaraja like his own daughter
 * Rachitha Mahalakshmi as Jyothi
 * is their beloved daughter who is a very active and fun loving girl, but she is often commented upon because of her dark complexion
 * Syed Anwar Ahmed as Prabhu
 * Dinesh Gopalsamy as Karthik