Mangala Gowri Maduve was an Indian Kannada language television drama series. It aired on Colors Kannada and is directed by K.S. Ramji. It is the sequel of Putta Gowri Maduve, premiered on 24 December 2012. This is the longest-running Kannada television series and one of the longest-running Indian TV serials. The series finale is set to air on 9 October 2022 after eleven years on air.
Putta Gowri Maduve started off as a remake of Colors TV's Hindi drama Balika Vadhu, but later deviated from it entirely.
Originally Putta Gowri Maduve starred Ranjani Raghavan and Rakshith Gowda. the highest ratings of putta gowri maduve was 20.8 in u+r and 19+ in urban In 2018, Kavya Shree and Gagan Chinappa became the main leads and the series was renamed to Mangala Gowri Maduve on 6 April 2019.Highest ratings of mangal gowri maduve was 11.2 in u+r and 10.6 urban In March 2019, Chandrakala Mohan playing Rajeshwari quit the series with the death of her character.
Synopsis
The series started with the journey of ten-year-old, Putta Gowri, who was forced to marry a boy named Mahesh of the same age. Her life turned upside down as she tries to adjust to traditions and customs of her in-laws. The story then advanced to her adulthood as she raises her voice against orthodox rituals.
Mahesh became a doctor and fell for his fellow doctor Hima. Her father and her father's sister plotted against Putta Gowri. They trick her to get Mahesh and Hima married. But Mahesh later realises that he loves only Gowri. Mahesh finally reunites with Putta Gowri in the end. Hima's father then repents for ruining his daughter's life.
The renamed series title concentrates on the lives of Mangala Gowri and Rajeev. Mangala Gowri is the niece of Mahesh and the great-granddaughter of Rajeshwari aka Ajjamma. She is rebellious, but unexpectedly marries IPS officer Rajeev.
Cast
Putta Gowri Maduve
Main
Rakshith Gowda as Mahesh Chandra/Mahi
Ranjani Raghavan as Gowri Mahesh/Putta Gowri: Mahesh's wife
Recurring
Namratha Gowda as Hima: Mahesh's ex-girlfriend and ex-wife; Gowri's friend
Sameer Puranik as young Mahesh
Sanya Iyer as young Putta Gowri
Ankita Amar as young Suguna: elder sister of Mahesh
Shishir Shastry as young Shyam: Suguna's husband
Sindhu Kalyan as Sagari: Hima's aunt
Chandrakala Mohan as Rayadurga Rajeshwari/Ajjamma: Mahesh's grandmother
Suneel Puranik
Ruthu as Kamali: Mahesh's aunt
Gopal Krishna as Jagadish: Gowri's father
Kavya Shree as Mangala Gowri: Mahesh's niece, daughter of Shyam and Suguna, introduced before renaming Harini Chandra as Bhagya: Gowri's mother Suchetan Rangaswamy Koli Ramya as Kamli
Mangala Gowri Maduve
Main
Kavyashree as Mangala Gowri: Shyam and Suguna's daughter
Pruthvi Nandan as Rajeev: SP (police officer), Anu's son (2019–2022) Gangan Chinnappa as Rajeev: SP Police Officer Yashaswini as Sneha: Rajiv's fiancée and, later, Rajiv's wife Aishwarya Sindhogi as Tanisha: Soundarya'sister Tanisha Kuppandha as Soundarya: Rajiv's enemy and Rajiv's brother's wife Radhika Minchu as Soundarya Shubha Raksha as Sheethal Hanumanthe Gowda as Shivaprasad, Public Prosecutor
Recurring
Sushmitha as Neeli: Balli's sister
Veena Venkateshas: Head of the Rajeev family (Vasu) Manasa Joshi as Rayadurga Rajeshwari Shourya as Surya: Sneha's brother
Reception
Putta Gowri Maduve received criticism for to its elongated plots and tracks like lead character Putta Gowri surviving a tiger attack, snake bite in forests and she shown pregnant for more than a year. Despite, it was one among the most watched Kannada drama.
It was the sixth most watched Kannada television during 2013. As in week 23 of 2019, it was at fourth position with 3.84 million impressions. Even in 2020, the serial with the new name and plot held its position among top 5 most watched Kannada shows in BARC ratings.