Balaganapathy
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Balaganapathy_opening_sequence.jpg
| genre = Drama
Fantasy
Mythology
| music = S.P. Venkatesh
| director = Harison
| producer = G S SUDHEER
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| num_episodes = 307
| num_seasons = 1
| location = Kerala
| runtime = approx. 20-22 minutes per episode
| channel = Asianet
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2014|03|31}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2015|6|5|df=y}}
| related = Bala Ganapathy
| editor = Shafeek
}}
Balaganapathy is a Malayalam soap opera that launched on Asianet. The first episode aired on 31 March 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vinodadarshan.com/2014/08/balaganapathy-serial-cast-crew-asianet.html|title=Balaganapathy Serial on Asianet -Cast & Crew |Actors and Actresses of Malayalam Serial}} It was relaunched in Asianet Plus from late 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Malayalam/tv-serials/balaganapathy|title=Malayalam Tv Serial Balaganapathy Synopsis Aired on Asianet TV Channel}}{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Malayalam/tv-serials/balaganapathy/all-cast-and-crew|title=Malayalam Tv Serial Balaganapathy - Full Cast and Crew}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/balaganapathy/1631|title=Balaganapathy}} The show was also remade into Tamil under the same title on Star Vijay from 14 September 2015 to 18 December 2015 for 65 episodes.{{Cite web|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/tamil/tv-serials/bala-ganapathy|title=Tamil Tv Serial Bala Ganapathy}}
Plot
Balaganapathy tele serial tells the story of Ram, a ten-year-old child and his devotion to Lord Ganesha. Ram believes blindly in the powers of almighty and he learned about Lord Ganesha through the stories told by grandmother. Pooja is his best friend, who stays with him throughout his failures and gives him confidence. Their class teacher Sunitha is compassionate to Ram and wants to see him succeed in life. However, he fails to succeed in many of the tasks presented to him. In the story's turning point, Lord Ganesh himself takes the avatar of Balagnapathy to accompany Ram and his friends to overcome all difficulties in his life.{{citation needed|reason=the source is not mentioned|date=April 2015}}
Cast
=Main=
- Biswas Chinmaya as Balaganapathy / Lord Ganesha/Vighnu
- Siddharth Ajithkumar as Ram Gopal Varma
- Niranjana as Pooja Manohar
- Sibin Sakaria as Thadiayan / Rohit
- Adityan as Motta / Sunder
- Dileep Shankar as Gopal Varma / Gopalan (Ram's father)
- Souparnika Vijay as Sunitha Teacher (Ram's teacher)
- Sajitha Betti as Radhika Varma
=Supporting=
- Priya Mohan as Sunanda (Kunjappu's daughter)
- Kollam Thulasi as Kunjappu
- Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Kaimal (Radhika's father)
- Ambika Mohan as Aayamma
- G S Sudheer as Advocate Vikraman
- Mahesh as ACP Manohar (Pooja's father)
- Geetha Nair as Remaniamma (Sunitha's mother)
- Sethu Lakshmi as Kichammayi
- Azeez as Milkman Supran
- Harikumaran Thampi as Ram's school principal
- Kalyan Khanna
Awards
;Won-Asianet Television awards 2015
- Best Character actor (Special Jury) -Mahesh
;Won- Asianet Television awards 2014
- Best Child Artist-Biswas, Sidharth, Sebin, Niranjana, Adityan.
- Best director
;Nominated-Asianet Television awards 2015
- Best Character Actor- Dileep Sankar
- Best actress in a negative role-Sajitha Betti
Reboot
A spiritual reboot of the show titled Bala Hanuman was aired on Asianet from 19 April to 30 October 2021 for 151 episodes.{{cite web|title=Balahanuman Serial on Asianet Launching, Monday 19th April at 6:30 P.M|url=https://www.keralatv.in/balahanuman-serial-asianet/|date=18 April 2021}} The show is about invisible Lord Hanuman appears in front of three little friends and knows their sorrows.The show stars child actors Darsh, Gyan Dev, Pinky and Arjun in lead characters.{{Cite news|title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Keralam Li'L Champs to Bala Hanuman: Here are the new shows to entertain telly audience|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/sa-re-ga-ma-pa-keralam-lil-champs-to-bala-hanuman-here-are-the-new-shows-to-entertain-telly-audience/photostory/82143988.cms|website=The Times of India}}
References
External links
- [http://www.hotstar.com/#!/balaganapathy-1631-s Official Website] on hotstar
{{Children television series in India}}
Category:Malayalam-language television shows
Category:2014 Indian television series debuts
Category:Asianet (TV channel) original programming
Category:Superhero television shows
Category:2015 Indian television series endings