Janani (TV series)
{{Other uses|Janani (disambiguation){{!}}Janani}}
{{short description|Indian Kannada-language soap opera}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox television
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| producer = Chi. Guru Dutt
| writer = Sri Devi Manjunath
| screenplay =
| director = Honnesh Ramachandra
| story = Dialogues: Sri Devi Manjunath
| opentheme = Gudiya Huduki Horata Hennu
Anuradha Bhat (Vocals)
| starring = {{ubl|Varshika Nayak|Shwetha B||Varshitha Seni}}
| company = Sharada Cinemas
| country = India
| language = Kannada
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes =
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 20–22 minutes
| network = Udaya TV
| related = Ethirneechal
| first_aired = {{start date|2022|08|15|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2024|10|27|df=y}}
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Janani is a 2022 Indian-Kannada language family drama which premiered on Udaya TV on 15 August 2022 and ended on 27 October 2024, starring Varshika, Shwetha, Roopa and Varshitha Seni. The show is an official remake of critically acclaimed Tamil serial Ethirneechal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiantvinfo.com/janani-serial-udaya-tv-star-cast/|title=Janani Serial Udaya TV Launching on 15th August at 09:00 PM – Monday to Saturday|website=IndianTVInfo}}{{Cite web|url=https://tv9kannada.com/entertainment/television/udaya-tv-new-serial-janani-go-on-air-from-15th-august-mdn-au42-427963.html|title=ಹೆಣ್ಣಿನ ಸಾಧನೆ-ವೇದನೆಯ ಕಥೆಯೇ 'ಜನನಿ'; ಉದಯ ಟಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಸೀರಿಯಲ್|website=TV9 Kannada|date=15 August 2022 |language=kn}}
Cast
=Main=
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- Varshika Nayak as Janani Pruthviraj
- Shwetha B{{cite AV media|people=Shwetha|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJcU4Ph0FQ|title=Shwetha Talk about their Character in Janani|publisher=Udaya TV|date=12 August 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}} as Bharghavi Dharmaraj
- Roopa (2022 - 2023) / Ruthu Sai as Vani Yatiraj
- Shilpa Iyer (2022-2023) / Varshitha Seni (2023 - ) as Anagha Keerthiraj
}}
=Supporting=
{{cast listing|
- Muniraju{{cite AV media|people=Muni|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJcU4Ph0FQ|title=Muni Talk about their Character in Janani|publisher=Udaya TV|date=12 August 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}} as Dharma Raj
- Kiran Kinnu (2022 - 2023) / Bhavish Gowda (2023 - ) as Pruthvi Raj
- Pushpa Swami{{cite AV media|people=Pushpa Swami|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0X8gjRwJ04|title=Pushpa Swami talks about her role in Janani|publisher=Udaya TV|date=14 August 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}} as Jayamma
- Shylashri (2022 - 2023) / Vijaya Latha K (2023 - ) as S.Tara Devi M.A.
- Lakshman{{cite AV media|people=Lakshman|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2gevnqBofU|title=Lakshman Talks about his Character in Janani|publisher=Udaya TV|date=14 August 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}} (2022 - 2023) / Santosh (2023 - ) as Yati Raj
- Arunkumar Gowda{{cite AV media|people=Arun|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsqa7TJ9q84|title=Arun Talk about their Character in Janani|publisher=Udaya TV|date=15 August 2022|access-date=26 October 2022}} as Keerthi Raj
- Bhanupriya Shetty as Aishwarya
- Pradeep Tiptur
- Divya Gopal
- Radhika Shetty
- Santosh Raj as Gowtham
- Shashank S Wazarkar as S K Raj Varma
- Sushma Shekhar as Bhuvaneshwari
}}
Production
- The serial marks the debut of actor Chi. Guru Dutt as a producer for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/tv/news/actor-producer-chi-guru-dutts-janani-kannada-serial-will-premiere-from-august-15th/articleshow/93475994.cms|title=ಚಿ. ಗುರುದತ್ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಶುರುವಾಗಲಿದೆ ಹೊಸ ಕೌಟುಂಬಿಕ ಧಾರಾವಾಹಿ 'ಜನನಿ'|website=Vijay Karnataka|language=kn}}
Adaptations
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| Tamil
|Ethirneechal எதிர்நீச்சல் |7 February 2022 |8 June 2024 |Original |
| Telugu
|Uppena ఉప్పెన |4 April 2022 |22 June 2024 | rowspan="5" |Remake |
| Malayalam
|Kanalpoovu കനല്പ്പൂവ് |24 July 2022 |rowspan=2|27 October 2024 |
| Kannada
|Janani |15 August 2022 |
| Bengali
|Alor Theekana আলোর ঠিকানা |19 September 2022 |15 October 2023 |
| Marathi
|Shabbas Sunbai शाब्बास सूनबाई |14 November 2022 |15 July 2023 |{{Cite web|title=The story of a girl, who from birth, was blessed to be first in everything in life, don't forget to watch the new serial "Shabbas Sunbai" only on Sun Marathi|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CkOP4c7pMTM/?hl=en|website=Instagram|language=en}} |