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Neelakkuyil
Genre	Drama Soap opera
Based on	Ishti Kutum
Written by	Pradeep Kumar Kavumthara
Directed by	Biju Varghese Manju Dharman
Starring	Nithin Jake Joseph Pavani Reddy Latha Sangharaju Snisha Chandran
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	633
Production
Executive producers	Renjith. M, Dr. S. Vinod
Producer	G. Jayakumar
Cinematography	Manoj Kumar
Editors	Rajesh Thrissur, Ajith Dev
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Ross Petals Productions Ltd.
Original release
Network	Asianet
Release	26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) – 3 April 2020 (2020-04-03)
Related
Ishti Kutum

Neelakkuyil (transl. Cuckoo) is an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera drama directed by Biju Varghese. The show premiered on Asianet channel and streaming on Disney+ Hotstar on 26 February 2018. It is the remake of Star Jalsha's Ishti Kutum.

This serial was remade in Tamil under the name Neelakuyil which aired on Star Vijay. Neelakuyil is the love story of Adhi and Rani. On the other side, Kasthoori is another girl who is suffering with poverty who accidentally enters into their lives. Nithin Jake Joseph, Latha Sangaraju and Snisha Chandran play the lead roles. Telugu actress Latha replaced Pavani Reddy, making her debut in Malayalam television.

Plot

The story revolves around the life of a tribal love-child Kasthuri from a secluded region called Poompara in rural Kerala. Kasthuri is brought up by her mother Cheeru and stepfather Massy who is also a tribal activist and leader.

A famous journalist, Aditya, visits Poompara to interview Massy. One stormy night Kasthuri is forced to spend the night in the Tourist Lodge in Aditya's room. Though both are innocent, the locals force Aditya to marry Kasthuri. Aditya, previously engaged to his girlfriend Rani in the city, refuses to recognise the ceremony and asks Kasthuri to decide what she wants to do. Kasthuri then comes to Kerala with Aditya as a maidservant. She begins to study in the city. Gradually, she becomes comfortable and happy in the city, living with the Aditya's family, who also begin to love her cheerful ways.

Initially, Aditya thinks of Kasthuri as a nuisance. He continues his engagement to Rani, a college professor, whose father Sharatchandra "Chandru", also happens to be Kasthuri's biological father. Aditya slowly falls in love with Kasthuri, realising he considers Rani merely a close friend. An unhappy Rani tries to commit suicide but eventually divorces Aditya and arranges for his wedding to Kasthuri. However, the plans are foiled.

Kasthuri continues her studies and performs brilliantly. Rani's mother, Radhamani attempts to murder Kasthuri out of rage, aware of the fact that her husband is Kasthuri's father. Rani forces Chandru to accept Kasthuri as his daughter. Chandru regrets his past behavior and tries to build a relationship with Kasthuri.

Sharan, a lawyer, falls in love with Rani. Rani takes his help in getting bail for Massy. Finding a good friend in Sharan. But Rani doesn't have an idea about Sharan's thought, because she still madly loves Adhitya. However, the alliance is broken.

Rani becomes disheartened. Aditya narrates his story of how Kasthuri's villagers forced him to marry. Rani dismisses him at first, however, she realises that she shouldn't have been too harsh with Aditya. She accepts Kasthuri as her own sister and happily marries Aditya. Radhamani too realise her mistake. The series ends with a happy note as Aditya and Rani's family plans to get Kasthuri married to a good person.

Cast

Main

• Nithin Jake Joseph as Jrn. Adhithyan (Adhi): Rani's husband, Kasthoori's brother in law and ex-husband.
• Pavani Reddy / Latha Sangaraju as Rani Adhithyan: Adhi's wife and Kasthoori's sister
• Snisha Chandran as Dr. Kasthoori: Adhi's sister in law and ex-wife, Rani's sister

Recurring

• Anil Mohan as Arst. Sharath Chandran, Sharath: Rani's and Kasthoori's father
• Rashmi Hariprasad as Radhamani Sharath Chandran: Rani's mother
• KPAC Saji as Balanandhan, Balan: Adhi's father
• M. R. Gopakumar as Retired Captain Chandrasenan, Valyachan: Adhi's uncle
• Sabitha Nair as Vasandhi: Adhi's mother
• Raji.P.Menon as Chandramathi, Valyamma: Adhi's aunt
• Meenakshi Nair/Caroline Ancy as Swathi: Adhi's cousin
• Prabha Shankar as Dr Raveendran, Ravi: Adhi's uncle
• Bindu Krishna as Malini: Adhi's aunt
• Sangeetha Sivan as Shari: Rani's and Kasthoori's aunt
• Anandavally/ Geetha Nair as Muthassi: Rani's and Kasthoori's grandmother
• Hari as Adv.Saran: Shari's relative and Rani's friend
• Amal Rajdev as Maasi
• Ruthu as Cheeru: Kasthoori's mother

Adaptations

References

1. "Neelakuyil, a new serial". The Times of India. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
2. "Neelakkuyil becomes the most-watched Malayalam TV show, Vanambadi slips to 4th position". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
3. "Neelakkuyil completes 500 episodes; actor Nithin Jake thanks the audience". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
4. "Team Neelakkuyil thanks viewers for making them No. 1 show". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links

• Neelakkuyil at Disney+ Hotstar

• 2018 Indian television series debuts
• Malayalam-language television shows
• 2020 Indian television series endings
• Asianet (TV channel) original programming
• Malayalam-language television series based on Bengali-language television series