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Sundara Manamadhe Bharli
Genre	Drama Romance
Written by	Madhugandha Kulkarni
Directed by	Girish Mohite
Starring	See below
Opening theme	"Sundara Manamadhe Bharli" by Maithili Panse Joshi and Avdhoot Gupte
Country of origin	India
Original language	Marathi
No. of episodes	981
Production
Producer	Manava Naik
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Strawberry Pictures
Original release
Network	Colors Marathi
Release	31 August 2020 (2020-08-31) – 14 August 2023 (2023-08-14)

Sundara Manamadhe Bharli (transl. Beauty filled mind) is an Indian Marathi-language television series which aired on Colors Marathi. It premiered from 31 August 2020 and ended on 14 August 2023 completing 981 episodes. It starred Akshaya Naik and Sameer Paranjape in lead roles. It is produced by Manava Naik under the banner of Strawberry Pictures.

Plot

Latika is a very warm-hearted and intelligent girl filled with optimism. A perfect daughter, sister and a friend. Even though her life looks ideal, she faced several rejections for marriage alliances due to her obesity. Whereas her late husband Abhimanyu was a fitness enthusiast who wanted everyone to be healthy.

Cast

Main

• Akshaya Naik as Latika "Lati" Dhumal Karkhanis – Eknath and Jayshree's younger daughter; Surekha's sister; Abhimanyu's childhood friend and widow; Devrat's wife; Adhira's mother; Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival
• Sameer Paranjape as Abhimanyu "Abhya" Jahagirdar – Uttamrao and Indumati's younger son; Ashutosh's brother; Latika's first husband; Adhira's father; Latika and Surekha's childhood friend; Devrat, Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival (Dead)
• Kunaal Dhumal as Devrat "Deva" Karkhanis – Vidya's son; Latika's second husband; Adhira's step-father; Abhimanyu, Vikya, Sajjan and Nandini's friend; Kamini, Sarjerao and Daulatrao's arch rival

Recurring

• Adhira Aundhkar as Adhira Jahagirdar – Latika and Abhimanyu's daughter; Devrat's step-daughter
• Prakash Dhotre as Uttamrao "Appa" Jahagirdar – Indumati's husband; Ashutosh and Abhimanyu's father; Adhira's grandfather
• Atisha Naik as Indumati Jahagirdar – Uttamrao's wife; Ashutosh and Abhimanyu's mother; Adhira's grandmother
• Pranav Prabhakar as Ashutosh Jahagirdar – Uttamrao and Indumati's elder son; Abhimanyu's brother; Hemlata's husband
• Pramiti Narke / Sharvari Pendharkar as Hemlata Jahagirdar – Ashutosh's wife
• Gauri Kiran as Surekha Dhumal – Eknath and Jayashree's elder daughter; Latika's sister; Abhimanyu's childhood friend
• Umesh Damle as Eknath "Bapu" Dhumal – Mrs. Dhumal's son; Jayashree's husband; Surekha and Latika's father; Adhira's grandfather
• Poonam Chaudhari-Patil as Jayashree Dhumal – Eknath's wife; Surekha and Latika's mother; Adhira's grandmother
• Unknown as Mrs. Dhumal – Eknath's mother; Surekha and Latika's grandmother; Adhira's great-grandmother

Others

• Chaitanya Bagul as Vikya – Latika, Abhimanyu, Devrat, Sajjan and Nandini's friend
• Sandesh Uppasham as Sajjan – Latika, Abhimanyu, Devrat, Vikya and Nandini's friend
• Aditi Dravid as Nandini – Latika, Abhimanyu, Devrat, Vikya and Sajjan's friend
• Pooja Purandare as Kamini (Miss Nashik) – Latika, Abhimanyu and Devrat's arch rival
• Hrishikesh Shelar as Daulat Nimbalkar – Latika, Abhimanyu and Devrat's arch rival
• Kalpesh Patil as Kalpya
• Mukund More as Mukya
• Nikhil Rahane as Ravi
• Radha Sagar as Abhilasha
• Sanjay Kulkarni as MK
• Chitra Kulkarni as Sajjan's mother
• Dhananjay Wable / Umesh Bolake as Daulat's father
• Swanandi Tikekar as Pratiksha

Production

Casting

Akshaya Naik and Sameer Paranjape were selected for the roles of Latika and Abhimanyu, respectively. Later, Kunaal Dhumal replaced Sameer Paranjape as a new lead of the show. Atisha Naik is selected for the role of Indumati.

Adaptations

References

1. "Sameer Paranjape: It's a refreshing change to see new subjects on Marathi TV - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. "नवी मालिका: दिलदार प्रेमाची वजनदार गोष्ट 'सुंदरा मनामध्ये भरली', अभिनेत्री मनवा नाईकची आहे निर्मिती". Divya Marathi (in Marathi). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
3. "Sameer Paranjpe to feature in new show - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
4. "Exclusive: "It doesn't matter whether you play an antagonist or protagonist; there is always something to learn," says Atisha Naik - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
5. "Popular Marathi TV show Sundara Manamadhe Bharli to be remade in Gujarati as Maru Man Mohi Gayu; Akshaya Naik shares her excitement - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
6. "Did you know 'Sohag Chand' is the remake of Marathi show 'Sundara Manamadhe Bharli?' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

External links

• Sundara Manamadhe Bharli at IMDb
• Sundara Manamadhe Bharli at JioCinema

• Marathi-language television shows
• 2020 Indian television series debuts
• Colors Marathi original programming
• 2023 Indian television series endings