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Mounaragam (Malayalam TV series)

Mounaragam (transl. Silent Symphony) is a Malayalam-language Indian television soap opera that aired on Asianet and streams on JioHotstar in India.[2] It is inspired from Telugu television series Mouna Raagam, which aired on Star Maa.[3][4][5] It is one of the longest ran soap opera in Malayalam.[6] After successful run for over six years, the show ended on 29 May 2026.[7][8]

Mounaragam
GenreRomance
Thriller Drama
Written byPradeep Panicker
Directed byManu Sudhakaran[1] / Harrison
Presented byAnoop Menon
Narrated byProf. Aliyaar
Theme music composer
Saanadh George
ComposerRajeev Aattukal
Country of origin
India
Original language
Malayalam
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1700
Production
ProducerS. Ramesh Babu
CinematographyArun Krishna
EditorRajesh Thrissure
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time21 minutes approx
Production companyRisun Pictures
Original release
Network
Release16 December 2019 (2019-12-16) –
29 May 2026 (2026-05-29)
Related
Mulgi Zali Ho
Kaatrin Mozhi

Plot

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The series follows the life of Kalyani, the mute daughter of Deepa and Prakashan. Prakashan, who despises daughters and longs for a son, ill-treats Kalyani and favors his son Vikramadhityan, while Deepa and her brother Dayanand stand by her. Despite her disability and hardships, Kalyani grows up to be talented and kind-hearted, but continues to face neglect and humiliation from her father and grandmother.

As a young woman, Kalyani reunites with Kiran, a wealthy businessman whose life she had saved during childhood. Their bond gradually turns into love, but Kiran’s cousin Sarayu—his former fiancée—grows jealous and vows revenge, supported by her parents Rahul and Shari. Meanwhile, Vikram deceives Kiran’s sister Sonia into marriage, creating further conflict between the two families.

The story traces Kalyani’s journey as she faces conspiracies, forced marriage attempts, and repeated opposition from her own family as well as Kiran’s. With the support of Kiran, Sonia, and their niece Paru, Kalyani becomes stronger and more confident. After overcoming numerous obstacles, betrayals, and tragedies, Kalyani and Kiran finally marry. The series continues with their struggles against Sarayu and others, while Kalyani gradually earns her place as a respected woman, regains her voice through surgery, and builds a new life with Kiran.

Cast

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Main cast

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  • Aishwarya Ramsai as Kalyani Kiran: A Former mute girl and the daughter of Prakashan and Deepa, sister of Kadambari and Vikram, the wife of Kiran, and the mother of Kalyan.
  • Naleef Gea as Kiran Chandrasenan: The son of Chandrasenan and Roopa, brother of Sonia, Sarayu's cousin and Kalyani's husband. Kiran is Kalyan's father and Sarayu's ex-fiancé.
  • Darshana Das (2019 to 2020) & (2022 to 2026)
    • Madhusri (2020 to 2021)
    • Pratheeksha G Pradeep (2021 to 2022) as Sarayu: One of Manohar's wives, daughter of Rahul, and the foster daughter of Shari and biological daughter of Thara, cousin of Kiran and Sonia, and Kiran's ex-fiancée.

Recurring cast

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  • Balaji Sharma as Prakashan. Bhanumathi's son. Karthika, Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's father, Deepa's husband; Lakshmi's ex-husband who formerly hates girl children; now supports Kalyani. Grandfather of Kalyan and Charu.
  • Firosh as Chandrasenan/CS: Roopa's husband, Kiran and Soni's father, MD of Sonyray group of companies. Grandfather of Kalyan and Charu.
  • Sethu Lakshmi as Bhanumathi: Prakashan's mother, Deepa and Lakshmi's mother-in-law, Karthika, Kalyani, Kadambari and Vikram's grandmother who early hates Kalyani. Great-grandmother of Kalyan and Charu
  • Anju Nair as Roopa: Kiran and Sonia's mother, Kalyani's and Albert's mother-in-law, Rahul's sister, Shari's sister-in-law and Sarayu's aunt; Chandrasenan's wife. Grandmother of Kalyan and Charu.[9]
  • Sabitha Nair (episode 214 to 1532) as Deepa: Prakash's wife, Kalyani, Vikram and Kadambari's mother. Grandmother of Kalyan and Charu.(Dead)
    • Padmini Jagadeesh as Deepa Prakashan (episode 1 to 213)
  • Beena Antony (Episode 177 to 1700) as Shari Rahul: Rahul's wife, Sarayu's foster-mother, Kiran and Soniya's aunt.
    • Saritha Balakrishnan as Shari (episode 12 to 150) for 120 episodes
  • Rajani Murali as Lakshmi, Prakashan's first wife. Gangadharan and Karthika's mother.
  • Varsha Evaliya as Karthika Prakashan, Prakashan and Lakshmi's daughter. Kadambari, Kalyani and Vikram's half-sister.
  • Rithika Krishna (episode 873 to 1700) as Sonia a.k.a. Soni: Kiran's younger sister, Vikram's ex-wife, Charu's mother, Albert's wife
    • Shwetha Mahalakshmi[10] as Sonia (episode 93 to 863)
    • Avani Nair as Sonia (episode 10 to 92)
  • Sabu Varghese as Rahul: Kiran and Sonia's uncle, Sarayu's father, Shari's husband, Thara's baby-daddy and Roopa's brother and wants to separate Kiran and Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Sarayu and inherit the wealth of Roopa.
  • Jithu Venugopal as Manohar/Riyas/Victor/Rony, a fraud who married many women including Sarayu
  • Firosh Mohan as Gangaprasad, Karthika's brother, a local goon
  • Kalyan Khanna as Vikramadithyan a.k.a. Vikram: Kalyani and Kadambari's younger brother, Prakashan and Deepa's son and Sonia's ex-husband, Charu's father. Kalyan's uncle.
  • Arun Mohan as Ratheeshan: Kadambari's husband.
  • Shari Krishnan as Kadambari Ratheesh: Kalyani and Vikram's elder sister and Ratheesh's wife (2022–2026)
    • Anjusree Bhadran as Kadambari Ratheesh (2019 - 2021)
  • Baby Janavi Suresh as Kalyan, Son of Kiran and Kalyani.
  • Jelina P as Parukkutty, Kiran's and Sonia's niece, daughter of DYSP Dineshan and supports Kalyani and wants Kiran to marry Kalyani
  • Roshan Mathew John as Thara: Mute maid at Roopa's house, Rahul's illegitimate girlfriend, Sarayu's biological mother
  • Aagneya /Natalia Isha, Albert's daughter
  • Karthik Prasad as Baiju: A mentally challenged youth who dreams of marrying Kalyani. Later, he supports Kalyani.
  • Kiran Dev as Albert (Alby): Soni's husband. Step father of Charu. Businessman
  • ___ as Chanthu, a local goon
  • Mini Sreekumar as Yamini: Domestic help of Roopa
  • Swathi Thara as Daisy: Sarayu's friend
  • Sreekala as Bhargavi Amma: An old woman who offered Kalyani a job in her thattukada. Former Domestic help/Care taker of Kalyani and Sonia.
  • Kottayam Rasheed as Dayanandan, Deepa's brother
  • Jose K George as Xavier
  • Asha Nair as Xavier's wife
  • Thamburu as Linda: Kalyani's one of the best friend
  • Haridas as Dasan, Prakashan friend
  • Baby Parthavi as Young Kalyani
  • Thirumala Ramachandran as Balan, Prakashan's Bestfriend
  • Reshma R Nair as Dona Kuriakose : Manohar's girlfriend
  • Aseena Yousuf as Kalyani's friend
  • Dr. D Kris Venugopal as Kuriakose
    • Leading businessman and best friend of CS
  • Dayandan as CS's assistant
  • Sarayu As Vrinda
    • Neighbour of Kiran, Kalyan, Manohar & Sarayu
  • Sruthisha Nair as Jumana, one of Manohar's wives
  • Sreelakshmi Haridas as Dr. Swathi, Sony's friend who is pretending to love Vikram
  • Amboori Jayan as advocate
  • Niyas Musaliyar as Doctor Pious
  • Ashraf as Dr. Thomas
  • Suresh as Sanal
  • Suresh Babu as Hari
  • Kollam Shah as Rajappan
  • Athira Madhav as Saranya
  • Harisree Martin as Samuel
  • Anjusha Gopi as Nisha
  • Sariga S as Meghna
  • Vishnu Nair as Adarsh
  • Lakshmi Keerthana as Nayana
  • Jishnu Vijayan as Varun/ Vandana : Manohar's disguised girlfriend, Dona's husband.
  • Aneesh Kailas as Velu
  • Varsha Vinod as Amalu
  • Vijayan Karanthoor as Mooppan

Guest appearances

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Adaptations

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Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Telugu Mounaraagam
మౌన రాగం		 16 September 2018 Star Maa 30 January 2021 Original
Kannada Mounaragaa[12]
ಮೌನ ರಾಗ		 17 December 2018 Star Suvarna 14 June 2019 Remake
Tamil Kaatrin Mozhi
காற்றின் மொழி		 7 October 2019 Star Vijay 10 April 2021
Malayalam Mounaragam
മൗനരാഗം		 17 December 2019 Asianet 29 May 2026
Marathi Mulgi Zali Ho
मुलगी झाली हो		 2 September 2020 Star Pravah 14 January 2023
Hindi Teri Laadli Main
तेरी लाडली मैं		 5 January 2021 Star Bharat 22 April 2021

Reception

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Airing history

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Mounaragam premiered on 16 December 2019 on Asianet at 9:00 PM replacing Kasthooriman to 9:30 PM.[13]

Following a temporary suspension of production during the COVID-19 pandemic, the series was shifted to the 8:30 PM from 15 June 2020.[14][15] Between 2020 and 2023, Asianet introduced several new serials, including Padatha Painkili and Thoovalsparsham, in the 8:30 PM slot, replacing Mounaragam to 9:00 PM. However, due to low reception for new entries, Mounaragam was repeatedly reassigned to the 8:30 PM slot during this period.[16][17]

With the launch of the series Patharamattu on 15 May 2023, the show was moved back to the 9:00 PM slot.[18]

For the launch of Janakiyudeyum Abhiyudeyum Veedu, Mounaragam was shifted to the 9:30 PM slot. Within a few weeks, the series was moved back to the 9:00 PM slot due to low reception of the new series.[19]

With the introduction of the series Pavithram, Mounaragam was shifted to the 9:30 PM slot from 16 December 2024.[20]

From 3 August 2025, due to launch of Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 7, Mounaragam was moved to evening slot 6:00 PM [21]

On 27 April 2026, the series is again shifted to Night 10.30 PM replacing with Nagarani, it eventually ended on 29 May 2026.[22][23]

Viewership

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The TRP performance of Mounaragam according to Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) is as follows:

Month / PeriodRankRef
February 20205[24]
July 20202[25]
September 20205[26]
October 20204[27]
January 20214[28]
May 20213[29]
August 20214[30]
October 20215[31]
November 20214[32]
March 20224[33]
July 20223[34]
November 20225[35]
January 20231[36]
February 20231[37]
May 20234[38]
June 20232[39]
July 20231[40]
September 20231[41]
October 20235[42]
December 20233[43]
January 20242[44]
February 20242[45]
June 20245[46]
August 20244[47]
September 20243[48]
December 20246[49]
April 20255[50]
May 20255[51]
July 20255[52]
September 20257[53]
October 20258[54]
November 20259[55]
April 202610[56]
May 20268[57]

Crossover

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Mounaragam had a crossover episode with Patharamattu from November 20 to November 24, 2023.[58][59] The second crossover, a special Mahasangamam episode, aired on February 14, 2024, as a one-hour Valentine's Day special.

References

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  1. ↑ "മൗനരാഗം പരമ്പരയുടെ പിന്നാമ്പുറ വിശേഷങ്ങളുമായി സംവിധായകന്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
  2. ↑ "Mounaragam wraps up: Aishwarya Ramsai pens an emotional adieu note". The Times of India. 28 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Mouna Raagam Asianet Serial Launching On 16th December At 9.00 P.M." Indian Television. 9 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "'Kudumbavilakku' rules the TRP charts, 'Mounaragam' becomes the second most-watched Malayalam TV show - The Times of India". The Times of India. 10 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mounaragam (മൗനരാഗം) Asianet serial Mounaragam Cast & Crew, Actress, Actor, Story and details". Kerala Channel.
  6. ↑ "Mounaragam sets a record; becomes the longest-running serial on Malayalam TV". The Times of India. 29 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Mounaragam inches towards the climax, Malayalam's longest serial to end soon". The Times of India. 21 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Asianet to Finish 4 Serials, Ishtam Mathram, Snehakkoottu, Mounaragam and Teacheramma". Kerala TV. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "അത്രയും പ്രായമുള്ളൊരു മകനുണ്ടെനിക്ക്; ഭര്‍ത്താവുണ്ടാകില്ലെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിട്ടാണ് വന്നത്! മൗനരാഗം സീരിയല്‍ നടി അഞ്ജു". Filmibeat. 2 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mounaragam: Shri Swetha Announces Her Exit From The Show, Says 'Maybe This Universe Has Other Plans For Me'". The Times of India.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mounaragam : വന്‍ താരനിരയോടെ കിരണ്‍ കല്ല്യാണി വിവാഹം : കയ്യടിച്ച് ആരാധകരും". Asianet News.
  12. ↑ "TV serial Mounaraaga completes 100 episodes". The Times of India.
  13. ↑ "Kasthooriman serial time changed to monday to saturday at 9.30 p.m on asianet". Kerala TV.
  14. ↑ "New episodes of Manjil Virinja Poovu, Kudumbavilakku and other TV shows to air soon". The Times of India. 26 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "From Sanjivani's premiere to airing fresh episodes of popular shows: Here's how Malayalam TV will entertain viewers". The Times of India. June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Padatha Paingili Asianet Serial Launching on 7th September". Kerala TV. September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Thoovalsparsham | സംപ്രേഷണ സമയത്തില്‍ മാറ്റം വരുത്തി 'തൂവല്‍സ്പര്‍ശം' : വിയോജിപ്പുമായി ആരാധകരും". Asianet News. 20 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Mounaragam Serial Time on Asianet is 09:00 PM, Nammal at 06:00 PM – Schedule Changes from 15 May". Kerala TV.
  19. ↑ "Asianet Program Schedule Latest". Kerala TV.
  20. ↑ "Star Cast of Pavithram Serial on Asianet". Kerala TV.
  21. ↑ "Show 6:00 PM Serial On Asianet, Mounaragam is Telecasting at This Time Slot on the Channel". Kerala TV.
  22. ↑ "Nagarani Serial Asianet Starts from 27 April, Monday to Friday at 6:00 PM, Naagin 7 in Malayalam". Kerala TV. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  23. ↑ "Mounaragam Serial Last Episode Telecast on Asianet – A 7 Year Journey Comes to an End". Kerala TV. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku Serial Opened With 14.54 Points, Second Popular Malayalam Show". 6 February 2020.
  25. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku rules the TRP charts; Here are the top 5 shows of Malayalam TV". The Times Of India. 23 July 2020.
  26. ↑ "Week 38 Reports, 20.52 is the Average TRP of Asianet Serial Santhwanam".
  27. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku to Santhwanam; Here are the top 5 serials of Malayalam TV". The Times Of India. 1 October 2020.
  28. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku tops the TRP charts followed by daily soap Santhwanam". The Times Of India. 7 January 2021.
  29. ↑ "Santhwanam is back; redeems its numero uno position on the TRP chart". The Times Of India. 7 May 2021.
  30. ↑ "Manthrikam Serial Opened With 2.70 TVR – Latest Program on Asianet". 24 August 2021.
  31. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku tops the TRP charts followed by daily soap Santhwanam". 23 October 2021.
  32. ↑ "Serial Palunku TRP Report – Week 47, Malayalam Channel Rating". 3 December 2021.
  33. ↑ "Asianet Serial Santhwanam Listed As Most Popular Malayalam TV Program In Week 11 TRP". 27 March 2022.
  34. ↑ "Malayalam TRP Reports Week 30 – 23rd July to 29th July Channel Rating".
  35. ↑ "Kudumbavilakku regains the second spot; Santhwanam is the most-watched show". The Times Of India. 3 November 2022.
  36. ↑ "Asianet Serial Latest TRP Rating – Mounaragam, Kudumbavilakku, Santhwanam, Ammayariyathe".
  37. ↑ "Geetha Govindam Asianet Serial Opening Week TRP Reports – 11.08 Is The Average TVR". 24 February 2023.
  38. ↑ "Santhwanam Back To Numero Uno Spot; Patharamattu Enters Top 5". The Times Of India. 25 May 2023.
  39. ↑ "Malayalam News Channel TRP Reports Latest (Week 26) – Asianet News is Leading in the Chart, 24 News at 2nd Position".
  40. ↑ "Mounaragam back to numero uno spot; Patharamattu enters top 5". The Times Of India. 21 July 2023.
  41. ↑ "Mounaragam Continues To Be The Most-Watched Show, Patharamattu Enters The Top 3". The Times Of India. 8 September 2023.
  42. ↑ "Santhwanam to Patharamattu: Here are the most watched shows on Malayalam TV". The Times Of India. 27 October 2023.
  43. ↑ "Santhwanam continues to be Malayalam TV's most-watched serial". The Times Of India. 14 December 2023.
  44. ↑ "Patharamattu Tops The TRP Charts, Chempaneerpoovu Enters The Top 5 Spots". The Times Of India. 9 February 2024.
  45. ↑ "Patharamattu Continues To Be The Most-Watched TV Serial; Check Out The Other Top-Rated Shows Of The Week". The Times of India.
  46. ↑ "Janakiyudeyum Abhiyudeyum Veedu Makes It To The Top 5 In The Premiere Week; Bigg Boss Malayalam 6 Grand Finale Grabs Record Rating". The Times Of India. 29 June 2024.
  47. ↑ "Ishtam Mathram Serial Starts from 26 August on Asianet – Rayjan Rajan and Mridula Vijay in Lead Roles". 21 August 2024.
  48. ↑ "Chempaneerpoovu remains the most-watched show; Ishtam Mathram joins the top 5". The Times of India. 5 September 2024.
  49. ↑ "Chempaneerpoovu dominates 2024 ratings; Pavithram enters top 5". The Times of India. 27 December 2024.
  50. ↑ "'Patharamattu' rules the rating charts; 'Teacheramma' enters top 5". The Times of India. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  51. ↑ "'Chempaneer Poovu' tops Malayalam TV ratings; 'Teacheramma' climbs to third spot". The Times of India. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  52. ↑ "Week 29, All Malayalam TV Serials and Shows Latest TRP Rating Report – Chempaneer Poovu, Patharamattu". 1 August 2025.
  53. ↑ "All Malayalam TV Serials Latest TRP – Chempaneer Poovu, Patharamattu Are The Most Popular Kerala TV Shows". 7 September 2025.
  54. ↑ "All Malayalam Serials Latest TRP reports, Find the Most Popular Television Shows – Week 41 Data". 28 October 2025.
  55. ↑ "All Malayalam Television Serials Latest TRP reports, Barc Week 45 Data of Asianet, Zee Keralam". 21 November 2025.
  56. ↑ "Week 16 Malayalam Serials TRP Rating Chempaneer Poovu And Kattathe Kilikkoodu Leading The Chart". 28 May 2026.
  57. ↑ "Week 20 Malayalam TRP Ratings – Check Channel Wise Serial Performance Report, Find Popular Shows". 28 May 2026.
  58. ↑ "Cross-Serial Crossover: Adarsh and Nayana from 'Patharamattu' extent support to Kalyani in 'Mounaragam'". The Times Of India. 16 November 2023.
  59. ↑ "LCU Impact On Malayalam TV? Decoding Mounaragam And Patharamattu Crossover". The Times Of India. 27 November 2023.
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