Anantham (TV series)

Anantham is an Indian Tamil-language family drama streaming television series directed by V. Priya. Produced by Happy Unicorn the series stars Prakash Raj in the lead role along with Sampath Raj, John Vijay, Arjunan, Mathew Varghese and Indraja. The series comprised eight episodes and was released on ZEE5 on 22 April 2022.

Synopsis

Anantham is a home that has sheltered several families and witnessed many life stories. When Ananth returns to Anantham, he learns about the various families who lived there since his parents moved out.

Cast

Prakash Raj as Venkatesan
* Aravinth Sundar as Young Venkatesan
Sampath Raj as Ananth
* Vinoth Kishan as Young Ananth
Indraja as Maragatham
* Samyuktha Shan as Young Maragatham
John Vijay as Ramu
* Vivek Rajgopal as Young Ramu
Arjunan as Ramani
* Sai Raghul as Young Ramani
Mathew Varghese as Ramasamy
* Anbu Thasan as Young Ramasamy
Sree Kavi as Sundari
* Namita krishnamurthy as Young Sundari
Amrutha Srinivasan as Seetha
Vivek Prasanna as Sandeep Sekaran
Mekha as Rekha
Madhuri Watts as Chitra
Anjali Rao as Lalitha
Abishek Joseph George as Balakrishnan
* Param Guganesh as Young Balu
George Kora as Krishnan Menon.
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as Saroja
Vinodhini as Shailaja
Ananya Ramprasad as Sujatha
Mirna Menon as Parvathy
* Kanishka as Young Paravathy
Laguparan as Chander
Anusha Swamy as Kavitha
Dindigul Saravanan as Maali
Rohini as Voice of Anantham

Reception

The series opened to positive reviews. Navein Darshan of The Indian Express rated the series with 3.5/5 stars, stating that, "Anantham is an endearing series, despite the blemishes. During a crucial moment in the series, Venkatesan speaks of the importance of dying without regret or guilt; he thinks of it as the perfect ending. Likewise, the climax of a story and the emotion it leaves you with is equally important. Unfortunately, Anantham bypasses its golden moment for conclusion and instead chooses to leave us with an ineffective cliffhanger. Well, at least, Venkatesan gets a satisfying end." Soundarya Athimuthu of The Quint told, "Anantham' is an endearing series about acceptance with gold intentions despite its imperfections. It makes you feel at home with its underlying theme to accept with love despite imperfections. As an audience member, one tends to love Anantham for its gold intentions despite its imperfections." S.Subhakeerthana of OTTPlay said, "There is a lot of heart in Anantham though often it gets stuck in melodrama. Nevertheless I recommend that you watch this thoughtful." Ashameera Aiyappan of Firstpost wrote, "Anantham, even in the weaker portions, is thoughtful, inclusive, and shows a lot of heart. It is not perfect. Its murals are often cut into by snakey cracks. It ends on a cliffhanger that feels forced. But even in the weaker portions, the film is thoughtful, inclusive, and shows a lot of heart. For that, my love for Anantham is infinite."