Lakshmi Stores


Lakshmi Stores is an Indian Tamil-language soap opera directed by K.Sulaiman, written by veteran director Sundar C and produced by Avni Telemedia which premiered on Sun TV on 24 December 2018 and ended on 25 January 2020. It starred film actresses Kushboo Sundar, Nakshatra Nagesh and Hussain Ahmed Khan.

Synopsis

The story of "Lakshmi Stores" revolves around the lives of the Mahalingam family and their traditional textiles showroom. Mahalingam is the patriarch of the family and the founder of the store. However, he carries a heavy burden of guilt from a secret in his past that weighs heavily on him.
Mahalakshmi, his daughter-in-law, is the backbone of the family and the store. She selflessly nurtures the family and the staff, but her life takes a turn for the worse when she seeks justice for Bhagyalakshmi, a young woman with a heart of gold. This earns her the wrath of the vengeful Minister Shakunthala Devi, as well as the disownment of her husband Tiger Devaraj.
As Mahalakshmi tries to save Lakshmi Stores and reunite with her family, fate takes a sharp turn when Bhagyalakshmi secretly marries Ravi under unavoidable circumstances. This leads to a series of problems with Shakuntala Devi and her family, putting Mahalakshmi, Ravi, and Bhagyalakshmi in a tough spot.
The story also follows the journey of Ravi and Bhagyalakshmi as they face their challenges with the help of Mahalakshmi and come to terms with their differences to reconcile and live happily. In the end, everything falls into place, and the family reunites, and Lakshmi Stores is saved from the clutches of evil forces.

Cast

Main cast

  • Kushboo Sundar as Mahalakshmi Devaraj, Eldest daughter-in-law of Mahalingam and wife of Devaraj
  • Nakshatra Nagesh as Bhagyalakshmi Ravi, a worker in Lakshmi Stores and Ravi's wife, Youngest daughter-in-law of Mahalakshmi's family
  • Hussain Ahmed Khan as Raviprakash Mahalingam, Younger brother-in-law of Mahalakshmi and husband of Bhagyalakshmi

Recurring cast

  • Sudha Chandran as Minister Shakunthala Devi, Mahalakshmi's enemy
  • Murali Mohan as Mahalingam, owner of Lakshmi Stores and Devaraj, Saravanan, Arjun, Ravi and Kamala's father
  • Suresh as Adv. Devaraj alias 'Tiger' Devaraj, Mahalakshmi's husband and Ravi's eldest brother
  • Sruti Patil as Tejaswini Ravi "Teja"
  • Tanisha Kuppanda as Mallikadevi "Mallika" Senthil
  • Delhi Kumar as Thillainathan, also known as Thillai
  • Nanditha Jennifer / Sherin Janu as Kamala Mahalingam
  • Rekha Krishnappa as Chamundeshwari Varadhan
  • Swathi Thara as Dr. Uma Saravanan
  • Nisha Yazhini as Vanitha
  • Delhi Ganesh as Rajendran
  • Samson T Wilson as Dr. Saravanan Mahalingam
  • Saakshi Siva as Raju
  • Aravind Khathare as Senthilnathan "Senthil" Thillainathan
  • Deepa Shankar as Ponnamma
  • Giridharan as Arjun
  • Anjali Rao as Raja Rajeshwari, also called Raji.
  • Sandeep as Kandhaswamy
  • Fouziee as Dhivya
  • Diya Palakkal as Priya
  • Pari as Meenu
  • Feroz Khan as Ganeshan
  • Bayilvan Ranganathan as Dayalan
  • Monkey Ravi as Uthaman
  • Vichu Vishwanath as Varadarajan also called Varadan
  • Abitha as Dr. Shyamala
  • Nisha as Maragatham
  • Smaleen Monica as Latha Saravanan
  • Vinay UJ as Rajkumar
  • Saleema as Janaki Amma
  • K. S. G. Venkatesh as Uma's father
  • Dhakshayini as Uma's mother
  • Nithya Ram as DC Nithya
  • Shyam Ji as Shyam

Production and release

The shooting of the serial commenced in October 2018. This marks the veteran actress Kushboo Sundar's full-fledged return to television silverscreen after a hiatus of 5 years.

Crossover and special episodes