Malayalam Tv Serial Pranayavarnangal - Cast & Crew

Shivani Shah is a Hindi writer, actress, and assistant director based in India. she has worked predominantly in the Bollywood film industry. Some of the works she is known for include Ziddi Dil Maane Na, an action, comedy, and drama television series, having 183 episodes that were aired on 30 August 2021, created by Sudhir Sharma and Seema Sahani Sharma, and starring Shaleen Malhotra, Kaveri Priyam, and Kunal Karan Kapoor. She worked on Rangrasiya, a drama television series, having 184 episodes which aired on 30 December 2013, created by Saurabh Tewari, and starring Ashish Sharma, Sanaya Irani, and Sadiya Siddiqui. She worked on Spy Bahu, a drama television series that aired on 14 March 2022, starring Sana Sayyad, Sehban Azim, and Rahul Chaurasia.

Neha Narang is an Indian television actress who has been seen in many serials and is quite well known in the industry as well as audiences. 

She was first seen in the serial Sasural Genda Phool on Star Plus channel during 2010-11. the serial was produced and directed by Ravi Ojha set in the background of the alleys in Old Delhi. It was the story of a rich and spoilt girl who after getting married gets to understand the realities and amends herself to a very nice and lovable wife. Neha Narang played a small but challenging role in the serial and established herself as an acclaimed actress with her first serial itself. 

Almost at the same time, she was cast in another serial 'DilSe Diya Wachan' which was telecast on Zee TV. The serial was produced by Kalyan Guha and directed by Ajay Veermal and Neeraj Gupta. The story revolved round the life of Dr. Kalyani Rajadhyaksha portrayed by veteran TV and film actress Neena Gupta. Neha played the role of younger daughter of Neena Gupta, Prapti, who is married to Mayank portrayed by Manish Nagdeo. The serial was a great hit and was going very strong when all of a sudden Neena Gupta was unable to continue with the serial due to her medical problems and the production house decided to close down the project in absence of Neena Gupta.

She was also seen in Shubh Vivah, Phir Subah Hogi and Rang Rasiya on different channels and continued her journey towards perfection. Presently she is acting as Gaal Pari in popular serial “BaalVeer” on SAB TV.

Khushboo Thakkar is a renowned journalist turned television actress. She was hailed at Bhiwandi in Thane’s district, Maharashtra, India. Khushboo’s father is a photographer and her mother is a beautician. She has a sister who is studying B. Com and a brother who is in Class X. Khushboo made her schooling at the Holy Mary Convent High School and studied college at Nagindas Khandwala College in Mumbai. She took Bachelor of Mass Media (Journalism). 

Khushboo started to enter the industry after working as an intern in IBN7 and as a reporter in tellychakkar .com. Then a friend of her informed her that she exactly fits the character they were looking for in the UTV Binadass serial, Merit Oh Lay Gayi Naukari under the production of DJ’s Creative Unit. They insisted Khushboo to audition for the show. She was first a gossip girl who works in an office and the production changed it and she became a receptionist, but she was not happy with the new character so she quits on the show. Afterwards, she started to consistently audition for other roles and she became unemployed for few months. She did not attend any workshops as well, so it’s been a tough time for Khushboo; until she got the chance and acted in the comedy series, Mrs. Tendulkar and appeared on two episodes. From then, she started to appear in different shows. She became part of the soap, Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi on STAR One in 2011, replacing the character of Divya Bhhatnagar. Then, she made her appearance in Kya Huaa Tera Vaada as the cousin of Mona Singh. She also did her role as Honey in the television series, Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein. Khushboo also made an appearance in the comedy drama serial, Ek Doosre Se Karte Hain Pyaar Hum on STAR Plus.  

She was also seen in the Indian drama series, Hongey Judaa Na Hum on Sony Entertainment TV in 2012. She played the role of Maria, the manager in the café of Muskaan (played by Aamna Shariff) who will become close to her. But later, Khushboo left the show because her role was reduced and sidelined. She even informed the creative team about this issue; however, her character remains unchanged. 

Khushboo Thakkar wanted to be a radio jockey at first, but she ended up in the acting industry. She wished to do distinct roles and reality shows except for the Bigg Boss, since she cannot survive and stay in the house for at least a day. She also wants to do Comedy Circus and some dance-based shows.

Sanaya Irani is an Indian actress who majorly acts in Hindi TV serials and Bollywood films. She has also made a mark as a model and ad film actress. Sanaya was born and brought up in Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College and was on her way to pursue a Masters degree in Business Administration when her mother advised her to take up a career in modeling and acting. She first broke into the scene of acting through Jagjit Singh’s song ‘Tumko Dekha To Yeh’.

Toral Rasputra is an Indian television actress who is best known for her roles in some of the most popular serials such as ‘Balika Vadhu’ (2008), ‘Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi’ (2012) ‘ Kesariya Balam Aavo Hamare Des’ (2009) & ‘Risshton Ki Dor’ (2006).

Geetanjali Mishra is an Indian actress. She was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She is from middle class family. She did her schooling and graduation from Mumbai only. She had no interest in acting, but life took her to a new world. Actually, she had a strange story about her acting profession. She lived nearby to a director of Indian Television Seema Sharma. Due to some circumstances her actor ditched her at the last moment, so she was stressed. One day she called Geetanjali and asked her to play a role in her serial. So this was the start of her television world. She never gave any auditions.

Her first TV serial was “Piya Ka Ghar” telecast on Zee TV. In this serial she played a small role because she entered the show when it was about to end. She worked on that show for a month. After this show she never looked back. She got another role in the serial “Ek Ladki Anjaani Si”. She acted in this serial about a year. After that she acted on DD channel in the serial “Jaane Kahan”. And she got the roles one after the other. She was improving her acting skills day by day. She never struggled for the roles. After that she was known by the serial “Sangam” on Star Plus. She enjoyed that show a lot. She did many real stories based role in the “Crime Patrol: Dastak” on Sony TV and “Savdhaan India @ 11” on Life OK. She did few bold roles in these serials. She loved that and did most of the episodes of these serials as these shows are based on the true stories. After that she was popular by the name “Crime Patrol Girl”. She did many lead roles in these shows. She did many TV serials such as Maayke Se Bandhi Dor, Ranbir Rano, Jaye Kahan, Sohni Mahiwal, Matti Ki Banno, Jai Maa Vaishno Devi, etc. Recently she played a role in the serial “Rangrasiya” on Colors. She acted the role of Maithili Jija. It was a typical Rajasthani Bahu role who is having the very positive nature. It was a good role, but she loves to play boldly and negative roles in future. She had a great life till now in the TV series and wants to continue her career in this field only. She doesn’t want to work in movies.

She loves playing challenging roles, which the audience can relate to, and tries to do her very best as much as she can. However she has not always been the everyday heroine, and has had her share of fun through fun roles in movies such as “Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa” and “Shabd”. She believes in resting as much as she believes in hard work, and terms music and great food as her stress busters. Her favourite song is “Dash E Tanhai Main” by Iqbal Bano. She is also a wildlife photographer,and loves analysing and studying animal body language. 

 She has a postgraduate degree in psychology, which she says has helped her a lot with acting as it helps her appreciate the depth of different roles. Sadiya Siddiqui is also an adrenaline junkie and loves Scuba diving. Her current record stands at two hundred. Her most recent attempt was in a shark cage. She has also attempted sky diving and is planning her next adventure with mountain climbing. She is an animal lover, and once housed close to 25 cats, much to her mother’s chagrin. In her free time she loves experimenting with new recipes, watches movies and reads a lot of books.

Ankita Sharma is a famous Indian actress. She has been born and brought up in Delhi. Before entering into the acting career, she worked for Infosys Technology Solutions in Pune and shifted to Jaipur. She learned classical dance and Music in Delhi and received Visharad degree. She likes to become a choreographer. Also, she would like to open a dance institute to show up her talent in both dance and music. She never expected that she will become an actress. She got a call from the Sagar Pictures for "Alah Udhal" movie, which is related to 2 warriors in the early years Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. She acted as a co-star in that. Their family moved to Mumbai for an acting career. Luckily she became an actress without trying anything. 

Ananya Khare was born on March 16, 1968 in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India. She is an actress from Bollywood who performed on numerous popular movies on a supporting role, such as the Indian romantic drama film, Devdas on 2002 as Kumud Mukherjee and the 2001 Hindi film, 'Chandni Bar', where she got the Indian National Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared in TV serials for almost 20 years before she got her success on the big screen. Ananya got several awards for performing on stage, TV and even in the big screen.

Bhagwan Yadav is an Indian director who has worked in several Hindi movies and shows. Bhagwan started his career as a director in the year 2013. In 2013 he directed the TV series Do Dil Ek Jaan. It had more than 150 episodes in it. Then in the year 2017, he worked as the chief director of the show Tu Aashiqui.

Apart from the storyline, the most important feature of any Television serial is its dialogues. Raghuvir Shekhawat is one such man who is responsible for all the memorable lines mouthed by the characters of some of the most famous daily soaps aired on Indian Television. After spending more than two decades in this industry, Raghuvir very well knows what sells in the Indian market and what the Indian audience enjoys the most. His flair for writing is what drew him towards the world of entertainment, and there has been no looking back since. But Raghuvir has not limited himself to TV serials only. He has explored the film genre as well and penned the dialogues for films like “Ek Chalis Ki Last Local”, “ Jail”, “Nayi Padosan” and many others.

Rishi Sonecha is an Indian child actor who has worked in several TV shows. Rishi made his debut in the TV industry with the show Balika Vadhu and later got a chance to be in the cast of the show Madhubala- Ek Ishq Eq Junoon. In the show Rangrasiya, he played the role of young Dhruv Ranawat.

Rafil Qazi is a director and scriptwriter. He has co-written films like ‘Do Dooni Chaar’ ‘Ram Gopal Ki Aag’ and TV series ‘Rang Rasia’ Madhubala and ‘Ishq Subhanallah.’ He had written for ‘Ekees Toppon ki Salami’ and the digital series ‘Chinese Bhasad.’

Kapish Chawla is an Indian child actor who has worked in several Hindi movies and TV shows. Kapish lives in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is passionate about acting from a very young age. He has done several stage shows and won several awards for his amazing acting skills.

Sanjeev Jotangia is an Indian actor who has worked in several Bollywood movies and TV shows. Sanjeev made his debut in the year 2006. In the year 2006, he appeared as Gupta in the movie Namdar Mukhyamantri Ganpya Gawde. In the same year, Sanjeev came into the limelight with his role of Pension office clerk in the movie Lage Raho Munna Bhai. In the year 1008, he started working in television series. He worked for two years in the show Jasuben Jayantilaal Joshi Ki Joint Family in the role of Shailesh Joshi.

Gautam Hegde, the main man behind the creation of the dashing Arnav Singh Raizada and charming Khushi Kumari Gupta in Iss Pyar Ko Kya Naam Doon?, is an Indian screenplay writer who works predominantly on Hindi Television. Born to Krishna Hegde and Nirmala Hegde on June 19, Gautham Hegde always had intentions to have a career related to TV, since childhood.

Kali Prasad Mukherjee is one of the experienced people who became famous for his negative roles may it be in the TV Serials or the Movies in which he either played a cameo role or played a negative role as a supporting actor. He has attempted parts in different Indian Drama Serials and is also known for his roles in ‘A Wednesday (2008),’ Agyaat (2009) and Angel (2011).In A Wednesday, he played the role of a terrorist with Rohitash Gaud, Mukesh Bhatt, and Vijay Bhatia.

Syed Zafar Ali has worked in many TV shows. The Star meter rating is 134. He has worked on TV shows like Crime Patrol, Savdhaan India, Diya Aur Baati Hum and Udaan. He portrayed the villain on screen in Udaan, but off screen, this man believes in doing well for others and responsibilities. While acting the role of villain, who get indulge in the practice of human trafficking, he says,” As a family person, I am ashamed of the fact that today trafficking has become the most profitable industry and people are just using others to fulfill their greed. It is beyond civilization and a spot of shame on humanity.” Syed believes in education and says that only solution to these issues is the improvement of literacy rate as it will bring the data of these crimes automatically down. One need not be educated by academically only but should also learn about the society as a whole. Awareness among people is very much necessary, and everyone should understand this point.

Udit Shukla aka Sumer Ranawat is talented Indian television actor. This handsome hunk has acted in many serials and has a huge female fan following. Born in, 12th Nov 1988 in Indore Udit hails from a simple middle-class family.

Saurabh Tewari is the founder and director of the production house Nautanki Films Pvt. Ltd. He is also a successful writer and producer. He is the person who initiated the trend of Mahaepisodes in the television industry. He did his Bachelor of Arts degree from Lucknow University and soon began his career with directing commercials for different brands. He then worked as a writer for numerous production houses. He worked with famous production houses like Zee Telefilms where he was the assistant Vice-president. In 2007, when Colors was launched, he was a member of the start-up team. Later he launched his own production house by the name of Nautanki Films Pvt Ltd. He also joined Imagine Tv as Head of fiction programme.

His famous works on tv, both as a writer and director include Madhubala-Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and Do Dil Ek Jaan. His latest work is Rangrasia which is telecast on Colors under his own banner. It is a love story of a girl who falls in love with an army officer who is immune to her emotions. Lately, there had been rumours of Saurabh Tewari and Abhinav Shukla splitting. But due to the efforts of the Rangrasia lead actress Sanaya Irani, things got settled and the show is proceeding well. As of now, Saurabh Tewari is rumoured to date his Do Dil Ek Jaan’s actress Shilpa Shinde.

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Prashant Chawla is a stunning model turned actor from India. He was born on November 9, 1979 and hailed from New Delhi.  He is a Chartered Accountant graduate and a scholar. Aside from that, Prashant is also a champion in skating. Prashant wanted to be an actor but his family is not into acting so when he finished college, he works in Ernst and Young as a Chartered Accountant. Later on, he started his career as a model and he was luckily selected in Grasim Industries’ Mister India 2004 where he got the Best Smile award. 

After studying college, he also finished an acting course in National School of Drama in Delhi with Professor Rita Ganguly and then he moved to Mumbai. Prashant has done more than 50 advertisements and became a regular face in the world of ad enterprises. He did some print ads for Touchtel, Sony, Economic Times, LG and several brands. His very first commercial ad was for Creambell Ice Cream along with Saif Ali Khan. 

Subsequently, he was debuted as a film actor through the Hindi romantic-comedy movie, Jhoota Hi Sai by Abbas Tyrewala, where he bagged the role of Uday, the unashamedly gay friend of Siddharth Arya (played by John Abraham). He gained positive response from his acting and started to receive more offers. 

Later, he made his venture to the television world by playing main lead roles in some of the drama and high TRP serials. His first break in a parallel lead was from Zee TV’s Tumhari Disha. He was also seen in Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa and Waaris. He essayed the role of Mahesh Gheewala in Playtime Creationn’s Teen Bahuraniyaan on Zee TV, opposite with Payal (played by Aanchal Anand). Prashant acted in a supporting role as Teji in Endemol’s Geet – Hui Sabse Parayi on STAR One. The actor also played a negative role in the television series, Pyaar Mein Twist on STAR Plus in 2011. He is also part of the soap, ‘Ek Veer Ki Ardaas… Veera’ on STAR Plus, where he played as Sahil, the son of Nihal (played by Kapil Nirmal).

Prashant got married in December 3, 2013 to Karishma Birdy, his long-time girlfriend. The private wedding was held at Mumbai and the couple invited few friends like Manish Raisinghani. Aside from the traditional marriage, the two also got a court marriage with a reception held at Mumbai and New Delhi.

Padam Bhola is an Indian actor who is best known for his appearances in the movies like ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa’ (2008), ‘Pyar Ka Punchnama’ (2011) & ‘Atma’ (2013). In ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa’ (2008), he was seen playing a college mate of the lead character ‘Jai Singh Rathore’ (played by Imran Khan).

Ashish Sharma is an Indian actor who acts predominantly in Bollywood films and Hindi TV serials. He was born in the Pink City Jaipur in Rajasthan and then completed his schooling at the India International School and then went on to graduate in Fashion Designing from the National Institute of Fashion Technology.

 However, it was his role of Lord Krishna in Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwaan Shree Krishn, that inspired him to continue acting. Later in 2012, he participated in Big Boss Season 6, and was linked with actress, and model Sana Khan. Vishal loves experimenting with different styles, and is always enthusiastic about taking up different roles. He is currently working on a different projects altogether, which involves starting a boarding school in his hometown in Palampur. Vishal hasn’t lost his passion for flying, and wants to continue it when possible, and is hoping that he can convert his American licence for use in India. 

 He is known for his kind and generous attitude and hard working personality. He learnt to cook during his stay at America, and can now make different styles. However he still relies on a cook just to be on the safer side. He also loves reading a lot. His favourites include almost all books by John Grisham, Jeffrey Archer, Dan Brown and Paulo Coelho.