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Designed to win


Kolangal, which has completed over 800 episodes, continues to enthral
viewers


At a time when quite a few Tamil serials are losing their gloss, V.
Thiruselvam's "Kolangal" (Sun TV, Monday-Friday, 9 p.m.) continues to
keep viewers spellbound. The mega serial, which has been running
successfully for more than three years, will complete 1,000 episodes
soon.

"Kolangal" has emerged as the number one TV serial with a healthy TRP
that fluctuates between 22 and 24. Also, the dubbed versions in
Malayalam and Telugu are garnering impressive TRPs and the Kannada
remake "Siri" is a topper too.

What's the secret behind the success of "Kolangal"? Well, there is
something for everyone in the family. The story and the manner in
which it has been packaged and presented by writer-director-actor
Thiruselvam is perhaps its USP.

The story revolves around Abhi (Devayani) and her business rival and
half brother, Aditya (Ajay Kapoor). What makes the serial popular is
its protagonist Abhi (played brilliantly by Devayani), who is a hard
working, head strong, ambitious woman with a lot of values and
principles.

Gripping tale


Thiruselvam has woven a gripping story of a middle class woman who
fights against all odds to reach the top. Abhi's courage to walk out
of a failed marriage and be a pillar of strength to her large family
make her a winner.

Says Devayani: "The serial and the character have given me an
identity, something I never got even after working in 80-odd films.
What I like about Abhi is her willpower to face problems bravely,
without shedding tears or wallowing in self pity."

Says Thiruselvam: "Judging by the feedback I have received, Abhi has
become a role-model for many women."

Last Friday (February 23) in "Kolangal", Abhi has lost everything,
including her construction company that she built up with great
passion and hard work, to Aditya. The confrontation scenes between
the two were gripping.

From now on, the story takes a new twist as Abhi is virtually on the
streets! How she fights back and emerges winner once again will be
told in the coming months.

....

bottomline: this show goes on for many more months in the future.

Feb 26, 2007 - Monday updt

Bangalooru:
Anandhi's watchdog cum asst. Bharathy looks over Vishwa (sorry, it has been so long since he last appeared with any serious purpose that his screen name eludes me) and pens a real-life story based on the protagonist Anandhi, whose body has been taken over by Supriya, our Poongodi from Manaivi. She doesn't fit Anandhi's persona or skin. She comes over, slides over a screen that says ivarukku badhil and quizzes Bharathy over his literary work. Arthi calls Anandhi and briefs her with the back-in-the-street-wise-smart Abhi's loss of her company to Adhi's soozhchi. Bharathy wants to let loose a group of reporters to dig into that but Anandhi checks him. Doc arrives, gives Kartik (hah! now i remember) a clean bill of health and says he can be moved to Singara chennai for recuperation and says he will be completely cured in a short time.There is a slight movement in Kartik which Anandhi notices but Bharathy disagrees. enough said abt this nonsense.

second nonsense:
Adhi and SKPD are drunk and ex-minister warns Adhi that he has still not fully succeeded in chasing Abbi; she still owns 25% share in her company and there is the matter of Shivdas..(I think yugendran's flight tickets are not yet confirmed and hence this throwing of his name before that) Adhi pooh poohs all that and they drink some more.

Third nonsense:
Adhi comes down to the dining table and Paatti is feeding Kailash some farex. Eash is sitting with a sullen face; Adhi is shown as appa to the drooling Kailash; proud paatti Kanchu is looking on; Adhi konjufies his kid from afar, making doggy noises.
Eash then breaks the silence and blames Adhi for acting against his conscience and without any scruples, against Adhi, deploying underhanded methods in depriving her of her company. Adhi says all is fair in business and he cannot stand his one-time employee coming up against him. Usha joins in the melee and blames Adhi too and he points out that she sold her 25% for 25 lakhs. Kanchu is shocked and questions who gave Usha the right? Usha says it is her own money and she will help her dad and no one can question her or has the right to question her and walks out of the room. Eash follows suit and Kanchu is left staring at the departing duo.

...thodaravE vEndaamE please....

Nothing much has happened - a brief update for tuesday and wednesday:

-Mental Karthick has get full recovered and reads Bharati's diary about his feelings for Anandhi. He pretends that he hasn't get recovered yet so the duo (anadhi and bharathi) gets him discharged from the hospital and leaves to Chennai.

-Abhi and Tholz discuss with their lawyer about the company. He requests them to find Shivadas as he also has some shares and has invested money to the company. If she gets his shares, she can be equal to Adhi with 50% shares and being decision maker.

-Abhi and Tholz decide to find Shivadas, so they go to get more info from Pawn.

-Somehow Giri manages to find out this and inform Adhi. He calls up someone.

-Baskar comes to Abhis house and ask how she has taken it easy and let Adhi escape to easily. Anu who has listened to this, shouts at Baskar, Abhi comes to his rescue and shouts back at Anu. She accuses her for always create problems at this house and ask her not to talk about Adhi at her house.

-At the temple, Anu didn't like the way Abhi talked to her previous day coz its Mano who pays the bills and manage the house now, and now one is showing his respect. She don't want her kid to be born there and ask Mano to promise her something and stand by her side, when she will reveal her idea one day. (I think she plans to move out or buy a new house)


-Usha parents come to Adhis house, both son and mother shouts at them for taking money from Usha. They don't anything of this shares matter, poor people. Usha yells at her MIL and Adhi that they don't have any right to ask about her shares bla bla.

March 5, 2007 - Monday updt

Thols goes inside a hospital and gets an attendant to bring a stretcher. Meanwhile, a group of policemen come there with Shivdas's picture and thols tries to slink away. The inspector corners Thols who fibs he came with his sick brother. Now the inspector wants to see the bro. Thols says okkkkk but then as usual, the inspector gets a call, Thols interrupts, is being shooed off; and he runs to the van and asks them to take off.

Next Shivdas is brought into an abondoned building and Paunu and others oppaari vechufy...Thols keeps calling someone on the phone.

Adhi is in his office with a bunch of adiyaaLs and Dilla comes in and is being bitten off by Adhi. Adhi shows him the newspaper article abt Shivdas being shot in Chennai and what was Dillaa doing? he had said that Shivdas was still in Tihar jail; he was neither doing his job for the department nor for Adhi. Dilla says he got in just last night and was away on personal business; Adhi instructs him to follow Abhi and Thols as they have a vested interest in Shivdas.

Usha delivers coffee to Eashwar and Paatti (awful voice today) who enquires abt Anjali. Usha says Kishore and co. are coming to take Anjali for dress shopping for the groom. Usha goes up and Anjali, now being played by our Amala from MalargaL is all tensed abt what Maddy would further do. Usha says we have destroyed all evidence and do not fear. She asks Anju to get ready.

Paatti is shocked when a jeep stops and a policeman alights. But it is Kishore who is now AC appointed in Guindy. They all tease and Kanchu asks Kishore to change into one of Arjun's clothes. Arjun is asked to accompany them but he foists Usha on the pair. hence the dress change as Kanchu feels bad abt a man in police uniform going out with 2 girls. After some teasing and bantering, they leave.

Our mad doctor Mahesh (Thols is resurrecting all from the past..so there is still hope for thenna maram...i mean, anguchamy) is treating Shivdas at the dilapitated building and he says he is out of danger and to look after him with TLC. Thols thanks Mahesh and Abhi also thanks the good doc for his timely help. He says why such formality? call me Mahesh..and this is my duty. looks like in his spare time after practicing as a psychologist, Mahesh freelances as a bullet -remover at nights in abondoned lots. thols says they ran out of all options and then Abhi thought of Mahesh.
Abhi stands there thinking thru' things.
............thodarum........

Update for Wed Mar7-2007

Today it is all Abhi,Abhi,Abhi--why 3 times because in all the 3 parts, she was the central character.

--Abhi meets lawyer and tells him about what happened. She says we need to prepare documents for transfer of shares from shivdas. Lawyer says shivdas is a wanted criminal and if we do the transfer on today's date, it may get invalid and you might get into trouble. So we will get a backdated transfer deed and do the job.
He starts preparing the papers and we see lawyer's assistant watching from a distance. (Pathetic to see the lawyer discussing such a critical matter in open room!!)

Lawyer's assistant now calls Adhi and tells that teh papers for transfer are being prepared.Adhi calls his personal police officer Dilla (looks like he works only for Adhi and not for state!)and tells him go and nab Abhi an get the papers and destroy them.

--Abhi comes out with a file in hand. She sees Dilla and stares eye ball to eye ball at Dilla who comes and snatches the file and looks through.
Lawyer now comes rushing and says you are doing a criminal offense by doing like this. Dilla gets annoyed but can't find anything in the file and returns the file and goes back.
Now Lawyer says to abhi you have done a clever thing by putting some dummy papers in the file and takes the real document from his coat and gives to abhi.She says she got a doubt because after we spoke, immediately your assistant made a call on his mobile and earlier also this happened and hence I got suspicious. Lawyer gets angry and wants to speak to his assistant but abhi says don't disclose now that he has been detected.

--Dilla tells adhi that nothing has been found but adhi tells him to tail abhi.

--Abhi going in call taxi and sees Dilla following and calls thols tyhat she has the documents but she is being followed by dilla. Thols says Shivdas is safe here but you should take maximum care and try to dodge dilla.

--Abhi tries to take diversions but can't shake off dilla and finally stops near a browsing centre and goes in.
Dilla also stops and watches the door.
Abhi meets the girl inside and tells her she needs help. Further sound is muted and we see Dilla still waiting.
Finally he gets fed up and goes inside. Then a lady wearing burqa comes out. Dilla goes in and searches and can't find Abhi. He asks the girl inside who says someone came and did some job and has left.
When Dill leaves the shop, he finds a burqa clad lady getting into a auto.
Suddenly he remembers about the lady who left when he entered the shop.
He puts 2 and 2 together immediately and chases the auto.

Thodarum

But obviously, this must be a different lady!!

here is a brief update for March 8th.

Well, Abhi has managed to escape from Dilla but Adhi is smart enough to figure out their hidden place. he sends his ghoondas there and tries to kill him. Tholz and Shivadas men fight with them , the police arrive there and arrest Shivadas. Tholz has informed about Shivadas to the police, Shivadas is shocked and says he will never forget this. Abhi finally comes there ( why did she took so long time to arrive there )and is also shocked to know that Tholz has informed about Shivadas to the police. She shouts at him and is very angry coz Shivadas will never signs the papers now.

Kolangal highlights for March 9th

Adhi and ex minister meets up. Adhi is very tensioned and tell him about Shivadas. Ex minister says Adhi should have leaved the matter over to him as he has more experience and would have handle on other way. ( he will also have used ghoondas so what other way )Adhi is all mad at Dilla and don't know what happening at the magisters office. ( i have never seen Adhi be chilled down, always mad )

Abhi and Tholz wait outside the magisters office with Dilla keeping an eye on them. Abhi again yells at Tholz for having handover Shivadas to the police. She is getting panic and decide to go inside with a Tholz following her. At inside, she rush over and ask the inspector permission to meet Shivadas. He refuse and our desperate madame beg him and say Shivadas are their partner so they need to meet him. The inspector ask partner in what? Criminal activity and wonder what kind of relation they have with him. He advice her to not talk like this to the others as they will arrest her too. ( hahhaah). The police bring Shivadas into the jeep and take him to Kerala. Still, Abhi is so desperate and ask Tholz to talk with the police, but he refuse.

Dilla meets adhi and ex minister at the office and informs them about Abhi not getting signs from Shivadas.

Anu and useless Mano pack their things to the wedding. Arthi remind Karpagam about her doctor appointment. She ask Mano to take their mum, but Anu refuse to let Mano go as they are getting ready to the wedding. as usual rendu sandhai kozhiyum is fighting with each other, which leads to Anu talking bad about her in-laws who lives as vazhavettikal. ( why cant Arthi take her mum to the doc)

Abhi and Tholz meet the lawyer and ask for advice to how they can meet Shivadas. She wants the lawyer to help them to find on which jail Kerala police has put him on. The junior lawyer overhears everything.

Mar 12, 2007 - Monday updt

Abhi walks in dejected to join other ashoka vanam seethais assembled in her house...aka KKK, Arthi and Rajendran. (I am referring to R as seethai too..in this serial, he seems to be competing with Maddy as to who is the best/better lady look alike? in thOtram and seyal...so far Maddy leads in the former category and Rajendran wins hands down in the latter category)
KKK not content with Abhi's state of despair, vows internally to submerge Abhi in further thuyara kadal and starts her litany..first by innocently visumbufying. Arthi elaborates and Raakshashi rajendran embellishes Anu's acts and words..How is it that whenever Anu feels the need to go to her parents place, Arthi and rajendran will throw KKK's health into their faces? KKK ennamO naaLoru vaayil sElaiyum pozhudhoru vaNNamumaa kozhu kozhunnu irukkaa.
anyway, Abhi for once speaks for us when she asks if raakshashis Arthi and raj couldn't have gone with KKK? but KKK says Anu talked about her daughter's lives...personal lives...and she was right. what others told outside, Anu voiced inside.
She asks Abhi to call up anandhi who is with the madman. Anandhi answers the phone and gives a lukewarm response that she would come tomorrow as madman was sick that day. (the creep. he was well in the hospital) KKK wants to go over to Bharathy's house immediately but Abhi says it can wait until the next morning. Very soon, Bharathy's not-seen parents for so long will also go to Kasi to meet our AC durai's parents from Anandam and Deepak from muhurtham.

Adhi house. - the house is being decorated, overseen by Adhi...when the phone rings upstairs. He answers twice to see it disconnected. He walks down and Usha goes up..and the phone rings again and it is our delectable Madeline...aka Maddy. He wants Usha to come meet him at the same restaurant as before ASAP and it is urgent. Usha says they have nothing to discuss but Maddy threatens and Usha leaves. Adhi who is suspicious has been listening to this from down below and he follows Usha. He loses sight of her auto at a traffic light.

Usha meets Maddy (BTW, beautiful black and gold pallu saree of Usha's) and he wants 5 lakhs. She yells at him but he insists..he says if the marriage has to go the next day without impediments, then she better give the money. Usha says, I know how to deal with you hereafter and I will not pay you a dime...and walks off. Maddy looks 'mad'dy.
...thodarum.......

March 13th brief update

Boring, boring and even more boring



Well, Abhi and her mum come over to Bharathis house and they are disgusted to see Anandhi feed food to Karthick. Karpagam want an answer form Anandhi, will she ever agree for a marriage. Abhi also ask if she is planning to marry Karthick when he becomes cured. Anandhi has never thought about marrying Karthick and agreed to marry Bharathi. Mental is shocked and planning something evil .
- Adhi acts like a husband and ask where Usha has being. She is trying to escape and luckily for her, Kanchu mami comes to her rescue.
- Anandhi and Bharathi are planning to goes out, mental hears this and make a dram about getting seriously sick.
- Abhi is at the lawyer's office to ask about any improvement on finding Shivadas in Kerala.

Highlight for March 14th

Wedding reception for the both jodi going on, Rekha looks like the next Gujarathi mami (she has a big nose ring) . Suddenly Maddy shows up there in a cameraman getup, 5rat sees him who gives her signals to come upstairs. 5rat is very nervous and tells this to Usha. Both of them make an excuse and go upstairs but Kanchu mami stops Usha, as she has to take care of Kishores relations.

Narathar Giri sees Maddy and runs to his boss and informs him about Maddy being there. Adhi is very tensioned to hear Maddy's with Usha ( haha, maybe he is jealous ). They goes upstairs but one of Adhis business friend stops them as he want to talk with them. Maddy threats 5rat and Usha shows up there. He blackmails both of them, if they don't give him 5lakh he will make sure everyone learns about 5rat and him. Kanchu and 5rats future Mil knocks on the door and a worried Usha agrees to give him the money he demands. He gives her 5 minutes to get the money.

She meets him on the car parking and drives away to a desert place. Usha gives him a bag with jewellery and warns him not to disturb them again. She has nothing to give him more. Porikki Maddy says, who says that you hasn't anything to offer me, you can offer your self to me..YUKE. that's is the limit for Usha as she knows he will do something like that therefore has she been alert from the begging. She shows him a knife and tries to stab him, both of them fight with each other. And by an accident she push him down from the hill. FREEZE