Thendral
| Thendral | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Screenplay by | Guru. Sampathkumar C. U. Muthuselvan Dialogues: Guru. Sampathkumar Ezhilvaradhan |
| Story by | Ananda Vikatan |
| Directed by | S. Kumaran |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Kiran |
| Opening theme | "Poradave" Karthik (Vocals) Yugabharathi (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 1,340 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Cinematography | S. T. Maads |
| Editors | Sasi K. Basanth G. V. Rajan B. Chandru S. Neilston Palanisamy |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Production company | Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sun TV |
| Release | 7 December 2009 – 17 January 2015 |
Thendral (transl. Breeze) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language soap opera that aired Monday through Friday on Sun TV. It was broadcast from 7 December 2009 to 17 January 2015 for 1,340 episodes.
The show stars Shruthi Raj and Deepak Dinkar and revolves around a girl's struggle in a middle-class family, focusing on the importance of women's education. It was produced by Vikatan Televistas Pvt Ltd and directed by S. Kumaran. The show replaced Kolangal and was replaced by Priyamanaval which both serials was also produced by Vikatan Televistas. Thendral was amongst the first Tamil serials to go viral on the internet. The Indian newspaper Business Standard described it as the "first youthful prime time daily soap in Tamil". Thendral has been highly acclaimed and has won many awards. After a nine-year hiatus, the show returned from 10 December 2018 on Vikatan Prime Time YouTube channel every day. It was re-telecasting on Colors Tamil from 16 May 2022.