{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2023}} {{Infobox television | image = Vadinamma Serial.jpeg | genre = Drama | creator = | based_on = | writer = S.Siva Sekar <br> Priya Thambi | director = Vasavi Kanth | starring = Prabhakar<br>Sujitha | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = | country = India | language = Telugu | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 808 | list_episodes = | producer = Prabhakar | cinematography = G. Jayagopla Reddy | editor = Mohammad Ajaruddin | runtime = 22 minutes | company = Sri Sumanohara Production Pvt Ltd | network = Star Maa | first_aired = {{Start date|df=yes|2019|05|6}} | last_aired = {{End date|df=yes|2022|03|21}} | related = ''Pandian Stores'' }}
'''''Vadinamma''''' ({{Translation|''Sister-in-Law''}}) is an Indian Telugu-language television drama series which airs on Star Maa and streams on Disney+ Hotstar . The series premiered on 6 May 2019.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Prabhakar and Sujitha starrer Vadinamma to premiere in May|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/prabhakar-and-sujitha-starrer-vadinamma-to-premiere-in-may/articleshow/69097033.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405095000/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/prabhakar-and-sujitha-starrer-vadinamma-to-premiere-in-may/articleshow/69097033.cms|archive-date=5 April 2021|website=The Times of India|date=29 April 2019 }}</ref> This is a remake of Tamil series ''Pandian Stores'' airing on Star Vijay. It stars Sujitha (reprising her role from the original Tamil version), Prabhakar, Rajesh Dutta, Maheshwari, Raj and Priyanka. After running for three years the serial ended on 21 March 2022.
==Plot== It mainly focuses on the unity of a joint family headed by Sita and Raghuram, after the entry of new daughters-in-law, Shailu, Siri and Shilpa.<ref>{{Cite web|title=వదినమ్మ సీరియల్లో ఇదే అసలైన ట్విస్ట్...|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/vadinamma-serial-became-second-highest-ratings-in-telugu-tv-serials-mk-387836.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405100727/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/vadinamma-serial-became-second-highest-ratings-in-telugu-tv-serials-mk-387836.html|archive-date=5 April 2021|website=CNN News18|date=2 December 2019 }}</ref>
== Cast == ===Main=== * Sujitha Dhanush as Seetha Mahalakshmi: Susheela's daughter; Bhaskar's sister; Raghuram's wife; Rishi's mother ** Krithika as Child Seetha * Prabhakar as Raghuram: Gowri Shankar's son; Rajeshwari's step-son; Lakshman, Bharat and Nani's half-brother; Seetha's husband; Rishi's father * Sravan Rajesh Dutta / Unknown as Lakshman: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's eldest son; Bharat and Nani's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Shailu's husband; Rishi's adoptive father ** Shourya as Child Lakshman * Maheshwari as Shailaja aka Shailu: Janardhan and Subadhra's daughter; Lakshman's wife; Rishi's adoptive mother * Raj as Bharat: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's second son; Lakshman and Nani's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Siri's husband; Vaidehi's father ** Chakri as Child Bharath * Priyanka Naidu as Siri: Parvathi and Satyamurthy's daughter; Bharat's wife; Vaidehi's mother * Ganesh Reddy as Nani: Rajeshwari and Gowri Shankar's youngest son; Bharat and Lakshman's brother; Raghuram's half-brother; Shilpa's husband * Suji Thammishetty as Shilpa: Damayanti and Rajasekhar's younger daughter; Kalpana and Kishore's sister; Nani's wife
===Recurring=== * Sujatha Reddy as Rajeshwari: Gowri Shankar's widow; Lakshman, Bharat and Nani's mother; Raghuram's step-mother; Vaidehi's grandmother; Rishi's step-grandmother * Shiva Parvathy / Rajyalakshmi / Nirmala Reddy as Parvathy: Satyamurthy's wife; Siri's mother; Vaidehi's grandmother *Bhargav Rao as Sathyamurthy: Parvathy's husband; Siri's father; Vaidehi's grandfather * Chitram Srinu as Papa Rao: Vijaya's husband; Baby's father * Usha Sri as Vijaya: Papa Rao's wife; Baby's mother * Rajendra as MLA Janardhan: Subadhra's husband; Shailu's father * Kondaveeti Sangeetha as Damayanti: Rajasekar's wife; Shilpa, Kalpana and Kishore's mother (2021–2022) * Naveena as Subadhra: Janardhan's wife; Shailu's mother * Manjula Paritala as Amrutha: Raghuram's relative and fake wife; Varshita's mother * Unknown as Kishore: Damayanti and Rajasekar's son; Kalpana and Shilpa's brother * Baby Nandhita as Varshita: Amrutha's daughter; Raghuram's fake daughter * Unknown as Kalpana: Damayanti and Rajasekar's elder daughter; Kishore and Shilpa's sister; Avinash's wife * Unknown as Avinash: Kalpana's husband * Unknown as Susheela: Bhaskar and Seetha's mother; Rishi's grandmother * Vijay Bhargav as Bhaskar: Susheela's son; Seetha's brother; Durga's husband; Raghuram's best friend * Madhulika as Durga: Bhaskar's wife
=== Cameo appearance ===
* Amardeep Chowdary as Rama * Sreeharsha Chaganti as Abhi * Krishna Koushik as Raja Gopal * Madhavi Latha as Raja Gopal's wife
==Production== In late March 2020, the production and broadcasting of the series halted along with all other Indian television series and films owing COVID-19 outbreak in India.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Covid-19 impact: Film, serial shootings halted till March 31|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/media/film-serial-shootings-halted-till-march-31/articleshow/74642704.cms?from=mdr|website=The Economic Times| date=16 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Telugu television shows back on track|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/telugu-television-shows-back-on-track-and-as-shootings-resume-amid-safety-measures-telugu-serial-buffs-lovers-can-look-forward-to-fresh-episodes-from-june-22/article31876355.ece|website=The Hindu|date=20 June 2020 }}</ref> It resumed after three months in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Vadinamma actor Prabhakar announces Telugu TV shoots to resume in the first week of June|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/vadinamma-actor-prabhakar-announces-telugu-tv-shoots-to-resume-in-the-first-week-of-june/articleshow/75916301.cms|website=The Times of India|date=23 May 2020 }}</ref>
==Reception== ===Critics=== ''The Times of India'' stated, "The old wine in a new bottle that celebrates middle class family emotions has struck a chord with the masses."<ref>{{Cite news|title=From Bigg Boss Telugu 3 to Subhadra Parinayam: Best and most disappointing Telugu TV shows of 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/from-bigg-boss-telugu-3-to-subhadra-parinayam-best-and-most-disappointing-telugu-tv-shows-of-2019/photostory/72925813.cms|website=The Times of India|date=22 December 2019 }}</ref>
===Viewership and ratings=== The series became one of the top five watched Telugu GEC after its time change from afternoon 3:00 pm (IST) to night 7:00 pm (IST) in June 2019 until again being shifted from 7:00 pm in week 49, 2020 despite being in top 3.<ref>{{Cite web|title=కార్తీక దీపం సీరియల్తో వదినమ్మ పోటీ...గెలుపెవరిదో తెలుసా...?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-serial-rating-dented-with-vadinamma-serial-in-star-maa-mk-359968.html|website=CNN News18|date=2 November 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Vadinamma bags a position in the top 5 TV shows in Telugu|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/trp-report-vadinamma-bags-a-position-in-the-top-5-tv-shows/articleshow/70072342.cms|website=The Times of India|date=4 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Bigg Boss Telugu 4's time slot to change soon; details inside|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/telugu/bigg-boss-telugu-4s-time-slot-to-change-soon-details-inside/articleshow/79512437.cms|website=The Times of India|date=December 2020 }}</ref> As in December 2019, it was at second position with ratings more than about 15 TVR after ''Karthika Deepam''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Even TV serials are dominated by other language actresses!|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/even-tv-serials-are-dominated-by-other-language-actresses-592806|website=The Hans India|date=26 December 2019 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- align=center !rowspan="2"| Week and year ! colspan="2" |BARC viewership (Telugu GEC) ! rowspan="2" |Ref(s) |- !Impressions (in millions) !Ranking |- |Week 31, 2019 |8.04 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Telugu TV Shows Rating: వంటలక్క దెబ్బకి 'బిగ్ బాస్' డమాల్.. నెం.1 'కార్తీకదీపం'|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/telugu-tv-shows-ratings-karthika-deepam-creates-all-time-record-by-beating-all-shows-including-bigg-boss/articleshow/70643596.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314080841/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/telugu-tv-shows-ratings-karthika-deepam-creates-all-time-record-by-beating-all-shows-including-bigg-boss/articleshow/70643596.cms|archive-date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- |Week 43, 2019 |10.36 |2 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=దూసుకొస్తున్న వదినమ్మ...కార్తీక దీపం సీరియల్కు చెక్ పెడుతుందా...?|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-serial-became-number-one-place-and-vadinamma-in-second-place-mk-361422.html|website=CNN News18|date=4 November 2019 }}</ref> |- |Week 49, 2019 |10.72 |2 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jabardasth Rating: 'జబర్దస్త్'ని సైడేసిన న్యూస్ .. నాగబాబు ఎఫెక్ట్ లేదు కాని..!|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/jabardasth-rating-/articleshow/72533114.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321132030/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/jabardasth-rating-/articleshow/72533114.cms|archive-date=21 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- |Week 50, 2019 |10.44 |2 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karthika Deepam: వంటలక్క దెబ్బకు బెల్లంకొండ హీరో బేజారు...కార్తీక దీపమే టాప్...|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-will-become-top-rating-programe-across-the-barc-telugu-ratings-mk-409966.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330174834/https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/karthika-deepam-will-become-top-rating-programe-across-the-barc-telugu-ratings-mk-409966.html|archive-date=30 March 2021|website=CNN News18|date=24 December 2019 }}</ref> |- |Week 8, 2020 |8.50 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pinni 2 Serial: 'వంటలక్క' స్పీడ్కు 'పిన్నీ' బ్రేకులు.. రంగంలోకి దిగుతున్న రాధిక|url=https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/karthika-deepam-vs-pinni-serial-radhika-sarathkumar-back-to-small-screen-with-sensational-serial-pinni/articleshow/74594821.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321131003/https://telugu.samayam.com/tv/news/karthika-deepam-vs-pinni-serial-radhika-sarathkumar-back-to-small-screen-with-sensational-serial-pinni/articleshow/74594821.cms|archive-date=21 March 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- |Week 28, 2020 |7.23 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Week 28 2020 Top 5 Telugu programs|url=https://twitter.com/BARCIndia/status/1286304247739551744|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724030309/https://twitter.com/BARCIndia/status/1286304247739551744|archive-date=2020-07-24|website=Twitter|publisher=BARC India}}</ref> |- |Week 33, 2020 |8.61 |4 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Allu Arjun's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Beats Sarileru Neekevvaru By Getting Highest TRP Ratings|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/allu-arjuns-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-beats-sarileru-neekevvaru-by-getting-highest-trp-ratings-827158|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314082249/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/allu-arjuns-ala-vaikunthapurramuloo-beats-sarileru-neekevvaru-by-getting-highest-trp-ratings-827158|archive-date=14 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2021|website=International Business Times|date=27 August 2020 }}</ref> |- | Week 37, 2020 | 9.72 | 3 | <ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 37 - DATA: Saturday, 12th September 2020 To Friday, 18th September 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925140004/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> |- | Week 42, 2020 | 10.82 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 42 - DATA: Saturday, 17th October 2020 To Friday, 23rd October 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030073503/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=30 October 2020|website=BARC India}}</ref> |- |Week 44, 2020 |10.39 |3 |<ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 44 - DATA: Saturday, 31st October 2020 To Friday, 6th November 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112120059/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=12 November 2020|website=BARC India}}</ref> |- | Week 46, 2020 | 9.80 | 3 | <ref>{{Cite web|title=WEEK 46 - DATA: Saturday, 14th November 2020 To Friday, 20th November 2020|url=https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|website=BARC India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201140746/https://barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=1 December 2020}}</ref> |- | Week 48, 2020 | 9.87 | 3 | <ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=WEEK 48 - DATA: Saturday, 28th November 2020 To Friday, 4th December 2020|url=https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216171146/https://www.barcindia.co.in/data-insights|archive-date=16 December 2020|access-date=|website=BARC India}}</ref> |}
== Adaptations == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! style="background:Pink;" |Language ! style="background:Pink;" |Title ! style="background:Pink;" |Original release ! style="background:Pink;" |Network(s) ! style="background:Pink;" |Last aired ! style="background:Pink;" |Notes |- | Tamil | ''Pandian Stores'' <br> பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ் | 1 October 2018 | Star Vijay | 28 October 2023 | Original |- | Telugu | ''Vadinamma'' <br> వదినమ్మ | 6 May 2019 | Star Maa | 21 March 2022 | rowspan="6" | Remake |- | Marathi | ''Sahkutumb Sahparivar'' <br> सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार | 24 February 2020 | Star Pravah | 3 August 2023 |- | Bengali | ''Bhaggolokkhi'' <br> ভাগ্যলক্ষী | 31 August 2020 | Star Jalsha | 21 March 2021 |- | Malayalam | ''Santhwanam'' <br> സാന്ത്വനം | 21 September 2020 | Asianet | 27 January 2024 |- | rowspan="2"| Hindi | ''Gupta Brothers'' <br> गुप्ता ब्रदर्स | 5 October 2020 | Star Bharat | 26 January 2021 |- | ''Pandya Store'' <br> पंड्या स्टोर | 25 January 2021 | StarPlus | 26 May 2024 |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|12587540|Vadinamma}} * [https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/vadinamma/1260004807 Vadinamma] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235407/https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/vadinamma/1260004807 |date=13 April 2021 }} on Disney+ Hotstar
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