Radikaa Ups The Ante With Chandrakumari

After 6­year run of Vani Rani, she’s donning 7 roles for new serial

- Udhav Naig Ramya Kannan

In the ever­changing world of Tamil TV entertainment, there is something that has not changed one bit – Radikaa Sarathkumar’s undisputed stardom. Over the decades, families have adored her, and they follow her from serial to serial, seated in their living rooms, eyes glued on to the TV set, entrenched in the drama playing out on the small screen. Her acting skills are a huge draw of course, but her fandom mostly appreciates her for being that condent, smart and self­made woman she is in her serials, inspiring loads of women, evening after evening.

Since her smash hit show, Chithi, years ago on Sun TV, Radikaa Sarathkumar has done 6 long­ running television shows and her last, Vani Rani, in which she played two identical sisters diametrically opposite in character, wound down after six years last Saturday.

Back with a bang

Now, Radikaa Sarathkumar will be back on the small screen, in the same time slot, as Chandrakumari. If Vani Rani was tough and demanding with dual roles, how challenging will the new serial that began showing on the small screen on Monday evening be, with seven roles across seven generations? No small measures for her, at any rate.