the nose to the chin) would match that of the actor who would play their parent's role". For that Sureshwar was chosen to play Poovilangu Mohan's son to match his height. Broadcast From 1996 to 1998, The first 2 seasons of the series were aired in Sun TV. From 1999 to 2001, The later 3 seasons of the series were later shifted to Raj TV. In 2015, The series was later re-telecasted in Vasanth TV. In 2020 during the corona virus pandemic, it was re-telecasted in Sun TV. [2]. Reception Marmadesam was an extremely successful tele-serial. It was ranked first in viewership among the television programmes telecast from Chennai in 1997. Ranjanai Krishnakumar of Firstpost praised Vidathu Karuppu that it "has aged remarkably well, never once making me cringe so far. The mystery is just as riveting as I remember it. The foreboding is a delight to discover. For those of us who know the ending, re-watching the show makes the clues obvious". Home media Streaming The digital rights of the show was initially with Rajshri Tamil channel. In 2019, Kavithalayaa announced that all the seasons of Marmadesam will be released in their own YouTube channel. The show became available on Kavithalayaa's own YouTube channel from August 2019. DVD The first part of the serial, Ragasiyam, was released on DVD as a 5-disc region-free set in 2011 by Swathi Soft Solutions, Chennai. Dubbing & Remake Telugu dubbing The show has also been dubbed in Telugu with the title - Rahasyam (రహస్యం). Hindi remake The first series of Marmadesam, Ragasiyam, was remade in Hindi with 2 seasons on Star Bharat under the name Kaal Bhairav Rahasya with significant changes in the storyline and was shot in Bhopal. Further reading Making of Marmadesam - An Interview with Director Naaga Marmadesam - Vidaathu Karuppu - யாரும் அறியா திகில் ரகசியங்கள்... கிட்ஸை மனசில் வெச்சுதான் 'விடாது கருப்பு’ எடுத்தோம்..! - நாகா References External links Raj TV Official Site Raj Television Network Raj TV television series Sun TV original programming Tamil-language mystery television series Tamil-language thriller television series 1990s Tamil-language television series 1997 Tamil-language television series debuts 2001 Tamil-language television series endings Tamil-language television shows Television shows based on Indian novels