​From My Dear Bootham to Thanga Vettai: Best Tamil TV shows of all time​

Today, people might be drawn toward OTT platforms, but there was a time when audiences were glued to the TV screens. Tamil TV has produced some of the finest shows in the history of Indian television. Here's a quick look at some of the best Tamil shows of all time which will surely drive fans nostalgic.

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It isn't an exaggeration to say many youngsters were once ardent fans of this serial. The show premiered in May 2004 and went off-air after airing 914 episodes ( in 2007). The Mystery series featured Abhilash, and Nivetha Thomas along with Gandhimathi, and Vietnam Veedu Sundaram in predominant roles.

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The series is about the funny happenings at their home. At times, they land themselves in trouble while trying to prank the other one. The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been portrayed in a funny way, similar to Tom and Jerry's relationship. This show was inspired by the famous Hindi show Tu Tu Main Main was very popular among Tamil viewers too.

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The popular show Chithi 1 and 2 ran for a good 22 years between 1999 to 2020. The show catapulted many actors to fame and made them a household name. The show was laced with over-the-top drama and conflicts in the family. Something we might find very hard to relate to now.

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The story of this TV drama, revolving around an old wizard living inside a magical banyan tree, caught the imagination of '90s kids. Maya Machinthra was a TV series directed by Indian Cinematographer B. R. Vijayalakshmi. She is the first Asian woman cinematographer who went on to make 22 feature films and has worked for popular TV series like 'Maya Machindra' and 'Velan.'

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The story about five sisters brought up with middle-class values caught the pulse of the Tamil tele-audience. The show features Delhi Kumar, Thirumurugan, Chetan, Kaveri, Gayathri Shastry, Bose, Venkat, Sanjeev, and Rindhya.

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The massive success of this first Tamil high school drama Kana Kaanum Kalangal. The story plot revolves around the 12th-grade students, separated into two groups. Everyday happenings of the student life are portrayed in this series to very minute details like healthy competition, fights, family matters, ego, jealousy, love, and friendship.

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Thanga Vettai is a Tamil television game show. This series had been formatted as a game show based on the quiz. Actress Radhika's Radaan Mediaworks had started this game show. The show was hosted by popular actress Ramya Krishnan.

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