Kasturi Nivasa (TV series)

Kasturi Nivasa
Genre	Soap opera
Screenplay by	Sri Harsha C A, Geervani Bhat
Story by	Dialogues: Chaitrika Hegde
Directed by	Mussanje Mahesh
Starring	Risha Nijaguna Dileep Shetty
Country of origin	India
Original language	Kannada
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	833
Production
Producers	Jayashree S Raj Rakesh Chandru
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	20–23 minutes
Production company	Devi Studios Pvt Ltd
Original release
Network	Udaya TV
Release	9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) – 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13)

Kasthuri Nivasa (transl. Kasthuri's House) was an Indian Kannada soap opera which premiered on 9 September 2019 and ended on 13 August 2022 in Udaya TV starring Risha Nijaguna and Dileep Shetty in lead roles.^{[1][2][3] [4][5][6]}

Plot

Parvathi and Mahanadhi's youngest son Raghav marries Mridula, his estranged aunt Kasthuri's daughter. In a cruel twist of fate Mridula's sudden death plunges Raghav into desolation. Unaware of his conniving sister Sarvamangala, can Raghav infuse joy back into Kasturi Nivasa when Kushi enters his life like a breath of fresh airless is what the story unfolds.

Cast

Main

• Varsha / Amrutha Ramamoorthy as Mridula Raghav
• Risha Nijaguna as Kushi Raghav
• Dileep Shetty as Raghav Mahanadi

Supporting

• Asha Rani as Parvathi Mahanadi
• Sitara as Sarvamangala Gopinath
• Jyothi Rai^[7] / Nandini Gowda as Kasthuri
• Rakesh Chandru^[8] as Vasishta
• Rajgopal Joshi as Mahanadi
• Shilpa Iyer / Varshitha Seni^[9] / Sangeetha Narayan as Nagaveni Madhav
• Ruthu Sai as Sathyabhama Keshav
• Suved Das as Abhay Gopinath
• Sourav / Viyan Shikhar^[10] as Madhav Mahanadi
• Padma Vasanthi as Lakkima
• Jyothi as Dr. Jayamma
• Jai Jagadish^[11] as Uday Narayan

Cameo appearances

• Ajay Rao as himself^[12]
• Sudha Rani as herself^[13] (Mahasangama with Sevanthi)
• Srinivasa Murthy as Brahmachari
• Amrutha Ramamoorthy as Mridula Raghav^[14]
• Jayashree S Raj as Durga

Crossover and Special episodes

• It aired a one-hour special episode from 13 January 2020 to 18 January 2020 and from 22 February 2021 to 1 March 2021.^[15]
• From 7 September 2020 to 11 September 2020^[16] and from 2 November 2020 to 8 November 2020^[17] it had a Mahasangama with Sevanthi.
• It had a one-hour episode aired on 1 August 2021.

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Kannada	Kasthuri Nivasa ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ನಿವಾಸ	9 September 2019	Udaya TV	13 August 2022	Original
Tamil	Aruvi அருவி	18 October 2021	Sun TV	11 May 2024	Remake

References

1. "Kasthuri Nivasa to be premiered on Monday". The Times of India.
2. "Watch Kasthuri Nivasa from tomorrow at 6:30pm". The Times of India.
3. "Amrutha Rammoorthy lands a lead role in 'Kasturinivasa'; replaces actress Varsha". The Times of India.
4. "Actress Amrutha Ramamoorthy aka Mruduala opts out of Kasturinivasa; details inside". The Times of India.
5. "Actress Risha Nijaguna joins Team Kasturinivasa". The Times of India.
6. "A twist in Kasthuri Nivasa is set to captivate viewers". The Times of India.
7. "Jyothi Rai lands a prominent role in Kasturinivasa". The Times of India.
8. "Actor Chandru joins Kasthuri Nivasa as Vasishta". The Times of India.
9. "Varshitha Seni gets replaced in Kasturinivasa after testing positive for COVID-19". The Times of India.
10. "Viyan Shikhar replaces Sourav as Madhava in the serial Kasthuri Nivasa". The Times of India.
11. "My daughters expect me to be a cool dad just like my on-screen character: Actor Jai Jagadish on his new show Kasturinivasa". The Times of India.
12. "Filmstar Ajay Rao to make his small screen debut with Kasturinivasa". The Times of India.
13. "Sudharani to play a cameo in Kasthuri Nivasa, Sevanthi special episodes". The Times of India.
14. "I am happy to relive the character of Mrudhula again, says Amrutha Rammoorthi". The Times of India.
15. "Watch special episodes of Kasthuri Nivasa from Monday". The Times of India.
16. "Watch special combined episodes of Sevanthi and Kasthuri Nivasa, from Monday". The Times of India.
17. "Watch Kasturi Nivasa, Sevanthi special episodes from today". The Times of India.