Ayali

அயலி

Ended First aired 26/Jan/2023 India TA 1 season(s) 8 episode(s)

Young Tamizhselvi dreams of becoming a doctor. But her village, Veerappannai, has fearsome age-old customs and traditions which inadvertently suppress women of the village. Will she be able to overcome them?

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Season 1 · Miniseries

8 episode(s) · Air date: 26/Jan/2023

Season Overview

Tamil Selvi, a teenager, struggles with her dreams of becoming a doctor in the oppressive village of Veerappannai. Will she be able to break the 500-year-old custom that bars women's education?

Season Overview

Tamil Selvi, a teenager, struggles with her dreams of becoming a doctor in the oppressive village of Veerappannai. Will she be able to break the 500-year-old custom that bars women's education?

S1E8

Ayali

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 32 min

Summary

Ezhil and Sakthivel's marriage gets arranged. But the women in the village now take a stand against any custom that challenges their freedom and try to stop the union.

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S1E7

The Revolution

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 32 min

Summary

Inspired by Tamil, every woman now wants to enter the temple. Tamil feels happy thinking about the changed fate of the women in her village. But Thavasi’s son soon crushes her plans.

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S1E6

No Boundaries for Bold Women

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 34 min

Summary

Tamil's friend Kayalvizhi is due to get married. They come up with a plan to stop it by defying a custom that restricts women's entry to the temple. This move overturns all the traditional practices of the village.

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S1E5

Three Flowers

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 35 min

Summary

Tamil and her mother travel to town for the public examination. However, Tamil's father gets injured in an accident, and her mother begins to think of it as god’s way of punishing the family for defying customs.

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S1E4

Hall Ticket

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 38 min

Summary

As the village's 1st female student who has progressed to class 10, Tamil is often bullied. Will she defy the village head and step outside the village to take the test in the town public school?

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S1E3

The Kuruvammal Challenge

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 37 min

Summary

Tamil hides her puberty and violates the village's most important tradition to continue with her education. But when her mother discovers her condition, Tamil convinces her to let her continue going to school.

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S1E2

The Red Pain

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 33 min

Summary

Tamil fears that her dream of becoming a doctor will fail as soon as she reaches puberty, as her parents won’t defy customs. She prays to God so that she never hits puberty, only to be disappointed.

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S1E1

The Achievers' Board

Air date: 26/Jan/2023 · Runtime: 37 min

Summary

In the 90s, the people of Veerappannai take pride in marrying off girls as soon as they reach puberty. But teenaged Tamil Selvi dreams of becoming a doctor rather than a young bride.