Series synopsis
Pushpavalli is a comedy drama television series that premiered on Prime Video on December 15, 2017. It ended on March 12, 2020. It was created by Sumukhi Suresh. It stars Sumukhi Suresh, Naveen Richard, Manish Anand and Preetika Chawla.
Pushpavalli was supposed to finish her Food Science degree and marry a Brahmin man that her mother approved of. All that changed after meeting the charming Nikhil Rao. After secretly following him to Bangalore, she juggles working at a children’s library, dealing with her unpredictable landlady, all the while trying to convince herself that it’s not stalking if you know the person, right?
Premise
Pushpavalli was supposed to finish her Food Science degree and marry a Brahmin man that her mother approved of. All that changed after meeting the charming Nikhil Rao. After secretly following him to Bangalore, she juggles working at a children’s library, dealing with her unpredictable landlady, all the while trying to convince herself that it’s not stalking if you know the person, right?
Premise: Based on a true-ish story
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sumukhi Suresh as Pushpavalli Parasuraman
- Naveen Richard as Pankaj
- Manish Anand as Nikhil Rao
- Preetika Chawla as Swati
- Vidyuth Gargi as Vidyuth
- Ashok Pathak as T-Boi
- Shraddha Gautam as Vasu
- Sumaira Shaikh as Srishti
Supporting cast
- Kaavya Bector as Bhavna
- Sonali Thakker as Saloni
- Niharika Lyra Dutt as Pearl
- Breshna Khan as Rehna
- Harminder Singh Alag as Arhaan Shetty
- Urooj Ashfaq as Tara
- Latha Venkatraman as Pushpavalli's Mother
Guest cast
- Kumar Varun as Guruji
- Rahul Subramanian as Laxman
- Shilpa Iyer as Vidyuth's Mother
- Viswanathan Sridhar as Vidyuth's Father
- Shyam Gopal as Nikhil's Father
- Saipriya Viswanathan as Periamma
- Palvi Jaswal as Dr. Rameeza
- Yasmin Sait as Nikhil's Mother
- Praveen Devasagayam as Cresvelle
- Kenny Sebastian as Vinencio "Vee"
- Pooja Sampath as Girl in Blue
- Neha Dhanani as PG Girl
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | December 15, 2017 | December 15, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 8 | March 12, 2020 | March 12, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bhopal to Bangalore Smitten after a chance encounter with the charming Nikhil Rao at a food conference, Pushpavalli Parasuraman moves from Bhopal to Bangalore to pursue him. Now desperate to figure out his whereabouts, Pushpavalli tries bribing a local chaiwalla with stolen data from her workplace in an attempt to to find Nikhil. |
December 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
Eagle Attack Vasu threatens to throw Pushpavalli out of the PG if she doesn’t pay her deposit by the end of the day. An ornithologist that was scheduled to conduct a bird workshop at the library cancels after being attacked by an eagle. Pushpavalli steps in to host the workshop in the hope of earning some extra money, until she hears that Nikhil is outside T-boi's shop. |
December 15, 2017 |
| 3 |
Chutiya Chutney Vasu agrees to let Pushpavalli cook breakfast for the PG after not being able to pay her deposit. Pankaj has a date with a girl he met at a cycling group. Pushpavalli finds out about a wine tasting event that Nikhil is attending. Not wanting to go alone, Pushpavalli tries sabotaging Pankaj’s date plans in the hope that he will then accompany her. |
December 15, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ab aap kya karengi After spending time regrouping in Bhopal, Pushpavalli Parsuraman is back in Bangalore… for her engagement? But who is getting engaged to? Does this mean the Nikhil Rao chapter is over? |
March 12, 2020 |
| 2 |
Hai hai nagin Pushpavalli tries to get her old job back at the library from Pankaj and tries to get Nikhil’s Bhindi consignment date using T-Boi. Pankaj deals with reptile week as she stealthily gets her job back. But looks like she has no place to stay. Does she go back? |
March 12, 2020 |
| 3 |
Consignment ka date Pushpavalli lives in the PG but secretly. With Nikhil planning to cancel his Bhindi consignment, Pushapvalli makes complicated travel plans for Arhaan at the library. Meanwhile Pankaj and T-boi discover the thrill of marble competition. |
March 12, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Prime Video |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 15, 2017 |
| Last aired | March 12, 2020 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | canceled |