# Ayali (2025 TV series)
**Ayali** (அயலி) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller drama serial that premiered on [Zee Tamil](https://www.edgepedia.org/zee-tamil) on 2 June 2025 at 8:30 pm, starring Tejaswini Gowda and Anand Selvan as the leads.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html) • [2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) It is an official remake of the Bengali serial *Jagaddhatri* (জগদ্ধাত্রী), and it is a different program from an unrelated 2023 ZEE5 Tamil web series that shares the title Ayali.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25966494/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Monday to Saturday at 8:30 pm from late July 2025, after starting on five days a week[4](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Jul/28/ayali-karthigai-deepam-serial-telecasting-time-change) |
| Leads | Tejaswini Gowda as Ayali and Anand Selvan as Siva; Kasthuri as the lead's mother, Archana IPS[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) |
| Premise | Ayali, shunned by her family over false accusations against her mother, secretly works as an undercover police officer while trying to clear her late mother's name with Siva's help[5](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653) • [2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) |
| Production | Directed by Parameshwarar; produced by S. Sabarshkumar; production company listed as Monk Studios on IMDb[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html) • [6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37284116/) |
| Streaming | Streams on ZEE5 in Tamil, rated U/A 13+[5](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653) |
## Identification and naming
Two Tamil programs carry the name Ayali. The 2025 subject of this article is the Zee Tamil daily serial that premiered on 2 June 2025. A separate ZEE5 streaming series, also titled Ayali and running since 2023, follows a village girl named Tamizhselvi who challenges her village's age-old customs; [The Hindu](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hindu) reviewed that web series, written and directed by Muthu Kumar, as an eight-episode drama set in the village of Veerapannai featuring a folk deity named Ayali.[3](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25966494/) • [7](https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ayali-series-review-an-emotional-compelling-story-that-takes-on-the-patriarchy/article66446462.ece) The Tamil-language press prints the 2025 serial's title as அயலி.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html)
## Premise and format
The series centers on a double life. According to ZEE5's official synopsis, Ayali is shunned by her family over false accusations against her mother; she tolerates her stepmother's cruelty and teams up with Siva to expose a man named Varma and prove her mother's innocence.[5](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653) Tamil press coverage at launch described the character as having a second face her family does not know: she works as an undercover cop.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html)
Kasthuri plays the lead's mother, an honest police officer, Archana IPS, shown dying early in the story, after which the heroine becomes a police officer to fulfill her mother's wish while continuing her covert work.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) The Times of India described Gowda's role as a dual-faced character, a traditional woman at home and a fierce rebel outside.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tejaswini-gowda-and-anand-selvan-set-to-play-the-leads-in-ayali/articleshow/121379528.cms) The premise parallels that of the Bengali original, whose heroine similarly hides an intelligence-officer identity while seeking to clear her late mother's name.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html)
## Cast and creative team
Tejaswini Gowda plays the title character and Anand Selvan plays Siva; both were announced as leads before launch.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) Gowda began her acting career with the Telugu serial *Koilamma* in 2016, playing Kokila (Chinni), appeared in the Kannada serial *Bili Hendthi* as Ramya, and made her Tamil debut with *Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Naanum* in 2019; oneindia also ties her to *Vidhya No.1*, and Selvan to *Ninaithale Inikkum*.[8](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tejaswini-gowda-and-anand-selvan-set-to-play-the-leads-in-ayali/articleshow/121379528.cms) • [2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) IMDb's cast list adds Lakshmi Vasudevan, Akshita Bopaiah, Riya Manoj, Vidhya Mohan, and Aarthi Ram.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37284116/)
Behind the camera, Filmibeat credits Parameshwarar as director, S. Sabarshkumar as producer, Mojith as editor, and Jo.e as cinematographer.[1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html) ZEE5's synopsis spells the antagonist's name Varma, while another listing spells it Varman.[5](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653)
## Production and broadcast
Zee Tamil announced the serial in advance of a 2 June 2025 premiere in the 8:30 pm slot.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) IMDb lists the country of origin as India, the language as Tamil, the production company as Monk Studios, and ZEE5 as the official site.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37284116/) The serial is a daily drama; ZEE5 lists it as a 2025 Tamil drama rated U/A 13+, and it streams on the platform.[5](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653) Episode-count figures conflict across databases: IMDb lists 89 episodes in one season spanning 2025–2026, while Filmibeat lists 404 total episodes at 30 minutes each and another listing gives about 20 minutes per episode.[6](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37284116/) • [1](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html)
## Scheduling and what changed since 2023
The serial launched on 2 June 2025.[2](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html) On 28 July 2025, the Tamil daily Dinamani reported that Ayali would broadcast Monday through Saturday at 8:30 pm, an expansion from the usual five-day week for Tamil serials; the report placed it back to back with the sibling Zee Tamil serial *Karthigai Deepam*, which moved to 9:00 pm in the same six-day arrangement.[4](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Jul/28/ayali-karthigai-deepam-serial-telecasting-time-change)
## The Jagaddhatri remake family
Ayali is the Tamil entry in a Zee-network family of remakes of the Bengali serial *Jagaddhatri* (জগদ্ধাত্রী), which aired on Zee Bangla from 29 August 2022 to 14 December 2025.
| Language | Title | Network | Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | *Jagaddhatri* জগদ্ধাত্রী | Zee Bangla | 29 August 2022 – 14 December 2025 |
| Telugu | *Jagadhatri* | Zee Telugu | from 21 August 2023 |
| Punjabi | *Sehajveer* ਸਹਿਜਵੀਰ | Zee Punjabi | 25 March 2024 – 31 May 2025 |
| Tamil | *Ayali* அயலி | Zee Tamil | from 2 June 2025 |
| Marathi | *Tarini* तारिणी | Zee Marathi | from 11 August 2025 |
| Hindi | *Jagadhatri* जगद्धात्री | Zee TV | from 10 November 2025 |
| Malayalam | *Durga* ദുർഗ്ഗ | Zee Keralam | from 17 November 2025 |
Compared with its Tamil siblings on the same channel, Ayali occupies the 8:30 pm slot ahead of *Karthigai Deepam* at 9:00 pm in the shared six-day schedule established in July 2025.[4](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Jul/28/ayali-karthigai-deepam-serial-telecasting-time-change)
## References
1. [Ayali Serial — Filmibeat](https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil-tv-serials/ayali-s85.html)
2. [Zee Tamil Announces New Serial Ayali Featuring Actress Kasturi as Lead's Mother (Oneindia Tamil)](https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/zee-tamil-announces-new-serial-ayali-featuring-actress-kasturi-as-lead-s-mother-708551.html)
3. [Ayali (TV Series 2023– ) (IMDb)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25966494/)
4. [இனி, சனிக்கிழமையிலும் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் இரு தொடர்கள்! (Dinamani, 28 July 2025)](https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Jul/28/ayali-karthigai-deepam-serial-telecasting-time-change)
5. [Ayali (ZEE5 official show page)](https://www.zee5.com/tv-shows/details/ayali/0-6-4z5761653)
6. [Ayali (TV Series 2025– ) (IMDb)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37284116/)
7. ['Ayali' series review (The Hindu)](https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ayali-series-review-an-emotional-compelling-story-that-takes-on-the-patriarchy/article66446462.ece)
8. [Tejaswini Gowda and Anand Selvan set to play the leads in 'Ayali' (Times of India)](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/tejaswini-gowda-and-anand-selvan-set-to-play-the-leads-in-ayali/articleshow/121379528.cms)
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