Swami Ayyappan is an Indian soap opera that debuted on Asianet channel. The show was produced by Merryland Studio and completed four seasons. It is currently airing its fifth season, Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan. It is one of the top-rated series in Indian television. The series was dubbed into Tamil as Swami Ayyapan for Vijay TV and Telugu as Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa for Star Maa.

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Swami Ayyappan
Genre	Drama Mythology
Directed by	Season 1: Suresh Unnithan Season 2, 3: Thulasidas Season 4: Kannan Thamarakkulam Season 5: Sudheesh Sankar
Starring	Kaushik Babu Devan Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran Sukanya Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Rajan P. Dev Nandhu K. R. Vijaya
Opening theme	Sabarimaamala Vaazhumayyappa
Ending theme	Harivaraasanam
Composers	Sanandh George Udayakumar Anjal
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	5
Production
Producer	Merryland Studio
Production company	Merryland Studio
Original release
Network	Asianet
Release	20 November 2006 (2006-11-20)

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Lord Vishnu incarnates as an enchantress, Mohini, who steals the Amrita for the devas and gains Lord Shiva's heart.

Producer Karthikeyan spotted Kaushik Babu in a magazine and invited him to the studio. After getting into a costume and makeup, Kaushik strongly resembled a painting of Swami Ayyappan and was signed for the show's leading role. Although Kaushik was a child actor in the Telugu film industry, this was his television debut. Later Devan, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Sukanya, Lakshmi Gopalaswamy, Rajan P. Dev, and Nandhu were signed for other lead roles, along with other prominent actors from the Malayalam film and television industries.

In 2010, Merryland Studio aired Swami Ayyappan Saranam, a continuation of the series that portrayed additional experiences of Swami Ayyappan. Devan and Kaushik Babu reprised their roles, along with Meenakumari and several Malayali artists.

The third season, Sabarimala Shri Dharmashasta, aired on Asianet in 2012 and continued the story of Ayyappa Bhaktha's (Devotees of Ayyappa). This season featured Kaushik Babu's return to the Malayalam television industry, performing with actors K. R. Vijaya, T. S. Raju, Praveena, Maya Vishwanath, Harsha Nair, Indulekha, and Baby Nayana in the other lead roles.

The fourth season, Sabarimala Swami Ayyappan, aired on Asianet in 2019. It was a remake of season one with a different format. This season is noted for the debut of Kaushik Babuas an adult actor in Malayalam television.

The fifth season, Malikappuram: Apathbandhavan Ayyappan airs on Asianet from 6 November 2023. The show was the story of Ayyappa's devotee. The show stars K. R. Vijaya, Baby Eithal in lead roles and child artist Aarav Umesh plays role of Lord Ayyappa.

The television show featured recurring and original music, including:

• "Sabarimamala Vazhum Ayyappa" (title song)
• "Harivarasanam" (closing theme)
• "Chandrakaladhara" (Song of Mohini and Bhasmasura)
• "Siva-lasya" (Song of Mohini and Siva)
• "Veeravirada" (Pandhalam celebration song)
• "Padhakam Malam Thozhunne Murari" (devotional song)
• "Mannilum Vinnilum" (Song at Gurukulam) from Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)
• "Harinarayana Jayanarayana" (sung by Maharshi Naradar), from Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)
• "Eshwaran Illathoru Idavumilaa" (Song at Gurukulam)

• Swami Ayyappan (1975 film)