Amrutham Dhvitheeyam is a 2020 ZEE5 Telugu Original comedy series starring Harsha Vardhan, L B Sriram, Vasu, and Sivannarayana. In this sequel of Amrutham , the all-time popular Telugu sitcom, Amrutham and Anji continue to come up with creative ideas for their restaurant and fail with hilarious consequences
Icchapurapu Ksheera Sagara Panchamrutha Rao (a.k.a. Amrutham, played by Harsha Vardhan is the main character of the series. He is a naive, gullible middle-aged man. He owns a restaurant called Amrutha Vilas (renamed to New Amrutha Vilas, New Amrutha Terrace Vilas, Pizza Dhaba and New Amrutha New Vilas at later points in the serial) in Hyderabad. He dreams of making it big with his restaurant business but each “innovative” step he takes towards that only ends up in losses or at best, breaking even.
Aamudaala Anjaneyulu (a.k.a. Anji, played by L.B. Sriram) is Amrutham’s friend, business partner & chef in their hotel. He is a sharp yet gullible middle-aged man. He stays next to Amrutham’s residence and is a family friend. He gives a lot of out-of-the-box ideas to improve the business. Often, they end up in a disaster.
Sanjeevini (a.k.a. Sanju, played by Satya Krishnan is Amrutham’s wife. She is a house-wife and occasionally helps Amrutham run the business. She is ambitious and smart. She mostly stays in her native village to take care of their son.
Aamudaala Santha (a.k.a. Santha, played by Ragini) is Anji’s wife. Their son, Maruthi, studies in another town. She is an employee in the AG office and occasionally helps Anji & Amrutham to run the business. She is ambitious and smart.
Gongali Appaji (a.k.a. Appaji, played by Sivannarayana) is the owner of all the houses that Amrutham runs the restaurant in. He is an annoying miser who imposes unreasonable and unlawful penalties on his tenants. He does not let his wife cook at his home and takes parcels from Amrutha Vilas for free by virtue of being the owner of the house. He wears colorful clothes and a gold-coated wide belt. The belt is unique and passed on as an heirloom in his family. It is often a point of fun in the serial. In the 282nd episode titled “Belt Bhagavatam”, it is revealed that anyone who touches the belt becomes cruel, selfish and sadistic.
Sarveswaran (a.k.a. Sarvam, played by Vasu Inturi) is an all-rounder at the restaurant. He cooks, serves, cleans and occasionally handles the cash register. He comes from Tamil Nadu and has a distinct Tamil accent of Telugu. He is a huge fan of Rajinikanth and is very loyal to Amrutham. He is very innocent and gullible too. He falls in love with Appaji’s daughter, Umadevi.
Parandhamayya (played by Kasi Vishwanath) is Amrutham’s father-in-law. He is a noted political figure in his town and an agriculturist. He dislikes his son-in-law for his inability to properly perform any task assigned to him. He keeps his daughter and grandson with him to protect them from the problems that Amrutham invites.
