Abhishekam (TV series)
Abhishekam (Telugu: అభిషేకం; translation: Anointing) is an Indian Telugu soap opera that airs on ETV (Telugu). It aired from Monday to Saturday initially during prime time and later shifted to afternoon. It premiered on 22 December 2008 and is the longest running Telugu television soap opera. The series went off air on 1 February 2022. Plot

Abhishekam is a story of family relationships and human values. Narasimham and Susheela have two children, Vinay and Sumathi. Vinay grows up hating his father because of Narasimham's alcoholism. Narasimham also harasses his wife on constant basis. Because of Narasimham Vijay's sister dies which causes Vinay to leave the house. He goes on to live with Mastaru (Eng translation Teacher) and his family in a village. He stays with the family for twelve years during which Mastaru's daughter Rekha starts to love him. He rejects her love because of Rekha's grandmother who is against their union. He becomes a software engineer and marries his boss's daughter Swathi. One day he accidentally meets his mother and Mastaru. From whom he learns about critical health of Rekha. Urged by his mother and Mastaru he also marries Rekha to fulfill her last wish due to her critical status. But to everyone's surprise Rekha recovers and comes to Vinay's home. How Vinay reacts to this and what decision he takes and how he deals with his wife Swathi in this regard forms the crux of the story. 