The Tarini serial cast is led by Shivani Sonar as Tarini and Swaraj Nagargoje as Kedar Khandekar. The Zee Marathi show premiered on 11 August 2025 and is produced by Sharmishtha Raut and Tejas Desai under the Ericon Telefilms banner. It is the Marathi remake of the Bengali series Jagaddhatri.
The cast is built around two households that anchor the whole drama. Tarini belongs to the Belsare family, while the Khandekars are the media-tycoon family she and Kedar infiltrate under cover. A supporting line of officers and recurring characters fills out Team Tarini.
Tarini serial cast and characters
The table lists the main and supporting cast, drawn from Nettv4u’s cast and crew list and Wikipedia’s roster as retrieved in November 2026. Family relationships follow the character names, and short cameo appearances by film actors such as Priya Bapat, Umesh Kamat and Shreyas Talpade are left out.
| Actor | Character | Who they play |
|---|---|---|
| Shivani Sonar | Tarini Madhav Belsare / Tarini Kedar Khandekar | Title role; an undercover officer in a special crime unit |
| Swaraj Nagargoje | Kedar Dayanand Khandekar (KD) | IPS officer and Tarini’s partner |
| Abhidnya Bhave | Kaushiki Khandekar | Central figure in the Khandekar household |
| Avinash Narkar | Dayanand Khandekar | Kedar’s father |
| Siddhirupa Karmarkar, then Sheetal Kshirsagar | Padmini Dayanand Khandekar | Dayanand’s wife; the role was recast |
| Chitra Khare | Devaki Dayanand Khandekar | Khandekar family elder |
| Nayan Jadhav | Makarand Khandekar (Mac) | Khandekar family member |
| Niyati Rajwade | Chetana Makarand Khandekar | Makarand’s wife |
| Prashant Keni | Yuvraj Dayanand Khandekar | Kedar’s brother, who schemes against him |
| Sanchita Gupte | Isha Makarand Khandekar | Makarand’s daughter |
| Bhargavi Chirmule | Vasudha Madhav Belsare | Madhav’s wife |
| Pankaj Chemburkar | Madhav Pundalik Belsare | Tarini’s father |
| Ragini Samant | Sumitra Pundalik Belsare (Sumi) | Belsare family elder |
| Rupali Mangle | Rekha Madhav Belsare | Tarini’s sister |
| Suvedha Desai | Nishita Madhav Belsare (Nishi) | Tarini’s sister |
| Shreyasi Vaidya | Namrata Madhav Belsare (Nama) | Tarini’s sister |
| Aarti Wadagbalkar | Malati Pundalik Belsare | Belsare family member |
| Ashwini Gorle | Kavya Prakash Bodas | Belsare family member |
| Manasi Kulkarni | Jaya Jagdale (JJ) | Team Tarini’s boss, entered in July 2026 |
| Ganesh Pawar | Kapil Trilok (Katri) | Recurring role |
| Anant Jog | Bapurao Jamkhande | Recurring role |
| Atul Todankar | Gururaj Kamat | Recurring role |
| Payal Jadhav | Harpreet Chaddha / Reva Sabnis | Recurring role |
| Mahesh Khairnar | Nityanand | Recurring role |
| Nikita Zepale | Fatima | Recurring role |
| Parth Narkar | Techno | Recurring role |
| Uday Tikekar | Vikram Karkhanis | Recurring role |
| Umesh Jagtap | Charudatta Desai | Recurring role |
| Adira Chavan | Ira | Child character |
What Tarini is about
Tarini Belsare leads a double life. At home she keeps the face of a quiet, traditional daughter. Outside, she works as an undercover officer for a special crime unit, a role she took after her mother, an honest police head constable, was falsely accused in a bribery case and driven to suicide.
Her partner is Kedar Khandekar, an IPS officer and marksman who becomes her confidant. Their investigation points at the influential Khandekar family. To follow that lead, the two of them enter the household under cover. Their goal is to find the mastermind behind her mother’s death.
The new character in Tarini
Sakal reported on 15 July 2026 that Manasi Kulkarni had entered the show as Jaya Jagdale, known on screen as JJ, the new boss of Team Tarini. The report tied her casting to a promo that showed the officer’s arrival and said everyone on the team was eager to meet her.
Kulkarni came to the role from Star Pravah’s Thoda Tuza Thoda Maza. Her entry landed amid a run of twists that pushed the serial into Zee Marathi’s top five in the TRP list, as Sakal noted at the time.
“What are they feeding to my mum and sis and they were genuinely holding their nerves watching ts😭”
– r/TeensofMaharashtra, September 2026 (37 upvotes)
Where to watch Tarini
Tarini airs on Zee Marathi, with episodes running 20 to 30 minutes, and it has been on air since 11 August 2025. Viewers following other Zee serials can check the Vasudha serial cast and the Lo Chudail Chali Sasural cast.
Tarini serial cast FAQ
Who plays Tarini in the Tarini serial?
Shivani Sonar plays Tarini, the title character of the Zee Marathi serial. She appears as Tarini Madhav Belsare before the character’s marriage and as Tarini Kedar Khandekar after it.
Who is the new character in Tarini?
Manasi Kulkarni plays Jaya Jagdale, called JJ, who entered the show in July 2026 as Team Tarini’s new boss, a casting Sakal reported on 15 July 2026.
Who plays Kedar in Tarini?
Swaraj Nagargoje plays Kedar Dayanand Khandekar, known as KD, an IPS officer and Tarini’s partner.
Is the Tarini serial ending?
No ending has been announced. Tarini has aired on Zee Marathi since 11 August 2025 and remains on air, with new plot twists reported as recently as November 2026.
