On Tiptoes

On Tiptoes
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Also known as	Pavarchin
Genre	Comedy
Based on	Three families having comedy adventures
Written by	Peyman Ghasem Khani
Directed by	Mehran Modiri
Starring	Mehran Modiri Javad Razavian Siamak Ansari Mohammad Reza Hedayati Sahar Zakaria Shaghayegh Dehghan Sahar Valadbeigi Saeid Pirdoost Saed Hedayati Vahid Mahindoost Ebrahim Abadi (primary episodes actor) Hayedeh Haeri (primary episodes actress) Kamran Ali Foiuzat (primary episodes actor) Mokhtar Saeghi (primary episodes actor)
Country of origin	Iran
Original language(s)	Farsi/Iranian/Persian
No. of episodes	93 episodes
Production
Producer(s)	Hamid Aghagolian Majid Aghagolian
Editor(s)	Javad Aslani
Running time	90 minutes
Release
Original network	Tehran TV
Original release	Monday 1st September 2002 – Monday 2nd December 2002
Chronology
Preceded by	90 Nights
Followed by	Noghtechin
Related shows	Nights of Barareh
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

On Tiptoes (Persian: پاورچین‎‎) is an Iranian television comedy serial. It was broadcast for the first time by the IRIB in 1 September 2002 until 2 December 2002. It could usually be seen every night at 8:00 p.m. Tehran time on Tehran TV, also known as Channel 5 in Iran. Later due to the popularity of the show, episodes were shown in syndication on various Iranian provincial channels as well as IRIB 1 & IRIB 2 for those living out of the country. The show stopped airing in 2 December 2002. It was directed by Mehran Modiri.

Summary of the Story

The story begins with a architect called "Farhad Barareh" from a fictional village callled "Upper Barareh" who is fired from his job. The architect is married to a woman called Mahtap Mahtapi. The architect with his wife are living in a jungle. The architect tries to move to his wife's parents tower. Were he meets someone that is called Toghrol, that he always hated Bararehians. Farhad was looking for a new job were he meets his old friend Saeed Saeedi, and he also meets new people in that office such as Raees Raeesina and Vahid Vahidi, Farhad tried very hard to join the office and he managed succesfully. After some adventures Farhad's sister Shadi "Shadooneh" Barareh moves from Upper Barareh to Tehran. After some advetures were the story really starts: Farhad's cousin Davood "Daveneh" Barareh moves from Lower Barareh to Tehran. After hundreds of adventures an evil person called Hisam Do Barareh moves from Barareieh or Western Barareh to Tehran and starts to make a war between Upper Barareh and Lower Barareh. And the story followes by diffrent types of adventures.

About the Story

Protagonist: Davood "Daveneh" Barareh

Main Antagonists: Hisam Do Barareh and Hisam Do Barareh's Father "Nizam Do Barareh"

Main Characters: Davood "Daveneh" Barareh, Farhad Barareh, Sepehr Mahtapi, Yasaman, Mahtap Mahtapi, Shadi "Shadooneh" Barareh, Toghrol, Raees Raessina, Saeedi Saeedi, Vahid Vahidi, Mr. Mahtapi (Primary Characters), Ms. Mahtapi (Primary Characters), Farhad's Father "Shir Farhad Barareh", Davood's Father "Kianoosh Barareh", Hisam Do Barareh, Hisam Do Barareh's Father "Nizam Do Barareh", Mr. Fioozad (Primary Character), Toghrol's Friend, The Street Cleaner and The Cafteria Man.

Related series

Shabhaye Barareh is the prequel to On Tiptoes. Shabhaye Barareh is set in Barareh and describes Farhad's family more than fifty years ago. The series also has many of the cast members from other Modiri works such as Noghtechin, and Jayezeye Bozorg. In On Tiptoes Modiri plays the role of Farhad, and Shir Farhad(Farhad's father). In Shabhaye Barareh, Modiri is playing the younger version of Shir Farhad. Shabhaye Barareh also features Toghrol, showing him to have had a military career in his youth, hence his strict behaviour and attitude.

Regular cast

• Javad Razavian - Davoud Barareh/Davood's Father "Kianoosh Barareh"
• Mehran Modiri - Farhad Barareh/Farhad's father"Shir Farhad Barareh"
• Siamak Ansari - Sepehr Mahtabi
• iShaghayegh Dehghan - Yasaman
• Sahar Zakaria - Mahtab Mahtab
• Sahar Valadbeigi - Shadi Barareh
• Mohammad-Reza Hedayati - Toghrol
• Saeid Pirdoost - Raees Raessina
• Saed Hedayati - Saeed Saeedi

Writers

• Head-Writer: Peyman Ghasem Khani
• Writes: Mehrab Ghasem Khani-Reza Moti-Alireza Nazr Fasihi-Amir Mehdi Zhoule

External links

• IRIB's production site about the series