Pandian Stores Season 2 - Thandhai Sollmikka Manthiramilai (transl. Pandian Stores - Nothing is greater than Father's Words) is an 2023 Indian-Tamil language television series directed by V.C. Ravi and it is a spirtual spin-off of the 2018 series Pandian Stores, starring Stalin Muthu, Nirosha, Raj Kumar Manoharan, Hema Rajkumar, Vasanth Vasi, VJ Kathirvel Kandasamy, Akash Premkumar, Shalini and Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj.[1] It was premiered on 30 October 2023, and is available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.[2]
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| Created by | Priya Thambi |
| Written by | Priya Thambi Dialogue Krish Nathan Amithraj (Episode 1-32) |
| Screenplay by | Priya Thambi Vasudevan |
| Directed by | V.C. Ravi (Episode 1-84) I.David (Episode 85-present) |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 175+ |
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| Producers | K. Jayalakshmi Venus Infotainment |
| Cinematography | R. Bala Gurunathan V.Venkatesh V.Shakthi T.Vinoth Nathan |
| Editor | Parithiselvan |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Venus Infotainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 30 October 2023 – present |
| Related | |
| Santhwanam 2 | |
Plot
editThe story's main plot is derived from Em Magan, which revolves around rival families and their problems.
The non-screened flashback: Pandian works as a laborer in Muthuvel-Sakthivel brother's Grocery Shop. He falls in love with their only sister Gomathi and they both elope and get married with the help of some friendly folks. Their children include Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthilnathan, Kathiravan, and Arasi. Pandian and Muthuvel-Sakthivel hold grudges against each other due to past conflicts with each other. Pandian runs his supermarket named "Pandian Stores" and wants to be successful in everything. He expects his children to never disobey his words. Gomathi's youngest brother Pazhanivel stays with them as he loves his sister's family. Pandian builds a house in front of Muthuvel-Sakthivel house which irritates them.
On screen story: Conflicts began when Senthilnathan, the 2nd son of Pandian decides to marry Meena without the knowledge of his family. His younger brother Kathiravan helps them. Pandian gets shocked when they come to their house and punishes Kathiravan for helping them instead of Senthil and Meena. Soon, Pandian admits them to his house, but he has a strong hatred towards Kathiravan. Meena, a government employee who regularly goes to work by bus befriends Raji, the only daughter of the Muthuvel-Sakthivel family.
One day, Raji elopes with all the gold ornaments in her house with a man. Gomathi, Meena, and Kathir who have gone for a family function accidentally sees Raji in a hotel. They learn that Raji had been betrayed by the man she loved for the gold ornaments. On considering both the family's prestige in mind, Gomathi calms her and decides to marry Raji, her nephew to her son Kathir. Kathir does so on the insistence of his mother. Back at Pandian's house, they both get rejected initially but later get accepted by Pandian's family. This marriage has now further widened the conflict between the two families. Raji's family asks for the gold she took away but Kathir saves Raji by saying that he sold all the gold for money.
Pandian keeps questioning Kathir's financial contribution to the family. Despite Kathir being a college student, he joins a part-time food delivery job and gives his entire salary to the family and Raji. Kathir was also helpful to Raji with her studies. Meena also turns out to be very supportive of them. Soon, the family started to look alliance for Saravanan. And, they met up with Thangamayil's family. Thangamayil's parents were greedy about the Pandian family's wealth. They pretend to be rich and make duplicate gold ornaments for her marriage. The marriage was happened successfully but Meena and Raji doubted it from the beginning of the marriage itself. Thangamayil was overprivileged by Pandian because she was selected as the best daughter-in-law by him. Thangamayil takes the opportunity and always proves her privilege. On her mother's advice, Thangamayil begins creating problems in the family. All of them doubt and dislike her behavior, except Pandian and Saravanan.
Cast
editMain
edit- Stalin Muthu as Pandian
- Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathiravan and Arasi's father; Gomathi's husband; Meena, Raaji and Mayil's father-in-law;.
- Kumaravel and Raaji's uncle; Gandhimathi's son-in-law; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Palanivel's brother-in-law.
- Nirosha as Gomathi Pandian
- Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathiravan and Arasi's mother; Pandian's wife; Meena, Raaji and Mayil's mother-in-law.
- Gandhimathi's daughter; Muthuvel and Sakthivel's younger sister and Palanivel's elder sister; Kumaravel and Raaji's aunt.
- Baakiyalakshmi's friend; Raadhika's cousin (Mahasangamam Baakiyalakshmi - 2024).
- Raj Kumar Manoharan as Pazhanivel
- Gandhimathi's youngest son; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Gomathi's youngest brother(who is staying with his sister family).
- Kumaravel and Raaji's dad's younger brother, Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir and Arasi's uncle.
- Raadhika's cousin (Mahasangamam Baakiyalakshmi - 2024).
- Vasanth Vasi as Senthilnathan Pandian "Senthil"
- Pandian and Gomathi's second son; Kuzhali, Saravanan's younger brother, Kathiravan and Arasi's elder brother; Meena's husband.
- Gandhimathi's grandson; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's nephew; Kumaravel's and Raaji's cousin.
- Hema Rajkumar as Meenakshi Senthilnathan "Meena"
- Senthil's wife, Shanthi and Janardhan's daughter; Pandian and Gomathi's daughter-in-law.
- Akash Premkumar as Kathiravan Pandian "Kathir"
- Pandian and Gomathi's youngest son; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil's younger brother and Arasi's elder brother, Raji's husband.
- Gandhimathi's grandson; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's nephew; Raji and Kumaravel's cousin.
- Shalini as Raji Kathiravan
- Muthuvel and Vadivu's daughter; Kathir's wife.
- Gandhimathi's granddaughter; Gomathi, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's niece; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir, Arasi and Kumaravel's cousin; Pandian and Gomathi's daughter-in-law.
- Kannan's ex-lover.
- VJ Kathirvel Kandasamy as Saravanan Pandian
- Pandian and Gomathi's eldest son; Kuzhali 's younger brother, Senthil, Kathiravan and Arasi's elder brother.
- Gandhimathi's grandson; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's nephew; Kumaravel's and Raaji's cousin.
- Sharanya Turadi Sundarraj as Thangamayil
- Saravanan's Wife; Manickam and Bakiyam's daughter; Pandian and Gomathi's daughter-in-law.
- Sathya Sai Krishnan as Arasi
- Pandian and Gomathi's younger daughter; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil and Kathir's younger sister.
- Gandhimathi's granddaughter; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's niece; Kumaravel's and Raaji's cousin.
- Vilashini as Kuzhali
- Pandian and Gomathi's elder daughter; Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir and Arasi's elder sister.
- Gandhimathi's granddaughter; Muthuvel, Sakthivel and Pazhanivel's niece; Kumaravel's and Raaji's cousin.
Supporting
edit- Srilekha Rajendran as Gandhimathi
- Muthuvel, Shakthivel, Pazhanivel and Gomathi's mother.
- Kumaravel, Raji, Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir and Arasi's grandmother.
- Unknown as Kuzhali's husband
- Ajay Rathnam as Muthuvel
- Gandhimathi's eldest son; Sakthivel, Gomathi, and Pazhaniivel's eldest brother; Raaji's father.
- Kumaravel's dad's elder brother; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir and Arasi's uncle.
- Raadhika's cousin(Mahasangamam Baakiyalakshmi - 2024).
- Gayathri Priya as Vadivu
- Muthuvel's wife; Raji's mother.
- Gandhimathi's daughter-in-law; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir, Arasi and Kumaravel's aunt.
- Pondy Ravi as Sakthivel
- Gandhimathi's second son; Muthuvel's younger brother, Gomathi and Pazhanivel's second elder brother; Maari's husband; Kumaravel's father.
- Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir, Raji and Arasi's uncle.
- Raadhika's cousin(Mahasangamam Baakiyalakshmi - 2024).
- Reehana/Madhavi as Maari
- Sakthivel's wife and Kumaravel's mother.
- Gandhimathi's daughter-in-law; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir, Raji and Arasi's aunt.
- Sakthivel Adhi Meena as Kumaravel
- Sakthivel and Maari's son;
- Gandhimathi's grand son; Muthuvel, Gomathi and Pazhanivel's nephew; Kuzhali, Saravanan, Senthil, Kathir, Raji and Arasi's cousin.
- Theni Murugan as Kumaresan - a faithful employee of Pandian Stores run by Pandian
- Gowthami Vembunathan as Bakiyam; Thangamayil's mother and Manickam's wife. (Villian)
- Ravi as Manickam: Thangamayil's father (Villian)
- Sofia as Sudar: Thangamayil's sister
- Ravichandran as Janardhanan; Meena's father Shanthi's husband
- Sri Vidhya Shankar as Shanthi; Meena's mother Janardhan's wife
- Nethaji Suriya as Kannan
- Raji's ex-lover(who ran away with Raji jewel's)
Mahasangamam(2024)-Baakiyalakshmi
edit- Reshma Pasupuleti as Raadhika
- Muthuvel, Sakthivel, Pazhanivel, and Gomathi's cousin; Baakiyalakshmi's friend and Gopinath's second wife (2024)
- Sathish Kumar as Gopinath "Gopi"
- Baakiyalakshmi's ex-husband; Raadhika's second husband (2024)
- KS Suchitra Shetty as Baakiyalakshmi
- Gopinath's first wife; Raadhika's friend; Gomathi's friend (2024)
- VJ Vishal as Ezhil
- Gopi and Baakiyalakshmi's younger son (2024)
- Akshitha Ashok as Amrita
- Ezhil's wife and Nila's mother (2024)
- Neha Menon as Iniya
- Gopi and Baakiyalakshmi's daughter
- Baby Kritisha as Nila
- Amirtha's daughter and Ezhil's step daughter.
- Meena Sellamuthu as Selvi
- The maid in Baakiyalakshmi's house (2024)
Special Appearance
edit- Dasarathy as the host of a matchmaking event that the Pandian family attend to find Saravanan a wife. (2024)
Production
editCasting
editWith the release of first promo, Stalin Muthu was confirmed to be acting in the show, under a new role of Pandi. Actress Nirosha was cast as Pandi's wife, marking her return after Vaidhegi Kaathirundhaal.[3][4] VJ Kathirvel Kandasamy, Vasanth Vasi and Akash Premkumar were confirmed as male lead roles, playing the roles of Pandi's sons. Kadhanayagi's fame Shalini and Vilashini were confirmed as female lead roles. Actor Ajay Rathnam was cast as important role.[5] Hema Raj Sathish confirmed herself that she will act in Pandian Stores 2, reprising her role as Meena under a different story.[6] Gayathri Priya was cast as Vadivu. Saranya Turadi was cast as Thangamayil[7]
Release
editThe first promo was released on 14 October 2023 featuring the lead characters.[8] The second promo was unveiled on 16 October 2023, The third Launch promo was unveiled on 20 October 2023 and revealing the release date.[9]
Adaptations
edit| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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| Malayalam | Santhwanam 2 സാന്ത്വനം 2 |
17 June 2024 | Asianet | Ongoing | Remake[10] |
References
edit- ^ "Tamil TV show 'Pandian Stores' to go off-air soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Watch Pandian Stores 2 All Latest Episodes on Hotstar". Hotstar. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ "Rajini's most latest heroine joins 'Pandian Stores 2'". www.indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Actress Nirosha Radha to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Pandian Stores season 2'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Senior actor Ajay Rathanam to play the titular role in upcoming show 'Pandian Stores season 2'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Actress Hema Rajkumar joins the cast of 'Pandian Stores 2'". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Actress Gayathri Priya joins the cast of 'Pandian Stores 2'". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ் 2 புதிய தொடரின் முன்னோட்ட காட்சி வெளியானது". www.dinamani.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "நான் கிழிச்ச கோட்டை வீடு தாண்டாது.. பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ் 2 புதிய ப்ரமோ!". tamil.filmibeat.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "രണ്ട് കുടുംബങ്ങളുടെ കഥ? 'സാന്ത്വനം 2' വരുന്നു, ആകാംക്ഷയോടെ പ്രേക്ഷകര്" [A tale of two families? 'Santhwanam 2' is coming, the audience are eagerly waiting]. Asianet News (in Malayalam). Retrieved 4 May 2024.
