Ponmagal Vanthal (TV series)

Ponmagal Vanthal (transl.Goddess of Wealth Appeared) is a Tamil-language family soap opera series starring Meghna Vincent, Vicky Krish, Shanoor Sana and Vandana Michael. It began airing on 26 February 2018 and ended on 1 February 2020 for 571 episodes on Vijay TV,[1] every Monday to Friday in an afternoon programming block called "Vijay Matinee Thodargal". Later the show was rescheduled to air Monday through Saturday.[2][3] The series marks the debut Tamil-language television series for Ayesha of Kerala, who plays the lead role; however she was replaced by Meghna Vincent after episode 105.[4] The series is directed by Gopal Shamugam.

Ponmagal Vanthal
GenreSoap opera
Written bySelva vadivel (dialogues) (episode 75–571)
Screenplay byRasool - selva vadivel - George
Directed by
  • Nambiraj (episodes 1–109)
  • Rasool (episodes 110–280)
  • N. Sundareswaran (episodes 281–400)
  • Gopal
  • Shanmugam (episodes 400–571)
Starring
Theme music composer"Kula vilaka yetri vaikum Ponmagal Vandhalae" ) by Shreya Goshal and Vairamuthu lyricsdial
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes571
Production
ProducerSyed Anwar Ahmed
EditorR. Aravind Raj
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companySyed Studios
Original release
NetworkVijay TV HD
Release26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) –
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)

Synopsis

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The story is about Rohini, who is loyal to her family. Under certain circumstances, she is forced to marry Gowtham, a man from a rich family. Rohini receives a dowry from her mother-in-law Rajeshwari, who tries to cause problems in her life.

Cast

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Main

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  • Ayesha / Meghna Vincent as Rohini Selvam Gautham – Maragatham and Selvam's second daughter; Kaveri and Swathi's sister; Gautam's wife
  • Vicky Krish as Gautham Chakravarthy – Rajeshwari and Chakravarthy's younger son; Vishnu's brother; Priya's ex-fiancé; Rohini's husband
  • Shanoor Sana as Rajeshwari Chakravarthy – Chakravarthy's wife; Vishnu and Gautam's mother[5]
  • Nisha Jagadeeswaran / Vandana Michael as Priya Vishnu – Minister and Pushpa's daughter; Gautam's ex-fiancée; Vishnu's ex-wife

Supporting

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  • Dharini as Maragatham Selvam – Shanmugam's sister; Selvam's wife; Kaveri, Rohini and Swathi's mother
  • Ravishankar as Selvam – Maragatham's husband; Kaveri, Rohini and Swathi's father
  • Nathan Shyam as Vishnu Chakravarthy – Rajeshwari and Chakravarthy's elder son; Gautham's brother; Maya and Sartiha's ex-fiancé; Priya's ex-husband; Soumiya's husband
  • Ramya Shankar / Archana Harish as Soumiya Vishnu – Vishnu's wife
  • Devaraj as Chakravarthy – Rajeshwari's husband; Vishnu and Gautham's father
  • Vijay Krishnaraj as Shanmugam – Maragatham's brother; Thamarai's husband; Ashok's father
  • Yuvasree as Thamarai Shanmugam – Shanmugam's wife; Ashok's mother
  • VJ Mounika / Swetha Venkat as Kaveri Selvam Ashok – Maragatham and Selvam's eldest daughter; Rohini and Swathi's sister; Ashok's wife
  • Feroz Khan as Ashok Shamnugam – Shanmugam and Thamarai's son; Kaveri's husband
  • Archana Kumar as Swathi Selvam – Maragatham and Selvam's youngest daughter; Kaveri and Rohini's sister
  • Sangeetha as Thanam – Housekeeper
  • Madhan as Sethu – Rohini's friend
  • Mercy Leyal as Pushpa – Minister's wife; Priya's mother
  • Ravi Varma as Minister – Pushpa's husband; Priya's father
  • Priya Prince as Maya – Vishnu's ex-fiancée
  • Akila as Saritha – Vishnu's ex-fiancée
  • Sivaranjini as Malini – Priya's friend
  • Vincent Roy as Sena
  • Sindhu Shyam

Controversy

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Director Nambiraja was accused by Ayesha (the latter who earlier played Rohini) for misbehaving in the shooting spot.[6] The problem was highlighted to the channel and Ayeesha was sacked from playing the lead role in the serial.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Vijay TV to air new series – Ponmagal Vanthal". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "விஜய் மேட்னி தொடர் - பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Vijay TV will launch a one-hour afternoon slot". bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ^ "பொன்மகள் வந்தாள் : ஆயிஷா வெளியே, மேக்னா உள்ளே". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "சின்னத்திரைக்கு வந்தார் சானா" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ "'பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்' சீரியல் நாயகி மாற்றம் குறித்து இயக்குனர் பதில்! - Samayam Tamil". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ^ V,A.Sarankumar, Vidhya Gayathri (23 July 2018). ""டைரக்டருக்கும், எனக்கும் சண்டை. ஆனா, என்னை மட்டும் ஏன் நீக்கினீங்க..?" - 'பொன்மகள் வந்தாள் ' ஆயிஷா | serial actress ayesha talks about Ponmagal Vanthal serial issue". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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