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 | |
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Genre | Soap opera |
Written by | Selva vadivel (dialogues) (episode 75–571) |
Screenplay by | Rasool - selva vadivel - George |
Directed by |
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Starring |
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Theme music composer | "Kula vilaka yetri vaikum Ponmagal Vandhalae" ) by Shreya Goshal and Vairamuthu lyricsdial |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 571 |
Production | |
Producer | Syed Anwar Ahmed |
Editor | R. Aravind Raj |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes per episode |
Production company | Syed Studios |
Original release | |
Network | Vijay TV HD |
Release | 26 February 2018 1 February 2020 | –
Synopsis
editThe 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
editMain
edit- 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
edit- 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
editDirector 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
edit- ^ "Vijay TV to air new series – Ponmagal Vanthal". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "விஜய் மேட்னி தொடர் - பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Vijay TV will launch a one-hour afternoon slot". bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "பொன்மகள் வந்தாள் : ஆயிஷா வெளியே, மேக்னா உள்ளே". Dinamalar. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "சின்னத்திரைக்கு வந்தார் சானா" (in Tamil). Dinamalar. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "'பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்' சீரியல் நாயகி மாற்றம் குறித்து இயக்குனர் பதில்! - Samayam Tamil". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ 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.