Ayyanar Thunai

Ayyanar Thunai (transl. Support of Ayyanar) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language drama television series starring Madhumitha Hirannaiah with Aravinth Seiju, Munaf Rahman, VJ Arun Karthi and Parvez Musharaf.^[3][4] It is produced by R. Venkatesh Babu and Vaishnavi V. under the banner of Global Villagers. It premiered on Star Vijay on 27 January 2025 and is also available on the digital platform JioHotstar.^[5][6][7][8]

Ayyanar Thunai
Genre	Drama
Written by	Priya Thambi
Screenplay by	Priya Thambi
Directed by	Ramkumar Das
Starring	Madhumitha Hirannaiah Aravinth Seiju Munaf Rahman VJ Arun Karthi Parvez Musharaf
Theme music composer	P. G. Ragesh
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	150+[1][2]
Production
Producers	R. Venkatesh Babu Vaishnavi. V
Production location	Tamil Nadu
Cinematography	R. S. Saravanan
Editors	Prem Kumar Kiran
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Running time	approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production company	Global Villagers
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) – present

Plot

The series follows the story of Nila, a university rank holder and gold medalist in architecture who aspires to pursue higher education abroad. However, her wealthy businessman father arranges her marriage to a man who expects her to be a traditional housewife. Unhappy with this arrangement, Nila's path crosses with Chozhan, a driver hailing from a modest background. Chozhan lives with his three brothers-Cheran, Pandian, Pallavan and their father, Natesan, a truck driver who becomes an alcoholic after his wife's death.^[9] The family faces societal challenges due to the absence of a homemaker in their household as well as legal issues with their home. The narrative unfolds with Nila's entry into their lives bringing about significant changes.^[10][11]

Cast

Main

• Madhumitha Hirannaiah as Nila, an architect graduate, daughter of Manohar family; the second daughter in-law of Ayyanar family and Chozhan's wife
• Aravinth Seiju as Chozhan, a Cab driver, the second son of Ayyanar family and Nila's husband
• Munaf Rahman as Cheran, a Mason, the eldest son of Ayyanar family
• VJ Arun Karthi as Pandiyan, a Mechanic, the third son of Ayyanar family
• Parvez Musharaf as Pallavan, a B.Com student, the youngest son of Ayyanar family
• S. T. P. Rosary as Natesan, a former skilled lorry driver, the father of four brothers and head of Ayyanar family

Recurring

• Reshma Prasad as Karthika, Cheran's ex-lover; Ashwin's wife
• Atchaya Roy as Vanathi, Pandiyan's love interest
• Swathi Nair as Chandayadha, Aneesh's sister who one-sidedly loves Cheran
• Divya Vijay Kumar as Divya, Pallavan's love interest
• Ashwin Kannan as Ashwin, Karthika's husband
• Supergood Kannan as Manohar, Dass and Nila's father
• Gayathri Priya as Viji, Dass and Nila's mother
• Jebin John as Dass, Manohar and Viji's son, Nila's brother
• Deepthi Kapil as Madhi, Dass's wife; Nila's sister-in-law
• Malik as Aneesh, Cheran's co-worker and friend; Chandayadha's brother
• Agalaya Agal as Kasturi, Karthika’s mother; Natesan’s sister
• Bharath Mohan as Karthika’s father
• Vincent Roy as Cherupara, Natesan's brother
• Sasindhar Pushpalingam as Surya, Nila's ex-fiance
• Paranthaman as Kannan, Pandiyan's friend and co-worker
• KB Bala Balasubramanian as Vanathi's father and an auto driver

Special appearance

• Roopa Sree as Shanti, Natesan's wife and Ayyanar brother's mother

Reception

The show got a TVR of 4.84 on its Launch week on January - February 2025.^[12]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes
Tamil	Ayyanar Thunai அய்யனார் துணை	27 January 2025	Star Vijay	Ongoing	Original
Kannada	Shree Gandhadagudi ಶ್ರೀ ಗಂಧದಗುಡಿ	TBA	Colors Kannada	Upcoming	Remake