Mappillai (Tamil TV series)

Mappillai is a 2016 Indian Tamil language soap opera starring Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran. STAR Vijay initially broadcast the series on weeknights at 9:00PM (IST), with the debut episode screened on 14 November 2016.^[1] On 26 June 2017, the broadcast time of the show was changed to 8:00PM (IST).

Mappillai
Official logo
Also known as	Son in-law
Genre	Soap opera
Directed by	Francis Kathiravan
Starring	Senthil Kumar Sreeja Chandran
Theme music composer	Ilayavan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	241
Production
Producers	R. Atharsha R. Bharathy Pirabhakaran Jagan Manju
Cinematography	M. Antony
Editor	PM ACHUTHAN
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Fiction Team
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	14 November 2016 (2016-11-14) – 6 October 2017 (2017-10-06)

The show reunited actor-actress couple Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran, who previously starred together in television soap operas Madhurai, and the first season of Saravanan Meenatchi.^[2][3][4] The show ended from 6 October 2017 with 241 Episodes.

Plot

It is a story about Senthil (Senthil Kumar), who is forced to live in his mother-in law's house, which isn't a dignity according to Tamil people. Further, the show deals with the difficulties he goes through in Jaya's (Sreeja Chandran) house because of her parents and how a husband supports his wife in achieving success in her life.

Cast

Main

• Senthil Kumar as Senthil Kumar "Senthil"
• Sreeja Chandran as Jaya Chandran "Jaya" (Maya)
• Pandi Kamal as Kamal
• Janani Ashok Kumar as Janani Kamal ^[5]
• Rajashekar as Chandran, Jaya, Ramya, Janani, Sakthi & Divya's father

Recurring

• Azhgappan as Azhagappan
• Anbazhgan as Anbazhagan "Anbu"
• Priya Prince as Priya
• Ramya Ramakrishna as Ramya Chandran
• Teenu as Sakthi Tamizh: Krish's 1st lover and Tamizh's wife
• Vaishali Taniga as Divya Chandran
• Sabitha Anand as Sharadha: Senthil, Kamal & Shalu's mother
• Shamily Sukumar as Shalu, Senthil's sister & Krish's wife
• RJ Navalakshmi as police inspector Selvi
• Viji Kannan as Parvathi Jaya, Ramya, Janani, Sakthi & Divya's mother
• Devi Priya as Devi
• Maanas Chavali as Krishna "Krish"
• Amit Bhargav as Deepak
• Stalin Muthu as Tamizh
• Yamini as Maggi aka Madhumitha
• Kumaran Thangarajan as Jeeva

Awards and nominations

In 2017, at its Vijay Television Awards, the channel gave its Nominated nine Category awards and This series was won Four awards.

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Role	Result
2017 [6][7]	Vijay Television Awards	Favourite Screen Pair	Senthil & Sreeja	Senthil Kumar & Jaya	Won
		Best Mamiyar	Sabitha Anand	Sharadha	Won
		Favourite Comedian Fiction	Anbazhagan	Anbu	Won
		Best Cinematographer	M. Antony	Himself	Won
		Favourite Actor	Senthil Kumar	Senthil Kumar	Nominated
		Favourite Actress	Sreeja Chandran	Jaya	Nominated
		Best Mother	Sabitha Anand	Sharadha	Nominated
		Best Negative role	Viji Kannan	Parvathi	Nominated
		Best Family	Mappillai		Nominated