Marumagal (TV series)

Marumagal (transl.  Daughter-in-Law) is an Indian Tamil television drama, starring Gabriella Charlton and Rahul Ravi. The series was directed by Narayana Moorthy. It premiered on 10 June 2024, and airs from Monday to Saturday at 8:00 pm on Sun TV.^[1] It is also available on the digital platform Sun NXT.

Marumagal
Genre	Drama
Written by	Kumarasamy Selvabharathi
Screenplay by	Kumarasamy Selvabharathi S. Balamurugan (dialogues)
Directed by	Narayanamoorthy
Starring	Gabriella Charlton Rahul Ravi
Opening theme	"Vaa Vaa Marumagale Magale" Srinidhi Sriprakash (Vocals) Thozhan (Lyrics)
Composer	Vizu
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
Production
Producer	Udaya Shankar
Production location	Chennai
Cinematography	Sinivasan
Editor	Sajin.C
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx.20–22 minutes per episode
Production company	Aura Creations
Original release
Network	Sun TV
Release	10 June 2024 (2024-06-10) – present

Synopsis

The story revolves around two dissimilar people, Aathirai and Prabhu, who are forced to marry.

Cast

Main

• Gabriella Charlton as Aadhirai Prabhu : Prabhu's wife
• Rahul Ravi as Ranja prabhu alias Prabhu Thillainathan : Aathirai's husband

Recurring

• Narasimha Raju as Thillainathan alias Thilla: Maragatham's husband; Prabhu's, Karthik's, Rohini's & Revathi's father; Sivaprakasam's friend
• Premi as Thillainathan, Ekambaram and Tamilarasi's mother; Prabhu's, Karthik's & Rohini, Revathi's grandmother
• Mounika Subramanyam as Sathyapriya Karthik alias Sathya: Karthik's wife
• Ravi Chandran as Sivaprakasam alias Siva: Gowri & Manohari's husband; Aathirai's, Jegan's & Agalya's father; Thillainathan's friend
• Ragavi Sasikumar as Manohari Sivaprakasam: Sivaprakasam's second wife; Aathirai's stepmother, Jegan & Agalya's mother
• Jeevitha as Manimegalai Ekambaram: Ekambaram's Wife, Velvizhi's Mother
• Ilavarasan as Ekambaram: Manimegalai's Husband
• Santhosh Daniel as Karthik Thillainathan: Sathya's husband, Prabhu's brother
• VJ Vijay / replaced by Harish G as Saaminathan alias Saamy: Prabhu's best friend
• Anbarasi as Priya: Aathirai's friend
• Abinaya as Rohini Thillainathan: Prabhu's, Karthik's sister
• Deepika as Revathi Thillainathan: Prabhu's, Karthik's sister
• Umarani as Tamilarasi alias Tamil: Thillainathan's & Ekambaram's Sister
• Sophia as Velvizhi Ekambaram: Ekambaram & Manimegalai's Daughter
• Tamil Selvan as Jegan Sivaprakasam: Aadhirai's stepbrother
• Susmitha Suresh as Agalya Sivaprakasam: Aadhirai's stepsister
• VJ Sam as Senthil
• Thuraisamy

Production

Development

The series was announced by Sun TV on begin February 2024. The series is will produced by Aura Creations, who produced shows such as Vanathai Pola and Anandha Ragam.^[2]

Casting

Actress Gabriella Charlton^[3] was cast in the female lead role as Aathirai, marking her return after Eeramana Rojave 2.^[4] Rahul Ravi was cast in the male lead role as Prabhu, marking his return after Kannana Kanne.^[5]

Release

The first promo was released on 27 May 2024, featuring Gabriella Charlton and Rahul Ravi.^[6] The second and third promos were unveiled on 3 and 9 June, which gave insight into Hero Heroine lives and revealing the release date.^[7]

The show started airing on Sun TV on 10 June 2024 From Monday to Saturday, replacing Ethirneechal serial.^[8]

Adaptations

Language	Title	Original release	Network(s)	Last aired	Notes	Ref.
Tamil	Marumagal மருமகள்	10 June 2024	Sun TV	Ongoing	Original	[1]
Telugu	Nuvve Kavali నువ్వే కావాలి	23 September 2024	Gemini TV	20 June 2025	Remake	[9]
Malayalam	Aathira ആതിര	13 January 2025	Surya TV	6 April 2025		[10]

Controversy

Actor Rahul Ravi married Lakshmi Nair in 2020.^[11] It is noteworthy that Rahul Ravi, who later absconded,^[12] got anticipatory bail in that case and is now committed to the new serial.^[13]

Reception

The show had a TVR of 8.55 on launching week on 10 June 2024.^[14]