Ponmagal Vanthal (TV series)

For the film, see Ponmagal Vandhal.

For the song, see Sorgam.

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
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	Selva vadivel (dialogues) (episode 75–571)
Screenplay by	Rasool - selva vadivel - George
Directed by	Nambiraj (episodes 1–109) Rasool (episodes 110–280) N. Sundareswaran (episodes 281–400) Gopal Shanmugam (episodes 400–571)
Starring	Ayesha Vicky Krish Shanoor Sana Begum Vandana Michael Meghna Vincent
Theme music composer	"Kula vilaka yetri vaikum Ponmagal Vandhalae" ) by Shreya Ghoshal and Vairamuthu (lyricist)
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 (2018-02-26) – 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)

Synopsis

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

Main

• 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 (Main Antagonist)

Supporting

• 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

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]