Ponmagal Vanthal (TV series)

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 started airing on 26 February 2018 and ended at 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 .

For the film, see Ponmagal Vandhal.

Ponmagal Vanthal
GenreSoap opera
Written byRasool
Screenplay byRasool
Directed by
  • Nambiraj (Episodes: 1-109)
  • Rasool (Episodes: 110-280)
  • N.Sundareswaran (Episodes: 281-400)
  • Gopal
  • Shanmugam (Episodes 400-571)
Starring
Theme music composer"Kula vilaka yetri vaikum Ponmagal Vandhalae" Sang by Shreya Goshal and Vairamuthu lyrics
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes571
Production
ProducerSyed Anwar Ahmed
EditorR.Aravind Raj
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companySyed Studios
Release
Original networkVijay TV HD
Original release26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) –
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)

Synopsis

The story is about Rohini (Meghna Vincent/Ayesha) who loves her family and is ready to give up anything to make them happy. Under certain circumstances, she is forced to marry Gowtham (Vicky Krish), a man from a rich family. Rohini receives dowry from her mother-in-law Rajeshwari (Shanoor), who tries to cause problems in her life. How will Rohini lead a good married life?

Cast

Main
  • Meghna Vincent as Rohini Gautham (Female Lead, Gowtham's wife, from Ep 105 to present)
  • Vicky Krish as Gautham (Male Lead, Rohini's husband)
  • Shanoor Sana[5] as Rajeshwari Chandramouli (Gautham mother)
  • Vandana Michael as Priya Vishnu (Minister's daughter, Vishnu's 2nd wife)

Supporting
  • Dharini as Maragatham (Rohini's mother)
  • Ravishankar as Selvam (Rohini's father)
  • Nathan Shyam as Vishnu (Gautham's brother)
  • Devaraj as Chakravarthy (Gautham's father)
  • Feroz Khan as Ashok (Swetha's husband, Shanmugam's son)
  • Vijay Krishnaraj as Shanmugam (Maragatham's brother)
  • Yuvasree as Thamarai (Ashok's mother)
  • Sangeetha as Thanam (Housekeeper)
  • Swetha Venkat as Kaveri Ashok (Ashok's wife, Rohini's elder sister)
  • Archana Kumar as Swathi (Rohini's younger sister)
  • Madhan as Sethu (Rohini's friend)
  • Mercy Leyal as Pushpa (Priya's mother)
  • Ravi Varma as Minister (Priya's father)

Former
  • Ayesha as Rohini Gowtham (Female Lead, Gowtham's wife, from Ep 1 to 104) - replaced by Meghna Vincent
  • VJ Mounika as Kaveri - replaced by Swetha
  • Ramya Shankar as Soumiya (Vishnu's wife, Gowtham's sister-in-law) - replaced by Archana Harish, left
  • Nisha Jagadeeswaran as Priya (Minister's daughter) - replaced by Vandana Michael
  • Priya Prince as Maya (Vishnu's affair) - left
  • Akila as Saritha (Vishnu's 2nd affair) - left
  • Vincent Roy as Sena - left
  • Sivaranjini as Malini (Priya's friend)
  • 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]

International broadcast

The series was released on 26 February 2018 alongside Avalum Naanum on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The series was also broadcast internationally on the channel's international distribution.

References
  1. "Vijay TV to air new series – Ponmagal Vanthal". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "விஜய் மேட்னி தொடர் - பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்" (in Tamil). cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Vijay TV will launch a one-hour afternoon slot". bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. "பொன்மகள் வந்தாள் : ஆயிஷா வெளியே, மேக்னா உள்ளே". Dinamalar. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. "சின்னத்திரைக்கு வந்தார் சானா" (in Tamil). cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. "'பொன்மகள் வந்தாள்' சீரியல் நாயகி மாற்றம் குறித்து இயக்குனர் பதில்! - Samayam Tamil". samayam Tamil (in Tamil). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. 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.
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