Meenakshi Ponnunga


Meenakshi Ponnunga is a 2022–2024 Indian Tamil language television drama starring Sriranjani with Soundarya Reddy and Aryan in the lead roles. It is an official remake of Zee Telugu TV series Radhamma Kuthuru. It premiered on Zee Tamil from 1 August 2022 and ended on 4 August 2024 with 637 Episodes.

Plot

Meenakshi, abandoned by her husband, braves all stigma and hardships to bring up her three children. One of her daughters, Sakthi, vows to become an IAS officer and restore her mother's lost pride.

Cast

Main

  • Mokshitha Pai → Soundarya Reddy as Shakthi – Meenakshi and Needhimani's second daughter; Yamuna's younger sister; Durga's elder sister; Vetri's love interest and wife; Ranganayagi's daughter-in-law
  • Archana → Sriranjani as Meenakshi – Needhimani's first wife; Yamuna, Shakthi and Durga's mother; Karthik and Vetri's mother-in-law
  • Aryan as Vetri – Ranganayaki's son; Saranya's brother; Pooja's ex-fiancé; Shakthi's husband

Recurring

  • Gayathri Yuvraaj → Kavya Bellu as Yamuna – Meenakshi and Needhimani's first daughter; Shakthi and Durga's elder sister; Karthik's love interest and wife
  • Pranika Dhakshu as Durga – Meenakshi and Needhimani's last daughter; Shakthi and Yamuna's younger sister
  • Sasilaya as Ranganayagi – Vetri and Saranya's mother; Shakthi and Ashok's mother-in-law
  • Anandmouli as Singaraja – Ranganayagi's husband
  • Subathira as Pushpa − Needhimani's second wife; Shanmugam's mother
  • Ram Sundar as Sangili – Pushpa's brother, who wants to marry one of Meenakshi's daughters, with the intention of making their life hell.
  • Prabhakaran as Needhimani – Meenakshi and Pushpa's husband; Yamuna, Shakthi, Durga and Shanmugam's father; Karthik and Vetri's father-in-law
  • Suganya as Saranya – Ranganayagi's daughter; Vetri's sister; Ashok's wife
  • Hema Dayal as Pooja – Vetri's ex-fiancé
  • Sudharsanam → Vishnukanth → Ashwin Balaji as Karthik – Kokila's son; Yamuna's husband
  • Aarthi Ramkumar as Kokila – Karthik's mother
  • Singaraja as Kokila's husband and Karthik's father
  • Deepa Shankar as Shantha – Meenakshi's friend and maid
  • Vigneshwaran as Ashok – Saranya's husband
  • Thidiyan as Thidiyan – Vetri's friend
  • Tom Frank as Giri -Vetri's friend
  • Sanjay as Shanmugam – Needhimani and Pushpa's son
  • Siddharth Kapilavayi as Rohit – Pooja's ex-fiancé

Cameo Appearances

Soundtrack

All the title tracks of the series was composed by Radhan. The song Kannala Thaakura was sung by Sarath Santhosh and lyrics by Ku. Karthik.

Production

Casting

Actress Archana was signed to portray the title role of Meenakshi in her first television debut. She quit the serial in April 2023 due to being unsatisfied with the storyline and in June 2023, she was replaced by Sriranjani. Mokshitha Pai was initially selected to play the role Shakthi, by marking her debut in Tamil television but later was replaced by Soundarya Reddy in November 2022 who also made her debut in Tamil television as Mokshitha Pai quit the serial. Aryan was selected to play the character Vetri, whilst Tamil motivational speaker Sasilaya was chosen to play the role of Renganayagi, Vetri's mother.
Actress Gayathri Yuvaraj was initially played the role as Yamuna. Later due to her pregnancy situations she need to stay in home, so she quit the series in September 2023, she was replaced by Kavya Bellu. In end of January 2024, actress Shreya Anchan was cast as special Appearance.