Ponni (TV series)

Ponni is an 2023 Indian-Tamil language television series starring Sabari Nathan, Vaishu Sundar and Shamitha Shreekumar and director by Manoj Kumar. The story is a young woman Ponni, who is compelled to wed Shakthi. It describes how Sakthivel will accept her as a wife despite the fact that she has also faced challenges and sufferings.

Ponni
GenreFamily
Drama
Written bySridharan K.A. Vijayan
R. Ashwini Vijayan Dialogue
Sivaram Kumar
Santham George
Screenplay byVijayan Rajesh (1-165)
Priya Thambi (Episode 166-present)
Directed byManoj Kumar
StarringVaishu Sundar
Sabari Nathan
Shamitha Shreekumar
Theme music composerIlayavannan
Opening themePonniyn Thirumurga by Sai Vignesh and Surmukhi Raman
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes166 as of October 9th 2023+[1]
Production
ProducerSivakanth
EditorTamilselvan
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox.20-22 minutes per episode
Production companyKala Communications
Release
Original networkStar Vijay
Original release27 March 2023 (2023-03-27) –
present

It airs on Star Vijay from 27 March 2023 on Monday to Saturday at 14:30 (IST) and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar.[2][3]

Synopsis

The story revolves around Ponni and her father, is a story of a girl who plans to get married for the sake of her father. But her father is unwell, so she prepares all the wedding arrangements by herself. How Ponni's marriage takes away all the obstacles and has a happy life forms the crux of the serial.

Ponni, who lives with her father and experienced the loss of a mother when she was a little child, is the protagonist of the first chapter. In the meantime, Sakthi is living with her family, which includes Chandrasekar and Jayalakshmi. The Sakthi family is well-known in their town for the Murugan and his followers, on important days, they used to sing and chant.

Ponni and Sakthi were buddies in their youth and remain so now. Ponni was then under pressure to get married to one of the thugs, despite their ages being different. She announces herself as a maid and enters Sakthi's home. Sakthi is now in love and having affairs with Preethi and Vennila. As a result, they made the decision to wed and do more. Preethi is currently moving out of the mahal, and her father has been demonstrating the dowry system to her. When Sakthi says, "I'm not in love with you," Vennila follows suit and leaves the area. Ponni was compelled to be married and wedded with the mangla thali, where Sakthi claimed I'm married for the purpose of name’s sake to preserve my family, but Ponni is understood by Chandrasekar, Sakthi's father, and treated as her daughter as well. In light of the fact that only Chandrasekar is fully aware of her condition at that point, the family is unable to accept it. Since Ponni comes from a different background than other people, many people assume that she is illiterate based on the way she acts and behaves.

Shivani, a girl who loves Ponni for helping her to succeed in her competitions and various more. Shivani helps Ponni in encouraging the chemistry of her and Sakthi. Even though, Sakthi doesn’t respect her. Shivani plays games and makes her feel like she is in the family. Whereas, the wedding chain celebration, Sakthi declines her and walks away, as he got lot of preoccupied thoughts about what happened. Meanwhile, the poojari told Jeyalakshmi to perform it where she performed it and showed in anger. She does all the wedding preparations alone because her father is ill. She marries How Ponni's marriage overcomes all the challenges and leads a happy life with Sakthi and gets approved from Jeyalakshmi forms the core of the series.

Cast

Main

Recurring
  • Supergood Kannan as Chandrasekar
  • Eshwar Ragunathan
  • Varun Udhai as Sundaram
  • Karthik Sasidharan as Shanmugam
  • Sridevi Ashok as Usha
  • Yuvanraj Nethrun as Moorthy
  • Bhargavi Eshwaramoorthy
  • Shiyara Sharmi/Jayashri Jue as Vennila
  • Tharshika as Preethi
  • Azhagu as Muthaiah
  • Jayashree Binuraj as Vijaya
  • Sethu Subbu as Vaithiyalingam
  • Baby Vedhasya as Shivani
  • Janane Prabhu as Bhavani
  • Sasindhar Pushpalingam as Victor

Production

Casting

Vaishu Sundar[4] was cast as Ponni by making this her first lead role. Initially, Sameer Ahamathu was chosen to play male leads but he declined, as he got an offer to act in Modhalum Kaadhalum. Later, Sabari Nathan plays the male lead alongside her. Shamitha Shreekumar was cast as negative role.[5] It also marks Shamitha Shreekumar, who was last seen in Mouna Raagam season 1 on the same channel, was cast after a lengthy absence.

In October 2023, Shiyara Sharmi was replaced by Jayashri Jue who was cast to play the role of Vennila.[6][7]

Soundtrack

The title song was written by lyricist Palani Bharathi, composed by music director Ilayavanan It was sung by Sai Vignesh and Surmukhi Raman.

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ponniyn Thirumurga
பொன்னியின் திருமுருகா"		Palani BharathiSai Vignesh & Surmukhi Raman3.57

Release and Reception

It began airing on Star Vijay starting March 27, 2023, replacing Namma Veetu Ponnu.[8] Currently, this show has boosted the afternoon matinee shows along with Chellamma serial. It has crossed across 4.7 TRP in Urban and Rural of Tamil Nadu. It is also, one of the top shows watched on Disney+Hotstar.

References
  1. "Popular TV show 'Ponni' completes 100 episodes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 July 2023.
  2. "New Tamil TV Serial Ponni To Start Airing On Vijay TV Soon; Watch Promo Here". www.news18.com. 2023-02-23.
  3. "விஜய் டிவி-யின் புதிய சீரியல் பொன்னி! - கதைகளம் என்ன தெரியுமா?". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 2023-02-22.
  4. "Tamil TV serial 'Ponni' to premiere soon; here's what actress Vaishu Sundar has to say". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2023-02-22.
  5. "Ponni Serial on Vijay TV – Story, Hero, Heroine, Support Star Cast and Launch Date". www.indiantvinfo.com. 2023-02-18.
  6. "Actress Shiyara Sharmi announces her exit from the TV show 'Ponni'; Jayashri Jue to replace her as Vennila?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 October 2023.
  7. "Television actress Jayashri Jue joins the cast of 'Ponni'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 12 October 2023.
  8. "TV show Namma Veetu Ponnu to go off-air soon". The Times of India. 21 March 2023.
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