Ethirneechal (TV Series)

Ethir Neechal () is a 2022 Indian-Tamil language drama television series starring Madhumitha, Kaniha, Priyadarshini and Haripriya in lead roles. The show is produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam, which premiered on 7 February 2022 in Sun TV and digitally streams on Sun NXT.

Synopsis

The story involves Janani, a high achiever and her three co-sisters Eshwari, Renuka and Nandhini who are well educated and have college degrees, while all of their husbands aren't educated at all. Their husbands don't like them working recurring of what they studied. They want their wives to be housewives but the sisters-in-law don't like that. Janani just married Sakthivel, the youngest Aadhi brother, who is honest also submissive in nature. Janani doesn't know the truth of the Aadhi brothers and Janani thinks Eshwari, Renuka and Nandhini work in offices but in reality they are housewives.

Plot

Nachiappan and Parvati married against their parents' wishes. In a few years, their daughter, Janani, was born. They live as a joint family with Parvathi's brother Tiruvengadam and his wife, Padmavathy, who have two children of their own.

Nachiappan rears Janani to focus on studies above all else, and dreams of a successful future for her. While inherently good natured, he can be stubborn and domineering. His controlling nature extends to her clothes, and her choice of friends.

Aadhimuthu Gunasekaran, a business tycoon from Madurai, approaches the family with a wedding proposal to Janani for his brother Sakthivel. What Janani's family don't know is that the other daughters-in-law of the household are treated badly. They are not allowed to work, even though they are well educated. They are regularly put down by Gunasekaran's family due to their humble backgrounds and not consulted on decisions, even regarding their children.

Nachiappan is entranced by their wealth and believes the lie Gunasekaran has told him-namely, that he will appoint Janani as an MD in one of his companies. Despite warnings from her cousin, and other red flags, Janani marries Sakthivel. While Sakthivel is good natured, he lacks the courage to face up to his family's ill-treatment of women.

As time goes by, Janani and her family come to know the truth. How Janani faces her domineering in-laws and leads change forms the crux of the story with the help of Pattammal, Gunasekaran’s grandmother

Cast

Main Cast

* Madhumitha H as Janani Shakthivel
* Kaniha as Eswari Gunasekaran
* Priyadharshini Neelakandan as Renuka Gnanasekaran
* Haripriya Isai as Nandhini Kathirvel

Additional Cast

* Maarimuthu as Aadhimuthu Gunasekaran: Eshwari's husband
* Bombay Gnanam as Pattamal: Gunasekaran, Gnanasekaran, Kathirvel, Shakthivel and Aathiraiselvi's grandmother
* Sabari Prasanth as Aadhimuthu Shakthivel: Janani's husband
* Sathyapriya as Visalatchi: Gunasekaran, Gnanasekaran, Kathirvel, Shakthivel and Aathiraiselvi's mother
* Kamalesh PK as Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran: Renuka's husband
* Vibhu Raman as Aadhimuthu Kathirvel: Nandhini's husband
* Sathya Devarajan as Aadhimuthu Aadhiraiselvi: Gunasekaran, Gnanasekaran, Kathirvel, Shakthivel's sister
* Monisha Vijay as Priyadharshini Gunasekaran: Eshwari's daughter
* Rithik Raghavendra as Priyadharshan Gunasekaran: Eshwari's son
* Vaishnavi Nayak as Nivashini "Vasu" Thiruvengadam: Janani's cousin
* Som Soumyan as Nachiyappan: Janani's father
* Keerthana as Parvathi Nachiyappan: Janani's mother
* Goudham Krishnan as Gowtham: Janani's best friend
* VJ Thara as Anjana Nachiyappan: Janani's younger sister
* Vasavi as Padhmavathi Thiruvengadam: Janani's aunt, Vasu and Sriram's mother
* Balaji as Thiruvengadam: Janani's uncle, Vasu and Sriram's father
* Subramanian Gopalakrishnan as Sriram Thiruvengadam: Janani's cousin
* Archana as Rani: Aadhimuthu Family's house maid
* VJ Vimalkumar as Karikalan: Aadhimuthu family's relative who one-sidedly loves Aadhirai
* Vishnu Vasudev as Sethuraman: Eshwari's father
* Vasudevan Venugopal as SKR: Gunasekaran’s business rival.
* Radhika Vairavelavan as Charubala: SKR’s wife and Gunasekaran’s ex-love interest
* Chaanakyaa as Arun: SKR's second younger brother and Aathirai’s love interest
* Bharathi Kannan as Kovai Subaiah: Visalatchi's younger brother
* Apollo Ravi as Kadambavanam: Gunasekaran's sidekick
* Madhu Karthik as Karthikeyan: SKR's last brother
* Anbarasi as Anbarasi: Janani's office mate
* Jillu Vikram as Vikram: Janani's friend
* Abinaya as Kathija: Janani's friend
* Merwen Balaji as Kedhar: Janani's friend
* Giri Dwarakish as Arasu: SKR's younger brother
* Sudha Pushpa as Savithri Sethuraman: Eshwari's mother (deceased)
* Shakthi Dayalan as Shakthi
* Hemadayal as Kundavai Duraisaami: Shakthivel's ex-fiance

Special Appearances

* Prashanth as young Eshwari's love interest
* Bhavana as young Eshwari

Production

Development

On September end 2021, Sun Network confirmed through a press release that it would distribute new Tamil serial, to be produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam theatres and written and directed by Thiruselvam is a daily soap after a long pause.

Casting

Kannada and Telugu actress Madhumitha was cast in the female lead role as Janani. Tamil film actress Kaniha was cast as the main role, who making her come back after 14 years in Tamil television series. Priyadarshini and Haripriya were cast as the next main leads. Bombay Gnanam, was cast as supporting role, who making her comeback after 10 years.

Actor Sabari Prasanth was selected for a pivotal role. While Keerthana, Kamalesh, Merwen, Goutham K S, Maarimuthu, Vibhu Raman and Sathyapriya were also selected for supporting roles.

Soundtrack

It was written by Balachandran.DD, composed by Srinivas. It was sung by Sharanya Srinivas and Srinidhi. The first opening song was unveiled on 1 February 2022 on Sun TV YouTube.

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Adaptations

References

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{{Sun TV shows
Sun TV original programming
Tamil-language melodrama television series
2022 Tamil-language television series debuts
Tamil-language television shows
Television shows set in Tamil Nadu