''Namma Veetu Ponnu'' () is a 2021
Indian television drama which premiered on
Star Vijay and stream on
Disney+ Hotstar
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. It was produced by Global Villagers. It is the remake of ''
Khorkuto
''Khorkuto'' is an 2020 Indian Bengali language romantic comedy drama television series that premiered on 17 August 2020 and airs on Bengali General Entertainment Channel Star Jalsha and is also available on the digital platform Disney+ Hotstar. ...
'' which airs on
Star Jalsha.
Synopsis
It is a family drama revolving around a girl, Meenakshi, who crosses paths with a scientist, Karthik who belongs to a middle-class joint family, and everything changes. Apart from a love story, It narrates the tale of a joint family, its roots, and beliefs.
Cast
Main
* Ashwini Aanandita as Meenakshi Karthik – Chezhiyan and Gayatri's daughter; Divya's cousin; Anu's best friend; Karthi's wife
* Surjith Kumar
as Karthik "Karthi" Vasudevan – Vasudevan and Nandini's son; Malar's brother; Shiva, Pavithra and Anu's cousin; Meenakshi's husband
Supporting
* Sherin Jaanu / Lailaa as Divya – Selvi's daughter; Meenakshi's cousin; Karthi's best friend who one-sidedly loves him (Main Antagonist)
* Ravi Chandran as Velayudham aka Velu – The Head of the Family; Vasudevan, Thiyagu and Paaru's brother; Visalam's husband; Shiva and Pavithra's father. Vadivu's father-in-law.
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Nithya Ravindran / Revathee Shankar as Visalatchi "Visalam" Velayudham – Velu's wife; Shiva and Pavithra's mother. Vadivu"s mother-in-law.
* Tamil Selvi / Sri Priya as Nandhini Vasudevan – Vasudevan's wife; Karthi and Malar's mother. Meenakshi's mother-in-law.
* Venkat Subramanian as Thiyagarajan aka Thiyagu – Velu, Vasudevan and Paaru's brother; Kallu's husband; Anu's father
* VJ Sandhya as Kalyani "Kallu" Thiyagarajan – Thiyagu's wife; Anu's mother
* Amrutha Abishek as Parvathy aka Paaru – Velu, Vasudevan and Thiyagu's sister; Mahesh's wife
* Vetri Velan as Mahesh – Paaru's Husband
* Vaishali Taniga as Malarvizhi "Malar" Vasudevan Kalaiyarasan – Vasudevan and Nandhini's daughter; Karthi's sister; Shiva, Pavithra and Anu's cousin; Kalai's wife
* VJ Pappu as Kalaiyarasan aka Kalai – Devagi's son; Malar's husband
* Arunima Sudhakar as Anuradha "Anu" Thiyagarajan – Thiyagu and Kalyani's daughter; Shiva, Pavithra, Karthi and Malar's cousin; Meenakshi's best friend
* Praveen Nandagopal / Jack as Shivakanth "Shiva" Velayudham – Velu and Visalam's son; Pavithra's younger brother. Karthi, Malar and Anu's cousin; Vadivu's husband.
* Shabhanam as Vadivukarasi "Vadivu" Shivakanth – Shiva's wife
*
M. J. Shriram
M. J. Shriram is an Indian singer and actor who has worked in Tamil films. He is best known for his songs in ''Pachchak Kuthira'' (2006) and his role in '' Sivakasi'' (2005).
Career
Shiram began singing when he was five-years-old. His talent ...
as
Dr.
Doctor is an academic title that originates from the Latin word of the same spelling and meaning. The word is originally an agentive noun of the Latin verb 'to teach'. It has been used as an academic title in Europe since the 13th century, w ...
Chezhiyan – Selvi's brother; Gayatri's husband; Meenakshi's father
* Priyadharshini Neelakandan / Banumathi as Selvi – Chezhiyan's sister; Divya's mother; Meenakshi's aunt
* Prakash Rajan as Divya's father and Selvi's estranged husband
* Sujatha Panju / Kiruba as
Dr.
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Gayatri Chezhiyan – Chezhiyan's wife; Meenakshi's mother
* Manoj Kumar as Vasudevan – Velu, Thiyagu and Paaru's brother; Nandhini's husband; Karthi and Malar's father
* Magesh as Dinesh – Meenakshi's close friend
* Gayatri Devi as Devagi – Kalai's mother
* Salma as Devi – Mahesh's sister-in-law
* Arun as Bharathi – Pavithra’s son; Visalatchi and Velayadhum's grandson
* Yamuna Chinnadurai as
Dr.
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Jeevapriya (Jeeva) – Meenakshi's collegemate
Adaptations
References
{{STAR Vijay TV shows
Star Vijay original programming
2020s Tamil-language television series
Tamil-language romance television series
2021 Tamil-language television series debuts
Tamil-language television series based on Bengali-languages television series
Tamil-language television shows