Meenakshi Ponnunga (transl. Daughters of Meenakshi) is a 2022-2024 Indian Tamil language television drama starring Sriranjani with Soundarya Reddy and Aryan in the lead roles.[1] It is an official remake of Zee Telugu TV series Radhamma Kuthuru.[2] It premiered on Zee Tamil from 1 August 2022 and ended on 4 August 2024 with 637 Episodes.[3][4]
Plot
Meenakshi gives birth to three daughters Yamuna, Shakthi and Durga. Meenakshi's husband, who desperately wanted a son, ran away and married Pushpa. So Meenakshi runs a food supplies store named "Meenakshi Food Supplies Store" with the help of her daughters, which was a famous store in that village. Shakthi vows to become an IAS officer to avenge her mother. Meanwhile, Vetri, the son of Ranganayagi, falls in love with Shakthi.
Cast
Main
Mokshitha Pai (2022)[5] → Soundarya Reddy (2022–2024)[6] 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 (2022–2023)→ Sriranjani (2023–2024)[7] as Meenakshi – Needhimani's first wife; Yamuna, Shakthi and Durga's mother; Karthik and Vetri's mother-in-law
Gayathri Yuvraaj[9] (2022–2023) →Kavya Bellu (2023-2024) 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
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.[10] 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.[11][12] Aryan was selected to play the character Vetri, whilst Tamil motivational speaker Sasilaya was chosen to play the role of Renganayagi, Vetri's mother.[13][14]
Actress Gayathri Yuvaraj was initially played the role as Yamuna.[15] 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.[16] In end of January 2024, actress Shreya Anchan was cast as special Appearance.[17][18]
