Namma Veetu Ponnu

Namma Veetu Ponnu (transl. The girl of our house) is a 2021 Indian television comedy dramatic series which premiered on Star Vijay and stream on Disney+Hotstar. It marks the director debut of and produced by . It is the remake of Khorkuto which aires on Star Jalsha.^[1][2]

Premise[]

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, ‘Namma Veetu Ponnu’ narrates the tale of a joint family, its roots, and beliefs.

Plot[]

The story starts with Karthik who belongs to a joint family and had a disciplined life. Meenakshi, on the other hand, is a happy-go-lucky girl. She doesn’t have any interest in studying and doesn't mind at all. Her dad, who shares a good bond with Karthik's family, gets his daughter married to Karthik. The family is up for a roller coaster ride as their Marumagal makes an entry into their household. Where Meenakshi, who always follows her heart, falls in love with the family members. Meenakshi’s emotional and fun-filled bonding with her in-laws added a freshness to the story.^[3]

Cast[]

Main[]

• Ashwini Aanandita as Meenakshi^[1] – Karthi's wife; Chezhiyan and Gayatri's daughter
• Surjith Kumar as Karthikeyan a.k.a Karthi^[1] – Velayudham's younger nephew; Meenakshi's husband; Vasudevan and Nandini's son

Supporting[]

• Ravi Chandran as Velayudham a.k.a. Velu – The Head of the Family; Karthi's elder paternal uncle; Shiva's father
• Nithya Ravindran^[4] as Visalatchi a.k.a Visalam – Velayudham's wife; Karthi's elder paternal aunt; Shiva's mother
• Manoj Kumar as Vasudevan – Velayudham's 1st younger brother; Karthi and Malar's father
• Tamil Selvi as Nandhini – Velayudham's 1st younger sister-in-law Vasudevan's wife; Karthi and Malar's mother
• as Thiyagarajan a.k.a Thiyagu – Velayudham's 2nd younger brother; Karthi's younger paternal uncle; Anu's father
• VJ Sandhya as Kalyani a.k.a Kallu – Velayudham's 2nd younger sister-in-law; Thiyagu's wife; Karthi's younger paternal aunt, Anu's mother
• Amrutha Abishek^[4] as Parvathy a.k.a. Paaru – Velayudham's younger sister
• Vaishali Taniga^[5] as Malarvizhi a.k.a Malar – Velayudham's 1st younger niece; Vasudevan and Nandhini's daughter; Karthi's younger sister; Kalaiyarasan's wife
• VJ Pappu as Kalaiyarasan "Kalai" ^[4] – Velayudham's 1st younger nephew-in-law; Malar's husband
• Arunima Sudhakar as Anuradha "Anu" ^[4] – Velayudham's 2nd younger niece; Thiyagu and Kalyani's daughter; Meenakshi's best friend; Karthi's younger paternal cousin sister
• Shabhanam as Vadivukarasi Shivakanth "Vadivu" – Shiva's wife; Velayudham's daughter-in-law; Karthi's elder paternal cousin sister-in-law
• Praveen Nandagopal as Shivakanth (Epi 1-119) – Velayudham's son; Vadivu's husband; Karthi's elder paternal cousin brother
  • Jack replaced Praveen as Shivakanth (Epi 120-present)
• M. J. Shriram as Dr. Shreyan – Meenakshi's father
• Priya Dharsini as Selvi – Shreyan's younger sister and Meenakshi's aunt, Divya's mother
• Sujatha Panju as Dr. Gayatri – Meenakshi's mother
• Sherin Jaanu as Divya – Selvi's daughter; Meenakshi's elder cousin sister; Karthi's best friend
• Magesh as Dinesh - Meenakshi’s close friend, who loves her
• Vetri Velan as Mahesh, Parvathy Lover, who cheats her
• Salma as Devi, Mahesh Sister in law
• Gayatri Devi as Devagi – Kalaiyarasan's mother

Cameo Appearances[]

• Roshini Haripriyan as Herself (to promote the serial)^[6]
• Arun Prasad as Himself (to promote the serial)^[7]

Adaptations[]

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