Ponni C/O Rani
GenreSoap Opera
Family
Created byRadaan Mediaworks
Radhika Sarathkumar
Written byRathan
S. Kumaresan
Screenplay byS. Kumaresan
Directed byN. Sundareshwaran
(Episodes 1-133)
S.S.Seravanan
(Episodes 134-416)
Rajan Maariyappan
(Episodes 417-present)
Creative directorRadhika Sarathkumar
StarringPreethi Sanjiv
Manohar Krishnan
Akila Krishnan
Music byTo be announced
Opening themeTo be announced
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes440 (on 30 Nov 2023)
Production
ProducerRadhika Sarathkumar
CinematographyS. Sethupathi
EditorR. Pooja
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes per epi
Production companyRadaan Mediaworks
Original release
NetworkKalaignar TV
Release27 June 2022 (2022-06-27) –
present

Ponni C/O Rani is a Tamil language family soap opera created by Radaan Mediaworks and Radhika Sarathkumar which is directed by Rajan Maariyappan (earlier by N.Sundareshwaran and S.S.Seravanan). This show is produced by Radhika Sarathkumar, under the banner of Radaan Mediaworks while the screenplay and story is by Rathan and S.Kumaresan.

The show is under the creative direction of Radhika Sarathkumar and acts as a sequel to the Vani Rani series of 2013. Ponni C/O Rani premiered on 27 June 2022 on Kalaignar TV and is being broadcast on the channel from 20:00 to 20:30 everyday with a repeat from 12:00-12:30 the next day.[1][2]

The episodes are being regularly uploaded on Kalaignar TV's Official YouTube Channel at 18:00. The Promos of episodes are managed by Kishore and M.Veerapandi.

Radaan Mediaworks cast Preethi Sanjiv and Manohar Krishnan to play the lead roles of Ponni and Rajaram respectively, followed by Radhika Sarathkumar to play a cameo-dual-role of acting Vani and Rani with the same character continuity as shown in the 2013 Vani Rani series.[3]

Storyline

The story continues from the end of Vani Rani. The plot is centered on Vani and Rani's best friend Ponni's life. Ponni is a young woman married to Rajaram. They both were blessed with four children, Surya, Chandru, Aishwarya and Priya. Rajaram has an elder sister Visalam whose husband's name is Vinayagam. In Ponni's house, her other friend Pounu used to stay with her husband Naagapan and son Senthil as well. They used to help in the household chores and work.

Theme 1 (episode 1 to 174): In the past, a long time before Ponni and Rajaram's marriage, Rajaram was engaged with a woman named Pushpavalli. Visalam and Vinayagam were incharge of arranging the marriage ceremony. However, on the marriage day, Pushpavalli deserted Rajaram and ran away from Chennai with her lover Anand to Mumbai. Rajaram went to extent of committing suicide but after a long time, he was finally married to Ponni. Thereafter, his life became prosperous and he was heading a company named Ponni Mills. 25years after his marriage with Ponni, Pushpavalli shifts back to Chennai and gets to know about Rajaram's prosperity. She feels jealous. The storyline is based on how Pushpavalli tries to enter into Rajaram's life and breaks his family apart without Ponni getting to know about their past.

Theme 2 (episode 1 to 174): Ponni's son Surya was dating a girl Pavithra. However, he was not willing to tell the same to his parents. But, when Rajaram's rich friend Manickam came asking Surya's hand for his daughter Swetha, Surya's greed for money made him betray Pavithra and run after Swetha. Their marriage was arranged with several problems. On their marriage day, Surya changed his mind and wished to marry Pavithra. In the want of Swetha as his daughter in law, Rajaram decided to get his other son Chandru married to Swetha. This storyline is focused on how the secret of Surya-Pavithra's relationship gets out, how Chandru and Swetha manage to live with each other against their will.

Theme 3 (episode 175 to 229): After a long time, Pushpavalli and her husband (Anand) and daughter (Bhuvana) were killed in a car accident. Her other daughter Pooja thought that Rajaram was the cause of the accident and vowed to go against Rajaram's family. Ponni, by her kind nature, allows Pooja to stay in her house, unaware of her wrong intentions. The storyline is based on how everyone gets to know Pooja's intentions and also that she is Pushpavalli's daughter.

Theme 4 (episode 213 to 436) : A nemesis, named Maya arrived. She was also running a Mill Company which was Rajaram's rival company. She joint hands with Pooja and tried to bring down Ponni and Rajaram's company. After she lost the office-faceoff, it was shown that Maya was Ponni's long-lost step-sister. In the past, Ponni's father Veluchamy married another lady Devanai who gave birth to Malar. Malar was later renamed to Maya. This storyline was mainly centered on the clash between the two sisters where Ponni was not aware of her relation with Maya. After getting to know the truth, the storyline covers the consequences of this sisterly bond between the two rivals.

Theme 5 (episode 250 to present) : Surya's tea shop had an employee named Chinnathambi who was in love with Ponni's daughter Aishwarya. She also began to share feelings for him. However, Rajaram detested Chinnathambi. Chinnathambi's marriage was however fixed with his cousin Malli by Malli's father Muthupandi against his will. But, Aishwarya and Chinnathambi with the help of Maya ran to a hill station and married secretly. After their marriage, Maya engaged Malli to rebel against Chinnathambi to wreck havoc in Ponni's life and separated Chinnathambi and Aishwarya for a while due to a misunderstanding. The storyline also covers how they meet paths again.

Theme 6 (episode 273 to present): Swetha could not give birth to a baby and hence Bharathi was appointed as the surrogate mother. However, later, Bharathi started to grow feelings for Chandru, leading to Swetha beginning to detest her. Thereafter, Swetha became pregnant but Bharathi continued to be in touch with Chandru and later on married him secretly as well. This storyline is focused on this secret to be revealed.

Theme 7 (episode 401 to present): One day, while out, Maya met Rajaram's look-alike named Kaali. Maya decided to kidnap Rajaram and send Kaali in disguise to act like Rajaram so that he could wreak havoc in Ponni's house.

Theme 8 (episode 436 to present): Veluchamy and Ponni decide to accept Maya into their family. Maya, out of happiness, turns over a new leaf and brings all the broken bits caused by her back to normal and gave Kaali his share of wealth for his help. But, Kaali had his own plans on how to get money from her and Ponni's family. Without Maya's knowledge, he hides Rajaram and puts on his disguise to be exactly like him. This theme is centered on Kaali's evil intentions.

Cast with Characters

Main Cast

  • Preethi Sanjiv as Ponni Rajaram (Rajaram's wife, Surya-Chandru-Aishwarya-Priya's mother)
  • Manohar Krishnan in a dual role as:
    • Rajaram (Ponni's husband, Surya-Chandru-Aishwarya-Priya's father)
    • Kaali (Rajaram's look-alike, In an affair with Ramaa)
  • Sasilaya / Akila Krishnan as Maya Veluchamy (Ponni's step-sister, Veluchamy's daughter)

Supporting Cast

  • Unknown / Usha Elizabeth Suraj as Visalam Vinayagam (Vinayagam's wife, Rajaram's sister)
  • Arjun as Surya Rajaram (Pavithra's husband, Ponni-Rajaram's son)
  • Dhanalakshmi Shiva as Pavithra Surya (Surya's wife, Anuradha's daughter)
  • Shankaresh Kumar as Chandru Rajaram (Has two wives Swetha & Bharathi, Ponni-Rajaram's son)
  • Aruljothi Arockiaraj / Mounika as Swetha Chandru (Chandru's wife, Manickam-Padma's daughter)
  • Nancy / Sherin / Lavanya as Aishwarya Chinnathambi (Chinnathambi's wife, Ponni-Rajaram's daughter)
  • Prabhakaran as Chinnathambi (Aishwarya's husband, Malli's cousin and ex-fiance)
  • Keerthi as Bharathi Chandru (Chandru's second wife)
  • Malar as Malli (Chinnathambi's cousin and ex-fiancé, Muthupandi's daughter, Hates Aishwarya, Shantha's relative)

Special Guest Appearances

  • Vincent Roy as Veluchamy (Ponni's father, Maya's step-father, Devanai's husband)
  • Unknown as Ramaa (Kaali's girlfriend)
  • Unknown as Renuka (Bharathi's assistant)
  • Arvind Kathare / Birla Bose as Manickam (Swetha's father, Padma's husband)
  • Unknown / Unknown as Padma Manickam (Swetha's mother, Manickam's wife)
  • Radhika Sarathkumar in a dual role:
    • Rani Saaminathan (Ponni's best friend, Vani's twin-sister, Homemaker)
    • Vani Bhoominathan (Ponni's best friend, Rani's twin-sister, Advocate)
  • A Ravivarma as Vinayagam (Visalam's husband, Supported Ponni always)
  • Karpagavalli as Pounu Naagapan (Naagapan's wife, Senthil's mother)
  • Harish G as Senthil Naagapan (Pounu-Naagapan's son, Bhuvana's boyfriend)
  • Dhachayani / VJ Thara as Pooja Anand (Pushpavalli-Anand's daughter, Evil-minded)
  • Raghavi Sasikumar as Pushpavalli Anand (Anand's wife, Evil minded, Rajaram's ex-fiance)

Rare Appearances

  • Hema Chinaraj as Priya Rajaram (Ponni-Rajaram's daughter)
  • Vijayalakshmi / S. N. Parvathy as Shantha (Chinnathambi & Malli's relative)
  • Unknown as Muthupandi (Malli's father, Chinnathambi's uncle)
  • Bhargavi / Unknown as Chandra (Maya's assistant)
  • Vetrivelan as Anand (Pushpavalli's husband, Bhuvana-Pooja's father)
  • Unknown as Seetha (Helped Ponni on Rani's advice)
  • Unknown as Preeta (Bharathi's sister-in-law, Swetha's friend)
  • Unknown as Pavithra's father (Anuradha's husband)
  • Unknown as Anuradha (Pavithra's mother)
  • Unknown / Unknown as Moorthy (Vani's assistant)
  • Unknown as Devanai Veluchamy (Veluchamy's second wife, Maya's mother)
  • Unknown / Shri Akila as Bhuvana Anand (Pushpavalli-Anand's daughter, Senthil's girlfriend)
  • Unknown as Naagapan (Senthil's father, Pounu's husband)
  • Unknown as Sundar (Loved Pavithra one-sidedly)
  • Unknown as Vivek (Ex-Manager at Rajaram's company, Was sentenced to jail by Pooja's plan)

Production

Development

After leaving from Sun TV,[4] Radaan Mediaworks’ and Radhika Sarathkumar decided to begin telecasting serials on other channels. Firstly, Kalaignar TV.[5] The shooting of this serial Ponni C/O Rani on Kalaignar TV commenced in March 2022. The first promo was released on 4 May 2022. This marks Radhika’s return to television after a small hiatus.

Casting

  • Preethi Sanjiv, Manohar Krishnan were cast to lead the ensemble cast.
  • Radhika Sarathkumar was cast as Vani and Rani from Vani Rani to make cameo appearances.
  • A.Ravivarma, Shankaresh, Nancy, Hema, Raghavi, Vetrivelan, Dhachayani and Shri Akila were cast for supporting.
  • Aruljothi Arockiaraj and Arvind Kathare were playing supporting roles but were replaced by VJ Mounika and Birla Bose respectively.
  • Usha Elizabeth entered the show in the role Visalam while Dhachayani replaced VJ Thara for the role Pooja.
  • After Nancy quit the show, Sherin Jaanu replaced her.[6] However, she also left resulting in VJ Lavanya to play the role.
  • In March 2023, Sasilaya joned the cast, but in November 2023 she quit the series,[7] and was replaced by Akila Krishnan.[8]
  • Later, Prabhakar and Vijayalakshmi entered the cast however Vijayalakshmi was replaced by S.N.Parvathy.
  • In May 2023 Keerthi joined the show as Bharathi,[9] followed by Malar joining as Malli in August 2023, both to spice up the drama.[10]

Prequel

Vani Rani

A prequel series Vani Rani is the base story of this serial, Ponni C/O Rani. Vani Rani focuses on the story of the two sisters, Vani and Rani who are poles apart in nature and the way they face their problems in life. The show starred Radhika Sarathkumar, Venu Arvind and Babloo Prithiveeraj in lead roles.

References

  1. ↑ "Kalaignar TV bolsters its Prime Time line up with two new fiction shows Ponni C/o Rani and Kannethirey Thondrinal". www.medianews4u.com. 27 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Kalaignar TV Ponni C.O. Rani Press Release and images" (in Tamil). chennaivision.com. 16 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "ராதிகாவின் புதிய தொடர்: பொன்னி c/o ராணி..." (in Tamil). m.dinamalar.com. 23 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "சன்டிவியில் 'சித்தி'க்கு என்ட் கார்டு போட்ட ராதிகா.. அடுத்து கால் பதிக்கும் டிவி சேனல் எது தெரியுமா?" (in Tamil). tamil.oneindia.com. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Radikaa Sarathkumar Ditches Sun TV To Launch New Serial On Another Channel". www.news18.com. 5 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Sherin Janu announces her exit from the TV show Ponni C/O Rani; will VJ Lavanya play Aishwarya?". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Actress Sasilaya quits 'Ponni c/o Rani' midway". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Akila Krishnan joins 'Ponni c/o Rani', says "I am really excited to play the role"". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Keerthi joins 'Ponni c/o Rani'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Television actress Malar joins the cast of Ponni c\o Rani". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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