Meenakshi Ponnunga (transl. Meenakshi's daughters) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language television drama airing on Zee Tamil and streams on digital platform ZEE5.[1] The series premiered on 1 August 2022 and starring Archana, her first time presence in television with Mokshitha Pai (in her Tamil debut) and Aryan in the lead roles.[2] It is an official remake of Zee Telugu series Radhamma Kuthuru.[3]
| Meenakshi Ponnunga | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Dialogues Haran Prasanna |
| Directed by | Muthukumaraswamy |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | "Raasi Nalla Raasi" |
| Composer | Radhan (title track) Rakshith K (background score), |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 100 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kavidhai Senthil |
| Producer | Bala Sundaram |
| Cinematography | Arjunan Karthik |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Insidues Media |
| Release | |
| Original network | Zee Tamil |
| Picture format | 576i HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 1 August 2022 (2022-08-01) – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related | Radhamma Kuthuru |
Meenakshi gives birth of three daughters Yamuna, Shakthi and Durga. Meenakshi's husband, desperately wanted a son decided to marry Pushpa. So Meenakshi runs a mess named "Meenakshi Mess" with the help of her daughters which was a famous mess in that village. Shakthi vows to become an IAS officer to avenge her father. Meanwhile Vetri, son of Ranganayagi falls in love with Shakthi.
All the title tracks of the series was composed by Radhan. The song Kannala Thaakura was sung by Sarath Santhosh and lyrics by Ku. Karthik.[8]
| Meenakshi Ponnunga | |
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| Soundtrack album | |
| Released | 1 August 2022 |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | TV series soundtrack |
| Language | Tamil |
| Label | Zee Tamil |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Raasi Nalla Raasi" | Radhan | 1:31 |
| 2. | "Kannala Thaakura" | Radhan | 1:30 |
After the ending of the longest running Zee Tamil TV drama Sembaruthi, its Production Company Insidues Media decide to produce Meenakshi Ponnunga. The series was directed by Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham fame L. Muthukumaraswamy.
Actress Archana was signed to portray the titular role Meenakshi in her first television debut. Mokshitha Pai, was selected to play the role Shakthi, by marking her debut in Tamil Television Network.[9] Velu Lakshmanan (Aryan) was selected to play the character Vetri.[10] Tamil Motivational speaker Sasilaya, made her first acting in the role of Renganayagi.[11]
Zee Tamil was promoted their new three fictions Maari, Amudhavum Annalakshmiyum and including this series by making advertisement with actress Sneha, Saranya Ponvannan and Sangeetha with the slogan "Vanga Paarkalaam Ithu Namma Time" and this promo released on 26 June 2022.[12]
| Language | Title | Original release | Networks(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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| Telugu | Radhamma Kuthuru రాధమ్మ కూతూరు |
26 August 2019 | Zee Telugu | Ongoing | Original |
| Kannada | Puttakkana Makkalu ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಮಕ್ಕಳು |
13 December 2021 | Zee Kannada | Remake | |
| Bengali | Uron Tubri উড়ন তুবড়ি |
28 March 2022 | Zee Bangla | ||
| Tamil | Meenakshi Ponnunga மீனாட்சி பொண்ணுங்க |
1 August 2022 | Zee Tamil | ||
| Hindi | Main Hoon Aparajita मैं हूं अपराजिता |
27 September 2022 | Zee TV |
Current broadcasts on Zee Tamil | |
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