Meenakshi Ponnunga () is a 2022–2024 Indian Tamil language television drama starring Sriranjani with Soundarya Reddy and Aryan in the lead roles. It is an official remake of Zee Telugu TV series Radhamma Kuthuru. It premiered on Zee Tamil from 1 August 2022 and ended on 4 August 2024 with 637 Episodes.
Plot Meenakshi, abandoned by her husband, braves all stigma and hardships to bring up her three children. One of her daughters, Sakthi, vows to become an IAS officer and restore her mother's lost pride.
Cast Main Mokshitha Pai (2022) → Soundarya Reddy (2022–2024) 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) as Meenakshi – Needhimani's first wife; Yamuna, Shakthi and Durga's mother; Karthik and Vetri's mother-in-law Aryan as Vetri – Ranganayaki's son; Saranya's brother; Pooja's ex-fiancé; Shakthi's husband
Recurring Gayathri Yuvraaj (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 Hema Dayal as Pooja – Vetri's ex-fiancé Sudharsanam (2022) → Vishnukanth (2022–2023) → Ashwin Balaji (2023–2024) as Karthik – Kokila's son; Yamuna's husband Aarthi Ramkumar as Kokila – Karthik's mother Singaraja as Kokila's husband and Karthik's father Deepa Shankar as Shantha – Meenakshi's friend and maid Vigneshwaran as Ashok – Saranya's husband Thidiyan as Thidiyan – Vetri's friend Tom Frank as Giri -Vetri's friend Sanjay as Shanmugam – Needhimani and Pushpa's son Siddharth Kapilavayi as Rohit – Pooja's ex-fiancé
Cameo Appearances Ajay Rathnam as Karuppusamy
Adaptations Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Telugu Radhamma Kuthuru రాధమ్మ కూతూరు 26 August 2019 Zee Telugu 3 August 2024 Original Kannada Puttakkana Makkalu ಪುಟ್ಟಕ್ಕನ ಮಕ್ಕಳು 13 December 2021 Zee Kannada 5 March 2026 Remake Bengali Uron Tubri উড়ন তুবড়ি 28 March 2022 Zee Bangla 16 December 2022 Malayalam Kudumbashree Sharada കുടുംബശ്രീ ശാരദ 11 April 2022 Zee Keralam Ongoing Odia Suna Jhia ସୁନା ଝିଅ 30 May 2022 Zee Sarthak Punjabi Dheeyan Meriyaan ਧੀਆਂ ਮੇਰੀਆਂ 6 June 2022 Zee Punjabi 30 March 2024 Tamil Meenakshi Ponnunga மீனாட்சி பொண்ணுங்க 1 August 2022 Zee Tamil 4 August 2024 Hindi Main Hoon Aparajita मैं हूं अपराजिता 27 September 2022 Zee TV 25 June 2023 Marathi Lavangi Mirchi लवंगी मिरची 13 February 2023 Zee Marathi 5 August 2023 Hindi Ganga Mai Ki Betiyan गंगा माई की बेटियाँ 22 September 2025 Zee TV Ongoing
Production Casting 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. 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. Aryan was selected to play the character Vetri, whilst Tamil motivational speaker Sasilaya was chosen to play the role of Renganayagi, Vetri's mother.
Actress Gayathri Yuvaraj was initially played the role as Yamuna. 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. In end of January 2024, actress Shreya Anchan was cast as special Appearance.
References
External links
Meenakshi Ponnunga at ZEE5