Ponni C/O Rani

Ponni C/O Rani is a Tamil language family soap opera created by Raadhika Sarathkumar and Radaan Mediaworks and directed by S.S.Seravanan (firstly by N.Sundareshwaran).

Ponni C/O Rani
GenreSoap Opera
Family
Created byRaadhika Sarathkumar
Written byRadaan Mediaworks
Directed byN. Sundareshwaran
(Episodes 1-133)
S.S.Seravanan
(Episodes 134-now)
Creative directorRaadhika Sarathkumar
StarringPreethi Sanjiv
Manohar Krishnan
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of episodes400 (on 13 October 2023)
Production
ProducerRaadhika Sarathkumar
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time20 minutes to 22 minutes each episode
Production companyRadaan Mediaworks
Release
Original networkKalaignar TV
Original release27 June 2022 (2022-06-27) –
present

This show is produced by Radaan Mediaworks, with Raadhika Sarathkumar as the Creative Head n Producer.

A sequel series of Vani Rani, it premiered on 27 June 2022 on Kalaignar TV at 20:00 and airs from Monday to Saturday. [1][2] The show stars Preethi Sanjiv and Manohar Krishnan in lead roles and Raadhika Sarathkumar[3] comes back into television playing her pivotal dual role of Vani & Rani from the 2013 series.

Cast with Characters
  • Preethi Sanjiv as Ponni Rajaram
  • Manohar Krishnan in a dual role as:
    • Rajaram
    • Kaali
  • Unknown / Usha Elizabeth Suraj as Visalam Vinayagam
  • Arjun as Surya Rajaram
  • Dhanalakshmi Shiva as Pavithra Surya
  • Shankaresh Kumar as Chandru Rajaram
  • Aruljothi Arockiaraj / Mounika as Swetha Chandru
  • Nancy / Sherin Jaanu / Lavanya as Aishwarya Chinnathambi
  • Prabhakaran as Chinnathambi
  • Hema Chinaraj as Priya Rajaram
  • Raadhika Sarathkumar in a dual role as:
    • Rani Saaminathan
    • Vani Bhoominathan
  • Sasilaya as Maya Veluchamy
  • Keerthi as Bharathi
  • Malar as Malli Muthupandi
  • Arvind Kathare / Birla Bose as Manickam
  • Unknown / Unknown as Padma Manickam
  • Vincent Roy as Veluchamy
  • Vijayalakshmi / S. N. Parvathy as Shantha
  • Unknown as Muthupandi
  • Unknown as Bhairavi
  • Unknown as Moorthy
  • Unknown as Renuka
  • A Ravivarma as Vinayagam
  • Unknown as Pavithra's father
  • Unknown as Anuradha
  • Karpagavalli as Pounu Naagapan
  • Unknown as Naagapan
  • Harish G as Senthil Naagapan
  • Dhachayani / VJ Thara as Pooja Anand
  • Unknown / Shri Akila as Bhuvana Anand
  • Vetrivelan as Anand
  • Raghavi Sasikumar as Pushpavalli Anand
  • Unknown as Devanai Veluchamy
  • Unknown as Seetha
  • Unknown as Vivek
  • Unknown as Sundar
  • Unknown as Preeta

Production

Development - Overview

After leaving from Sun TV,[4] Radaan Mediaworks’ and Raadhika 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 Raadhika’s return to television after a small hiatus.

Casting - Overview
  • Preethi Sanjiv, Manohar Krishnan and Raadhika Sarathkumar were cast for leading.
  • 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, Actress Sasilaya joned the cast to play a titular villain role.
  • Later, Prabhakar and Vijayalakshmi entered the cast however Vijayalakshmi was replaced by S.N.Parvathy
  • In May 2023 Actress Keerthi joined the show as Bharathi, [7] followed by Actress Malar joining as Malli in August 2023. [8]

Prequel

Vani Rani
Main article: Vani Rani (TV series)

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 Raadhika 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. "Keerthi joins 'Ponni c/o Rani'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. "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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