26 February 2018 (2018-02-26) – 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)
Ponmagal Vanthal (transl.Goddess of Wealth Appeared) is a Tamil-language family soap opera series starring Meghna Vincent, Vicky Krish, Shanoor Sana and Vandana Michael. It began airing on 26 February 2018 and ended on 1 February 2020 for 571 episodes on Vijay TV,[1] every Monday to Friday in an afternoon programming block called "Vijay Matinee Thodargal". Later the show was rescheduled to air Monday through Saturday.[2][3] The series marks the debut Tamil-language television series for Ayesha of Kerala, who plays the lead role; however she was replaced by Meghna Vincent after episode 105.[4] The series is directed by Gopal Shamugam.
Synopsis
The story is about Rohini, who is loyal to her family. Under certain circumstances, she is forced to marry Gowtham, a man from a rich family. Rohini receives a dowry from her mother-in-law Rajeshwari, who tries to cause problems in her life.
Cast
Main
Ayesha / Meghna Vincent as Rohini Selvam Gautham – Maragatham and Selvam's second daughter; Kaveri and Swathi's sister; Gautam's wife
Vicky Krish as Gautham Chakravarthy – Rajeshwari and Chakravarthy's younger son; Vishnu's brother; Priya's ex-fiancé; Rohini's husband
Shanoor Sana as Rajeshwari Chakravarthy – Chakravarthy's wife; Vishnu and Gautam's mother[5]
Nisha Jagadeeswaran / Vandana Michael as Priya Vishnu – Minister and Pushpa's daughter; Gautam's ex-fiancée; Vishnu's ex-wife
Supporting
Dharini as Maragatham Selvam – Shanmugam's sister; Selvam's wife; Kaveri, Rohini and Swathi's mother
Ravishankar as Selvam – Maragatham's husband; Kaveri, Rohini and Swathi's father
Nathan Shyam as Vishnu Chakravarthy – Rajeshwari and Chakravarthy's elder son; Gautham's brother; Maya and Sartiha's ex-fiancé; Priya's ex-husband; Soumiya's husband
Director Nambiraja was accused by Ayesha (the latter who earlier played Rohini) for misbehaving in the shooting spot.[6] The problem was highlighted to the channel and Ayeesha was sacked from playing the lead role in the serial.[7]