# Ninaithale Inikkum (2021 TV series)

Ninaithale Inikkum is an Indian Tamil language television series which airs on Zee Tamil. It stars Swathi Sharma and Anand Selvan in lead roles. It was directed by N. Priyan under the banner of Monk Studios and produced by Sabreesh Kumar. It premiered from 23 August 2021. The storyline of the serial is taken from Bengali television series Mithai aired on Zee Bangla, however it has a different narration later.

## Plot

The series is about Bommi (Swathi Sharma), a cheerful sweet seller who goes to Siddharth's family to sell sweets and over time, bonds with them like a family member.

## Cast
### Main

* Swathi Sharma as
** Bommi; a sweet seller, Siddharth's first wife (dead)
** Rani; fake Bommi and Siddharth's second wife
* Anand Selvan as Siddharth
** A civil engineer; Padmanaban's son; Darshini's brother; Bommi and Rani's husband

### Recurring

* Suresh Krishnamurthy as Deivanayagam; Siddharth's paternal grandfather; father of Padmanaban, Chidambaram and Valarmathi
* Hema Srikanth as Anjali Devi; Siddharth's paternal grandmother; mother of Padmanaban, Chidambaram and Valarmathi
* Bala as Padmanaban; Siddharth and Darshini's father
* Neha Jha / Swetha Shrimpton / Anisha Ishwarya as Tamannah; Siddharth's friend, colleague and one-sided lover
* VJ Krish as Mano; Savithiri's son, Tamannah's husband
* Dr. Sharmila as Savithiri
* Rajeshwari as Nethra; Siddarth's rival
* Krishnakumar as Raghuvaran; Siddharth's paternal uncle; Lokesh's father
* Gayatri Priya as Krishnaveni; Bommi's mother, Annalakshmi's close friend
* Deepthi / Sree Nidhi / Dhachayani / Sree Nidhi / Shalini as Dharshini; Siddharth's younger sister Nivas's wife
* Akila as Varlarmathi; Siddharth's paternal aunt; Lokesh's mother
* Arvind Kathare as Chidambaram; Siddharth's paternal uncle; Vinay and Ramya's father
* Leela Menon as Sivagami; Siddharth's paternal aunt; Vinay and Ramya's mother
* Vicky Roshan as Vinay; Siddharth's paternal cousin brother
* Aruljothi as Ramya; Siddharth's paternal cousin sister
* Mithun Raj as Jagadeesh; Adopted son of Siddharth's family
* Preethi Kumar as Preethi Jagadeesh; Jagadeesh's wife
* RJ Saba as Lokesh; Siddharth's paternal cousin brother
* Pranav Mohan as Nivas; Ramya's love interest, Dharshini's husband
* Janane Prabhu as Advocate Nalini; Tamannah's mother, a lawyer
* Aarthi Ram as Advocate Vinothini; Nalini's sister
* Deepa Nethran as Annalakshmi; Siddharth and Darshini's mother

### Special Appearances

* Baba Bhaskar (2023)
* Livingston as Amirthalingam
* Rishi as Inspector Sethupathi; Siddharth's friend
* Aishwarya Baskaran as Thaiyalnayagi; Bommi's aunt (2022)
* Kuyili as Eashwari; Siddharth's grandmother, Deivayanayagam's sister
* Kaajal Pasupathi as Shilpa (2024)
* Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as Pirathiyakaradrvi (2024)
* Ashwini Radhakrishna as Makali (2024)
* Parvathy as Marikaranika (2024)
* Lavanya as Unnamalai Nachiyar (2024)
* Farina Azad as Debina (2024)
* Swetha as Bommi (2025)

## Production
### Casting

Newcomer actress Swathi Sharma were cast to play lead roles of Bommi and Rani. Actor Anand Selvan was cast as male lead Siddharth, marking his return after Colors Tamil's Uyire 2.
In November 2021, actress Neha Jha, who played Tamannah, quit the series was replaced by Swetha Shrimpton. Model and Swimmer Janane Prabhu was cast as a lawyer Nalini, who played Tamannah's mother. However, In November 2023 she quit the series due to the end of her story.
After Deepthi quit the show, Sree Nidhi replaced her as Dharshini. However in May 2022, she also quit the series for personal reasons and was replaced by Dhachayani. However, after once again got back Sreenidhi as Dharshini replacing Dhachayani.
In January 2023, actor Vijay Sethupathi was voice cast as special Appearances. In after one month, dance choreographer Baba Bhaskar was cast as special Appearances. In May 2023, Bigg Boss (Tamil TV series) season 5 fame Thamarai Selvi joined the show as Thamarai.
In June 2024, actresses Vaishnavi Arulmozhi, Ashwini Radhakrishna, Parvathy, Lavanya and Arthika to make a cameo Appearances. In July 2024, actress Farina Azad to make a special appearance as Ichchadhari Nagini.
In 3 May 2025, actress Swetha was cast as special Appearances as Bommi.

## Awards

| Award | Category | Recipient | Role |
| Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022 | Social Media Face of The Year-Female | Swathi Sharma | Bommi |
| Zee Tamil Kudumbam Viruthugal 2022 | Best Performing Show on ZEE5 | | |

## Adaptations

| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Bengali | Mithai মিঠাই | 4 January 2021 | Zee Bangla | 9 June 2023 | Original |
| Tamil | Ninaithale Inikkum நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும் | 23 August 2021 | Zee Tamil | Ongoing | Remake |
| Odia | Jhili ଝିଲ୍ଲୀ | 20 September 2021 | Zee Sarthak | 30 September 2023 | Remake |
| Hindi | Mithai मिठाई | 4 April 2022 | Zee TV | 24 September 2022 | Remake |
| Punjabi | Gall Mithi Mithi ਗਲ ਮੀਠੀ ਮੀਠੀ | 20 November 2023 | Zee Punjabi | 30 November 2024 | Remake |