# Ethirneechal (TV series)

Ethirneechal (transl. Swimming against the tide) is a popular Indian Tamil-language drama television series, which is being airing on Sun TV. The first season of this series starred Madhumitha Hirannaiah, Kaniha, Priyadarshini Neelakandan and Haripriya Isai in lead roles. This show is being produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres. Dialogues were written by Sri Vidhya and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam. The series is one of the most-popular and most-watched TV shows in Tamil Nadu since its launch. The first season premiered on 7 February 2022, and ended on 8 June 2024 with 744 episodes.
The second season of this series premiered on 23 December 2024 with the title as Ethirneechal Thodargirathu (transl. Swimming against the tide 'Continues'). It stars Parvathy Venkatiramanan, replacing Madhumitha in the lead role, alongside Kaniha, Priyadarshini Neelakandan and Haripriya Isai.

## Series overview

| Series | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Series | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 744 | 744 | 7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) | 8 June 2024 (2024-06-08) |
| 2 | 80+ | 80+ | 23 December 2024 (2024-12-23) | Present |

## Synopsis
### Season 1

Nachiappan defies his rich, male chauvinist parents to marry the poorer Parvathi, and they raise their daughters Janani and Anjana in a joint family. Despite Nachiappan's controlling nature, he is wooed by a marriage proposal from business tycoon Aadhi Gunasekaran alias AGS for his brother Shakthivel. Unaware of the mistreatment of Gunasekaran's daughters-in-law Eshwari, Renuka, and Nandini & Janani Nachiappan falls for the lie that Janani will be appointed as MD in Gunasekaran's company. Eventually, Janani, a high achiever, marries Shakthivel, the youngest brother in the Aadhimuthu family.
As time passes, Janani learns the harsh reality of her in-laws' treatment of women. Her husband Shakthivel, haunted by childhood trauma, lacks the courage to confront his family. Janani's cousin Vasu warns her, but she proceeds with the marriage. Initially supportive, Shakthivel turns against Janani due to emotional manipulation from his elder brother Aadhi Gunasekaran alias AGS.
Janani's co-sisters Eshwari, Renuka, and Nandhini – are also educated women married to uneducated husbands in the Aadhimuthu family. The sisters face restrictions and are forced to be housekeepers by their controlling husbands – Aadhi Gunasekaran alias AGS, Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran, Aadhimuthu Kathirvel, and Aadhimuthu Shakthivel. The story unfolds as Janani faces the challenges within her new family, aiming to bring about positive change with the help of Pattammal, Gunasekaran's grandmother.
Janani, standing against male chauvinism, leaves the Aadhimuthu household after Shakthivel doubts her character. Pattamal, who holds a 40% share in Aadhimuthu properties and businesses, joins Janani against Gunasekaran for the rights of Janani and the other daughters-in-law.
Guided by advice from Pattammal, Janani returns to help her co-sisters gain independence. Shakthivel realizes his mistakes, and the story unfolds as Janani strives to empower herself and her co-sisters against the backdrop of family dynamics and societal challenges. How Janani will strengthen herself and liberate her co-sisters forms the crux of the story.
At the end of season 1, Aadhi Gunasekaran alias AGS is found guilty of all his crimes and is sentenced to lifetime imprisonment. Motivated by Pattammal, all the four daughters in law leave the Aadhimuthu household to pursue their dreams.

### Season 2

After 6 Months The Story Continues from the End of Season 1. After the defeat of Aadhi Gunasekaran alias AGS, Janani and the rest of the women in the household leave to pursue their dreams. However, Gunasekaran, though defeated, continues to create obstacles for these women in subtle and disruptive ways.
A twist of fate changes the power play in the family when Gunasekaran transfers all his properties to his Third brother of Aadhimuthu family, Aadhimuthu Kadhirvel shocking everyone. The nature of that power play changes family dynamics and prepares the ground for Kadhirvel as the new antagonist. Now Kathirvel utilizing this newfound power, adopts an oppressive stance similar to Gunasekaran's and becomes obstacle for Janani and the other women in the family. How Janani and the rest of the women overcome the family dynamics and societal challenges forms the crux of the story.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Madhumitha Hirannaiah as Janani Shakthivel: Nachiyappan and Parvathi's elder daughter; Anjana's sister; Sriram and Vasu's cousin; Gowtham's best friend; Aadhimuthu Shakthivel's wife. (2022–2024)
* Kaniha as Eshwari Gunasekaran: Sethuraman and Savitri's daughter; Jeevanandham's ex-love interest; Aadhimuthu Gunasekaran's wife; Dharshan and Dharshini's mother (2022–2024)
* Priyadarshini Neelakandan as Renuka Gnanasekaran: Alamelu's daughter; Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran's wife; Aishwarya's mother (2022–2024)
* Haripriya Isai as Nandhini Kathirvel: Ramachandran and Valliammal's daughter; Aadhimuthu Kathirvel's wife; Thara's mother (2022–2024)

### Supporting

* Vela Ramamoorthy as Aadhi Gunasekaran (AGS): Adhimuthu and Visalatchi's Eldest son;Gnanam, Kathir, Shakti and Aadhirai's brother; Eshwari's husband; Dharshan and Dharshini's father (Oct.2023-Jun.2024)
** G. Marimuthu (2022-Sept.2023) as Aadhi Gunasekaran (AGS)
* Sabari Prasanth as Aadhimuthu Shakthivel aka Shakthi: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's youngest son;Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir and Aadhirai's brother; Janani's husband (2022–2024)
* Vibhu Raman as Aadhimuthu Kathirvel aka Kathir: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's Third son; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Shakti and Aadhirai's brother; Nandhini's husband; Thara's father (2022–2024)
* Kamalesh PK as Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran aka Gnanam: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's Second son;Gunasekaran, Kathir, Shakti and Aadhirai's brother; Renuka's husband; Aishwarya's father (2022–2024)
* Sathyapriya as Visalatchi: Aadhimuthu's widow;Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's mother; Dharshini, Dharshan, Aishwarya and Thara's grandmother (2022–2024)
* Vimalkumar J as Karikalan: Jhansi Rani and Ramalingam's son; Aadhirai's ex-husband (2022–2024)
* Sathya Devarajan as Aadhiraiselvi Aadhimuthu alias Aadhirai: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's daughter; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir and Shakthi's sister; Arun's ex-lover; Karikalan's ex-wife (2022–2024)
* Monisha Vijay as Priyadharshini Gunasekaran aka Dharshini: Gunasekaran and Eshwari's daughter; Dharshan's sister; Aishwarya and Thara's cousin (2022–2024)
* Rithik Raghavendra as Priyadharshan Gunasekaran aka Dharshan: Gunasekaran and Eshwari's son; Dharshini's brother; Aishwarya and Thara's cousin (2022–2024)
* Aishwarya Rathinam as Aishwarya Gnanasekaran aka Aishu: Gnanasekaran and Renuka's daughter; Dharshini, Dharshan and Thara's cousin (2022–2024)
* Farzana Ansari as Thara Kathirvel: Kathirvel and Nandhini's daughter; Dharshini, Dharshan and Aishwarya's cousin (2022–2024)
* Bombay Gnanam as R.Pattammal MA: Aadhimuthu's mother; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's grandmother (2022–2024)
* V. Thiruselvam as Jeevanandham:social activist; Eshwari's ex-love interest and friend; Kayalvizhi's widower; Venba's father (2022–2024)
* Baby Deepti Shri as Venba Jeevanandham: Jeevanandham and Kayalvizhi's daughter (2022–2024)
* Radhika Vairavelavan as Charubala Rajavarman: SKR's wife; Gunasekaran's ex-love interest (2022–2024)
* Gaayathri Krishnan as Jhansi Rani: Ramalingam's second wife; Karikalan's mother (2022–2024)
* Som Soumyan as Nachiyappan: Parvathi's husband; Janani and Anjana's father (2022–2024)
* Keerthana as Parvathi: Thiruvengadam's sister; Nachiyappan's wife; Janani and Anjana's mother (2022–2024)
* Swetha Senthilkumar as Anjana Sidharth: Nachiyappan and Parvathi's younger daughter; Janani's sister; Sriram and Vasu's cousin; Sidharth's wife (2023–2024)
** VJ Thara as Anjana Sidharth (2022)
* Vaishnavi Nayak as Nivashini Thiruvengadam alias Vasu: Thiruvengadam and Padmavathi's daughter; Sriram's sister; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2022–2024)
* Subramani as Killivalavan aka Valavan: Ex-police officer; Gunasekaran's crime partner and Kayalvizhi's murderer (2023–2024)
* Goudham Krishnan as Gowtham: Janani's best friend (2022–2023)
* Ziba Shirin as Farhana: Jeevanandham's sidekick (2023)
* RJ Nelu as Krishna Swamy Meyyappan: Meyyappan and Rajalakshmi's Younger Son, Janani and Anjana's cousin (2023–2024)
* Maaran Chandrasekaran as Ramasamy Meyyappan: Meyyappan and Rajalakshmi's Elder Son, Krishna Swamy's brother, Janani and Anjana's cousin (2023–2024)
* Bindhu Pankaj as Umayal Ramanathan: Nachiyappan's elder sister; Janani and Anjana's aunt (2023–2024)
* T. K. Kala as Meyyappan's,Nachiyappan's and Umayal's mother; Janani and Anjana's grandmother (2023–2024)
* VJ Keerthi as Keerthi: Umayal's daughter; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2023–2024)
* Dinesh Mourougane as Sidharth: Umayal's son; Anjana's husband (2024)
* Muthu Lakshmi as Rajalakshmi: Meyyapan's wife; Ramasamy and Krishnasamy's mother (2023–2024)
* Vasudevan Venugopal as Subramaniam Krishnamoorthy Rajavarman alias SKR: Arasu, Arun and Karthikeyan's brother; Charubala's husband; Gunasekaran's former MD and now his business-rival (2022–2024)
* Chaanakyaa as Arunkumar alias Arun: SKR's second younger brother; Aadhirai's ex-lover (2022–2023)
* Giri Dwarakish as Arasu: SKR's first younger brother (2022–2024)
* Madhu Karthik as Karthikeyan: SKR's youngest brother (2022 -2023)
* Apollo Ravi as Kadambavanam: Gunasekaran's sidekick (2022)
* Vishnu Vasudev as Sethuraman: Savitri's widower; Eshwari's father; Dharshan and Dharshini's grandfather (2022–2024)
* Subhashini as Valliammal: Nandhini's mother; Thara's grandmother (2022–2024)
* Bharathi Kannan as Kovai Subaiah: Visalatchi's younger brother (2022–2024)
* Balaji as Thiruvengadam: Parvathi's brother; Padmavathi's husband; Sriram and Vasu's father (2022)
* Vasavi as Padmavathi: Thiruvengadam's wife; Sriram and Vasu's mother (2022)
* Subramanian Gopalakrishnan as Sriram Thiruvengadam: Thiruvengadam and Padmavathi's son; Vasu's brother; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2022)
* Dhatachani Santho as Kotravai IPS: Special Officer for investigating Dharshini's case (2024)
* Johithya as Ilaveni: Jeevanandham's sidekick (2023)
* Archana as Rani: Maid in Gunasekaran's house (2022)
* Sabarish Selvaraj as Kumar: Arasu's sidekick (2022–2023)
* Anbarasi as Anbarasi: Janani's friend (2022)
* Jillu Vikram as Vikram: Janani's friend (2022)
* Abinaya as Kathija: Janani's friend (2022)
* Merwen Balaji as Kedhar: Janani's friend (2022)
* Sudha Pushpa as Savithri: Sethuraman's wife; Eshwari's mother; Dharshan and Dharshini's grandmother (Dead) (2022)

### Special appearances

* Baby Ahana as young Janani
* Bhavana as young Eshwari
* Prashanth as Young Jeevanandham
* Hema Dayal as Kundavai Duraisaami: Shakthivel's ex-fiancé
* Jayashree as Jayashree Chandrasekhar: Chairman of Dharshan's college
* Meena Kumari as Kayalvizhi: Jeevanandham's wife; Venba's mother (Dead)
* Abhinaya Palaniswamy as Kalaiarasi: Pattamal's nurse
* Kotravai as Meenakshi: A lawyer of Eshwari

### Main

* Parvathy Venkitaramanan as Janani Shakthivel: Nachiyappan and Parvathi's elder daughter; Anjana's sister; Sriram and Vasu's cousin; Gowtham's best friend; Aadhimuthu Shakthivel's wife. (2024–present)
* Kaniha as Eshwari Gunasekaran: Sethuraman and Savitri's daughter; Jeevanandham's ex-love interest; Aadhimuthu Gunasekaran's wife; Dharshan and Dharshini's mother (2024–present)
* Priyadarshini Neelakandan as Renuka Gnanasekaran: Alamelu's daughter; Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran's wife; Aishwarya's mother (2024–present)
* Haripriya Isai as Nandhini Kathirvel: Ramachandran and Valliammal's daughter; Aadhimuthu Kathirvel's wife; Thara's mother (2024–present)

### Supporting

* Vela Ramamoorthy as Aadhi Gunasekaran aka AGS: Adhimuthu and Visalatchi's Eldest son;Gnanam, Kathir, Shakti and Aadhirai's brother; Eshwari's husband; Dharshan and Dharshini's father; (2025–present)
* Sabari Prasanth as Aadhimuthu Shakthivel aka Shakthi: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's youngest son;Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir and Aadhirai's brother; Janani's husband (2024–present)
* Vibhu Raman as Aadhimuthu Kathirvel aka Kathir: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's Third son; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Shakti and Aadhirai's brother; Nandhini's husband; Thara's father (2024–present)
* Sathyapriya as Visalatchi: Aadhimuthu's widow;Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's mother; Dharshini, Dharshan, Aishwarya and Thara's grandmother (2024–present)
* Kamalesh PK as Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran aka Gnanam: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's Second son; Gunasekaran, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's brother; Renuka's husband; Aishwarya's father (2024–present)
* Vimalkumar J as Karikalan: Jhansi Rani and Ramalingam's son; Aadhirai's ex-husband (2024–present)
* Monisha Vijay as Priyadharshini Gunasekaran aka Dharshini: Gunasekaran and Eshwari's daughter; Dharshan's sister; Aishwarya and Thara's cousin (2024–present)
* Rithik Raghavendra as Priyadharshan Gunasekaran aka Dharshan: Gunasekaran and Eshwari's son; Dharshini's brother; Aishwarya and Thara's cousin (2024–present)
* Prajna Rani Aravind as Thara Kathirvel: Kathirvel and Nandhini's daughter; Dharshini, Dharshan and Aishwarya's cousin (2024–present)
* Mai Jananee as Aishwarya Gnanasekaran aka Aishu: Gnanasekaran and Renuka's daughter; Dharshini, Dharshan and Thara's cousin (2024–present)
* Sathya Devarajan as Aadhiraiselvi Aadhimuthu alias Aadhirai: Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's daughter; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir and Shakthi's sister; Arun's ex-lover; Karikalan's ex-wife (2024 -2025)
* Radhika Vairavelavan as Charubala Rajavarman: SKR's wife; Gunasekaran's ex-love interest (2025–present)
* V. Thiruselvam as Jeevanandham:social activist; Eshwari's ex-love interest and friend; Kayalvizhi's widower; Venba's father (2024–present)
* Baby Deepti Shri as Venba Jeevanandham: Jeevanandham and Kayalvizhi's daughter (2024–present)
* Vaishnavi Nayak as Nivashini Thiruvengadam alias Vasu: Thiruvengadam and Padmavathi's daughter; Sriram's sister; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2025–present)
* Som Soumyan as Nachiyappan: Parvathi's husband; Janani and Anjana's father (2025–present)
* Bombay Gnanam as R.Pattammal MA: Aadhimuthu's mother; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's grandmother (2024–present)
* Gayathri Raja as Arivukkarasi: Poster Periyasami's elder daughter (2025–present)
* Sherine Farhana as Anbukkarasi: Poster Periyasami's younger daughter (2025–present)
* Rajishree as Bhargavi Gurunathan: Dharshan 's girlfriend (2025–present)
* Mohan Vaidya as Gurunathan: Paarkavi's father (2025–present)
* Dhatachani Santho as Kotravai IPS (2025–present)
* Poster Nandakumar as Poster Periyasami: Gunasekaran's friend (2025–present)
* Lakshmikanthan Sridharan as Mullaivendan: Arivukkarasi and Anbukkarasi's cousin (2024–present)
* Veernivas Sree as Prasad: Aishwarya's best friend (2025–present)

### Special appearances

* Baby Ahana as young Janani
* Jayashree as Jayashree Chandrasekhar: Chairman of Dharshan's college
* Hema Dayal as Kundavai Duraisaami

## Production
### Development

In later September 2021, Sun Network confirmed through a press release that it would distribute the new Tamil serial, to be produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam. The dialogues for the series are written by Sri Vidhya.

### Casting

Kannada and Telugu actress Madhumitha Hirannaiah was selected as the female lead but was later replaced by actress Parvathy Venkatiramanan in the second season. Tamil film actress Kaniha were cast as the main role, who making her come back after 14 years in Tamil television series. Priyadarshini and Haripriya were cast as the parallel leads. Bombay Gnanam, was cast as a supporting role, who making her comeback after 10 years.
Film director and actor G. Marimuthu was selected as the negative lead till his death on 8 September 2023. He was replaced by writer Vela Ramamoorthy. Sabari Prasanth was selected as the male lead. While Keerthana, Kamalesh, Merwen, Goutham K S, Vibhu Raman and Sathyapriya were also selected for supporting roles. In end of December 2023, playback singer T. K. Kala join cast as Janani's grandmother.

## Soundtrack

It was written by Balachandran.DD, composed by Srinivas. It was sung by Sharanya Srinivas and Srinidhi. The first opening song was unveiled on 1 February 2022 on Sun TV YouTube.

## Reception
### Trp Record

In BARC Era, This is the first ever Tamil Television Series in Whole South India to become No.1 at U+R Market in TRP ratings at 9:30 pm slot all over Tamil Nadu.

### Critical response

The series gradually gained more popularity and viewership in January 2023 by its screenplay, and mainly for the natural and realistic acting. Ethirneechal gave tough competition for ratings to its same channel's top rated soap Kayal.

### Trp ratings

The show got a TVR of 6.54 on launching week on 7 February 2022.
In July 2023, the series was the most watched Tamil-language television series with 11.55 TVR.
The show got a TVR of 7.84 on its Climax week and the Last episode of Climax fetched 8.59 TVR on 8 June 2024.

### 2022

| Week | Year | BARC viewership | BARC viewership |
| Week | Year | TRP | Rank |
| Week 06 | 2022 | 6.54 | 10 |
| Week 07 | 2022 | 6.41 | 11 |
| Week 08 | 2022 | 6.79 | 10 |
| Week 09 | 2022 | 6.96 | 10 |
| Week 10 | 2022 | 7.03 | 8 |
| Week 11 | 2022 | 7.29 | 9 |
| Week 12 | 2022 | 7.29 | 9 |
| Week 13 | 2022 | 7.03 | 9 |
| Week 14 | 2022 | 6.77 | 9 |
| Week 15 | 2022 | 6.76 | 9 |
| Week 16 | 2022 | 6.33 | 9 |
| Week 17 | 2022 | 6.95 | 8 |
| Week 18 | 2022 | 6.79 | 8 |
| Week 19 | 2022 | 7.09 | 8 |
| Week 20 | 2022 | 7.52 | 8 |
| Week 35 | 2022 | 7.32 | 6 |
| Week 39 | 2022 | 8.23 | 6 |
| Week 40 | 2022 | 7.72 | 6 |

### 2023

| Week | Year | BARC viewership | BARC viewership |
| Week | Year | TRP | Rank |
| Week 01 | 2023 | 9.48 | 4 |
| Week 03 | 2023 | 7.9 | 5 |
| Week 04 | 2023 | 8.78 | 5 |
| Week 05 | 2023 | 8.62 | 5 |
| Week 06 | 2023 | 8.96 | 4 |
| Week 07 | 2023 | 9.14 | 3 |
| Week 10 | 2023 | 9.82 | 4 |
| Week 25 | 2023 | 11.16 | 1 |
| Week 26 | 2023 | 10.83 | 1 |
| Week 27 | 2023 | 10.88 | 2 |
| Week 28 | 2023 | 10.65 | 2 |
| Week 29 | 2023 | 11.24 | 2 |
| Week 30 | 2023 | 11.55 | 2 |
| Week 31 | 2023 | 11.01 | 2 |
| Week 32 | 2023 | 10.22 | 2 |
| Week 33 | 2023 | 10.53 | 2 |
| Week 34 | 2023 | 11.45 | 1 |
| Week 35 | 2023 | 10.42 | 2 |
| Week 36 | 2023 | 10.79 | 1 |
| Week 37 | 2023 | 10.08 | 1 |
| Week 38 | 2023 | 9.88 | 1 |
| Week 39 | 2023 | 10.18 | 2 |
| Week 40 | 2023 | 11.54 | 1 |
| Week 41 | 2023 | 10.66 | 2 |
| Week 42 | 2023 | 9.55 | 5 |
| Week 43 | 2023 | 10.38 | 4 |
| Week 44 | 2023 | 9.99 | 4 |
| Week 45 | 2023 | 9.76 | 3 |
| Week 46 | 2023 | 9.65 | 4 |
| Week 47 | 2023 | 9.79 | 4 |
| Week 48 | 2023 | 9.89 | 4 |
| Week 49 | 2023 | 9.18 | 4 |
| Week 50 | 2023 | 9.75 | 4 |
| Week 51 | 2023 | 9.88 | 4 |
| Week 52 | 2023 | 8.75 | 4 |

### 2024

| Week | Year | BARC viewership | BARC viewership |
| Week | Year | TRP | Rank |
| Week 01 | 2024 | 9.07 | 5 |
| Week 02 | 2024 | 9.59 | 4 |
| Week 03 | 2024 | 9.19 | 3 |
| Week 04 | 2024 | 9.98 | 3 |
| Week 05 | 2024 | 9.92 | 4 |
| Week 06 | 2024 | 10.39 | 4 |
| Week 07 | 2024 | 10.68 | 2 |
| Week 08 | 2024 | 10.39 | 4 |
| Week 09 | 2024 | 10.33 | 2 |
| Week 10 | 2024 | 10.64 | 2 |
| Week 11 | 2024 | 10.01 | 3 |
| Week 12 | 2024 | 9.33 | 3 |
| Week 13 | 2024 | 8.74 | 3 |
| Week 14 | 2024 | 8.67 | 3 |
| Week 15 | 2024 | 8.27 | 3 |
| Week 16 | 2024 | 8.00 | 4 |
| Week 17 | 2024 | 8.61 | 3 |
| Week 18 | 2024 | 8.06 | 3 |
| Week 19 | 2024 | 7.54 | 3 |
| Week 20 | 2024 | 7.28 | 6 |
| Week 21 | 2024 | 7.11 | 5 |
| Week 22 | 2024 | 7.92 | 4 |
| Week 23 | 2024 | 7.84 | 3 |

### Trp ratings

The show got a TVR of 8.01 on launching week on 23 December 2024.

### 2024/2025

| Week | Year | BARC Viewership | BARC Viewership |
| Week | Year | TRP | Rank |
| Week 52 | 2024 | 8.01 | 8 |
| Week 53 | 2024 | 7.16 | 8 |
| Week 01 | 2025 | 7.59 | 8 |
| Week 02 | 2025 | 6.52 | 9 |
| Week 03 | 2025 | 7.09 | 8 |
| Week 04 | 2025 | 6.92 | 9 |
| Week 05 | 2025 | 7.23 | 7 |
| Week 06 | 2025 | 7.01 | 7 |
| Week 07 | 2025 | 7.26 | 7 |
| Week 08 | 2025 | 7.35 | 6 |
| Week 09 | 2025 | 7.37 | 6 |

## Accolades
### Season 1

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
| 2023 | Behindwoods Gold Icons | Best Lead Cast On Television | Madhumitha Hirannaiah, Kaniha, Priyadarshini, Haripriya Isai - Janani, Eshwari, Renuka, Nandhini | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Favourite Actress | Madhumitha Hirannaiah - Janani | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Favourite Villain Male | G. Marimuthu - Aadhi Gunasekaran | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Director | V. Thiruselvam | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Favourite Serial | Ethirneechal | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Thanga Mangaigal | Kaniha, Priyadarshini, Haripriya Isai, Madhumitha Hirannaiah - Eshwari, Renuka, Nandhini, Janani | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Best Script Writer | Sri Vidhya | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Favorite Comedian | Vimal Kumar J - Karikalan | Won |
| 2023 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Lifetime Achievement Actress | Bombay Gnanam - Pattamal MA | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Kaniha - Eshwari | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Comedian - Female | Haripriya Isai - Nandhini | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Comedian - Male | Vimal Kumar J - Karikalan | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Director | V. Thiruselvam | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Serial | Ethirneechal | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Television Talk Of The Year | G. Marimuthu - Aadhi Gunasekaran | Won |
| 2024 | Ananda Vikatan Television Awards | Best Cinematography | Santhanam | Won |
| 2024 | Galata Nakshatra Awards | Best Television Show | Ethirneechal | Won |
| 2025 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Ninaivil Neengatha Kathapaathiram | G. Marimuthu - Adhi Gunasekaran | Won |

### Season 2

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal | Thanga Mangaigal | Kaniha, Priyadarshini, Haripriya Isai, Parvathy - Eshwari, Renuka, Nandhini, Janani | Won | |

## Adaptations
### Season 1

Since April 2022, Ethirneechal has been remade in other languages such as in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Marathi. It is broadcast on Sun TV Network's group of channels in the respective languages.
| Language(s) | Title(s) | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
| Tamil | Ethirneechal எதிர்நீச்சல் | 7 February 2022 | Sun TV | 8 June 2024 | Original |
| Telugu | Uppena ఉప్పెన | 4 April 2022 | Gemini TV | 22 June 2024 | Remake |
| Malayalam | Kanalpoovu കനൽപൂവ് | 24 July 2022 | Surya TV | 27 October 2024 | Remake |
| Kannada | Janani ಜನನಿ | 15 August 2022 | Udaya TV | 27 October 2024 | Remake |
| Bengali | Alor Theekana আলোর ঠিকানা | 19 September 2022 | Sun Bangla | 15 October 2023 | Remake |
| Marathi | Shabbas Sunbai शाब्बास सूनबाई | 14 November 2022 | Sun Marathi | 15 July 2023 | Remake |

### Season 2

| Language(s) | Title(s) | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
| Tamil | Ethirneechal Thodargiradhu எதிர்நீச்சல் தொடர்கிறது | 23 December 2024 | Sun TV | Ongoing | Original | |