Vanathai Pola (TV series)

Vanathai Pola () is a 2020 Indian-Tamil-language family drama television series, starring Shreekumar and Maanya Anand. It premiered on 7 December 2020 in Sun TV from Monday to Saturday.It was also available on the digital platform Sun NXT. This story focuses on the bond between Chinrasu and  his sister Tulasi.

Plot
Vanathai Pola is about the close bond between Chinrasu  and his sister Thulasi. Their parents died when they were young. Both were raised by their grandmother. Chinrasu is on the lookout for a perfect groom for Thulasi. However, she repeatedly rejects potential grooms as she doesn't want to leave her brother. As fate would have it, she falls in love with Chinrasu nemesis Panchayat board officer.

The crux of the story is what happens between Chinrasu and  Thulasi, whether Thulasi marries the groom chosen by Chinrasu and how this affects their bond. Chinrasu brother  would accept the person who works as a Panchayat board officer, if his sister Thulasi wishes. One of Chinrasu brother in-law relatives, Rajapandi, is also interested in marrying Thulasi, but he is not regarded as an ideal match because he smokes and drinks. When Rajapandi and the village Panchayat board officer meet face to face, the quarrel begins.

Cast

Main
 Thaman Kumar as Panchayat oor Panjayathu President Chinrasu: (2020 - 2021) Character replacement → Shree kumar Tulasi's elder brother; Sandhya and Ponni's husband (2022 - present)
Shwetha Khelge as Tulasi: (2020 - 2021) → Character replacement   Maanya  Anand   Chinrasu's sister;  Vetri's ex-lover; Rajapandi's wife (2022 - present)
Ashwanth Thilak as Panchayat board officer Vetrivel alias Vetri: Valli's Husband; Tulasi's ex-lover (2020 - present)

Recurring 
Debjani Modak as  Thashildar Sandhya Chinrasu: Chinrasu's Love Interest (2020 - 2023) 
 Sangeetha as Ponni Chinrasu kathapathiram: Character replacement (2020) → Preethi Kumar Character repalcement (2021 - 2022) → Chandini Prakash Chinrasu and Tulasi's cousin later become Chinrasu's wife (2022 - present)
 Ashwanth Karthi as Rajapandi: Tulasi's husband (2020 - present)
 Naresh Eswar as Radhakrishnan alias Krishna: Muthaiah's paternal nephew; Meera's widower (2023 - present)
 Geetha Lakshmi as Senbagavalli: Krishna's mother (2023 - present)
 Mahanadi Shankar as Sankarapandiyan alias  Sankarapandi: Rajapandi's father; Valli's maternal uncle; Chinrasu's uncle (2020 - present) 
 Senthi Kumari as Chellathayi Sankarapandiyan: Rajapandi's mother Valli's maternal aunty; Chinrasu's aunt (2020 - present)
 Eesan Sujatha as Gomathi: Sankarapandi's sister; Rajapandi's aunt (2021- present)
 Dhakshana as Valli Vetrivel: Vetrivel's Wife; Gomathi's daughter; Rajapandi's cousin (2021 - present) 
 Manoj Kumar as Muthaiah: Ponni's father' Chinrasu and  Thulasi's maternal uncle; Krishna's paternal uncle (2020 - present)
 Dhakshayini as Kamala: Ponni's mother; Chinrasu and Thulasi's maternal aunty (2020 - present)
 Seeni Amma as Rajakevali: Chinrasu,Tulasi, Ponni and Rajapandi's grandmother (2020 - present)
 Britto as Pulikutty: Chinrasu's servant (2020-present)
 Padmini as Loganayagi: Nandhini's mother (2023 - present)
 Chitra Rebecca as Nandhini: Loganayagi's daughter; Rajapandi's fiancé (2023 - present)
 Sankaraesh Kumar (2021) Character replacement → Santhosh Daniel as Saravanan: Ponni's ex-love interest (2021 - 2023)
 Sudha Pushpa as Saravanan's mother (2021 - 2023)  
 Muthukuppusamy as Saravanan's father (2021 - 2023)  
 VJ Mounika as Poorni Parameshwaran: Parameshwaran's Wife; Eshwari's daughter (2021 - 2023)
 Sailatha as Eswari: Vetrivel's aunt (2021)
 Ravivarman as Vetrivel's father (2021)  
 Vetrivelan as Shakthivel alias  (Shakthi): Vetrivel's elder brother (2021)  
 Subhageetha as Vetrivel's sister-in-law, who supports Vetrivel's love; Shakthivel 's Wife (2021)  
 Jennifer as Chittu: Thulasi's friend (2021)  
 Unknown as Ranjith alias Parameshwaran (Paramugu): Poorni's husband; Vetrivel's brother-in-law (2021)
 Shamili Sukumar as Meera Radhakrishnan: Krishna's Wife (2023) (Dead)
 Bala Singh as Chinrasu and Tulasi's father (Posthumous photographic appearance)

Special appearances
 Dharish Jayaseelan as Vishwanathan alias Vishwa:Tulasi's ex-fiancé (2021)
 Unknown as Chinrasu and Tulasi's Mother (Posthumous photographic appearance)                   
 Ashok Pandian as Vishwanathan's father (2021)
 Sangeetha Balan as Vishwanathan's mother (2021)
 Nidhish Kutty as Lord Kartikeya Murugan and Mukhil Sivasubramaniam (2021)
 Riya Manoj as Abhirami alias Abhi Sivasubramaniam (2021)
 Vidhya Mohan as Meenal alias Meena Sivasubramaniam (2021)
 Aravind Akash as Dr. Sivasubramaniam (2021)
 Papri Ghosh as Kayalvizhi Kutty Sundaram (2021)
 Aarthi Subhash as Malliga Anbu Sundaram (2021)
 Naresh Eswar as Kutty Sundaram (2021)
 Guhan Shanmugam as Anbu Sundaram (2021)
 Preethi Sharma as Venba Kavin (2022)
 Nandan Loganathan as Kavin (2022)
 Chaitra Reddy as Kayalvizhi alias Kayal (2022)
 Shabana Shajahan as Anjali (mentioned and also appeared in crossover with Mr.Manaivi) (2023)
 Pavan Ravindra as Vicky (mentioned and also appeared in crossover with Mr.Manaivi) (2023)
 Sanjeev Venkat as Inspector Veerasingam (2023)

Production

Casting
Thaman Kumar was selected to portray the lead role as Chinrasu, In December 2021 he left the show because of an inconvenience of his role. Shreekumar replaced him in the role of Chinrasu from episode 313. Shwetha Khelge made her Tamil television acting debut with the series by playing as Thulasi. In December 2021 she quit the show. Maanya Anand replaced her in the role of Thulasi from episode 301. 

Debjani Modak was selected to portray a supporting role as Sandhiya but in April 2023 she quit the show. Karthi and Ashwanth Thilak play their supporting roles. After Sangeetha quit the show, Preethi Kumar replaced her. However, she also left resulting in Chandini Prakash to play the role. In August actor Naresh Eswar was cast as Radhakrishnan and Shamili Sukumar was cas as Meera Radhakrishnan in Special appearances. In end of September 2023, actor Sanjeev Venkat was cast as Veerasingam.

Crossover episodes 
 It had a Mahasangamam with Poove Unakkaga from 1–7 February 2021, and then with Sundari from 12 to 24 July 2021.

Adaptations

References

External links 
 

Sun TV original programming
Tamil-language romance television series
Tamil-language television shows
2020 Tamil-language television series debuts
Television shows set in Tamil Nadu