Pandian Stores
Pandian Stores is a 2018 Indian Tamil language television series airing on Star Vijay. The show stars with an ensemble cast including Sujitha, Stalin, V J Chitra, Kumaran Thangarajan, Hema Rajkumar, Venkat Renganathan, Saravana Vickram and VJ Deepika Lakshmanapandian with Sheela in the main roles.
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Genre | Family Drama |
Created by | Priya Thampi |
Screenplay by | Priya Thampi |
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Theme music composer | Ilaiyavan |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Tamil |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1,200 |
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Cinematography | V. Venkatesh |
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Running time | c. 18–20 minutes per episode |
Production company | Venus Infotainment |
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Original network | Star Vijay |
Original release | 1 October 2018 – present |
After VJ Chitra's death on 9th December 2020, her "Mullai" role was replaced by Kaavya Arivumani and followed by Lavanyaa. Also, VJ Deepika's "Aishu" role was initially played by Vaishali Taniga and replaced by Saai Gayathri Bhuvanesh and currently replaced back again by VJ Deepika.[1]
Plot
The Pandian Stores, a renowned grocery store in their hometown Kundrakudi, is run by Pandian's four sons (Sathyamoorthy, Jeevanandham, Kathiravan, and Jayakannan). The Pandiyan family's eldest son Sathyamoorthy tries to care for his three siblings, Jeeva, Kathir, and Kannan. Additionally, he resides with Lakshmi, her paralysed and widowed mother. Sathyamoorthy was engaged to Malli, the oldest daughter of his uncle Murugan, but she eloped on the day of the wedding because she didn't want to marry a poor man. Against the wishes of her family, Dhanalakshmi, a well-educated courageous girl, marries Sathyamoorthy and helps the Pandian family settle down. She treats her brothers-in-law as if they were her own sons.
Jeeva, Kathir, and Kannan are now grownups after many years have passed. Jeeva, who has adored Mullai since they were children and is engaged to her, is Malli's younger sister. Jeeva, who came from a wealthy family, fell in love with Meenakshi, a college classmate. As a result, Meena marries Jeeva, and Mullai marries Kathir. The family's last son, Kannan, marries Aishwarya, an adopted daughter of Dhanam's sister-in-law. The remainder of the narrative focuses on events that take place within a Hindu joint family.
The plot centres on Dhanam and how she brings the joint family back together with the arrival of the new in-laws, Meena, Mullai, and Aishwarya.
Cast
Main
- Stalin Muthu as Sathyamoorthy aka Moorthy – Lakshmi and Pandian's eldest son; Jeeva, Kathir and Kannan's brother; Dhanam's husband; Lakshman's father, Gopi's cousin
- Sujitha as Dhanalakshmi aka Dhanam – Varadarajan and Kamakshi's daughter; Jaga's sister; Moorthy's wife; Lakshman's mother.
- Venkat Renganathan as Jeevanandham aka Jeeva – Lakshmi and Pandian's second son; Moorthy, Kathir and Kannan's brother; Meena's husband; Kayal's father.
- Hema Raj Sathish (2018- present) as Meenakshi aka Meena – Janarthanan's elder daughter; Jeeva's wife; Kayal's mother.
- Kavitha Gowda (Oct.2018) made a cameo appearance as Meena (Replaced by Hema)
- Kumaran Thangarajan as Kathiravan aka Kathir – Lakshmi and Pandian's third son; Moorthy, Jeeva and Kannan's brother; Mullai's husband.
- VJ Chitra (2018-Dec.2020) as Mullai – Muruganandham and Parvathy's younger daughter; Malli's sister; Aishu's cousin; Kathir's wife.
- Kaavya Arivumani (2021-2022) as Mullai (Sudden Replacement of Chitra due to her death)
- Lavanyaa (2023- present) as Mullai (Replacement of Kaavya)
- Saravana Vickram as Jayakannan aka Kannan – Lakshmi and Pandian's youngest son; Moorthy, Jeeva and Kathir's brother; Aishu's husband.
- VJ Deepika Lakshmananpandian (2021;2023- present) as Aishwarya aka Aishu – Kasthuri's sister's daughter; Mullai's cousin; Kannan's wife.
- Vaishali Taniga (2020) as Aishwarya (Replaced by Deepika)
- Saai Gayathri Bhuvanesh (2021-2023) as Aishwarya (Temporary Replacement of Deepika)
Supporting
- Sheela as Lakshmi – Muruganandham and Sathyamoorthy's sister; Pandian's widow; Moorthy, Jeeva, Kathir and Kannan's mother; Lakshman and Kayal's grandmother. (2018-2021) (Dead)
- Shanthi Williams as "Pillaiyar Patti" Parvathy – Muruganandham's wife; Malli and Mullai's mother; Kasthuri's aunt.
- S.T.P. Rosary as Muruganandham aka Murugan – Lakshmi's brother; Parvathy's husband; Malli and Mullai's father.
- David Solomon Raja as Jaganathan aka Jaga – Varadarajan and Kamakshi's son; Dhanalakshmi's brother; Moorthy's best friend; Kasthuri's husband.
- Meena Sellamuthu as Kasthuri – Jaga's wife; Akash's mother
- Sumangali as Kamakshi – Varadarajan's wife; Jaganathan and Dhanalakshmi's mother
- Venkat Subha / Ravi Chandran as Janardhanan – Meena's father; Kalaivani's husband.
- Sri Vidhya Shankar as Kalaivani – Meena's mother; Janarthanan's wife
- Harsha Nair as Mallika aka Malli – Muruganandham and Parvathy's elder daughter; Mullai's sister; Bhaskar's widow; Prashant's step-mother; Moorthy's ex-fiancée.
- Vasanth Vasi / Mahesh Subramanian [2] as Prashanth – Bhaskar's son; Malli's step-son; Aishu's ex-fiancé; Shwetha's fiancé
- Vinuja Vijay / Keerthi Vijay / Bhavyashree as Shwetha – Meena's cousin; Kalaivani's niece; Prashant's fiancée
- Yogeshwaran as Senthilnathan: Kathir's best friend and Padma's husband
- Myna Nandhini as Padma Senthilnathan: Senthilnathan's wife
- Kowsalya Senthamarai as Naagalakshmi: Meena and Swetha's grandmother; Kalaivani's mother
- Nellai Siva (2018-2021) → Theni Murugan (2022- present) as Kumaresan: A friend and faithful employee of Pandian Stores.
- Sathya Sai Krishnan as Meherunissa: Kannan's ex-love interest is also his neighbour. She is a Muslim girl.
- Gokul Krishnan as Saravanan: A worker in Pandian Stores and Kathir's friend (2018–present)
- Deepa as Selvi: Moorthy, Jeeva, Kathir and Kannan's cousin sister (2018–2020)
- Madhan as Maheshwaran: Kathir and Senthil's best friend and Rathi's husband (2020)
- Akshaya as Rathi Maheshwaran: Mahesh's wife (2020)
- Baby Hema as Harshita: Selvi's daughter (2019–2020)
- Master Nikhil as Aakash: Jaganathan and Kasthuri's son; Aishwarya's cousin brother, Kamakshi's grandson (2018)
- Jayanthi Narayanan as Kasthuri's mother; Aishwarya and Akash's grandmother (2018– present)
- Baby George as Vasuki: Kasthuri's elder sister and Aishwarya's mother (Dead) (2019)
- Jeya Lakshmi as Begum: Meher's mother (2020)
- Prakash Rajan as Sethupathi
- Rajashekar as Pandian
- Sulakshana as Raasathi
- R. Aravindraj as Varadarajan
- Krishna Kumar as Bashkar
Reception
Critics
The Indian Express quoted the series as "A simple serial with no violence, hostility, envy!".[3]
Ratings
The highest TRP in week 36 the special episode of the character Meena's baby shower aired on 11 September 2020, garnered 11.462 million impressions becoming the most watched Tamil GEC program of the week and the first Star Vijay program to enter the top five.[4][5] The special three-hour episode of the naming ceremony of Meena's baby aired on 23 November 2020 in week 49 garnered 10.987 million impressions occupying third position.[6][7][8]
Week and year | BARC viewership (Tamil GEC) | ||
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Impressions (in millions) | Ranking | Ref. | |
Week 36, 2020 | 11.462 | 1 | [5] |
Week 49, 2020 | 10.987 | 3 | [8] |
Week 51, 2020 | 10.097 | 2 | [9] |
Week 30, 2021 | 10.761 | 3 | [10] |
Week 32, 2021 | 12.212 | 1 | [11] |
Week 37, 2021 | 13.987 | 1 | [12] |
Production
Casting
Kavitha Gowda was signed to play the role Meenakshi (Meena), but left the serial after making only a promo appearance. She was then replaced by Hema Rajkumar.[13] Venkat Subha had played the role Jagannathan, but after his death, he was replaced by Ravichandran.[14] V. J. Chitra was given the role of Mullai. She was replaced by Kaavya Arivumani, due to her sudden death. However, in October 2022, Kavya announced her exit in the serial and was replaced by Lavanya, who currently plays the role of Mullai. [15] Nellai Siva, a well known supporting actor, played the role Kumaresan, His character was written out of the serial after his death due to COVID-19.[16] The role of Aishwarya was initially played by Vaishali Taniga. She left the role in December 2020. After that, VJ Deepika Lakshmanapandian replaced her until September 2021. After that the role was given to Sai Gayathri, but VJ Deepika came back in March 2023 as Aishwarya.
Crossovers and special episodes
- On 11 September 2020, Pandian Stores held a three-hour non-stop special episode titled Pandian Stores: Kudumba Valaikappu Vizha for Meena's baby shower.[4]
- On 23 November 2020, Pandian Stores Kulandaiyin Peyar Suttum Vizha held a three-hour non-stop special episode for Meena's Baby's name function.[6]
- On 29 and 30 April 2021, Pandian Stores held two-and-a-half-hour non-stop special episodes titled Pandian Stores: Sathyamoorthy Dhanam Thirumana Vaibogam for Moorthy and Dhanam Marriage.[19]
- From 22 to 27 July 2021, Pandian Stores celebrated Dhanalakshmi's baby shower.[20]
- On 2019, Pandian Stores had a week of crossover episodes with Bharathi Kannamma (episodes 327–331).[21]
- On 2021, Pandian Stores had crossover episodes with Baakiyalakshmi from February 5 to February 28.[22][23]
- It had a crossover with Thamizhum Saraswathiyhum from November 15, 2021, to November 28, 2021.
Adaptations
Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes | Ref. |
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Telugu | Vadinamma వదినమ్మ |
6 May 2019 | Star Maa | 21 March 2022 | Remake | [24][25] |
Kannada | Varalakshmi Stores ವರಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಸ್ಟೋರೀಸ್ |
17 June 2019 | Star Suvarna | 16 April 2020 | [26] | |
Marathi | Sahkutumb Sahaparivar सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार |
24 February 2020 | Star Pravah | Ongoing | [27][28] | |
Bengali | Bhaggolokkhi ভাগ্যলক্ষী |
31 August 2020 | Star Jalsha | 21 March 2021 | [29][30] | |
Malayalam | Santhwanam സാന്ത്വനം |
21 September 2020 | Asianet | Ongoing | [31] | |
Hindi | Gupta Brothers गुप्ता ब्रदर्स |
5 October 2020 | Star Bharat | 26 January 2021 | [32][33] | |
Pandya Store पंड्या स्टोर |
25 January 2021 | StarPlus | Ongoing | [34][35] |
References
- "Pandian Stores crosses 300 episodes milestone". The Times of India.
- "Vasanth Vasi joins the cast of Pandian Stores". The Times of India.
- "பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ்: வன்மம், குரோதம், பொறாமை இல்லாத ஒரு இயல்பான சீரியல்!". The Indian Express.
- "'Pandian Stores' to celebrate Hema Rajkumar aka Meena's baby shower soon; watch". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021.
- "வேட்டைக்காரன் படத்தை டிஆர்பியில் அடித்து நொறுக்கிய பாண்டியன் ஸ்டோர்ஸ் குடும்ப வளைகாப்பு விழா!". Asiaville. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021.
- "Pandian Stores to celebrate the naming ceremony of Meena's daughter". The Times of India.
- "WEEK 47 - DATA: Saturday, 21st November 2020 To Friday, 27th November 2020". BARC India. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020.
- "Do you know which serial was leading last week? Details released". Cineulagam.
- "WEEK 47 - DATA: Saturday, 21th November 2020 To Friday, 27th November 2020". BARC India. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020.
- "Pandian Stores back to Top 3 positions in TN with huge ratings".
- "Pandian Stores back to No.1 in TN". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
- "The most emotional storyline of Pandian Stores becomes the trendsetter in TN". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
- "Actress Kavitha Gowda quits Pandian Stores". Behind talkies. 26 December 2018.
- "Tamil actor Venkat Subha dies of Covid-19 in Chennai".
- "Popular TV actor and host VJ Chitra found dead in Chennai hotel room". The News Minute. 9 December 2020. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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- "Vadinamma bags a position in the top 5 TV shows in Telugu". The Times of India.
- "వదినమ్మ సీరియల్లో ఇదే అసలైన ట్విస్ట్..." CNN News18 (in Telugu). Archived from the original on 5 April 2021.
- "Watch Varalakshmi Stores from today". The Times of India. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- "Sunil Barve and Nandita Dhuri starrer 'Sahakutumb Sahaparivar' to premiere soon". The Times of India.
- "'सहकुटुंब सहपरिवार'सह सुनील-नंदिता पहिल्यांदाच येत आहेत प्रेक्षकांच्या भेटीला". Marathi Hindustan Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "Family-drama Bhaagyalakshmi to launch on August 31". The Times of India.
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- "Gupta Brothers: Chaar Kunware From Ganga Kinare is Star Bharat's latest offering". Tribune India. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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