Enga Veetu Meenakshi
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox television
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| genre = Family
Romantic comedy
Drama
| creator =
| executive_producer = Senkathirselvan
| writer = dialogue
Anandhan Venukopalan
Radhi Bala
| screenplay = Radhi Bala
| story =
| director = Ramkumar Dass
| starring = Lollu Sabha Jeeva
Shritha Sivadas
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 116
| list_episodes =
| producer = R. Thivakaran
| company = Thaarag Padaipagam
| theme_music_composer = Sudharsan Muthukumar
| opentheme =
| cinematography = Saththappan Narayanan
| editor = Sathishbarathan
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
| channel = Colors Tamil
| first_aired = {{Start date|2021|10|18|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|03|26|df=y}}
| location = Tamil Nadu
}}Enga Veetu Meenakshi (எங்க வீட்டு மீனாட்சி) is a 2021 Indian Tamil language family drama television series, starring Lollu Sabha Jeeva and Shritha Sivadas in lead roles.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/jeeva-thangavel-and-shritha-shivadas-are-excited-about-the-new-show-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/84613331.cms|title=Jeeva Thangavel and Shritha Shivadas are excited about the new show Enga Veetu Meenakshi|newspaper=The Times of India|date=21 July 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152343/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/jeeva-thangavel-and-shritha-shivadas-are-excited-about-the-new-show-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/84613331.cms|url-status=live}} The show is produced by Thaarag Padaipagam and directed by Ramkumar Dass, which premiered on 18 October 2021 and ended on 26 March 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/enga-veetu-meenakshi-to-premiere-on-october-18/articleshow/86968402.cms|title=Enga Veetu Meenakshi to premiere on October 18|newspaper=The Times of India|date=14 October 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152339/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/enga-veetu-meenakshi-to-premiere-on-october-18/articleshow/86968402.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/100073/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Enga-Veetu-Meenakshi---new-serial.htm|title=எங்க வீட்டு மீனாட்சி புதிய தொடர் 18 ஆம் திகதி முதல்|website=Dinamalar|date=15 October 2021|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152339/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/100073/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Enga-Veetu-Meenakshi---new-serial.htm|url-status=live}} in Colors Tamil{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/television/new-programs-and-serials-introducing-in-colors-tamil-channel-from-october-month-088178.html|title=கலர்ஸ் தமிழ் புதிதாக ஆரம்பித்து உள்ள அக்டோபர் மாத அட்டகாசங்கள் ...வெரைட்டியான நிகழ்ச்சிகள்|website=tamil.filmibeat.com|date=18 October 2021|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152338/https://tamil.filmibeat.com/television/new-programs-and-serials-introducing-in-colors-tamil-channel-from-october-month-088178.html|url-status=live}} and digitally streams on Voot. Enga Veetu Meenatchi story revolves around a businessman study degree.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/5-reasons-why-enga-veetu-meenakshi-is-surely-worth-the-watch/|title=5 Reasons why Enga Veetu Meenakshi is surely worth the watch|website=www.apnnews.com|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152340/https://www.apnnews.com/5-reasons-why-enga-veetu-meenakshi-is-surely-worth-the-watch/|url-status=live}}
Plot
Chithambaram is the son of Deivanayagam's second wife. After Chithambaram's mother died, Deivanayagam and his son moved back to his hometown. Deivanayagam's first wife, Valliyammai, who already has three children, gets shocked and starts hating Chithambaram. Valliyammai hates him more because his arrival in this house is the reason her two elder brothers left the house, and they also started hating Valliyammai and Chithambaram. After a few months, Deivanayagam gets sick, and he gets a promise from Valliyammai to take care of Chithambaram, and he also writes a will to give fifty percent of his assets to Chithambaram and the other half to Valliyammai, and Deivanayagam dies.
(after 27 years)
Chithambaram is 35 years old and still yearns for the love of his mother, Valliyammai. Even though his mother doesn't like him, his two brothers and sister do. Chithambaram runs an event management organization. He requests a bank loan to help his company grow, but the bank manager, Muthaiya rejects the loan application because Chithambaram has no degree. To avenge him, Chithambaram joins an arts college, where he meets Meenakshi, his class professor. Meenakshi's father, Manivasagam, is a family friend of Valliyammai, so Manivasagam introduces Meenakshi to Valliyammai. Valliyammai likes Meenakshi. Meenakshi dislikes Chithambaram's behavior at first, but as she learns more about him and his family, she falls in love with him. Though it was not his fault that the family separated, Chithambaram feels guilty, and he decides to unite the brothers' families with Valliyammai. However, Valliyammai's brothers have separate plans to avenge Chithambaram. Meenakshi's uncle, Meiyappan's son, has expressed interest in marrying her, but she despises him for his arrogance. Will Chithambaram reunite the family and get loved by his mother, Valliyammai? The rest of the story involves whether Meenakshi and Chithambaram get married or not.
Cast
=Main=
{{cast listing|
- Lollu Sabha Jeeva{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/heres-how-team-enga-veetu-meenakshi-celebrated-jeeva-thangavels-birthday/articleshow/84944504.cms|title=Here's how Team Enga Veetu Meenakshi celebrated Jeeva Thangavel's birthday|newspaper=The Times of India|date=August 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152340/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/heres-how-team-enga-veetu-meenakshi-celebrated-jeeva-thangavels-birthday/articleshow/84944504.cms|url-status=live}} as Chithambaram
- Shritha Sivadas{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/happy-teachers-day-sreenithi-to-shritha-shivadas-tamil-actors-who-featured-as-a-guru-in-tv-shows/photostory/85945021.cms|title=Happy Teachers' Day: Sreenithi to Shritha Shivadas, Tamil actors who featured as a guru in TV shows|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=5 September 2021|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152338/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/happy-teachers-day-sreenithi-to-shritha-shivadas-tamil-actors-who-featured-as-a-guru-in-tv-shows/photostory/85945021.cms|url-status=live}} as Meenakshi
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=Supporting=
{{cast listing|* Poornima Bhagyaraj as Valliyammai
- Neepa as Kasthuri
- Bava Lakshmanan as Nalapakam (Chithambaram's Uncle)
- Sangeetha V as Kala (Nalapakam's wife)
- Thushanthika T as Ranjani (Chithambaram's college friend)
- Vignesh as Rangarajan (Valliyammai's elder brother)
- Sai Lakshmi{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/amman-fame-sai-lakshmi-to-play-a-negative-role-in-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/87135810.cms|title=Amman fame Sai Lakshmi to play a negative role in Enga Veetu Meenakshi|newspaper=The Times of India|date=19 October 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152341/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/amman-fame-sai-lakshmi-to-play-a-negative-role-in-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/87135810.cms|url-status=live}} as Meiyappan's wife
- Rajeshwari as Mahalakshmi (Rangarajan's Wife)
- Raj Kapoor as Chairman Meiyappan
- Aadukalam Naren as Deivanayagam (Chithambaram's father)
- Gnanasambandam as Principal
- Vasu Vikram as Tharmarajan (Valliyammai's elder brother){{Cite web |title=Enga Veetu Meenakshi (TV Series) |url=https://www.voot.com/shows/enga-veetu-meenakshi/196099 |website=Voot |access-date=24 April 2022 |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707113329/https://www.voot.com/shows/enga-veetu-meenakshi/196099 |url-status=live }}
- Soundar as Astrologer}}
=Cameos=
- Bonda Mani{{Cite news |title=Bonda Mani to make television comeback |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actors-vijayakumar-and-bonda-mani-to-make-television-comeback-after-a-break/articleshow/89344775.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |date=4 February 2022 |access-date=4 February 2022 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152342/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/actors-vijayakumar-and-bonda-mani-to-make-television-comeback-after-a-break/articleshow/89344775.cms |url-status=live }} as Snake Charmer (Paambaati)
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Production
=Casting=
Tamil actor Lollu Sabha Jeeva{{Cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2021/oct/12/lollu-sabha-jeeva-to-act-in-colors-tamil-enga-veetu-meenatchi-serial-3716625.html|title=எங்க வீட்டு மீனாட்சி தொடரில் கதாநாயகனாக நடிக்கும் லொள்ளு சபா ஜீவா|website=www.dinamani.com|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152339/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2021/oct/12/lollu-sabha-jeeva-to-act-in-colors-tamil-enga-veetu-meenatchi-serial-3716625.html|url-status=live}} was cast in the male lead role as Chidambaram. Actress Shritha Sivadas was cast in the female lead role as Meenakshi. The series marks the television debut for Shritha Sivadas.{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/jeeva-thangavel-and-shritha-shivadas-are-excited-about-the-new-show-enga-veetu-meenakshi-vin-512185.html|title=எங்க வீட்டு மீனாட்சி - ஜீவா தங்கவேலுக்கு ஜோடியாகிறார் ஸ்ரித்தா ஷிவதாஸ்!|website=tamil.news18.com|date=22 July 2021|access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152337/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/jeeva-thangavel-and-shritha-shivadas-are-excited-about-the-new-show-enga-veetu-meenakshi-vin-512185.html|url-status=live}} Poornima Bhagyaraj{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/colors-tamil-new-serial-enga-veetu-meenakshi-poornima-bhagyaraj-to-play-lead/articleshow/85478975.cms|title='எங்க வீட்டு மீனாட்சி' - பூர்ணிமா பாக்கியராஜ் நடிப்பில் புது சீரியல் |website=tamil.samayam.com}} were cast as Valliammal the next main leads.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/poornima-bhagyaraj-announces-her-next-tv-project-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/85421750.cms|title=Poornima Bhagyaraj announces her next TV project 'Enga Veetu Meenakshi'|newspaper=The Times of India|date=18 August 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022|archive-date=4 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204152337/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/poornima-bhagyaraj-announces-her-next-tv-project-enga-veetu-meenakshi/articleshow/85421750.cms|url-status=live}}
See also
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