Puthu Kavithai

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| native_name =

| image =

| genre = Action
Melodrama
Romance

| creator =

| based_on = Mann Kee Awaaz Pratigya

| writer =

| director = D. Parthasarathy

| starring = Maheshwari Chanakyan
Dinesh Gopalasamy

| country = India

| language = Tamil

| num_seasons = 1 / 2

| num_episodes = 375

| producer = D. Parthasarathy

| company = Rightfeel Productions

| theme_music_composer = Balaji

| opentheme =

| cinematography = Vasant

| editor = PM achuthan & Pandimurugan

| camera = Multi-camera

| runtime = approx. 20-22 minutes per episode

| channel = Star Vijay

| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2013|12|16}}

| last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2015|5|29}}

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Puthu Kavithai is a 2013 Tamil-language soap opera starring Maheshwari Chanakyan, Dinesh Gopalasamy. It aired on Vijay TV from 16 December 2013 to 29 May 2015 for 375 episodes. It was produced by Rightfeel Productions and D. Parthasarathy and was directed by D. Parthasarathy. It is a story of a woman (Maheswari) who will go to any lengths to fight for her rights.

Plot

The story takes place in a small town in Rameswaram. Kavya and Divya are Ramanathan's children. He leads a traditional and respectable family in the town, and as a good father intends to give a good education to both of his daughters irrespective of the family condition. Meanwhile, Dhanush, who is of no use in the town at all and is a nuisance, develops a secret admiration for Kavya. Dhanush convinces himself that Kavya should be his life partner.{{cite web|url=http://www.nettv4u.com/about/Tamil/tv-serials/puthu-kavithai|title=Tamil Tv Serial Puthu Kavithai|website=NetTV4U}}

Cast

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Maheshwari Chanakyan as Kavya
Dinesh Gopalasamy as Dhanush
Feroz Khan as Sethu, Dhanush's elder brother
Shalini as Pavithra
Srilatha as Kavya, Divya's mother
Sabarna Anand as Krishnaveni, younger sister of Dhanush, Aravind's wife
Raviraj as Aravind. Kavya's elder brother, Krishnaveni's husband
Swetha Venkat as Divya. Kavya's younger sister
Karthi as Rukku
Sumangali as Bhagyam, Aravind's mother
Udhay as Arjun
Usha Elizabeth as Andal (villain), Dhanush, Rukku and Krishnaveni's mother
Vatsala Rajagopal as Kavya, Aravind and Divya's grandmother

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Spin-off

Due to the show's initial success in later years, Star Vijay decided to make a spin-off titled Sakthivel: Theeyaai Oru Theeraa Kaadhal, which premiered on 4th December 2023. {{Cite web |title=Pravin Adithya and Anjali Baskar starrer 'Sakthi Vel' to entertain Tamil TV audience|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/pravin-adithya-and-anjali-baskar-starrer-sakthi-vel-to-entertain-tamil-tv-audience/articleshow/105164028.cms|access-date=12 November 2023 |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}} The story revolves around Sakthi, a girl with unwavering principles, and Velan, a rogue who works under his father's helm. Whether the pair can find love and marry forms the plot on the story.