Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)

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{{short description|2020 Indian-Tamil language series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| name = Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
| image = Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal TV series.jpg
| alt_name =
| genre = [[Drama]]<br>[[Family]]
| writer =
| director = {{ubl|N. Priyan|Sai Marudu}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]]|VJ Parvathy|[[Abhishek Shankar]]}}
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 100

| cinematography =
| executive_producer = Nivashini Divya
| producer = Xavier Britto
| editor =
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| runtime = approx. 20–25 minutes per episode
| company = Esthell Entertainers
| network = [[Zee Tamil]]
| first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2021|3|22}}
| last_aired = present
| website = https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/pudhu-pudhu-arthangal/0-6-3249
| production_website =
}}

'''''Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal''''' ({{Translation}} New New Meanings) is an Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] family television drama that airs on [[Zee Tamil]] and streams on [[Zee5]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Show Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal To Premiere From March 22|url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/new-show-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-to-premiere-from-march-22|website=[[ZEE5]]|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref> The series premiered on 22 March 2021 and starring actress [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], [[VJ Parvathy]] and [[Abhishek Shankar]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Tamil launches new fiction show ‘Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal’|url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2021/03/zee-tamil-launches-new-fiction-show-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal/|website=Bestmediainfo.com|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref> It is an official remake of [[Zee Marathi]] series ''[[Aggabai Sasubai]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal Zee Tamil Serial Launching On 22nd March At 8:30 PM|url=https://www.indiantvinfo.com/pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-zee-tamil/|website=Indiantvinfo.com|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

==Plot==
Lakshmi, a widow who lives in "Sneha Apartment", takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. She raised her son Santhosh as a single mother and also takes care of her father-in-law Thiruvenkadam. She always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else except herself. After the marriage of Santhosh with Pavithra, they go to an restaurant and finish their meals. The hotel is owned by Hari Krishnan, a renowned chef . He notices Lakshmi and falls for her. Lakshmi'si's's daughter-in-law Pavithra strives to bring a little joy in Lakshmi's life. The family often visit him and become very close. Hari loves puliyodorai (tamarind rice) in a temple was the prasaadam cooked by a woman (not knowing that is Lakshmi) he wishes to find out that woman. One day he finds Lakshmi cosed the puliyodorai to temple every Friday and his love for Lakshmi increases. Days go smooth until Prathiba a cunning lady who is in the next floor of Lakshmi andislike Lakshmi and humiliates her every time she doesn't leave Lakshmi live happily. Hari Krishnan insist on making pumpkin cake from Lakshmi but she denies because of kutty (Santhosh). Prathiba enters and tells that she had made the pumpkin cake. The next day she gets Hari's number from Lakshmi and calls to him. A delighted Prathiba ask her friends to come to her home. But she fails to make the cake. But Lakshmi make the cake. Hari thanks to Lakshmi. this irritates Prathiba. She use Santhosh as a weapon against Lakshmi & Hari. He dislikes hari and confronts Lakshmi. Hari Krishnan doesn't like santhosh behavior and humiliates santhosh in before of santhosh colleagues. This irritates him very much and confronts Lakshmi.

'''Few months later'''

In sneha Apartment Hari Krishnan moves as a tenant. Because his restaurant had been sealed because of santhosh. This irritates santhosh very much. he doesn't speak to Lakshmi. Hari Krishnan gets an order. But he reject the order because he doesn't have large kitchen and enough of vessels. But Lakshmi gives an idea with the help of apartment flatmates, you can cook for your order. The order is successful. Then Hari Krishnan is going to cook in a television show so they going to shoot in apartment parking area. This irritates Santhosh. He complaints to municipality corporation. But Pavithra clears the matter and help to the team. Santhosh thinks that Lakshmi had cleared the issue and quarel with her. the election for secretary election is going to start. One week before of election they need nominees. Prathiba stands for election. Pavithra tells Lakshmi to stand for election and Lakshmi stands. This irritates Prathiba very much. She use Santhosh for another time. He confronts Lakshmi to not stand in upcoming election.But Pavithra saves Lakshmi. Pavithra cheers Lakshmi. A frustrated Prathiba plans to swap the election boxes after election is over. But Maddy (Hari Krishnan personal secretary) finds and record their conversation and show it to hari

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Lakshmi: A widow, dedicated house wife and kind hearted women. She is Thiruvenkadam's daughter-in-law; Santhosh's mother and Pavithra's mother-in-law.
* VJ Parvathy as Pavithra: A bold and straight forward girl. She is Santhosh's lover and turns wife; Lakshmi’s daughter-in-law; Thiruvenkadam's grand daughter-in-law; Raghavan and Vaidhei's daughter
* [[Abhishek Shankar]] as Hari Krishnan: A famous chef, Hari's kitchen owner and Lakshmi's love interest.
* Niyaz Khan as Santhosh: Lakshmi's son; Pavithra's husband; Thiruvenkadam's grandson.
* [[Dindigul I. Leoni]] (Past) / Jayaraj Periyamayathevar (Present) as Thiruvenkadam: Lakshmi's father-in-law; Santhosh's grandfather.

===Recurring===
* Tharun Appasamy as Arun: Pavithra's younger brother; Raghavan and Vaidehi's son
* Sreenidhi Sudarshan as Divya: Leena's daughter, Lakshmi's neighbor and Arun's love interest
* Devipriya as Prathiba: Lakshmi's neighbor; Natarajan's daughter-in-law and she hates Lakshmi
* [[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Parimalam: Lakshmi's neighbor
* Karpagavalli as Archana: Lakshmi's neighbor
* Swetha as Geetha: Lakshmi's neighbor; Anitha and Anu's mother
* Aishwarya (Past) / Jayashree Binuraj (Present) as Leena: Lakshmi's neighbor and Divya's mother
* Vincent Roy (Past) / [[Vijay Krishnaraj]] (Present) as Natarajan: Prathiba's father-in-law, Thiruvenkadam's friend and Lakshmi's neighbor
* Akshaya Kimmy as Maddy: Hari Krishnan's assistant and Manager of Hari's kitchen
* Rickna as Urmila: Divya's friend
* Mani Thangarasu as Mani: Arun's friend
* KPY Sarath as Lokesh: Arun's friend
* Ranjana as Anitha: Geetha's elder daughter
* Khajini as Anu: Geetha's younger daughter
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Raghavan: Pavithra and Arun's father; Santhosh's father-in-law
* Sheela as Vaidehi: Pavithra and Arun's mother; Santhosh mother-in-law

===Cameo===
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Ramanathan: Raghavan's friend
* [[Nithya Ravindran]] as Kamala: Ramanathan's wife
* Diwakar as Auto driver
*[[Namitha]] as herself: She came to Sneha apartments for the cooking class from Harikrishnan

== Production ==
===Casting===
The series features film actress [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]], make her comeback after 2 years on television in the main female role of Lakshmi.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Devayani Rajakumaran set to make her TV comeback with Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal; details inside|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/devayani-rajakumaran-set-to-make-her-tv-comeback-with-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-details-inside/articleshow/81415403.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref> Actor [[Abhishek Shankar]] was chosen for the male role, who acted with [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as her pair in the TV series ''[[Kolangal (TV series)|Kolangal]]'', both made their combo after 12 years on television.<ref>{{Cite web|title=மீண்டும் 'கோலங்கள்’ அபி-பாஸ்கர் காம்போ: புதிய சீரியலில் தேவயானி!|url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-devayani-new-serial-titled-as-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-for-zee-tamil-scs-421347.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=[[CNN News18]]|language=ta}}</ref> "[[Sun TV (India)|Sun TV]]" presenter Parvathy, made her first acting debut on television, was roped in the role of Lakshmi's daughter-in-law. Alongside TV actor Niyaz Khan was selected as the role of Lakshmi's son and debates anchor [[Dindigul I. Leoni]]e role of Lakshmi's father-in-law.<ref>{{Cite web|title=தேவயானி இஸ் பேக்.. 'புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்கள்' சீரியலில் நடிக்கிறார்! டீஸர் இதோ|url=https://tamil.samayam.com/tv/news/pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-devayanis-new-serial-in-zee-tamil/articleshow/81417144.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2021-03-22|language=ta}}</ref>

===Development===
Popular film ''[[Master (2021 film)|Master]]'''s producer Xavier Britto and Nivashini Divya, both of them producing this series after [[Neethane Enthan Ponvasantham]] under the studio ''Esthell Entertainers'' on [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=மீண்டும் நடிக்க வந்தார் தேவயானி...அதுவும் மெகாஹிட் தயாரிப்பாளரின் படைப்பில்|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/devyani-s-grand-comeback-in-master-producer-s-next-mega-project-081010.html|website=Filmibeat.com|access-date=2021-03-22|language=ta}}</ref>
{{quote|text=With our growing commitment towards satiating the entertainment needs of our diverse set of viewers, we at Zee Tamil are focused on presenting unique content with compelling narratives inspired by the society around us. Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal is a carefully crafted tale aimed at entertaining viewers, while making them understand and relate with the challenges society throws at women and how they overcome them with grace".|sign=Siju Prabhakaran, on the series launch<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zee Tamil set to launch prime-time show 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' on March 22|url=https://www.exchange4media.com/industry-briefing-news/zee-tamil-set-to-launch-prime-time-show-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-on-march-22-111690.html|website=Exchange4media.com|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>}}

==Release==
===Promo===
The first promo was released on 8 March 2021, [[International Women's Day]], to implies the women's life.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Zee Tamil | March 22nd onwards | Promo|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAvhtTa6fbk|work=[[Zee Tamil]]|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Then the second promo was released on 15 March 2021 with launching date and timing on [[YouTube]].<ref name="P">{{Cite web|title=Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal | Zee Tamil | March 22nd onwards, 8.30 PM | Promo 2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7G4KyrSek0|work=[[Zee Tamil]]|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

===Special episode===
On it's launching, the series had been telecast one hour for two days with non-stop episode without any commercial breaks.<ref name="P"/>

==Reception==
[[Times of India]] quoted the series that "The series deals with the hardships and emotional turmoil faced by a dutiful housewife despite her sacrifices to the family".<ref>{{Cite web|title=New daily soap 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' to premiere on March 22|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/new-daily-soap-pudhu-pudhu-arthangal-to-premiere-on-march-22/articleshow/81572093.cms|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

== Adaptations ==
The series concept was taken from the [[Marathi language|Marathi]] series ''[[Aggabai Sasubai]]'' aired on [[Zee Marathi]] since 2019 to 2021 and it was remade into [[Malayalam]] as ''[[Manam Pole Mangalyam]]'' on [[Zee Keralam]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aggabai Sasubai preview: Abhijeet to handover Abhi's Kitchen to Shubhra and Asawari|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/marathi/aggabai-sasubai-preview-abhijeet-to-handover-abhis-kitchen-to-shubhra-and-asawari/articleshow/78102838.cms|access-date=2021-02-22|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Manampole Mangalyam: Swasika Vijay back on TV with a new show, to play a daughter-in-law hunting groom for her mother-in-law|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/news/malayalam/swasika-vijay-back-on-tv-with-a-new-show-to-play-a-daughter-in-law-hunting-groom-for-her-mother-in-law/amp_articleshow/79740276.cms|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

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|- style="color:white"
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:20%;"| Language
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:24%;"| Title
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:13%;"| Original release
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:16%;"| Network
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:5%;"| Episodes
! style="background:#7b0c0c; width:8%;"| Format
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| [[Aggabai Sasubai]] <br> अग्गंबाई सासूबाई
| 22 July 2019 – 13 March 2021
| [[Zee Marathi]]
| 425
| Original
|-
| [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| [[Manam Pole Mangalyam]] <br> മനംപോലെ മംഗല്യം
| 28 December 2020 – present
| [[Zee Keralam]]
| Ongoing
| Remake
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| '''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]''' <br> புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்கள்
| 22 March 2021 – present
| [[Zee Tamil]]
| Ongoing
| Remake
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|14296844}}
* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/pudhu-pudhu-arthangal/0-6-3249 ''Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal''] at [[ZEE5]]

{{Zee Tamil shows}}

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[[Category:Tamil-language romance television series]]
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