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{{Infobox television
| image =
| caption =
| genre = [[Family]] <br> [[Tamil television drama|Drama]]
| executive_producer = Deepan Shankar
| story = P. Jaikumar
| screenplay = C.U Muthuselvam <br> R. Tharmalingam {{small|(dialogues)}}
| director = P. Pazhanivel
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* Shobanaa Uthaman
* [[S. Ve. Shekher]]
}}
| theme_music_composer = Visu
| composer = Visu
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 102<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/s-ve-shekher-and-reshma-starrer-meenakshi-sundaram-completes-100-episodes/articleshow/123429722.cms|title=S. Ve. Shekher and Shobanaa Uthaman completes 100 episodes|date=21 August 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=|language=en}}</ref>
| producer =
| company = Flamingo Entertainment
| open_theme =
| cinematography =
| editor = Arun
| camera = [[Multi-Camera]]
| runtime = approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
| channel = [[Kalaignar TV]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|04|28|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2025|08|23|df=y}}
| location = [[Tamil Nadu]]
}}

'''''Meenakshi Sundaram''''' is a 2025 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Family]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] television series written by P. Jaikumar, directed by P. Pazhanivel, and starring Shobanaa Uthaman and [[S. Ve. Shekher]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/s-ve-shekher-and-reshma-starrer-meenakshi-sundaram-to-premiere-soon/articleshow/120007940.cms|title=S. Ve. Shekher and Shobanaa 'Meenakshi Sundaram' to premiere soon|date=5 April 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=|language=en}}</ref> The series is about a 70-year-old man who marries a 30-year-old woman by chance.

It aired on [[Kalaignar TV]] from April 28, 2025, to August 23, 2025, every Monday and Saturday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/s-ve-shekher-and-reshma-starrer-meenakshi-sundaram-to-go-off-air-soon/articleshow/123330660.cms|title=S. Ve. Shekher and Shobanaa Uthaman starrer 'Meenakshi Sundaram' to go off-air|date=16 August 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2025/Aug/19/meenakshi-sundaram-series-to-be-completed-in-a-very-short-time|title=மிகக் குறுகிய காலத்தில் நிறைவடையும் மீனாட்சி சுந்தரம் தொடர்!|date=19 August 2025 |work=[[Dinamani]]|access-date=|language=ta}}</ref> It is also available for streaming on [[Kalaignar TV]] YouTube channel. The series was premiered along with [[Star Vijay]]'s ''[[Poongatru Thirumbuma]]''. Shobanaa Uthaman has played the female lead in this series as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cineulagam.com/article/meenakshi-sundaram-brand-new-serial-promo-1743762206|title=ஒரே நேரத்தில் இரண்டு சீரியல்கள் நடிக்கும் நடிகை ஷோபனா- இன்னொரு புதிய தொடரின் புரொமோ இதோ|date=|work=cineulagam.com|access-date=|language=ta}}</ref>

==Cast==
===Main===
* [[S. Ve. Shekher]] as Sundaram
* Shobanaa Uthaman as Meenakshi

=== Supporting ===
* [[Uma Riyaz Khan]]
* [[Ajay Rathnam]]
* Gayathri
* Bharath Kalyan
* [[P. R. Varalakshmi]] / [[Shanthi Williams]]
* Reshma
* Riya Thikogram
* Meenakshi Muruha
* Jeffrin
* Sabrishvaran
* Udumalairavi
* Ganapathy
* Stev
* Madhumathi
* Master. Rithiki
* Pulipandi
* Manikandan
* Vijayaraj

==Production==
===Casting===
Veteran actor [[S. Ve. Shekher]] was cast as Sundaram and this series made the mark comeback of Shekhar after twenty five years hiatus on Television.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/did-you-know-meenakshi-sundaram-actor-s-ve-shekher-shared-the-screen-with-kamal-haasan-in-varumaiyin-niram-sivappu/articleshow/122318490.cms|title=Did you know Meenakshi Sundaram actor S. Ve. Shekher shared the screen with Kamal Haasan in 'Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu'|date=8 July 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=|language=en}}</ref>

==Cancelled==
The series started with a lot of expectations,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/actor-sv-shekar-meenakshi-sundaram-serial-comes-to-cliamax-231579|title=சர்ச்சையை கிளப்பிய முன்னோட்ட வீடியோ.. முடிவுக்கு வரும் மீனாட்சி சுந்தரம் சீரியல்!|date=16 August 2025 |work=tamil.abplive.com|access-date=|language=ta}}</ref> because the story of the series, a 70-year-old man who marries a 30-year-old woman. In August, [[Kalaignar TV]] confirmed that the show had gone off-air as the makers were not happy with the story line, screenplay and Actor Shekhar saying, "The true story of this serial, whether the heroine will get married or not, has not been told. They said 'fake marriage'." Instead of continuing with the show, they decided to end it and focus on their new show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/television/sv-shekher-meenakshi-sundaram-serial-ends-in-just-four-months-sv-shekher-s-emotional-reaction-goes-729619.html|title=தாலியால் வந்த வினை! இந்த உண்மையை மறைச்சுட்டாங்க! திடீரென முடிக்கப்பட்ட சீரியல்.. எஸ்வி சேகர் ஆதங்கம்|date=21 August 2025 |work=[[Oneindia]]|access-date=|language=ta}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Kalaignar TV shows}}

[[Category:Kalaignar TV television series]]
[[Category:Tamil-language melodrama television series]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language television series debuts]]
[[Category:Television shows set in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tamil-language television shows]]
[[Category:2025 Tamil-language television series endings]]

Meenakshi Sundaram (TV series) - Revision history

BellEggers2 at 02:08, 22 December 2025