Mappillai (Tamil TV series)

Mappillai is a 2016-2017 Indian Tamil language soap opera starring Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran. STAR Vijay initially broadcast the series on weeknights at 9:00PM (IST), with the debut episode screened on 14 November 2016. On 26 June 2017, the broadcast time of the show was changed to 8:00PM (IST).

The show reunited actor-actress couple, Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran, who previously starred together in television soap operas Madhurai, and the first season of Saravanan Meenatchi. The show ended from 6 October 2017 with 241 Episodes.

Plot
It is a story about Senthil (Senthil Kumar) who is forced to live in his mother-in law's house which isn't a dignity according to Tamil people. Further, the show deals with the difficulties he goes through in Jaya`s (Sreeja Chandran) house because of her parents and how a husband supports his wife in achieving success in her life.

Main

 * Senthil Kumar as Senthil Kumar "Senthil"
 * Sreeja Chandran as Jaya Chandran "Jaya" (Maya)
 * Pandi Kamal as Kamal
 * Janani Ashok Kumar as Janani Kamal
 * Rajashekar as Chandran, Jaya, Ramya, Janani, Sakthi & Divya's father

Recurring

 * Azhgappan as Azhagappan
 * Anbazhgan as Anbazhagan "Anbu"
 * Priya Prince as Priya
 * Ramya Ramakrishna as Ramya Chandran
 * Teenu as Sakthi Tamizh: Krish's 1st lover and Tamizh's wife
 * Vaishali Taniga as Divya Chandran
 * Sabitha Anand as Sharadha: Senthil, Kamal & Shalu's mother
 * Shamily Sukumar as Shalu, Senthil's sister & Krish's wife
 * RJ Navalakshmi as police inspector Selvi
 * Viji Kannan as Parvathi Jaya, Ramya, Janani, Sakthi & Divya's mother
 * Devi Priya as Devi
 * Maanas Chavali as Krishna "Krish"
 * Amit Bhargav as Deepak
 * Stalin Muthu as Tamizh
 * Yamini as Maggi aka Madhumitha
 * Kumaran Thangarajan as Jeeva

Awards and nominations
In 2017, at its Vijay Television Awards, the channel gave its Nominated nine Category awards and This series was won Four awards.