Ninaithen Vandhai (TV series)

Ninaithen Vandhai is an 2024 Indian Supernatural Tamil language television series starring Ganesh Venkatraman, Keerthana Podhuval and Jasmine Rath. It is the official remake of Zee Telugu's TV series Nindu Noorella Saavasam. It airs on Zee Tamil from 22 January 2024.

Plot
Ezhil, a successful doctor, is happily married to Indhumathi and has four children with her. After she gets into a car accident and dies, Ezhil is unable to cope and neglects his children due to his inability to get over his wife’s death. Whilst her soul roams the house and looks after the children, when Sudarvizhi comes to the house to look after the kids, will she be the right fit?

Main

 * Ganesh Venkatraman as Dr. Ezhil: Kanakavalli's son; Indhumathi's widower; Abhi, Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's father
 * Keerthana Podhuval as Indhumathi: Subramani's elder daughter; Sudarvizhi's sister; Ezhil's wife; Abhi, Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's mother (Dead)
 * Jasmine Rath as Sudarvizhi / Tamizh (fake): Subramani's younger daughter; Indhumathi's sister; Ponnuvel's ex-fiancée; Abhi, Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's aunt and caretaker

Supporting

 * Kanishka Vijaykumar as Abhi: Ezhil and Indhumathi's eldest daughter; Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's sister
 * Koushik Shivanand as Kavin: Ezhil and Indhumathi's son; Abhi, Kavya and Anjali's brother
 * Yuktha Sharma (2024) / Sasha (2024-present) as Kavya: Ezhil and Indhumathi's second daughter; Abhi, Kavin and Anjali's sister
 * Safa as Anjali: Ezhil and Indhumathi's youngest daughter; Abhi, Kavin and Kavya's sister
 * Udumalai Ravi as Ramaiyya: Ezhil's driver
 * Revathee Shankar as Kanakavalli: Ezhil's mother; Abhi, Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's grandmother
 * Anjali Rao as Manohari: Ezhil's childhood best friend and obsessive lover; Indhumathi's murderer
 * Ravi Shankar as Subramani: Indhumathi and Sudarvizhi's father; Abhi, Kavin, Kavya and Anjali's grandfather
 * Mahesh as Ponnuvel: Sudarvizhi's ex-fiancé
 * Punitha (2024) / Karthika (2024-present) as Selvi: Ezhil's house helper
 * Akshaya Kimmy as Deepa
 * Sripavi as Tamizh

Casting
Actor Ganesh Venkatraman was cast in the main lead role in the serial, making his comeback full-fledged return to television silverscreen after a hiatus of 17 years. Keerthana Podhuval was cast in the female lead role in the serial, returning to Tamil television after nearly two years. Odia actress Jasmine Rath was cast in the female lead role as Sudarvizhi, making this her Tamil debut. SS Group Max are producers for the show, having previously produced Thavamai Thavamirundhu for the channel.

Release
The first promo was unveiled on 13 December 2023, featuring Ganesh Venkatraman. The second promo was unveiled on 6 January 2024, which gives a brief insight into Ezhil’s life and introduced the audience to Sudarvizhi.

It began airing on Zee Tamil starting 22 January 2024, replacing Seetha Raman’s time slot. This series was launched along with Thangamagal, Gowri and Chinna Marumagal.