Dhanam (TV series)
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| Dhanam | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Estrella Stories Group |
| Screenplay by |
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| Directed by | N. Manjokumar |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer | Karaneshwaran |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kushmavathy |
| Production location | Tamil Nadu |
| Cinematography | M. Antony |
| Editor | Aravindraj |
| Camera setup | Multi-Camera |
| Running time | approx. 22–24 minutes per episode |
| Production company | Estrella Stories LLP |
| Original release | |
| Network | Star Vijay |
| Release | 17 February 2025 – present |
Dhanam - Ungalil Oruthi is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language drama television series that premiered on Star Vijay on 17 February 2025 and streams digitally on JioHotstar. The show is directed by N. Manjokumar and produced by Kushmavathy under the banner of Estrella Stories LLP.[1] It stars Sathya Devarajan and Sathya SK (who is replaced by Krish) in a lead role alongside Priyanka Sankar and trans actor Vaishulisa Vallal in pivotal roles.[2] The series is also dubbed in Malayalam as Sindoorapottu from 1 September 2025 on Asianet.[3]
Cast
Main
- Sathya Devarajan as Dhanalakshmi a.k.a. Dhanam: Ganesha Moorthy's widow and Kathiresan's wife.[6]
- Sathya SK (2025) / Krish (Aug.2025–present) as Manaparai Kathiresan alias Kathir: Dhanam's second husband
Supporting
- Rekha Angelina / Agalaya Agal as Vasuki: Kathir's mother
- Roopa Sree as Rukku a.k.a Rukmani: Ganesha Moorthy's mother.
- Ishwarya Ravichandran as Soundarya : Ganesha Moorthy's sister. Shanmugam’s Wife
- Arjun Arumugam as Shanmugam : Soundarya's Husband. Ganesha Moorthy’s friend.
- Janhave Tanav as Nila: Kathir's foster daughter
- V.J. Kalyani as Shalini: Ganesha Moorthy 's sister.
- Douglas Kumaramoorthi as Douglas: Kathir's friend
- Peter as Satriyan : Ganesha Moorthy's Brother and Killer
- Priyanka as Maragatham: Rukku's Sister, Ganesha Moorthy, Soundarya, Shalini, Satriyan’s maternal aunt.
- Priyanka Robo Shankar as Maari[4]
- Vaishulisa Vallal as Nandhini[7]
- Bhuvaneshwari as Bhuvana
- Rakshitaa Maggie as Fathima
- Stella Marshal as Stella
- Sreedevi Muthukrishnan as Ammu
- Shilpa Mary Teresa as Sornavathy: Rukku's sister-in-law
- Gurupharan as Pandi
Special appearance
- Shreekumar as Ganesha Moorthy: Rukku's son, Dhanam's husband. (2025) (Dead)[2]
Production
The show was launched by Vijay TV in early 2025 after the end of Bigg Boss Tamil 7.[8]
Casting
Ethirneechal fame Sathya Devarajan was cast in the female lead role as Dhanam, by making this her first lead role. At the time of casting, Sathya had been participating in the television series Ethirneechal 2; Sathya would end up leaving her role there in order to join the Dhanam cast. Actor Shreekumar plays an extended special appearance as Ganesha Moorthy.[2] Actor Sathya SK was cast in the male lead role as Manaparai Kathiresan, marking his return after Bigg Boss Tamil 7. However, he also left resulting in Krish to play the role in August 2025.[9]
In May 2025 Priyanka Sankar was cast to play supporting role Maari.[4] In after few Months Trans Actress Vaishulisa Vallal was cast as Nandhini.[7]