Ethirneechal
GenreDrama
Written byV. Thiruselvam
Dialogues
Sri Vidhya
Screenplay byV. Thiruselvam
Directed byV. Thiruselvam
Starring
Theme music composerSrinivas
Opening theme"Vidiyal Thedum Vinmeen Penne" Sharanya Srinivas
Srinidhi (Vocals)
Balachandran (Lyrics)
Composers"Background Music"
Selvam
Country of originIndia
Original languageTamil
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes605 + (as of January 2024)[1]
Production
Executive producerSri Vidhya
ProducerV. Thiruselvam
Production locationTamil Nadu
CinematographySanthanam
EditorAravind Anbalagan
Camera setupMulti-Camera
Running timeapprox. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production companiesSun Entertainment
Thiruselvam Theatres
Original release
NetworkSun TV
Release7 February 2022 (2022-02-07) –
present (present)

Ethirneechal (transl. Swimming against the tide) is an Indian Tamil-language drama television series starring Madhumitha H., Kaniha, Priyadarshini Neelakandan and Haripriya Isai. This show is produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam Theatres with written and directed by V. Thiruselvam.[2] It premiered on 7 February 2022 in Sun TV from Monday to Saturday,[3] and digitally streams on Sun NXT. The series is one of the most popular TV shows in Tamil Nadu.[4]

Synopsis

Nachiappan defies his rich, male chauvinist parents to marry the poorer Parvathi, and they raise their daughter Janani in a joint family. Despite Nachiappan's controlling nature, he is wooed by a marriage proposal from business tycoon Aadhi Gunasekaran for his brother Shakthivel. Unaware of the mistreatment of Gunasekaran's daughters-in-law, Nachiappan falls for the lie that Janani will be appointed as MD in Gunasekaran's company. Then, Janani, a high achiever, marries Shakthivel, the youngest brother in the Aadhimuthu family.

As time passes, Janani learns the harsh reality of her in-laws' treatment of women. Her husband Shakthivel, haunted by childhood trauma, lacks the courage to confront his family. Janani's cousin Vasu warns her, but she proceeds with the marriage. Initially supportive, Shakthivel turns against Janani due to emotional manipulation from his elder brother Aadhi Gunasekaran.

Janani's co-sisters Eshwari, Renuka, and Nandhini – are also educated women married to uneducated husbands in the Aadhimuthu family. The sisters face restrictions and are forced to be housekeepers by their controlling husbands – Aadhi Gunasekaran, Aadhi Gnanasekaran, Aadhi Kathirvel, and Aadhi Shakthivel. The story unfolds as Janani faces the challenges within her new family, aiming to bring about positive change with the help of Pattammal, Gunasekaran's grandmother.

Janani, standing against male chauvinism, leaves the Aadhimuthu household after Shakthivel doubts her character.

Guided by advice from Pattammal, Janani returns to help her co-sisters gain independence. Shakthivel realizes his mistakes, and the story unfolds as Janani strives to empower herself and her co-sisters against the backdrop of family dynamics and societal challenges.

Soon after, Gunasekaran's older sister Aathirai is forced to marry Karikalan, after it is found out the she loved Aadhimuthu's business enemy SKR's youngest brother Arun. After torture from Karikalan and his mother Jhansi Rani, she escapes and fled to SKR and Charubala's residence.

Pattamal, who held a 40% share in Aadhimuthu properties and businesses, fought against Gunasekaran for the rights of Janani and Gunasekaran. However, he ruled her as a threat to his empire and eventually killed her. How Janani will strengthen herself and liberate her co-sisters forms the crux of the story.


Cast and characters

Main

  • Madhumitha H. as Janani Shakthivel
    • Nachiyappan and Parvathi's elder daughter; Anjana's sister; Sriram and Vasu's cousin; Gowtham's best friend and Shakthi's wife (2022–present)
  • Kaniha as Eeshwari Gunasekaran
    • Sethuraman and Savitri's daughter; Jeevanandham's ex-love interest; Gunasekaran's wife; Dharshan and Dharshini's mother (2022–present)
  • Priyadarshini Neelakandan as Renuka Gnanasekaran
    • Alamelu's daughter; Gnanam's wife; Aishwarya's mother (2022–present)
  • Haripriya Isai as Nandhini Kathirvel
    • Ramachandran and Valliammal's daughter; Kathir's wife; Thara's mother (2022–present)

Recurring

  • G. Marimuthu (2022 - 2023)[5] → Vela Ramamoorthy (2023–present)[6][7] as Aadhi Gunasekaran (AGS)
    • Adhimuthu and Visalatchi's second son (as first son died as baby); Eshwari's husband; Dharshan and Dharshini's father (2022–present)
  • Sabari Prasanth as Aadhimuthu Shakthivel alias Shakthi
    • Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's youngest son; Janani's husband (2022–present)
  • Kamalesh PK as Aadhimuthu Gnanasekaran alias Gnanam
    • Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's third son; Renuka's husband; Aishwarya's father (2022–present)
  • Vibhu Raman as Aadhimuthu Kathirvel alias Kathir
    • Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's fourth son; Nandhini's husband; Thara's father (2022–present)
  • Vimalkumar J as Karikalan
    • Jhansi Rani and Ramalingam's son; Aadhirai's ex-husband
  • Sathyapriya as Visalatchi
    • Aadhimuthu's widow; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's mother
  • Sathya Devarajan as Aadhimuthu Aadhiraiselvi Karikalan alias Aadhirai
    • Aadhimuthu and Visalatchi's daughter; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir and Shakthi's sister; Arun's ex-lover; Karikalan's ex-wife (2022–present)
  • Monisha Vijay as Priyadharshini Gunasekaran alias Dharshini
    • Gunasekaran and Eshwari's daughter (2022–present)
  • Rithik Raghavendra as Priyadharshan Gunasekaran alias Dharshan
    • Gunasekaran and Eshwari's son (2022–present)
  • Aishwarya Rathinam as Aishwarya Gnanasekaran alias Aishu
    • Gnanasekaran and Renuka's daughter (2022–present)
  • Farzana Ansari as Thara Kathirvel
    • Kathirvel and Nandhini's daughter (2023–present)
  • Gaayathri Krishnan as Jhansi Rani
    • Ramalingam's second wife; Karikalan's mother (2023–present)
  • V. Thiruselvam as Jeevanandham
    • A social activist; Eshwari's ex-love interest; Kayalvizhi's widower; Venba's father (2023–present)
  • Bombay Gnanam as R.Pattammal MA
    • Aadhimuthu's mother; Gunasekaran, Gnanam, Kathir, Shakthi and Aadhirai's grandmother (2022 - 2023) (Presumed Dead)
  • Baby Deepti Shri as Venba Jeevanandham
    • Jeevanandham and Kayalvizhi's daughter (2022–present)
  • Thilla as Killivalavan alias Valavan
    • Ex-police officer; Gunasekaran's crime partner (2023–present)
  • Goudham Krishnan as Gowtham
    • Janani's best friend (2022–present)
  • Ziba Shirin as Farhana
    • Jeevanandham's sidekick (2023–present)
  • Johithya as Ilaveni
    • Jeevanandham's sidekick (2023–present)
  • RJ Nelu as Krishna Swamy Meyyappan
    • Janani and Anjana's cousin (2023–present)
  • Maaran Chandrasekaran as Ramasamy Meyyappan
    • Krishna Swamy's elder brother, Janani and Anjana's cousin (2023-present)
  • Bindhu Pankaj as Umayal Ramanathan
    • Nachiyappan's elder sister; Janani and Anjana's aunt (2023-present)
  • T. K. Kala as Meyyappan's, Nachiyappan's and Umayal's mother
    • Janani and Anjana's estranged grandmother (2023-present)
  • Muthu Lakshmi as Rajalakshmi
    • Meyyapan's wife; Ramasamy and Krishnasamy's mother (2023-present)
  • Vasudevan Venugopal as Rajavarman Subramaniam Krishnamoorthy alias SKR
    • Arasu, Arun and Karthikeyan's brother; Charubala's husband; Gunasekaran's former MD and now his business-rival (2022–present)
  • Radhika Vairavelavan as Charubala Rajavarman
    • SKR's wife; Gunasekaran's ex-love interest (2022–present)
  • Chaanakyaa as Arunkumar alias Arun
    • SKR's second younger brother; Aadhirai's ex-lover (2023–present)
  • Giri Dwarakish as Arasu
    • SKR's first younger brother (2022–present)
  • Madhu Karthik as Karthikeyan
    • SKR's youngest brother (2022 - 2023)
  • Apollo Ravi as Kadambavanam
    • Gunasekaran's sidekick (2022–present)
  • Vishnu Vasudev as Sethuraman
    • Savitri's widower; Eshwari's father; Dharshan and Dharshini's grandfather (2022–present)
  • Subhashini as Valliammal
    • Nandhini's mother; Thara's grandmother (2022–present)
  • Bharathi Kannan as Kovai Subaiah
    • Visalatchi's younger brother (2022–present)
  • Som Soumyan as Nachiyappan
    • Parvathi's husband; Janani and Anjana's father (2022–present)
  • Keerthana as Parvathi
    • Thiruvengadam's sister; Nachiyappan's wife; Janani and Anjana's mother (2022 - present)
  • VJ Thara (2022) → Swetha Senthilkumar (2024 - present) as Anjana
    • Nachiyappan and Parvathi's younger daughter; Janani's sister
  • Balaji as Thiruvengadam
    • Parvathi's brother; Padmavathi's husband; Sriram and Vasu's father
  • Vasavi as Padmavathi
    • Thiruvengadam's wife; Sriram and Vasu's mother (2022 - 2023)
  • Vaishnavi Nayak as Nivashini alias Vasu
    • Thiruvengadam and Padmavathi's daughter; Sriram's sister; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2022–present)
  • Subramanian Gopalakrishnan as Sriram
    • Thiruvengadam and Padmavathi's son; Vasu's brother; Janani and Anjana's cousin (2022 - 2023)
  • Archana as Rani
    • Maid in Gunasekaran's house (2022)
  • Abhinaya Palaniswamy as Kalaiarasi
    • Pattamal's nurse (2023)
  • Sabarish Selvaraj as Kumar
    • Arasu's sidekick (2023)
  • Anbarasi as Anbarasi
    • Janani's friend (2022 - 2023)
  • Jillu Vikram as Vikram
    • Janani's friend (2022)
  • Abinaya as Kathija
    • Janani's friend (2022)
  • Merwen Balaji as Kedhar
    • Janani's friend (2022)
  • Sudha Pushpa as Savithri
    • Sethuraman's wife; Eshwari's mother; Dharshan and Dharshini's grandmother (2022) (Dead)
  • Meena Kumari as Kayalvizhi
    • Jeevanandham's wife; Venba's mother (2023) (Dead)

Special appearances

  • Baby Ahana as young Janani (2022)
  • Bhavana as young Eshwari (2022)
  • Prashanth as Young Jeevanandham (2022)
  • Hemadayal as Kundavai Duraisaami: Shakthi's ex-fiancé (2022)
  • Jayashree as Jayashree Chandrasekhar: Chairman of Dharshan's college (2023)

Production

Development

On September end 2021, Sun Network[8] confirmed through a press release that it would distribute new Tamil serial, to be produced by Sun Entertainment and Thiruselvam theatres and written and directed by V. Thiruselvam.[9][10][11] The dialogues for the series are written by Sri Vidhya.[12]

Casting

Kannada and Telugu actress Madhumitha Hirannaiah was selected as the female lead. Tamil film actress Kaniha[13][14] were cast as the main role, who making her come back after 14 years in Tamil television series.[15][16][17][18] Priyadarshini[19] and Haripriya were cast as the parallel leads. Bombay Gnanam, was cast as a supporting role, who making her comeback after 10 years.[20][21]

Film director and actor G. Marimuthu[22][23] was selected as the negative lead till his death on September 8, 2023. He was replaced by writer Vela Ramamoorthy.[6][7] Sabari Prasanth was selected as the male lead. While Keerthana, Kamalesh, Merwen, Goutham K S, Vibhu Raman[24] and Sathyapriya were also selected for supporting roles. In end of December 2023, playback singer T. K. Kala join cast as Janani's grandmother.[25]

Soundtrack

It was written by Balachandran.DD, composed by Srinivas. It was sung by Sharanya Srinivas and Srinidhi. The first opening song was unveiled on 1 February 2022 on Sun TV YouTube.[26]

Soundtrack
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vidiyal Thedum Vinmeen Penne
(விடியல் தேடும் விண்மீன் பெண்னே)"		Balachandran.DDSharanya Srinivas, Srinidhi3:40

Reception

Critical response

The series gradually gained more popularity and viewership in May 2022 by its screenplay, and mainly for the natural and realistic acting.[27] Ethirneechal gave tough competition for ratings to its same channel's top rated soap Kayal.[28]

A poll conducted by the Times of India on Instagram found that Ethirneechal was the most-liked Tamil TV show out of Ethirneechal, Kayal, Sundari and Vanathai Pola.[4][29][30]

Trp ratings

In October 2023, the series was the most watched Tamil-language television series with 11.54 TVR.[29]

Week Year BARC Viewership Ref.
TRP Rank
Week 40 2023 11.54 1 [31]
Week 41 2023 10.66 2 [32]

Awards and honours

Year Award[lower-alpha 1] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2023 Sun Kudumbam Viruthugal Favourite Actress Madhumitha H. - Janani Won [30]
Favourite Villain Male G. Marimuthu - Gunasekaran Won
Best Director V. Thiruselvam Won
Favourite Serial Ethirneechal Won
Thanga Mangaigal Kaniha, Priyadarshini, Haripriya, Madhumitha H. - Eshwari, Renuka, Nandhini, Janani Won
Best Script Writer Sri Vidhya Won
Favorite Comedian Vimalkumar J - Karikalan Won
Lifetime Achievement Actress Bombay Gnanam - Pattammal MA Won

Adaptations

Language(s) Title(s) Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes Ref.
Tamil Ethirneechal (எதிர்நீச்சல்) 7 February 2022 Sun TV Ongoing Original [2]
Telugu Uppena

ఉప్పెన

 4 April 2022 Gemini TV Remake [33]
Malayalam Kanalpoovu

കനല്പ്പൂവ്

 24 July 2022 Surya TV [34]
Kannada Janani

ಜನನಿ

15 August 2022 Udaya TV [35]
Bengali Alor Theekana

আলোর ঠিকানা

 19 September 2022 Sun Bangla [36]
Marathi Shabbas Sunbai

शाब्बास सूनबाई

 14 November 2022 Sun Marathi [36]

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards, festivals and organizations are in Alphabetical order.

References

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  4. 1 2 "2023ம் ஆண்டின் சிறந்த தொடர் எதிர்நீச்சல்! விருது பெற்ற இயக்குநர்!!". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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