Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum

Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum
Genre	Action • Drama • Romance • Thriller
Written by	Snehasish Chakraborty Nandhan Shridharan V.S Kumaran
Story by	Nandhan Sridharan M. Kasthoori (Episode 497-present)
Directed by	Abdul Kabeez Hafees
Starring	Vinoth Babu Pavithra Janani
Theme music composer	Ilayavan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	530
Production
Executive producers	Thalir Productions (Episode 1-495) Box Studio and Sumukha Entertainment (497-present)
Camera setup	Multi-Camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Thalir Productions (Episode 1-495) Box Studio and Sumukha Entertainment (497-present)
Original release
Network	Star Vijay
Release	August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16) – present

Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum (transl.The Breeze Will Come And Touch Me) is a TV show from India in the Tamil language. It is shown on Star Vijay channel and can be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar. The story is about two main characters named Abhinaya and Vetri.

In the first part of the show, Abhinaya is a traditional girl who follows her customs and traditions. She meets Vetri, who is a rebellious person and doesn't understand the importance of traditions and marriage. During an argument at a temple, Vetri unexpectedly ties a sacred thread called "thali" around Abhinaya's neck. The story follows their journey as they try to overcome their differences and discover love.

The second part takes place six years later. Vetri has been in prison for a crime he committed. When he is released, he tries to find Abhinaya but learns that she has moved far away and had an abortion, ending their unborn child's life. Two years pass, and Abhinaya has become an important government official, while Vetri has become a notorious troublemaker due to his grief over their child's fate. However, Abhinaya actually didn't abort the child, and she is determined to keep Vetri away from their daughter Sudar. The story focuses on how Sudar brings her parents back together.

Plot

Part 1 (Episodes 1-454)

There was a smart woman named Abhinaya who liked to follow her family's customs. One day, she met a rough guy named Vetri who didn't understand how important it was to follow the proper rules for getting married. Abhinaya helped a couple get married in a temple, and that's when a fortune teller came and said that Abhinaya would marry a troublemaker, even if she didn't believe it.

Abhinaya was trying to help a couple who got married secretly. While they were arguing, Vetri got angry and put a special necklace called a thaali around Abhinaya's neck. He felt sorry for it later, though. Abhinaya's father and Vetri were upset when they forced her to go live in a poor area as a newlywed, even though she was surprised and sad about it. Vetri didn't listen when Abhinaya tried to explain the meaning of love to him. But Abhinaya discovered the truth about Vetri and why he changed so suddenly. She also found out that her friend Radha secretly loved Vetri.

As time went on, Vetri and Abhinaya went through many ups and downs that brought them closer together. Vetri even said that he liked Abhinaya when she was taken away. But they were not allowed to enter their house. However, Vetri's other family members agreed to let them live on the terrace next to the house. Will Vetri and Abhinaya be accepted as a couple and live together? That's the big question. The rest of the story is about whether they can solve their problems and be together.

Part 2 (from Episode 455)

Abhi and Vetri were apart for a long time, but now they meet each other again. Something called destiny gives them another opportunity to be together. Will the same things that happened before happen again?

6 years later

In Andhra Pradesh, Abhi is now a collector, whereas Vetri was recently let out of prison after serving his time. When he is released from prison, he wants to visit Abhi and his daughter but learns that Abhi has moved away and that his daughter was aborted. As a result, Vetri adopts new negative habits and returns to his previous brash behaviour.

2 years later

After a big fight with a powerful person in Andhra Pradesh, a person named Abhi is transferred by the government back to Kanchipuram. In Kanchipuram, it is discovered that Abhi did not end the life of her child named Sudar, who is still alive. Meanwhile, a person named Vetri becomes a troublemaker in his hometown of Kanchipuram. One day, a riot breaks out at a temple and Abhi orders Vetri to open it, but Vetri disobeys. After 8 years, Abhi learns about the riot and tries to stop it. This leads to Abhi having Vetri arrested, but Vetri is released on bail with the help of Kanmani, a girl whom Vetri educated to become a lawyer and who has feelings for Vetri. After the legal case is resolved, Vetri challenges Abhi to defeat him, while another person named Nandhini wants to confess to Abhi that she killed someone named Bhavani. However, Vetri interrupts and tells Nandhini to leave.

Paramu is planning to have Vetri killed because Vetri killed Paramu's twin brother, Bhavani. Paramu sends his gang to attack Vetri, but Sudar warns Vetri about the danger. Vetri fights off the gang members, but Sudar gets hurt in the process. Despite the injury, Vetri appreciates Sudar a lot and starts treating her like a very important person in his life. They spend a lot of time together and become very close, without realizing that Vetri is Sudar's father and Sudar is Vetri's daughter. Sudar also helps Vetri quit his bad habits of smoking and drinking, and he becomes a better person because of her.

In the second part of the story, Sudar works to bring Vetri and Abhi back together. This is the main focus of the story's second part.

Cast and characters

Main

• Pavithra Janani as Abhinaya "Abhi" Vetriselvan IAS, Vetri's wife, the eldest daughter of Judge Sankaranarayanan and Padma, Sudar's mother, Kanchipuram’s district Collector
• Vinoth Babu as Vetriselvan "Vetri" Aranganathan, Abhi's husband, the youngest son of Aranganathan and Kamala, Sudar's father
• Sudar Sam as Sudarvizhi Vetriselvan "Sudar", Abhi’s and Vetri’s daughter

Supporting

• Krithika Laddu as Viji, a 'sister figure' to Abhi and Sudar's carer when Abhi is busy with work. She finds out that Vetri was Abhi’s husband and seeks to reunite the two so Sudar has a dad and mum. (2023-present)
• Sasindhar Pushpalingam as Tharun, a physician from Hydrabad, who helped Abhi when Vetri was serving his prison sentence. He finds out through Abhi that Vetri was her husband and supports her in her decisions. Kanmani lies to Vetri and tells him that Tharun is Abhi's husband, when it isn't true. Abhi sees him as a brother.
• Maria Juliana as Kanmani, a lawyer who loves Vetri one sidedly and lives with her father and Vetri’s gang. She will go to any lengths necessary to ensure that she is with Vetri and wants to cut Sudar and Abhi out of his life so she can live with him peacefully. (2023-present) (antagonist)
• Dhanasekar as Gopalkrishna, Vetri's 'chittappa' and fellow henchman (2021–present)
• Paranthaman as Quarter, one of Vetri's henchmen
• Krishna Kumar as Pei (Peiathevan), one of Vetri's henchmen (2021–present)
• Shaurya Shashank Ramesh in a dual role as
  • Bhavani, Poongavanam's nephew (2022) (antagonist, dead)
  • Parameswaran "Parama", Bhavani's identical twin brother, Radha's husband. He wants revenge on Vetri initially for ‘killing his brother’, but then also sees Abhi as an enemy since she keeps stopping his illegal activities and was also Vetri’s wife. (2022–present) (antagonist)
• Tharshika as Radha, Vetri's ex-fiancé and Parama's wife. She has hatred for Vetri for leaving her marriage at the last minute for Abhi and bringing shame to her. However, she seems to have left her hatred for Abhi aside and works with her professionally as a councillor now. (2021–present) (antagonist)
• Supergood Kannan as Poongavanam, a local politician and Vetri's mentor turned enemy (2021–2023) (dead)
• Premalatha as Poongavanam’s wife
• L. Raja as Aranganathan "Ranga", Vetri, Kalai and Anbu's father (2021–2023) (dead)
• Priya as Kamala Aranganathan, Aranganathan's wife and Vetri, Kalai and Anbu's mother (2021–present)
• Sathya Sudha as Kalaiselvan "Kalai", Vetri and Anbu's elder brother (2021–present)
• Raj Kumar Manoharan as Anbuselvan "Anbu", Vetri's elder brother and Kalai's younger brother (2021–present)
• Remyaa Joseph as Nandhini, Kalai's wife, Vetri's eldest sister-in-law and Bhavani's Murderer (2021–present)
• Syamantha Kiran as Chithra, Anbu's wife and Vetri's second sister-in-law (2021–present) (antagonist)
• Auditor Sridhar as Judge Sankaranaryanan, Abhinaya's father (2021–present)
• J.Lalitha as Padma, Abhi's mother (2021–2023) (dead)
• Anjali Varadharajan as Sivagami, Abhi's aunt (2021–present)
• Shravnitha Srikanth as Deepthi, Abhinaya's sister (2021–present)
• Dev Anand Sharma as Surya, Abhinaya's cousin, Sivagami's son, Sankaranarayanan and Padma's nephew (2021–present)
• Bharani Elangovan as Varsha, Surya's wife, Tharshan’s sister (2021–present)
• Krishna Kishore (2021) / Manoj Kumar (2022–present) as Tharshan, Abhi's ex-fiancé, lawyer
• Vasu Vikram as Chidhambaram, Varsha and Tharshan's father
• Rekha Suresh as Chandra, Tharshan's mother
• Gowthami Vembunathan as Eeswari, Radha's mother
• Kausalya Senthamarai (2021) / S. N. Parvathy (2022) as Vetri, Kalai, and Anbu's grandmother, Ranga's mother

Cameo

• VJ Vishal as Shakthi, Vetri's childhood friend, Abhi's cousin (9th June - 6th July 2022)
• Hensha Deepan as Ramya, a criminal that was hired by Vetri’s rival, Senba, to coerce him and get him arrested for adultery (14th - 25th December 2021)

Public opinion

In the promo video, Vetri who argued with a couple who were running away to get married at a temple. Vetri said their love marriage wasn't valid and tried to take the thali off the woman's neck. Then, Abhinaya came and stopped him. She got angry and slapped him. In his anger, Vetri took the thali from a goddess named Amman and put it on Abhinaya's neck. He said, "Just tying a yellow rope is enough. Now I will be your husband. I've also put a Bindi on your forehead. Go away!" Many people, including feminists, have watched this scene and criticized it a lot.

Crossovers

There was a crossover with Namma Veettu Ponnu from 15 November 2021 to 27 November 2021.

Other websites

• Thendral Vandhu Ennai Thodum on IMDb
• Thendral Vanthu Ennai Thodum at Hotstar