Peranbu ( Great love) is an Indian Tamil language television drama that premiered on 13 December 2021 on Zee Tamil and streams on ZEE5. It stars Vaishnavi Arulmozhi, her first time as a female lead, along with Shamitha Shreekumar and Vijay Venkatesan. This series convey the sweet bond between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law.
It was launched along with Deivam Thandha Poove in the noon slot. Later it shifted to an evening slot and delivering excellent ratings.
Plot
Vanathi gets married to Karthik under unexpected circumstances. Her mother-in-law realizes the discomfort between the newlyweds due to their contrasting personalities, and helps the couple get closer.
Cast
Main
Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as in a dual roles
as Vanathi Karthik
An uneducated but respectful woman who was adopted from a child adopt centre by Amutha and Sundaram, has they don't have the child, later Amutha had a baby girl, so Amutha dislikes Vanathi and made her a house servant. She was Karthik's wife; Rajeshwari's first daughter-in-law; Amutha and Sundaram's adoptive daughter; Aarthi's elder adopted sister; Jeeva and Swetha's sister-in-law (2021-Jun.2023) (Dead) as Shanmathi: Vanathi's look alike (July.2023- present) Shamitha Shreekumar as Raja Rajeshwari A wealthy and bold lady, Karthik, Jeeva and Swetha's mother, who wishes her future daughter-in-law to be kind and caring, and so rejects Aarthi and chooses Vanathi for Karthik as his wife. She holds a special affection to Vanathi as they are both orphans, and she sees similarities in how they both grew up. Vimal Venkatesan as Karthikeyan (Karthik) A business man and puppet of his mother; Vanathi's husband; Aarthi's ex-boyfriend; Rajeshwari's son. He originally likes Aarthi, but later learns of her evil nature and distances himself from her. He married Aarthi's stepsister Vanathi for his mother's wish and likes her but finds it hard to accept her due to the differences in their lifestyles.
Recurring
Oorvambu Lakshmi as Amutha: Vanathi's adoptive mother; Aarthi's mother; Sundaram's wife (Main Antagonist) Akshitha Ashok (2021–2022) / Sreenidhi Sudarshan (2022–present) as Aarthi Jeeva: Jeeva's wife; Vanathi's stepsister; Rajeshwari's second daughter-in-law; Amutha and Sundaram's daughter (Antagonist) Pranav Mohanan as Jeeva: Aarthi's husband; Rajeswari's second son; Karthik's younger brother; Swetha's elder brother Sivakumar as Sundaram: Amutha's husband; Vanathi's adoptive father; Aarthi's father Ravi Shankar as Rajeshwari's husband; Karthik, Jeeva and Swetha's father Saira Banu as Swetha: Rajeswari's daughter; Karthik's younger sister Vasudeva Krish Madhusudhan as Raja: Rajeshwari's home servant Nivetha Ravi as Abi: Aarthi's friend; Karthik's employee (Antagonist) Divyapriya Sivam as Maanasa: Jeeva’s ex-girlfriend VJ Mounika as Anu: Karthik's one-sided lover Sabitha Anand as Krishnaveni: Vanathi's biological mother Jeevitha as Vasantha Devi: Amutha's sidekick and Vanathi's fake mother unknown as Bavani, Shanmathi's sister in law K. S. Jayalakshmi as Bavani's grandma Saivam Ravi as Shanmathi's father unknown as Shanmathi one sided love interest unknown as Shanmathi's mother
Special episodes
There was a two and half hour special episode of Karthik & Vanathi marriage titled "MEGA Thirumana Vaibhavam" on 20 March 2022.