Veera (Tamil TV series)

Veera
Genre	Drama
Screenplay by	Raghul Kannapiran Dialogue K.V. Pandiyan
Directed by	Siva Sekar
Starring	Vaishnavi Arulmozhi Arun Crizer Sibbu Suryan Subiksha Kayarohanam
Country of origin	India
Original language	Tamil
No. of episodes	100 [1]
Production
Producer	Arun Ira
Cinematography	K.C. Ramesh
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production company	Sapphire Blue Production
Original release
Network	Zee Tamil
Release	26 February 2024 (2024-02-26) – present

Veera is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language television series replacing Vidhya No 1 serial, starring Vaishnavi Arulmozhi, Arun Crizer, Sibbu Suryan and Subiksha Kayarohanam. ^[2] It currently airs on Zee Tamil on 26 February 2024, and is also available on the digital platform ZEE5. ^{[3] [4]} It airs every Monday to Friday at 20:00. ^[5]

Plot

Veera is a young girl who lives with her mother, two sisters and brother. The family revolves around Pandiyan, who, along with his mother, defends Veera's childish antics. Maaran drinks alcohol and spends half his time roaming around town, much to his father's disapproval. His aunt is the only one that offers some support to him, along with his brothers.

When Pandiyan dies in a road collision caused by Maaran, the tale of events that cause both Veera and Maaran to marry, whilst her older sister Kanmani looks for revenge against Maaran form the premise of the story.

Cast

Main

• Vaishnavi Arulmozhi ^[6] as Veera, Maaran's wife

• Arun Crizer ^[2] as Maaran, Veera's husband

Recurring

• Subiksha Kayarohanam ^[2] as Kanmani, Veera's elder sister(Main Antagonist)
• Pasanga Sivakumar ^[2] as Ramachandran, Maaran, Karthi & Ragavan's father
• Lakshmi ^[2] as Valli, Maaran, Karthi & Ragavan's aunt & Ramachandran yonger sister
• Balaji as Rajesh ^[2]
• Siddarth ^[2] as Ragavan,Maaran elder brother & Kanmani's husband
• Naveen Prince as Karthi, Ragavan & Maaran Brother ^[2]
• Sowndariya balu/Hasin as Brindha
• Unknown as Muthulakshmi

Special Appearances

• Sibbu Suryan ^[2] as Pandiyan (deceased - cameo appearance. )
• Santhana Bharathi
• Prajin as Raja
• Vadivukkarasi as Kokila
• Niharika Harshu as Kaveri (deceased - photographic appearance. )

Production

Development

Initially, the title of the serial was set to be 'Sivamurugan Textiles'. ^[7] Due to undisclosed reasons, the first promo was released with a new name 'Veera' on 8 February 2024. ^{[8] [9]} Siva Sekar was chosen to direct the show.

Casting

Vaishnavi Arulmozhi was cast as Veera, marking her return after Peranbu . ^{[10] [6]} Arun Crizer was cast as the male lead role, marking his return after Rajini . Sibbu Suryan was cast as in a cameo role. ^{[10] [11] [12]} Subiksha Kayarohanam was cast as Veera's younger sister Kanmani, who plays a negative role.

On 17 May 2024, actor and director Santhana Bharathi was cast as special Appearances. ^[13]

Release

The first promo was released on 8 February 2024 featuring Vaishnavi Arulmozhi, Crizer, Sibbu Suryan, Subiksha Kayarohanam and Pasanga Sivakumar. ^[14] The second promo was unveiled on 16 February 2024 and revealing the release date.

The show began airing on Zee Tamil on 26 February 2024 from Monday to Friday, replacing Maari . ^{[8] [15] [16]}

Reception

The show got a TVR of 3.69 on launching week on 26 February 2024. ^[17] In July 2024, the series was the third most watched serial in Zee Tamil with 4.11 TVR. ^[18]

References

1. "Vaishnavi Arulmozhi's 'Veera' completes 100 episodes". The Times of India . 13 July 2024.
2. "New TV serial 'Veera' to premiere soon". The Times of India . Retrieved 8 February 2024.
3. "தீபாவளி பண்டிகையுடன் குதூகலமாக தொடங்கிய புது சீரியல் - வீரா முதல் எபிசோட் அப்டேட்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. "ஜீ தமிழ் சேனலில் புதிய சீரியல் 'வீரா'! எந்த நேரத்தில் ஒளிபரப்பாகிறது தெரியுமா?" (in Tamil). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
5. "Watch Veera Latest Episodes Online Exclusively on ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
6. "'Veera' actress Vaishnavi Arulmozhi: I was offered a role in Barathi Raja sir's movie but my mom politely rejected". The Times of India . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
7. "New TV serial 'Sivamurugan Textiles' to premiere soon". The Times of India . Retrieved 29 January 2024.
8. "முடிவுக்கு வரும் முக்கிய சீரியல்..! ஜீ தமிழில் புது வரவாக என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் 'வீரா' - வெளியானது ப்ரோமோ வீடியோ" (in Tamil). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
9. "ஜீ தமிழில் என்ட்ரி கொடுக்கும் புது சீரியல்! – வெளியானது ப்ரோமோ வீடியோ" (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
10. "நாயகியாக வைஷ்ணவி... முக்கிய கேரக்டரில் சுப்பு சூரியன் : ஜீ தமிழின் புதிய சீரியல் ப்ரமோ வைரல்". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
11. "ரோஜா தொடர் புகழ் சிப்பு சூர்யன் நடிக்கும் புதிய தொடர்..." (in Tamil). Retrieved 10 February 2024.
12. "சிபு சூரியன் நடிக்கும் புதிய தொடர் வீரா..." (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
13. "Director and actor Santhana Bharathito play a cameo in 'Veera'" . Retrieved 17 May 2024.
14. Veera-Launch Promo. New Serial Promo | Zee Tamil.
15. "மாரி ஒளிபரப்பான நேரத்தில் "வீரா", டைம் மாறும் 2 பழைய சீரியல்கள் - வெளியானது முழு விவரம்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
16. "பிரைம் டைமில் களமிறங்கும் வீரா சீரியல்... புதுவரவால் ஜீ தமிழின் பழைய சீரியல்கள் நேரம் அதிரடியாக மாற்றம்" (in Tamil). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
17. "Tamil TV Serials TRP Ratings this week – December 2023 || Top 20 Tamil Serials List with TRP Rating - Cinebuds". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
18. "Tamil TV Serials TRP Ratings this week – December 2023 || Top 20 Tamil Serials List with TRP Rating - Cinebuds". 15 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.