Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language television series, based on lives of the twin brothers. Because of main casts unable to come shooting due to Covid-19 outbreak, NINI series was lastly aired on 27 March 2020 as season 1, starring Senthil Kumar, Raksha Holla, and Rashmi Jayraj in lead roles. After 4 months, NINI series continued to air as season 2 from 27 July 2020, with a different story plot. In it starring Senthil Kumar and Rachitha Mahalakshmi in lead roles. This series was directed by Thai Selvam. It started airing from 26 March 2018 on STAR Vijay. The show has been remade in Kannada as language as Artigobba keertigobba airing on Star Suvarna channel and in Marathi language it is remade as Premacha Game Same to Same and airing on Star Pravah.
Synopsis
Brothers Aravind and Mayan were separated soon after birth when Aravind was given to a childless couple and raised in the city while Mayan remained with his family in the village. Aravind discovers he was adopted and sets out to meet his real parents and twin brotherfor the first time since his adoption thirty years ago. On the other side Sandanpandi has 2 wives. He has 3 children - Devi, Karthik and Vidya from his 1st wife Valli and one daughter - Thamarai from his 2nd wife Parvaty. A marriage is fixed between Aravind and Devi but Aravind is kidnapped a few days before the wedding by Machakalai and Parvaty who want to take revenge on Sandanpandi by taking his daughter from his 1st marriage's groom and getting the groom married to his daughter fom his 2nd Marriage. Problems arise when Mayan takes the identity of Aravind and marries Devi while Aravind is forced to marry Thamarai. She is not accepted by her mother in law, Gowri whereas Mayan is not accepted by Devi's family. But both of them manage to make their respective spouses reciprocate their feeling.
Cast
Main cast
Season 1
Senthil Kumar in a dual role as Mr. Mayan, Devi's husband, and as Dr. Aravind, Thamarai's husband
Raksha Holla as Devi Mayan
Rashmi Jayraj as Thamarai Aravind
Season 2
Senthil Kumar as Mayan
Rachitha Mahalakshmi as Maha
Recurring cast
Azhagu as Rathinavel: Father of Mayan and biological father of Aravind
Padmini as Selvi Rathinavel: Mother of Mayan, biological mother of Aravind
The series features Senthil Kumar in his first dual role as the lead male roles of Mayan and Aravind. His previous serials are Madhurai, Saravanan Meenatchi and Mappillai. Actress Raksha Holla, who plays the lead female role of Devi, formerly featured in the series Tamil Kadavul Murugan. Rashmi Jayraj who plays the female role of Thamarai, formerly featured in the series Vidhi.
The series was released on 26 March 2018 on STAR Vijay and STAR Vijay HD. The series was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.
