Deivam Thandha Veedu

Plot

Season 1

The series revolves around the fictitious Chakravarthy family, who live in a mansion in Chennai. The show explores morals and family values of a typical Chakravarthy joint family.

Initially, the show focused on the life and arranged marriage of two female cousins (Seetha and Priya) and their contrasting personalities. Banumathi and Sundaram adopt Seetha (the latter's niece) after Seetha's parents pass away; she is left illiterate, naive, kind and shy while Priya, their own daughter, is educated, outgoing, vivacious and cunning. It is the story of how Chitradevi – the strict, strong-minded mother-in-law of Seetha, transforms the latter into a confident and smarter woman so that she gets accepted by her husband. Priya tries numerous unsuccessful attempts to create difficulties for Seetha, but in the end both cousins happily get accepted into their families and by their spouses. Kalpana, Chitradevi's daughter, gets married to Charan, Priya's maternal cousin. Seetha gives birth to a daughter, while Priya to twin boys. Seetha also succeeds in finding her long-lost parents, who were thought to be dead.

Taking the opportunity of brother's death Vanitha comes again in Ram and Seetha's married life to make Seetha's life hell. She pretends as mentally unstable and innocent Seetha takes her into Chakravarthy household going against everyone's decision. Vanitha now makes problems to kick Seetha out of the house and to bring back Ram again in her life.

Season 2

Seetha was charged not guilty for the Dinesh murder case. Where the real murderer was Charan, Kalpana's husband. Charan followed behind of Seetha to Dinesh's house and he saw Seetha trying to grab Dinesh's iPhone before hw uploaded Kalpana's picture onto the internet. Once Seetha got the phone, she ran from the house and Charan entered. Charan saw that Dinesh was still not dead. Charan took the decision to kill Dinesh and Seetha will return to the house in the intention to save Dinesh life and she saw her brother Charan kill Dinesh.

Charan was send to jail and meanwhile Banumathi on the plan to send divorce notice to Kalpana without Charan's knowledge. After a few weeks, Charan will be bailed out and Banumathi will find a new match for Charan. Kalpana will take a decision to suicide after get known about this and Charan will come to meet Kalpana to make clear of all the misunderstanding. Things turn out to be sour when Vanitha is planning to be Ram's wife. Vanitha conspire with the lift man try to stop the lift for at least half an hour when Vanitha being together with Ram. She took this as an advantage and begging with Ram to tie the thali but Ram refuses to do so. Both will be rescued by Seetha and Ravi.

ChitraDevi planned to meet pandithar to do some pooja for better life of Seetha and Ram. The main highlight in the pooja is Ram must remarry Seetha again. If this pooja was incomplete or stop in halfway, Seetha's life would be in danger. After hear this, Vanitha will stop the pooja by showing her thali and accused that Ram the one who tied by showing incompleted video clip. Seetha will get angry and start to stop talking with Ram. Ram will punish himself in front of goddess Amman to prove that he is not guilty and he never marry Vanitha. After see that Seetha will believe on Ram and Chakravathy family will take a decision to chase Vanitha from the house after known her true colour. But Vanitha will took CCTV footage and will do some graphics editing to show that Ram the on who tied her thali. Ram will took the pendrive from Vanitha and check at graphics center. Once he know her cheating method Ram will ask Vanitha to come to his office terrace and both will end up in arguments. Vanitha will took the advantage and cause the arguments gone worse till where Ram fall from the terrace.

Season 3

Due to the blood clot at head Ram has temporary memory loss. He completely forgot his marriage to Seetha and even Priya and his mom Banumathi. He didn't remember anything that happened in the 3 years. He thinks that Vanitha is his wife and he thinks that Seetha is someone hired by his mom Chitradevi to act as his wife. Ram refuses to be as Managing Director of their company since he can't remember anything for the past 3 years and the Chakravathy family will decide to put Seetha on that position but it will be opposed by Priya whom has degree and is a gold medalist in Business Administration for district level. When the situation becomes critical, Chitradevi decides to have a small competition about business between Seetha and Priya to see who is more capable for this position. Meanwhile, Vanitha will change the whole story tells Ram that Seetha is actually a bad women who wants to destroy their life. She showed all the evidence about Seetha went to jail with Ram and makes Ram angry and have a negative opinion about Seetha. Vanitha hired Raghu to help Priya for administration studies where Raghu is actually cousin for Priya and Seetha. Raghu agreed to teach Priya in order to win back his love towards her. His intention was so clearly noticeable by Seetha and she is trying to save Priya from involving in problem.

Meanwhile Vanitha is trying to poisoning Ram's brain by asked him to kick Seetha from the house. Chitradevi will meet the same pandithar about Ram Seetha's life and he will suggest Seetha to bring Ram and pray with goddess Amman and this ritual was blocked by Vanitha. She will bring Ram to her brother's house for celebrate the late Dinesh's birthday and try to get intimate with Ram. They both get caught by Chitradevi, Seetha and the whole family. Chitradevi ask Seetha to tear all Ram and Vanitha's picture from the album and order Vanitha to burn all that pictures by herself. Since that pictures is the only evidence of her love on Ram, Vanitha will try to revenge Seetha by putting knife under her pillow. When Seetha notice there is a knife she wake Ram to ask about it but Ram will misunderstood and scream and call everyone in the house and accused that Seetha is attempt to murder him. The situation will be calmed by Ravi and indirectly warn Vanitha for her behavior. On the next day, Vanitha ask Ram to logged a complaint that Seetha is try to kill him and Ram will bring police to his house and Seetha willingly let herself arrested by the police. Chitradevi and Ravi went to police station to bring Seetha back to home and situation turn out to be worse when Ram saw Chitradevi and Ravi bring Seetha again.

Vanitha will bring Ram moved to her brother's house and started to threatening Chakravathy family. Vanitha will ask Ram to fight for his part of propert from Chakravathy family and Chitradevi will write all the property on Seetha's name as per their family tradition. Ram only can have the rights of the property if he stay together with Seetha. This situation will be worsen by Banumathi by giving idea of kidnapping Seetha's daughter Harini. Ram went to school and kidnap Harini in front of Seetha and ask Vanitha to handle the kid. Meanwhile Seetha and Chitradevi will lodge a complaint against Ram and Vanitha and get back their Harini by approval of Child Court. This makes Vanitha to be more revengeful and setup two drug supplier to act as sick person on side of road. Seetha will feel pity on them and help them to drop at hospital but she never realize they keeping drug inside her car. These will be recorded by Vanitha and she will call the police to arrest Seetha on the spot. Police will chase Seetha's car and found out 2 kg of heroine and arrest Seetha for the crime. Ravi will get angry when hear this news and he goes to Vanitha house and beat her for what she have done and the fight will be involve by Ram. Ravi will accidentally push Ram from the staircase and hit Ram's head.

Vanitha will took this as advantage and make Ravi go to jail for hitting his own brother. It will make Priya be angry on Vanitha for betrayed her. After so long time, Chakravathy's old business partner Selvamani comes to reunite their partnership. But Chitradevi will not agree for the offer because he have cheated Chakravthy before. But he offer that will release Seetha from the charged of drug crime. Without no other option, Chakravathy family will agree for it and Selvamani goes to Delhi and make Seetha get released. While on the way home Seetha saw the two culprit and started to chase them but unfortunately they made escape from her.

Season 3 Story Plot Changed

Seetha went to meet Vanitha because she knows that Vanitha the one make her suffer in the jail. Seetha will warn Vanitha in front of Ram and this make Ram get angry on Seetha. Seetha become out of patient and slap Vanitha in front of Ram and make Ram speechless. Vanitha get scared when see Seetha's bold reaction and try to get separate from Ram and also at same time she try to escape before Seetha caught her for the drug crime. But Ram refused to leave Vanitha and went to met Seetha to ask her sign on divorce paper. Seetha will get mad and shouted at Ram that she will not give divorce unless if Ram agree to undergo the treatment. The divorce paper will be torn into pieces by Chitradevi. Meanwhile Priya will follow her cousin Ragu to meet someone who have political influence to bail out Ravi. But Ragu actually have bad intention on Priya. While Selvamani again will come to meer Chitradevi for resume their partnership and it will be agreed by her because he helped to bail out Seetha but Chitradevi will again seek for Selvamani help to do the same for Ravi but that decision will not agree by Seetha as she can knows the intention of Selvamani. With no other option Seetha finally will agree for Chakravthy family decision and to continue the partnership with Selvamani. Chitradevi goes to Vanitha house and forcely bring Ram to hospital for the treatment but Ram finally will managed to escape from there with the help of Vanitha. This make Chitradevi beat Vanitha and search for her son, Ram but she couldn't find him and will return back to her home and plan to knock down Vanitha. Vanitha will bring Ram and moved to new place so that Seetha and Chitradevi couldn't find them. When Priya returning home she was so happy see Ravi at home and will think Ragu's political friend who bailed him. Seetha will know that Priya went out with Ragu by attend Ragu's call and she will warn Priya of Ragu's character. Priya who never listens to Seetha will go out to give treat for Ragu for Ravi's bailed. Ragu will took this an opportunity lock Priya in his house. Priya then get knows about Ragu's true colour and waiting for Seetha and Ravi to safe her. While Seetha and Chitradevi went to shop and they find out that Ram ordering his favourite food at that shop. Both of them will took this chance and Chitradevi feed payasam to Ram due to his birthday. Ram also will eat that without knowing that Chitradevi mixed sleeping pills. Once Ram fall asleep Seetha will drive to hospital for his final treatment. Vanitha who realized about disappearance of Ram will doubt on Seetha and went to her house for searching on Ram. Vanitha were chased out by Chitradevi and Seetha and will realize the absence of Priya. At the same time Ragu will make a call to Seetha to let know that he is kidnaped Priya and gonna marry her also challenge Seetha to save Priya. Ravi will get angry about this and ask Priya to solve tbe problem as she not listen to Seetha's advise. After convince by family members he will agree to meet Banumathi for rescue Priya. While Chitradevi ask Seetha to be with Ram because afraid of Vanitha will meet him there. Ragu went to meet Banumathi to bring her buy auspicious string ( thali ) by telling he getting married to someone in their relation. He switched off Banumathi's mobile when saw Seetha is trying call her many times to explain about Priya. Ragu will steal Banumathi's money without her concern and buy auspicious string (thali). Banumathi will realize about this once she on the way back to home and will ask the shop owner to played the CCTV footage and will shocked when saw Ragu is actually stealing her money. At same time Chitradevi will finally meet Banumathi and let her understand the clear picture and all will went together for Priya and Ragu. While at hospital Ram finally recovered and well identified of Seetha and Harini. Seetha will let know the situation to Chitradevi and Chitradevi will ask Seetha to go temple and make archanai on Ram's name. Seetha will let Harini to take care of Ram and went to temple. Vanitha will act as a doctor and give chocolate to Harini and make her fall asleep and try kidnap Ram from the hospital but she failed to do so once Chitradevi and Sumithra suddenly arrived there. Seetha will saw Ragu's car at outside of temple and will ask Ravi to come and also she will make a call to the police. Ragu made to escape from the temple and will seek for Vanitha's help to hide Priya. Vanitha will ask him bring Priya to her house. Priya once getting consicious will realise that Vanitha is the one actual involving in this matter try to escape from them to get help from police but will be blockes by Vanitha and Ragu. Ram finally will returned to home and received a call from Vanitha regarding Priya. Seetha, Ram and Ravi will go out to find Priya and Seetha managed to identified the house and try to rescued Priya before Ragu or Vanitha come back but unfortunately Ragu will enter inside and spray choloroform on Seetha and try to beat her but mistakenly he hit Priya's head. Seetha will fainted on the spot and Ragu will admitted Priya at ICU. Ram and Ravi will identified the house and rescued Seetha and went to the nearest hospital to investigate about Priya. Seetha will saw that Priya undergo treatment inside ICU and will let know Ram and Ravi. At the same time Ragu will come there and both will start to chase Ragu. Seetha will informed to family about Priya and her critical condition. Doctor will confirmed that Priya maybe will complete lost her memory due to the heavy attack by Ragu. Chakravathy family will responsible Ravi and Banumathi to take care of Priya while they went home. On that moment, Ravi will go out to buy medicine for Priya and Vanitha will act as a nurse and give water mixed with sleeping pills to Banumathi and kidnap Priya fron hospital. This act of Vanitha will be recorded by CCTV at hospital and Ravi will informed to Ram once saw the footage. Meanwhile Banumathi will cause Ragu escaped from jail by her foolish action and police will arrest her on the case for helped Ragu to escaped from jail. Vanitha will demand Ram to come alone and meet her with all the documents for releasing Priya. Ram will go meet Vanitha and followed by Seetha at the behind. Priya actually will act as memory loss once she realised that herself under the custody of Vanitha. Vanitha will informed Ragu the place where Priya is hidden by her and leave Priya alone to meet Ram. Ragu is on revenging mind towards Vanitha because handover him to the police and he will went to the house for get Priya. Ram will come to the place as instructed by Vanitha and leave all those documents inside a suitecase and will go the airport as directed by her in a phonecall. When Vanitha try to take those documents Seetha will grab her from behind and this will saw by Ram. Ram will tied Vanitha's hand and slap her and also by Seetha. Both will handover Vanitha to police and went to rescued Priya by beat Ragu but Ragu will manages to escape from them.

After 5 Months

Seetha is now expecting her delivery for second baby and this is most important moment in her life because her stemcells will use for Harini to save her life. Priya will be back to normal and started jealous on Seetha. Vanitha will sent to sentence for giving trouble to Chakravathy's family.

Adaption

Deivam Thandha Veedu is the Tamil remake of a popular hindi drama Saath Nibhaana Saathhiya. Saath Nibhaana Saathhiya has completed over 1500+ episodes. Deivam Thandha Veedu takes many inspiration from its original Hindi show but with several changes to adapt to the Tamil audience.

Main cast

Recurring cast

International broadcast

The Series was released on 15 July 2013 on Vijay HD. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution. It aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on STAR Vijay. Its episodes on their app hotstar.