Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar

Plot

Season 1

Identical twin brothers Aravind and Mayan are separated soon after birth; Aravind is given to a childless couple and raised in the city, and Mayan remains with his family in the village. Aravind learns that he was adopted, and sets out to meet his real parents and twin brother thirty years later. Sandhanapandi has been married twice. He has three children (Devi, Karthik and Vidhya) with his first wife, Valli, and a daughter (Thamarai) with Parvathy, his second wife.

A marriage is arranged between Aravind and Devi, but Aravind is kidnapped a few days before the wedding by Machakkalai, Parvathy's brother. He and Parvathy want to take revenge on Sandhanapandi by having Aravind marry Thamarai instead. Mayan assumes Aravind's identity and marries Devi, and Aravind is forced to marry Thamarai. Thamarai is not accepted by her mother-in-law, Gowri, and Mayan is not accepted by Devi's family. However, both make their respective spouses love them. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season's production was forced to shut down on 26 March 2020.

Season 2

Twin brothers Mayan and Maaran are separated at birth; their parents separate, and his mother leaves with Maaran. Mayan is angry with his father, Raja Rathinam, because he marries Naachiyar. He leaves the house and is raised by his uncle, Rathinavel, for over 25 years. Mayan falls in love with his cousin Mahalakshmi (Maha), a straightforward teacher who is Rathinavel's daughter. She dislikes him, despite Rathinavel's support.

Maha becomes engaged to Surya. Mayan tries to stop the wedding, succeeding when Surya's father incurs a large gambling debt. Rathinavel has a second heart attack, and refuses surgery. His doctor asks Maha and Mayan to keep him calm for a year, and Mayan convinces Maha to be happy with her.

Cast

Main

Senthil Kumar as:

Mayan - Devi's husband and Aravind's twin brother

Dr. Aravind - Thamarai's husband, Devi's former fiancé and Mayan's twin brother

Raksha Holla as Devi

Rashmi Jayraj as Thamarai Aravind

Senthil Kumar as:

Mayan – Rajarathnam and Saradha's elder son, Nachiyar's elder stepson, Maran's twin brother and Maha's husband

Maran – Rajarathnam and Saradha's younger son, Nachiyar's younger stepson and Mayan's twin brother

Rachitha Mahalakshmi (2020 – November 2021) as Mahalakshmi Mayan ("Maha") – Mayan's wife and cousin, a teacher

Monisha Arshak (November 2021 – June 2022) as Maha (Replacement of Mahalakshmi)

Bavithra (2022) as Thamarai Maran – Maran's wife

Supporting

Sabitha Anand as Gowri Viswanathan – Aravind's foster mother

Azhagu as Rathinavel – Mayan, Aravind, Malar, Sakthi and Anandhi's father

Padmini as Selvi Rathinavel – Mayan, Aravind, Malar, Sakthi and Anandhi's mother

Raviraj as Viswanathan – Aravind's foster father, and Rathinavel's best friend

Madhu Mohan as Sandanapandi – Devi, Thamarai, Karthick and Vidhya's father

Deepa Nethran as Valli Sandanapandi – Devi, Karthick and Vidhya's mother and Sandanapandi's first wife

Premi Venkat as Parvathi Sandanapandi – Thamarai's mother and Sandanapandi's second wife

Sasindhar Pushpalingam as Karthick – Sandanapandi and Valli's son, Devi's younger brother and Anandhi's husband

Vanitha Hariharan as Anandhi Karthick – Rathinavel's younger daughter, Mayan's younger sister and Karthick's wife

Ashritha Sreedas as Vidhya Sandanapandi – Sandanapandi and Valli's younger daughter, Devi's younger sister and Sakthi's love interest

Kalpana Sri as Malar – Rathinavel's elder daughter and Mayan's elder sister

Madhan as Sakthivel – Rathinavel's younger son and Mayan's younger brother

RJ Shivakanth as Right – Mayan's best friend

Parthiban as Lingam – Valli's brother and Devi, Karthick and Vidhya's uncle

Development

Casting

The season featured Senthil Kumar in his first dual role as Mayan and Aravind. Raksha Holla starred as Devi.

Because of the suspension of shooting due to the COVID-19 outbreak, season one ended on 27 March 2020. The series resumed as season 2 on 27 July 2020, four months later, with a different storyline and cast.