Baakiyalakshmi – A Homemaker's Tale) is an Indian Tamil series on Star Vijay which is successfully completing five years with viewers support.

[6][7][8] Bhagyalakshmi (Bhagya) lives with her husband, Gopinath (Gopi), and their three children: Chezhiyan, Ezhil, and Iniya.

Gopinath is having an affair with his ex-fiancée, Radhika, who is raising her daughter, Mayura, as a single mother.

With support from Ezhil, Radhika, and Jenny, she starts a business, but Gopi and his mother, Eshwari, strongly oppose it.

Gopi demands ₹20 lakhs from Bhagya to transfer property ownership to Radhika, threatening to sell the house otherwise.

Bhagya manages to gather the money within six months through her business, making a profit of ₹2 lakhs in just one week with the help of Amirtha and Selvi, their housemaid.

Gopi, consumed by jealousy, misinterprets their relationship and decides to move back into Bhagya’s house with Radhika.

Out of frustration, Bhagya offers ₹18 lakhs to Gopi to officially acquire the house, which she successfully earns through a large catering event.

Meanwhile, Kamala falsely accuses Eshwari of foeticide, prompting the police to issue an arrest warrant.

Mayura recalls the incident, revealing that Radhika had tripped over a flower vase, and Eshwari had actually tried to save her.

During the trial, Mayura recounts the true events, proving Eshwari’s innocence and exposing Kamala’s lies.

Eshwari is released, and Gopinath furiously confronts Radhika and Kamala for falsely accusing his mother.

Surprisingly, Eshwari refuses to let Gopinath perform the final rites, entrusting the responsibility to Bhagya instead.

He hires a chef to poison the biryani, causing customers to fall ill, leading to financial losses and damaging her reputation.

Gopinath, overwhelmed with guilt, lashes out at Radhika and Kamala, resulting in a heated argument and a heart attack.

After recovering, Gopinath faces a crucial decision—whether to stay with Eshwari at Bhagya’s house or return to Radhika.

[9] Actress Kasthuri Shankar was initially considered for the role of Baakiyalakshmi as well Intinti Gruhalakshmi, the Telugu language version of the serial, airing on Star Maa.

[12] The role later went to actress Priya Raman, who eventually disagreed, due to date clashes with the Sembaruthi serial, telecasted in Zee Tamil.

Nanditha Jennifer initially played the role of Radhika but she left the serial in July 2021 as she was unhappy with her character transitioning into a villain.

[18] In 18 December 2021, Actress Priya Raman was play a cameo in special 3 hour episode.

[19] In February 2022, Velu Lakshmanan also quit the series, saying he got opportunity in Zee Tamil serial Meenakshi Ponnunga as the male lead role.