Mappillai is a 2016 Indian Tamil language soap opera starring Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran.

STAR Vijay initially broadcast the series on weeknights at 9:00PM (IST), with the debut episode screened on 14 November 2016.

[1] On 26 June 2017, the broadcast time of the show was changed to 8:00PM (IST).

The show reunited actor-actress couple Senthil Kumar and Sreeja Chandran, who previously starred together in television soap operas Madhurai, and the first season of Saravanan Meenatchi.

Further, the show deals with the difficulties he goes through in Jaya's (Sreeja Chandran) house because of her parents and how a husband supports his wife in achieving success in her life.