It starred Shamitha, Vishwa, Manjula Parithala, Vanitha Hariharan, Shyam, Adhavan and Krithika Laddu.

[1] The series reunited Rajkanth and Vanaja who had starred together in Metti Oli (2002–05) and Deepangal (2008–09).

It was the spin off of the serial Thiyagam which aired from 30 January 2012 to 31 August 2013 for 550 episodes.

Ponnunjal is the story of two sisters, Nandhini (Abitha/Shamitha Shreekumar) and Priya (Manjula Parithala), who both face new lives after marriage.

The title song was composed by music director Hari, with lyrics written by Yugabharathi.