Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (We Two, For Us Two) is a 2018 Indian Tamil television series which premiered on Star Vijay and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. The first season followed the story of twin brothers Mayan and Aravind, both played by Mirchi Senthil. Then, the second season followed a different pair of twins: Mayan and Maaran, again played by Senthil.
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.
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
Rekha Nair as Thenu Lingam – Lingam's wife and Devi, Karthick and Vidhya's aunt
Deepa Shree as Swarnam – Gowri's sister's daughter and Aravind's foster cousin
Maanas Chavali as Thirukumaran a.k.a. Red Kumar – Thamarai's former fiancé
T. V. V. Ramanujam as Devi, Thamarai, Karthick and Vidhya's grandfather
Season 2
Sabitha Anand as Nachiyar Rajarathnam – Rajarathnam's second wife, Mayan and Maaran’s stepmother, Gayathri, Sharanya and Aishwarya's mother, Maha's and Thamarai's stepmother-in-law, Kathiresan, Pandi and Karthik's mother-in-law
Gayathri Yuvraaj as Gayathri Kathiresan – Kathiresan's wife, Rajarathnam and Nachiyar's eldest daughter, Mayan and Maran's half-sister and Maha and Thamarai's half-sister-in-law; previously engaged to Muthuraj and Aadhavan
Janani Ashok Kumar as Sharanya Pandi – Pandi's wife, Rajarathnam and Nachiyar's second daughter, Mayan and Maran's half-sister and Maha and Thamarai's half-sister-in-law
Vaishnavi Arulmozhi as Aishwarya karthik – karthik wife, Muthurasu's ex-wife, Rajarathnam and Nachiyar's youngest daughter, Mayan and Maran's half-sister and Maha and Thamarai's half-sister-in-law
Prabhakaran Chandran as Rathnavel – Maha and Kasthuri's father, Parvathy's husband, Sharadha's elder brother, Mayan and Maran's maternal uncle and Mayan's father-in-law
Deepa Nethran as Parvathy Rathnavel – Maha and Kasthuri's mother, Rathnavel's wife, Mayan and Maran's maternal aunt and Mayan's mother-in-law
Premi Venkat as Sharadha – Rajarathnam's ex-wife, Mayan and Maran's mother, Rathnavel's sister and Maha's and Thamarai's mother-in-law
Raju Jeyamohan as Kathiresan (a.k.a. Kathi) – Mayan's best friend and Gayathri's husband
Sasindhar Pushpalingam as Karthik – DSP and Aishwarya's husband
Praveen Devasagayam as Pandi – Sharanya's husband, Thamarai's brother
Ashritha Sreedas as Kasthuri Rathnavel – Maha's younger sister and Rathnavel's younger daughter
David Solomon Raja as Chidambaram – Nachiyar's brother, Gayathri, Sharanya and Aishwarya's uncle and Muthuraj's father
Deepa Shree as Vadivukkarasi (vadivu) Chidambaram – Chidambaram's wife, Gayathri, Sharanya and Aishwarya's aunt and Muthuraj's mother
Parthiban as Maasaani – Vadivu's brother, Muthuraj's uncle and Pandi's father
Sathya Raaja as Muthuraj Chidhambaram – Aishwarya's ex-husband, Vadivu and Chidhambaram's son and Gayathri's former fiancé
Singapore Deepan as Murugesh – Mayan's friend
Karthik as Pandi – Maasaani's son
R. Aravindraj as Vishwanathan – Rajarathnam's friend
Sivan Srinivasan as Rajarathnam – Mayan, Maran, Gayathri, Sharanya and Aishwarya's father, Saradha's ex-husband and Nachiyar's husband
Navin Vetri as Surya – Maha's former fiancé
R. J. Sivakanth as Dancing Drouser (a.k.a. DD) – Maran's friend and manager
Development
Casting
Season 1: (2018-2020)
The season featured Senthil Kumar in his first dual role as Mayan and Aravind. Raksha Holla starred as Devi.[1] Rashmi Jayraj played Thamarai, and Sabitha Anand, Vanitha Hariharan, Sasindhar Pushpalingam, Premi Venkat, Raviraj, Madhu Mohan, Azhagu, Padmini, Deepa Nethran, Ashritha Sreedas, Madhan, Parthiban and R. J. Shivakanth had supporting roles.
Season 2: (2020–2022)
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.[3] It stars Kumar and Rachitha Mahalakshmi, with Gayatri Yuvaraj, Janani Ashokkumar, Vaishnavi Arulmozhi, Sabitha Anand, Deepa Nethran, Raju Jeyamohan, David Solomon, Sathya, Parthiban and Ashritha Sreedas in supporting roles.
