Kudumbavilakku
Kudumbavilakku (transl. Light of the family) is an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera drama.[1] The show premiered on Asianet channel and has streamed on Disney+ Hotstar since 27 January 2020. Meera Vasudevan portrays the lead role in the series, returning to television after thirteen years.[2][3][4]
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| Genre | Drama Family |
| Created by |
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| Based on | Sreemoyee |
| Story by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Manju Dharman |
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| Voices of | Devi |
| Theme music composer | Shyam Dharman |
| Opening theme | "Udayathin Munnpe Nee Pennpoovee" (Sung by Shweta Mohan) |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 560 |
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| Executive producer | Sanjeev Sajji |
| Producer | Chitra Shenoy |
| Cinematography |
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| Editor | Jishnu S. Kuryathi |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Good Company Productions |
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| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 27 January 2020 – present |
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| Related shows | |
The series is produced by Chitra Shenoy under Good Company Productions, is an official remake of Bengali TV series Sreemoyee[5] which depicts the story of a hardworking housewife Sumithra (played by Meera Vasudevan), who is not acknowledged or appreciated for her work. Then she decides to rediscover herself and prove her worth.
Plot
The show revolves around a Malayalee homemaker, Sumithra Menon and her family. Sumithra, a devoted housewife, mother and daughter-in-law, is family-oriented and self-sacrificing. Sumitra is married to Siddharth Menon and has three children; Anirudh Menon, a doctor, Pratheesh Menon, an aspiring musician, and Sheetal Menon, a school student. They live with Siddharth's parents, Shivadas and Saraswati. Except for Shivadas, Pratheesh, Sreekumar and their servant Mallika, no one cares for Sumitra's happiness or feelings.
Cast
Main cast
- Meera Vasudevan as Sumithra – Savithriyamma's daughter; Deepu's sister; Sidharth's ex-wife; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's mother; Rohit's business partner and Love Interest
- Krishnakumar Menon as Sidharth "Siddu" Menon – Shivdas and Saraswathiyamma's son; Sumithra's ex-husband; Vedika's second husband; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's father
- Shwetha Venkat / Ameya Nair / Saranya Anand as Vedika Menon – Vasumatiyamma's daughter; Sampath's ex-wife; Sidharth's second wife; Neerav's mother (Antagonist)
Recurring cast
- SREENILAYAM FAMILY
- F. J. Tharakan as Shivadas Menon – Saraswathi's husband; Sidharth and Sharanya's father; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's grandfather
- Devi Menon as Saraswathi Menon aka Saraswathiyamma – Shivdas's wife; Sidharth and Sharanya's mother; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's grandmother (Antagonist)
- Sreejith Vijay / Anand Narayan as Dr. Anirudh Menon – Sumithra and Sidharth's elder son; Pratheesh and Sheethal's brother; Ananya's husband
- Akshaya R. Nair / Athira Madhav / Aswathy Ash as Dr. Ananya Menon – Prema's daughter; Anirudh's wife
- Noobin Johny as Pratheesh Menon – Sumithra and Sidharth's younger son; Anirudh and Sheethal's brother; Sanjana's husband
- Reshma Nandu as Sanjana Menon – Ramakrishnan's daughter; Maneesh's widow; Pratheesh's wife
- Parvathi Vijay / Amritha Nair / Sreelakshmi Sreekumar as Sheethal Menon – Sumithra and Sidharth's daughter; Anirudh and Pratheesh's sister; Pooja's friend
- Manoj Nair / Sumesh Surendran as Sreekumar – Sharanya's husband; Nileena's former love interest
- Sindhu Varma / Manju Satheesh as Saranya Menon Sreekumar – Shivadas and Saraswathiyamma's daughter; Sidharth's sister; Sreemukar's wife (Antagonist)
- Manju Vijeesh as Mallika – Sreenilayam family's domestic help
- OTHER CHARACTERS
- Dr. Shaju Shaam as Rohith Gopal – Sumithra's classmate and business partner; Pooja's father, He has a love affair on Sumitra.
- Padmakumar as CI Narayanan Kutty – Circle Inspector of Police
- Gouri Prakash as Pooja Gopal – Rohit's daughter; Sheetal's friend
- Bindhu Pankaj as Nileena Bhaskar – Sumithra's best friend since college; Shreekumar's former love interest
- Jithu Venugopal as Anoop a goon who works for Mahendran
- Fawaz Zayani as Sampath – Vedhika's ex-husband; Neerav's father
- Shahnu / Amrutha S Ganesh as Dr. Indraja - Anirudh's superior
- Hari as Deepankumaran aka Deepu – Savithri's son; Sumithra's brother; Chithra's husband; Jishnu's father
- Sunitha as Savithri aka Savithriyamma – Sumithra and Deepu's mother; Anirudh, Pratheesh, Sheethal and Jishnu's grandmother
- Parvathy Raveendran as Chitra – Deepu's wife; Jishnu's mother
- Krishna as Premajam – Ananya's mother
- Firosh Mohan as Naveen – Vedika's friend
- Amboori Jayan as Ramakrishnan – Sanjana's father
- Hari as Vivek - Rohith's friend
- Akhil as Jishnu – Deepu and Chithra's son; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's cousin
- Swathi Thara as DCP Chandralekha – IPS officer
- Renjusha Menon as SI Nirmala
- Sruthisha Nair as Shilpa – Member of Pratheesh's band who loves him
- Sreerang Shine as Neerav – Sampath and Vedika's son
- Geetha Nair as Vasumati aka Vasumatiyamma – Vedika's mother
- Shobi Thilakan as Adv. Vasudevan – Sumithra and Siddharth's divorce lawyer
- Sarath Sreehari as Pianist – Pratheesh's bandmate
- Divya Sreedhar as Preetha's mother
- Saju Kodiyan as Rev. Francis Mupliyanthadathil – Sheethal's school principal
- Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar as Udayabhanu – Shivadas's colleague who works at a resort
- Jeevan Gopal as Jithin Raj – A fraudster and drug addict who wants to marry Sheetal
- Alif Muhammed as Maneesh – Sanjana's first husband (Dead)
- Sheelasree as Maneesh's mother
- Joe Varghese as Sajin ; Sheethal's boyfriend
Guest appearance
- Innocent as chief guest on Mother's Day Competition at Sheetal's school (episodes 5 and 6)
- Aju Varghese as himself, for the inauguration of Sumithra's shop (Episode 205)
Adaptations
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Last aired | Notes |
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| Bengali | Sreemoyee শ্রীময়ী |
10 June 2019 | Star Jalsha | 19 December 2021 | Original |
| Kannada | Inthi Nimma Asha ಇಂತಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆಶಾ |
7 October 2019 | Star Suvarna | 8 January 2022 | Remake |
| Marathi | Aai Kuthe Kay Karte! आई कुठे काय करते! |
23 December 2019 | Star Pravah | Ongoing | |
| Malayalam | Kudumbavilakku കുടുംബവിളക്ക് |
27 January 2020 | Asianet | ||
| Telugu | Intinti Gruhalakshmi ఇంటింటి గృహలక్ష్మి |
3 February 2020 | Star Maa | ||
| Hindi | Anupamaa अनुपमाँ |
13 July 2020 | StarPlus | ||
| Tamil | Baakiyalakshmi பாக்ய லட்சுமி |
27 July 2020 | Star Vijay |
Reception
Kudumbavilakku Is the top rated serial in Malayalam television from mid-February through early April in 2020, peaking with 6.1 million TRP according to the weekly data of BARC India [6] since its inception.
| Week No | Date | Episode | Rank | TRP Rating (Impressions) |
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| 1 | 25–31 Jan | 1–6 | 2 | 4557K |
| 2 | 1–7 Feb | 7–12 | 2 | 4415K |
| 3 | 9–14 Feb | 13–18 | 1 | 4578K |
| 4 | 15–21 Feb | 19–24 | 1 | 4513K |
| 5 | 22–28 Feb | 25–30 | 1 | 4736K |
| 6 | 29 Feb–6 Mar | 31–36 | 1 | 4612K |
| 7 | 7–13 Mar | 37–42 | 1 | 4827K |
References
- "Malayalam Tv Serial Kudumbavilakku". nettv4u.com.
- "Kudumbavilakku Serial Premieres 27th January At 7.30 P.M On Asianet". keralatv.in. 26 January 2020.
- "Meera Vasudevan to play the lead in Kudumbavilakku". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Shreejit Vijay will be seen playing the role of a doctor". english.newstracklive.com. 25 January 2020.
- "Kudumbavilakku to Mrs. Hitler: Here's a look at the popular originals of these Malayalam shows". The Times of India. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Malayalam TV Serials TRP Ratings Weekly List: May 2020 Updated".
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