Kudumbavilakku
Kudumbavilakku (transl. Family Lantern) is an Indian Malayalam-language television soap opera drama.[1] The show premiered on Asianet channel and streaming 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]
| Kudumbavilakku | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Family |
| Created by | KK Jaliyan Kanaran (Episode 1–88) Anil Baas (Episode 89 – present) |
| Based on | Sreemoyee |
| Story by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Starring | Meera Vasudevan |
| Theme music composer | Shyam Dharman |
| Opening theme | "Udayathin Munbe nee" (Sung by Shweta Mohan) |
| Composers | Shyam Dharman, Rajeev Attukal Ramesh Narayan (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 234 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sanjeev |
| Producer | Chitra Shenoy |
| Cinematography | A.V.Arun Ravan (Episode 1–89) Vipin Puthiyankam (Episode 90 – present) |
| Editor | Jishnu S Kuryathi |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Good Company Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Asianet |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 27 January 2020 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sreemoyee Baakiyalakshmi |
| External links | |
| Hotstar | |
The series is produced by Chitra Shenoy under Good Company Productions, is an official remake of Bengali TV series Sreemoyee which depicts the story of a hardworking Housewife, Sumithra (played by Meera Vasudevan) but she never acknowledged or appreciated for her work. She decides to rediscover herself and prove her worth is the main plot.
According to BARC ratings, Kudumbavilakku has managed to top the Malayalam TV show's TRP chart from shortly after its start through early April 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic situation, Kudumbavilakku and all other serials have stopped from 28 March 2020. Months later, TV Serial shooting was permitted on India. From June 2020 , the series tops the rating charts with incredible TRP rating surpassing all the TV series in Kerala.
Plot
A woman does not get a moment of rest while doing all the household chores on top of being a dutiful wife, daughter-in-law and mother. Yet, she is never acknowledged or appreciated for her work.[5][6]
Cast
Main cast
- Meera Vasudevan as Sumithra
- Sidharth's Ex-wife; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's mother; Besides being an ideal housewife, she is shown having a hidden talent in singing and cooking;
- Akshaya R Nair → Athira Madhav as Dr.Ananya Anirudh Menon.
- Anirudh Menon Wife, Sumithra's and Siddu's daughter in law. Prema's daughter. She always supports Sumithra.
- Giriprasad Damodar → Noobin Johny as Prateesh Menon
- Sumithra and Sidharth's son; Anirudh and Sheethal's brother; Sanjana's ex-boyfriend. He always supports his mother, Sumithra at any cost.
- F.J Tharakan as Shivadas Menon
- Sidharth and Sharanya's father and Sumithra and Shreekumar's father in law, who tries to help Sumithra to get back Sidharth from Vedika. He always supports Sumithra and treats her as his own daughter.
- Manu Nair → Sumesh Surendran as Shreekumar
- Sidharth and Sumithra's Brother-in-law and Sharanya's Husband, Nileena's former love interest. He always supports Sumithra and treats her as his own Sister.
- Manju Vijeesh as Mallika
- Sreenilayam family's domestic help. She always supports Sumithra.
- Krishnakumar Menon as Sidharth Menon a.k.a. Siddhu
- Sumithra's ex-husband; Father of Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal
- Devi Menon as Saraswathi Menon
- Sidharth and Sharanya's Mother and Sumithra and Shreekumar's Mother in law
- Sreejith Vijay → Anand Narayanan as Dr.Anirudh Menon
- Sumithra and Sidharth's eldest son; Prateesh's and Sheethal's brother; Ananya's husband
- Parvathi Vijay → Amritha Nair as Sheethal Menon
- Sumithra and Sidharth's daughter; Anirudh and Pratheesh's sister
- Shwetha Venkat → Ameya Nair → Saranya Anand as Vedika Sampath
- Sidharth's colleague and love interest; Neerav's mother
- Sindhu Varma → Manju Satheesh as Sharanya Menon
- Sidharth's Sister, Daughter of Shivadas and Saaraswathy and wife of Shreekumar.
Recurring cast
- Bindhu Pankaj as Nileena Bhaskar
- Sumithra's best friend since college, Shreekumar's former love interest.
- Fawaz Zayani as Sampath
- Vedhika's husband and Neerav's father
- Sunitha as Savithri
- Sumithra and Deepu's mother and Sidharth and Chithra's mother in law
- Hari as Deepankumaran aka Dipu
- Sumithra's brother, Chithra's husband, Jishnu's father, S/O Savithri and Sidharth's brother in law
- Akhil as Jishnu
- Deepu and Chithra's son, Savithri's grandson, Sumithra's nephew.
- Parvathy Raveendran as Chitra
- Sumithra's sister-in-law and Deepu's Wife
- Krishna as Prema
- Ananya's mother, Anirudh's mother-in-law
- Reshma Nandu as Sanjana
- Pratheesh's ex-girlfriend and Maneesh's wife
- Alif Muhammed as Maneesh
- Sanjana's husband
- Sheelasree as Maneesh's mother
- KPAC Saji as Sanjana's Father
- Master Sreerang Shine as Neerav
- Vedhika's son
- Shobi Thilakan as Adv.Venugopal
- Saju Kodiyan as Rev.Fr.Francis Mupliyanthadathil
- Sheethal's school Principal
- Sarath Sreehari as Pianist
- Pratheesh's bandmate
Guest Appearance
- Innocent as Chief guest on Mother's Day Competition at Sheetal's school (Episode 5,6)
- Aju Varghese as himself, for inauguration of Sumithra's shop. (Episode 205)
Versions in other languages
| Language | Title | Original release | Network(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | Sreemoyee শ্রীময়ী |
19 June 2019 – present | Star Jalsha | Ongoing |
| Kannada | Inthi Nimma Asha ಇಂತಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆಶಾ |
21 August 2019 – present | Star Suvarna | Ongoing |
| Marathi | Aai Kuthe Kay Karte! आई कुठे काय करते! |
23 December 2019 – present | Star Pravah | Ongoing |
| Malayalam | Kudumbavilakku കുടുംബവിളക്ക് |
27 January 2020 – present | Asianet | Ongoing |
| Telugu | Intinti Gruhalakshmi ఇంటింటి గృహలక్ష్మి |
3 February 2020 – present | Star Maa | Ongoing |
| Hindi | Anupamaa अनुपमा |
13 July 2020 – present | Star Plus | Ongoing |
| Tamil | Baakiyalakshmi பாக்கியலட்சுமி |
27 July 2020 – present | Star Vijay | Ongoing |
Reception
Kudumbavilakku was 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 [7] since its inception.
| Week No | Date | Episode | Rank | TRP Rating (Impressions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- "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.
- "Sreejith Vijay to play a doctor in his TV comeback". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Meera Vasudev returns with a surprise 'Kudumbavilakku'". asianetnews.com.
- "Malayalam TV Serials TRP Ratings Weekly List: May 2020 Updated".