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. South Indian actress Meera Vasudevan portrays the lead role in the series marking her comeback to television after thirteen years.[2][3][4]

Kudumbavilakku
കുടുംബവിളക്ക്
Genre	Soap opera Drama
Created by	Gangadharan (Episode 1-88) Anil Bass (Episode 89-Present)
Based on	Sreemoyee
Written by	Sangeetha Mohan
Story by	Leena Gangopadhyay
Directed by	Sunil Kariattukara (Episodes 1–2) Riju Nair (Episode 3–23) Manju Dharman (Episode 24–present)
Creative director(s)	Praveen (Episode 1-88) Manu Antony (Episode 89-Present)
Starring	Meera Vasudevan Sreejith Vijay
Theme music composer	Shyam Dharman
Opening theme	"Udayathin Munbe nee" (Sung by Shweta Mohan)
Composer(s)	Shyam Dharman, Rajeev Attukal Ramesh Narayan (Lyrics)
Country of origin	India
Original language(s)	Malayalam
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sanjeev
Producer(s)	Chitra Shenoy
Cinematography	A.V.Arun Ravan (Episode 1-89) Vipin Puthiyankam (Episode 90-Present)
Editor(s)	Jishnu S Kuryathi
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Good Company Productions
Release
Original network	Asianet
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	27 January 2020 (2020-01-27) – present
Chronology
Related shows	Sreemoyee
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 Kudumbavilakku managed to top the Malayalam TV show's TRP chart since its inception.

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

Lead Cast

• Meera Vasudevan as Sumithra
  • Sidharth's wife; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's mother; Besides being an ideal housewife, She is shown having a hidden talent in singing.
• Noobin Johny as Prateesh Menon
  • Sumithra and Sidharth's son; Anirudh and Sheethal's brother; Sanjana's lover
• Krishnakumar Menon as Sidharth Menon
  • Sumithra's husband; Father of Anirudh, Pratheesh, and Sheethal
• Ameya Nair as Vedika
  • Sidharth's Colleague and love of interest; Neerav's mother

Supporting Cast

• Sreejith Vijay as Dr.Anirudh Menon
  • Sumithra and Sidharth's eldest son; Prateesh's and Sheethal's brother; Ananya's husband
• Amritha Nair as Sheethal Menon
  • Sumithra and Sidharth's daughter; Anirudh and Pratheesh's sister
• F.J Tharakan as Shivadas Menon
  • Sidharth's Father
• Devi Menon as Saraswathi Menon
  • Sidharth's Mother
• Bindhu Pankaj as Nileena Bhaskar
  • Sumithra's best friend
• Manju Vijeesh as Mallika
  • Maid in Sreenilayam
• Sunitha as Savithri
  • Sumithra's mother
• Manju Satheesh as Sharanya Menon
  • Sidharth's Sister
• Hari as Pradeep
  • Sumithra's brother
• Sumesh Surendran as Shreekumar
  • Sidharth's Brother-in-law and Sharanya's Husband
• Saju Kodiyan as Rev.Fr.Francis Mupliyanthadathil
  • Sheethal's school Principal
• Akhil as Jishnu
  • Sumithra's nephew and Pradeep's son
• Parvathy as Chitra
  • Sumithra's sister-in-law and Pradeep's Wife
• Athira Madhav as Ananya
  • Anirudh's wife
• Krishna as Prema
  • Ananya's mother, Anirudh’s mother-in-law
• Reshma Nandu as Sanjana
  • Pratheesh's girlfriend
• 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
• Sarath Sreehari as Pianist
  • Pratheesh's bandmate

Earlier Cast

• Sindhu Varma as Sharanya Menon (episodes 1–15)
• Manu Nair as Shreekumar (episodes 1–45)
• Akshaya R Nair as Ananya (episode 1–56)
• Shwetha Venkat as Vedhika (episode 1–56)
• Parvathi Vijai as Sheethal (episode 1–56)

Guest Appearance

• Innocent as Chief guest on Mother's Day Competition at Sheetal's school (Episode 5,6)

Linguistic Versions

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	13th July 2020 – present	Star Plus	Ongoing
Tamil	Baakiyalakshmi பாக்கியலட்சுமி	27 July 2020 – present	Star Vijay	Ongoing

Ratings

This is the top rated serial in Malayalam television with 6.1 million according to the weekly data of BARC India.[7]

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

1. "Malayalam Tv Serial Kudumbavilakku". nettv4u.com.
2. "Kudumbavilakku Serial Premieres 27th January At 7.30 P.M On Asianet". keralatv.in.
3. "Meera Vasudevan to play the lead in Kudumbavilakku". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
4. "Shreejit Vijay will be seen playing the role of a doctor". english.newstracklive.com.
5. "Sreejith Vijay to play a doctor in his TV comeback". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
6. "Meera Vasudev returns with a surprise 'Kudumbavilakku'". asianetnews.com.
7. https://www.1films.in/2020/01/malayalam-tv-serials-trp-ratings-weekly-list-jan-feb-march-2020-updated.html?m=1

External links

• Kudumbavilakku on Hotstar