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 |
| Based on | Sreemoyee |
| Written by | Sangeetha Mohan |
| Story by | Leena Gangopadhyay |
| Directed by | Sunil Kariattukara /Riju Nair /Manju Dharman |
| Starring | Meera Vasudevan Sreejith Vijay |
| Theme music composer | Shyam Dharman |
| Opening theme | "Udayathin Muthe nee" (Sung by Shweta Mohan) |
| Composer(s) | Shyam Dharman S.Ramesh Nair (Lyrics) |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Malayalam |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Sanjeev |
| Producer(s) | Chitra Shenoy |
| 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 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Sreemoyee |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
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 Seethal's mother. Besides being an ideal housewife, she is shown having a hidden talent in singing.
- Sreejith Vijay as Anirudh Menon: Sumithra and Sidharth's eldest son; Pratheesh's and Seethal's brother
- Krishnakumar Menon as Sidharth Menon: Sumithra's husband; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheetal's father
- Supporting Cast
- Shwetha Venkat as Vedhika: Sidharth's Colleague (Illegitimate relationship)
- Noobin Johny as Prateesh Menon: Sumithra and Sidharth's son; Samar and Sheetal's brother
- Parvathi Vijai as Seetal 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 Sreemangalam
- Sunitha as Savithri: Sumithra's mother
- Manju Satheesh as Saranya Menon: Sidharth's Sister
- Hari as Pradeep: Sumithra's younger brother
- Sumesh Surendran as Shreekumar: Sidharth's Brother-in-law and Sharanya's Husband
- Saju Kodiyan as Rev.Fr.Francis Mupliyanthadathil: Sheetal's school Principal
- Akhil as Jishnu: Sumithra's Neice and Pradeep's son
- Parvathy as Chitra: Sumithra's sister-in-law and Pradeep's Wife
- Athira Madhav as Ananya: Anirudh's woodbe
- Krishna as Prema, Ananya's mother
- Reshma Nandu as Sanjana: Pratheesh's girlfriend
- 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 Saranya 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)
- Guest Appearance
- Innocent as Chief guest at Mother's Day competition at Sheetal's school (Episode 5,6)
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 | Episodes | Rank | TRP (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 |
| 10 | 28 Mar – 3 Apr | 1 | 6194K |
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.
- https://www.1films.in/2020/01/malayalam-tv-serials-trp-ratings-weekly-list-jan-feb-march-2020-updated.html?m=1