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{{Infobox film
| name = Kudumbakodathi
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Viji Thampi]]
| producer = V. S. Suresh
| writer = [[Sasidharan Arattuvazhi]]
| screenplay =
| starring = [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]]<br>[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br>[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]<br>[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]]
| music = [[S. P. Venkatesh]]
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar
| editing = Sreekar Prasad
| studio = Chithram Films
| distributor = Chithram Films
| released = {{Film date|1996|1|18|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Kudumbakodathi''''' ({{translation|Family Court}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy film]], directed by Viji Thampy and produced by V. S. Suresh. The film stars [[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]], [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]], and [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] in the lead roles. The film has a musical score by [[S. P. Venkatesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2932|title=Kudumbakodathi|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1890|title=Kudumbakodathi|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kudumbakodathi-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027164912/http://spicyonion.com/title/kudumbakodathi-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=27 October 2014|title=Kudumbakodathi|accessdate=2014-10-27|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==

N.D. Raman Nair a.k.a. NDR is a successful businessman who is very stingy and makes his two sons work at home as maids. He insults them at the slightest pretext in public and at home. Both the boys have no courage to stand up to him. They have no jobs and live on the mercy of their father. The boys, Ramanan and Rameshan, marry their girlfriends Pournami and Panchami, respectively. The girls were rivals from college and their enmity spills into their home. After the wedding, the boys become subdued husbands and the family spirals into fights and acrimony. Raman, marries a second time and brings home wife who sets about correcting the atmosphere at home with a firm hand.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Innocent (actor)|Innocent]] as Naarakatharayil Damodaran Nair Raman Nair aka N. D. R
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Rameshan Nair, NDR's Younger Son
*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]] as Ramanan Nair, NDR's Elder Son
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Guntoor Parvathy<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/six-years-without-kalpana-why-malayalam-actor-can-never-be-replaced-160193 | title=Six years without Kalpana: Why the Malayalam actor can never be replaced | date=24 January 2022 }}</ref>
*[[Rudra (actress)|Rudra]] as Pournami Nair, Ramanan's Wife
*[[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] as Panchami Panicker, Rameshan's Wife
*[[Harishree Ashokan]] as Sarathy Kumaran, NDR's Driver and Rameshan and Ramanan's Friend
*[[Indrans]] as Adv.Punjapadam Pushpangathan, NDR's Legal Advisor
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Paramanandan Nair, Pournami's Father
*[[Zainuddin (actor)|Zainuddin]] as Swami Laxmananda, NDR's younger brother
*[[Spadikam George]] as Impeechi, Guntoor Parvathy's Brother
*[[Jagannadha Varma]] as Rishikeshan Nair, NDR's Friend
*[[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Sivan, Drama Artist
*[[N. L. Balakrishnan]] as Jambulingam Ashan
*[[Meena Ganesh]] as Guntoor Parvathy's Mother
*Priyanka as Charulatha Pournami's Servent
*[[Kuttiyedathi Vilasini]] as Chandramathi Panjami's Servent
*Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Food Inspector
*Bindu Varappuzha
}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[S. P. Venkatesh]], and the lyrics were written by S. Ramesan Nair.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Dum Dum Thirumukham" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]] || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|-
| 2 || "Pandathe Meesha" (Hey Mooliyalankaari) || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] || S. Ramesan Nair ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0266708|Kudumbakodathi}}

[[Category:1996 films]]
[[Category:1996 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Viji Thampi]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language comedy films]]

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