Kudumbavilakku

The show revolves around a Malayalee homemaker Sumithra Siddharth Menon and her family. Sumithra, a devoted housewife, mother and daughter-in-law, is family-oriented and self-sacrificing. Bereft of the same love and respect in her house from her own family members, she realises the bitter truth and sets out to live her life on her own terms.

Sumitra is married to Siddharth and has three children: Anirudh Menon, a doctor, Pratheesh Menon, an aspiring musician, and Sheetal, a student. They live with Siddharth's parents Shivadas and Saraswati. Except for Shivadas, Pratheesh, Sreekumar (Sharanya's husband) and their servant Mallika no one cares for Sumitra's happiness or feelings.

Siddharth distances himself from Sumitra thinking he deserved a more educated, good-looking and beautiful wife. Siddharth becomes attracted to Vedhika, his colleague who has a son named Neerav. She soon becomes like a member of family. Anirudh and Sheetal find a perfect mother figure in Vedhika and compare her to Sumitra whom they claim is old-fashioned. Soon Siddharth and Vedhika fall in love and both reciprocate their feelings while, Vedhika remains guilty of loving a married man. Soon love replaces guilt and Vedhika craves for Siddharth as her husband.

Siddharth and Vedhika decide to celebrate her birthday in Kanyakumari without their families' knowledge. Sumitra's NRI friend Neelina comes from USA and their friend's group to visit Kanyakumari only to find Siddharth's cheating. Heartbroken, Sumitra cuts all ties with Siddharth. Annirudh's marriage is fixed with a fellow doctor Ananya, who is very arrogant and stubborn. Siddharth and Anirudh begin to give more importance to Vedhika than Sumitra. Ananya soon realises her mother-in-law and becomes nicer.

Pratheesh falls in love with a girl named Sanjana. Sumitra decides to ask her father Ramakrishan a consent for his daughter's marriage with Pratheesh but is left humiliated. Soon Sanjana marries an America-based NRI named Manish.

Soon Siddharth's and Vedhika's relationship is brought before the family. Siddharth and Sheetal move to Vedhika's house. Sheetal is mistreated by Vedhika and in remorse she attempts suicide but is saved by Siddharth. Sumitra claims Sheetal with the help of a policeman but she returns to Vedhika. Soon Saraswathi also moves from Sreenilayam (which has been registered in Sumitra's name by Shivadas) to Vedhika's house but returns to Sreenilayam after facing humiliation.

Sumitra and Siddharth get divorced. Vedhika claims divorce from Sampath (her husband) but Sampath demands Neerav's custody for the divorce. Vedhika sadly parts with Neerav. Saraswathi and Sharanya (Siddhu's sister) get the wedding date and mangalyasutra for Vedhika. Vedhika forces Siddhu to take a large loan for wedding shopping and arrangements. Meanwhile, Sumitra's colleague and friend Rohit Gopal enters the show along with his daughter Pooja. Pooja and Sheetal become friends and Shivadas brings Pooja to Sreenilayam. Vedhika and Siddharth get married but bad omens follow them. Shivadas turns them away when they return home.

Soon Siddharth and Vedhika rents the house opposite to Sreenilayam. Vedhika finds about Jithin who is a drug dealer and drug addict himself whom in turn is in love with Sheetal. Vedhika decides to make Sheetal marry Jithin so that Sumitra is shattered to see her own daughter losing life. Before the ring exchange ceremony happens, the police arrest Jithin. Vedhika tries to humiliate Sumitra by organising Anirudh and Ananya's wedding anniversary function in her house but everyone the party hosted by Sumitra instead. Pratheesh learns that Sanjana is now a widow as her husband Manish died in a car accident. Sumitra decides to make Sanjana marry Pratheesh before she marries an older man named Bhadran. With the help of police, they stage a drama and the marriage proceeds.

Vedhika vows to destroy Sumitra's Onam happiness by joining hands with Ramakrishnan to kidnap Sanjana and Sheetal so that the Onam function does not happen. Vedhika feels elated when both of them didn't turn up the right time and criticises Sumitra but things take a turn when Sanjana and Sheetal return and the Onam festival happens.

Vedhika and Siddarth experience a financial crisis. Vedhika vents her anger on Sumitra by turning Preetha, an employee of Sumitra's boutique, against Sumitra and having her file a false complaint against Sumitra for attempted molestation. But Rohit, Sreekumar and Pratheesh find the truth and Sumitra is bailed off while Vedhika is arrested. Siddharth abandons Vedhika forever and states that he doesn't want to live with her.

Vedhika, who was staying in a hotel room, then shifts to her mother's home and wants to return to Siddharth's house. She repeatedly tries to stay in his house, but fails. However Vedhika announces her pregnancy which makes Saranya and Saraswathi happy, but it surprises Siddharth and the rest of the family. Siddharth decides to accept Vedhika back into his home, but Sampath reveals that Vedhika that she can't have babies anymore, shocking Siddharth and his family and leaves them insulted. Siddhath tells Vedhika that he doesn't want her in his life anymore.

Dr. Indraja, who works at Ananya and Anirudh's hospital and is a divorcée, wants a relationship with Anirudh and unsuccessfully tries to separate Ananya and Anirudh. However, Indraja blackmails Anirudh by showing photos of him and Indraja.

Vedhika tries to get back to Sidharth by hitting her head with a vase, and blaming Sumitra for the same. Vedika gets a case registered against Sumitra, but Sidharth tells her that he will accept her back only if she withdraws the case. She withdraws it, but plans to plot further against Sumitra.

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 [5] since its inception.

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