Kudumbasthan Twitter Review: Manikandan’s family drama gets heaps of praises - 'fun-filled first half, emotional second half'

After the success of Lover and Good Night, actor Manikandan is back with Kudumbasthan, yet another story that might have a simple plotline, but enriched with layered writing and performances. Kudumbasthan, helmed by Rajeshwar Kalisamy, released on January 24 to a positive reception, with many hailing the film as a fresh and good start to 2025.

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Kudumbasthan Twitter Review: Manikandan hits a hattrick

Kudumbasthan is a 2025 Tamil family drama starring Manikandan in the lead role. The film released in theatres on January 24, and has been receiving good word of mouth from the audience and critics, alike.

Directed by Rajeshwar Kalisamy in his directorial debut, Kudumbasthan is a comical take on how a sole breadwinner of a family loses his job and struggles to manage the expenses of his household while squabbling for work opportunities. Those who watched the film have been heaping praises on the film, with many calling it Manikandan’s hattrick success streak after Good Night and Lover. Here are some of the social media reactions to the film.

Audiences appreciated Manikandan’s performance, the film’s comical sequences, and for bringing in a fresh and light-hearted take on family dramas.

Also read: Actor Manikandan Interview: 'Kudumbasthan is self-parody where people will see themselves onscreen and have healthy laugh'

Kudumbasthan on OTT

Kudumbasthan’s post-theatrical streaming rights have been bagged by ZEE5. The film will soon be available on OTTplay Premium as well. However, the audience, who wants to watch the film at home, has to wait for some time until the film finishes the theatrical run.

Director Rajeshwar has penned the script and screenplay along with actor Prasanna Balachandran. The cast of Kudumbashan includes Saannve Megghana, Guru Somasundaram, director R Sundarajan, Prasanna Balachandran, Kanakamma of Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey fame, Jenson Diwakar and others.

The film is produced by Vinoth Kumar under Cinemakaaran banner. The technical crew consists of Sujith N Subramaniam cranking the camera and Kannan Balu handling the edits.

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