Kaathodu Kaathoram

This article is about the 2023 Malayalam soap opera. For the 1985 Malayalam film, see Kathodu Kathoram.

Kaathodu Kaathoram
Genre	Drama Family drama
Based on	Eeramana Rojave
Written by	Gireesh Gramika
Directed by	Praveen Kadakkavoor (2023) Sujith Sundar (2023-2024) Manoj Ganesh (2024-present)
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	300
Production
Producer	Chitra Shenoy
Cinematography	Krishna Kodanadu
Editor	Selvaraj Kurumbumkara
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 22–24 minutes per episode
Production company	Good company productions
Original release
Network	Asianet
Release	3 July 2023 (2023-07-03) – present
Related
Eeramana Rojave

Kaathodu Kaathoram is an Indian Malayalam language television soap opera that premiered on 3 July 2023 on Asianet and streams on Disney+ Hotstar. ^{[1] [2]} Rahul Suresh and Krishnendhu Unnikrishnan plays the lead pair in the series. ^[3] It is the third production of Good Company Productions after Kudumbavilakku . ^[4] It is an official remake of the Tamil series Eeramana Rojave .

Plot

Mahendran and Rajendran were good friends but they are living as enemies for several years. Aadi is the elder son of Mahendran and Meenu, a school teacher, is elder daughter of Rajendran. Aadi and Meenu loves each other from their childhood and both want to get married.Even though Mahendran wants to fulfill his son's wish Rajendran doesn't support the relation. He forcefully engages Meenu with Amal, Rajendran's nephew. Amal wants to marry Meenu for money and assets. Rajendran sends goons to attack Aadi but he is survived. He didn't told anyone that Rajendran is the master brain behind the attack. This made Rajendran felt sorry and forget all revenges towards the family and agreed Aadi to marry Meenu. This makes Amal provoke and he kills Aadi through an accident. This incident shockes both the families. Then Rajendran and Mahendran decided that Arjun, Mahendran's younger son will marry Meenu. Both gets married. But Amal didn't gave up. Then he tries to trap Akhila, Meenu's sister. He secretly captured some visuals when she changes her dress. He began blackmailing Akhila without revealing his identity. When the family learns about the issue, they immediately fixed marriage of Akhila with Amal without knowing that his trap. But Arjun found his plans and during marriage ceremony, he publically caught him. In this time, family decided to get Goutham, Arjun's younger brother to marry Akhila and both got married.

Cast

Lead

• Rahul Suresh as Arjun: Mahendran and Prabhavati's second son, Aadhi, Goutham and Kanchana's brother, Meenu's husband
• Krishnendhu Unnikrishnan as Meenakshi "Meenu": Rajendran and Malini's eldest daughter, Arjun's wife, Aadhi's former love-interest, a school teacher
• Diya Siby as Anjali, Arjun's Former love-interest.
• Navaneeth Krishna PS as Goutham: Mahendran and Prabhavati's son, Arjun and Aadhi's brother, Akhila's husband
• Della George as Akhila, Rajendran and Malini's daughter, Goutham's wife
• John Jacob as Aadhi: Mahendran and Prabhavati's eldest son, Arjun and Goutham and Kanchana's brother, Meenu's former love-interest (died) ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Recurring

• Anand Thrissur as Mahendran: Aadhi, Goutham, Kanchana and Arjun's father, Prabhavati's husband
• Thara Kalyan as Prabhavati: Aadhi, Goutham and Arjun's mother, Mahendran's wife Kanchana's step mother
• Jayan as Rajendran: Meenu, Akhila and Rakhee's father, Malini's husband
• Archana Menon as Mohini: Rajendran's sister, Amal's mother
• Shilpa Shiva as Kanchana: Mahendran's daughter, Prabhavathi's step daughter and Aadhi, Arjun and Goutham's half sister
• Mahima as Mallika, Kanchana's aunt , Mahendran's sister in law.
• Omana Ouseph/______ as Meenu's grand mother, Rajendran's mother
• Malavika as Lachu
• Abhisree as Amal, Mohini's son, Rajendran's niece
• Dhanisha as Rakhee
• Diya Siby / Archana krishna as Anjali: Rahul's former love-interest
• Nandana S Nair as Kanmani
• Raji Menon as Malini: Rajendran's wife Meenu, Akhila, Rakhee's mother

Cameo appearance

• Kutty Akhil as competition anchor (Episode 1)

Reception

The show was launched on 3 July 2023 at 10.00 PM IST. ^[8] Then it got shifted to 6.30 PM IST ^[9] It is one of the most popular show in Malayalam Television. ^[10] On March 11 2024, the show was shifted to afternoon slot of 2.00 PM due to launch of Bigg Boss season 6 . ^[11] The pair of the show were known for their romantic performance and the show received huge praise. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

References

1. "കാതോട് കാതോരം സീരിയല്‍ ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റി/a>. 28 June 2023.
2. "ഏഷ്യാനെറ്റില്‍ രണ്ട് പുതിയ പരമ്പരകള്‍; 'ഗൗരീശങ്കര'വും 'കാതോട് കാതോര'വും വരുന്നു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd.
3. "Kathod Kathoram Serial Asianet Launching On 03rd July At 10:00 PM - John Jacob , Krishnendhu Unnikrishnan". 29 June 2023.
4. "Kathod Kathoram Serial Asianet Launching on 03rd July at 10:00 PM - John Jacob , Krishnendhu Unnikrishnan". 29 June 2023.
5. says, Bindus (3 July 2023). "Kathodu Kathoram (Asianet) Actors, Cast, Story, Wiki & More » Telly Bong". tellybong.com.
6. "Gouri Sankaram Serial Characters And Actors - Launching On 03rd July Onward's, Monday To Friday At 09:30 PM On Asianet". indiantvinfo.com. 27 June 2023.
7. "കാതോട് കാതോരത്തിലെ മീനുവാരാണ്? അറിയേണ്ടതെല്ലാം".
8. "Kathod Kathoram Serial Asianet Launching on 03rd July at 10:00 PM - John Jacob , Krishnendhu Unnikrishnan". 29 June 2023.
9. "All Asianet Serials Schedule 2024 - Patharamattu, Mounaragam, Bigg Boss". 11 March 2024.
10. "Top 10 Malayalam Tv Serials In 2023". Filmibeat.
11. "Bigg Boss Malayalam 6 theme, premiere date, confirmed contestants: Here's everything you need to know about the season". The Times of India. 8 March 2024.
12. "'മലയാളം ടിവിയില്‍ ഇത് ആദ്യം': സോഷ്യല്‍ മീഡിയ ആഘോഷിച്ച 'കാതോട് കാതോരം' സീന്‍: നടിക്കും നടനും പറയാനുള്ളത്". Asianet News. 2 August 2024.
13. "നായകനും നായികയുമുള്ള ഇന്റിമേറ്റ് സീനുകള്‍ വരെ! മലയാളത്തിലെ സീരിയലുകള്‍ പുരോഗമിച്ചെന്ന് ട്രോളന്മാര്‍". Filmibeat. 20 July 2024.
14. "ആദ്യ രാത്രി ഇങ്ങനെയാവുമെന്ന് കരുതിയില്ല: ഞങ്ങൾ റിയൽ ലൈഫിലും വഴക്കായിരുന്നു: മീനുവും അർജുനും പറയുന്നു". Filmibeat. 30 July 2024.
15. "ഇന്റിമേറ്റ് സീനുകള്‍ കുടുംബ പ്രേക്ഷകരെ എത്രത്തോളം ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുത്താൻ സാധിക്കും എന്നത് ഒരു ചോദ്യമായിരുന്നു...: കാതോട് കാതോരം'". Mangalam News. 1 August 2024.

External links

• Kaathodu Kaathoram on Hotstar
• Kaathodu Kaathoram at IMDb