Uppum Mulakum

Uppum Mulakum
Uppum Mulakum Poster
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Suresh Babu Sreerag R. Nambiar Afsal Karunagapally Shelly Joy Lakshmi C Pillai Former Writers: Shihab Karunagapally Sangeeth Kollam Vadakkumthala Sreekumar Jiyo Baby
Directed by	R. Unnikrishnan
Starring	See Cast
Opening theme	Uppum Mulakum
Original language	Malayalam
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	488 as of 04 December 2017
Production
Producer	Flowers TV
Editors	Sateesh Kumar B Harikrishnan P Shijin Kuttan
Camera setup	S.J Sinu Anoop Kattakada
Running time	17-25 mins
Original release
Network	Flowers (TV channel)
Release	14 December 2015 (2015-12-14) – present

Uppum Mulakum is an Indian Malayalam language sitcom directed by R. Unnikrishnan, currently written by Suresh Babu, Sreerag R. Nambiar and Afsal Karunagapally. The show premiered on 14 December 2015 and is aired from evenings at 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm daily on Flowers TV

The series depicts events in the life of Balachandran, his wife Neelima, and their four kids. The series features Biju Sopanam, Nisha Sarangh , Rishi S Kumar, Juhi Rustagi, Al Sabith and Shivani Menon in the lead roles.

Plot summary

The sitcom drama revolves around the family of Balachandran, his wife Neelima, their five children Parvathy (who appears in very few episodes like episode 7), Vishnu, Lakshmi, Keshav, Shivani and Neelima's Brother Sreekuttan. They are occasionally visited by Balu's brother Surendran, his cousin Rema and her father Shankaran, Neelima's parents Kuttan Pillai and Bhavani Amma, her cousin Makhi and their neighbours Bhasi, Shukoor, and Nawas. This serial pairs Malayalam movie supporting actors Biju Sopanam and Nisha Sarangh.

Cast

Main cast

• Biju Sopanam as Kulathara Shoolankudi Veetil Balachandran Thampi aka Balu
• Nisha Sarangh as Padavalam Veettil Neelima Balachandran aka Neelu
• Rishi S Kumar as Vishnu Balachandran Thampi aka Mudiyan
• Juhi Rustagi as Lakshmi Balachandran Thampi aka Lachu
• Al Sabith as Keshav Balachandran Thampi aka Keshu
• Shivani Menon as Shivani Balachandran Thampi or Shiva

Recurring cast

• Rajendran N as Padavalam Veetil Kuttan Pillai
• KPAC Shantha as Chonarathara Veetil Bhavaniyamma
• Chinnu Kuruvila as Mahima aka Mahi aka Makhi
• Varsha Abhay as Rema
• Anil Perumpalam as Jayanthan
• Suresh Babu as Bhasi
• Muraleedharan Pangodu as Shankarannan aka Chankarannan
• Binoj Kulathoor as Kulathara Shoolankudi Veetil Surendran Thampi
• Gowrilaxmi Biju as Kanmani Surendran Thampi
• Surya Noufal as Shukoor aka Akri Shukoor
• Nawas as Nawas
• Riya as Aleena Francis
• Anand M Puthoor as Sub Inspector
• Ramesh as Madhavan Thampi
• S. P. Sreekumar as Sreekuttan aka Kuttu Maman

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by
39	39	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Lachu's script gets selected for a short-film competition. She enlists the help of her family and sets out to make the film
40	40	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
The family faces a financial crunch. Balu lies to his family that he found employment in an electronics factory and begins working surreptitiously as a manual laborer in a stone quarry.
48	48	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Rema, a relative of Balu, arrives at the house seeking refuge from her abusive husband. Balu tries to hide Rema's presence inside the house from Neelu and the kids.
49	49	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu introduces Rema as an orphan and makes Neelu accept her as a housemaid. Neelu grows suspicious with Balu's antics and summons Sreekuttan.
50	50	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Sreekuttan comes visit and Neelu shares with him her doubts about Balu and Rema. Trouble ensues.
56	56	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
The cheeky Shiva and Keshu go outside to play but shiva gets lost. Trouble ensues.
62	62	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu surprises the family on Sreekuttan's birthday.
84	84	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Keshu and Shiva score high marks in exam. Lachu falls below expectations and receives a telling off from Neelu. Lachu decides to harm herself, only to be discovered and consoled by the family.
100	100	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu complains of stomach ache. Balu takes Neelu to the hospital. Much to their surprise, pregnancy test returns positive. The family is overjoyed on hearing the news.
101	101	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu's parents come visit the family. Neelu's mother tries to convince Neelu to get an abortion. The family hears from the hospital again
128	128	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu goes missing while travelling to Neyyattinkara by train. He returns home the next day with a story that he overslept and ended up in Madurai. Neelu is not pleased.
134	134	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu goes to the market to buy fish to cook in order to pacify the kids, but instead buys a live hen to raise. Trouble ensues.
135	135	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Mudiyan's friends give a makeover to Balu and turns him into a hipster. Balu learns some valuable lessons in the process.
146	146	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu refuses to cook for the day. Balu and the kids try to cope with the situation.
191	191	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu shares the tragic story of her niece Makki and how she survived it and lives her life for the happiness of others. Moved by it, the usually lazy Lachu decides to act responsibly in the house, but to the surprise of others. When exceeds limit, the family brings her back to her innate nature in a funny way
193	193	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu informs the family that there are high chances for her to be promoted as the manager of her company. Neelu gets more serious in the family. Balu gets jealous. Finally the family makes fun of her when her promotion got postponed.
202	202	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
Balu is trying to turn the clock by revisiting his old days where he used to write for dramas, but this time for a film as compelled by his childhood friend, but when the friend compels him to be the producer, he moves to Neelu and in the awry of situation Mudiyan turns everything upside down
205	205	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
Shivani Cries for a Mobile as her classmate Aleena has bought a phone from her house and even Shivani says that she also wants to take a Phone with her, later the Balu and Neelu succeeds in making Shivani understand that there is no need for Mobile in her age
210	210	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
The usually Lazy Lachu suddenly starts Studying much to the Family's surprise, how all of them reacts to it and why she studies so hard turns out to be the crux of the story.
219	219	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Mudiyan's girlfriend nags him to change his hairstyle. Mudiyan succumbs finally with hilarious results.
231	231	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
Neelu finds out that Money has been missing from her bag regularly, Balu finds out who is it rest form the crux of the plot.
232	232	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
Mudiyan and Friends move out to participate in a new Dance Reality Show, Mudiyan is confident of making it into the main Rounds of Dance Reality Show, his overconfidence prove to be bit high, How Balu helps him out forms the crux of the plot.
236	236	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu returns from Neyyattinkara in a foul mood. Neelu suspects he went to Madurai. The real reason leaves the family stunned.
237	237	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Shiva is in a bad mood as Aleena Francis, Shiva's rival classmate and Keshu's crush, comes visit the house.
256	256	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu has a dream that her whole family's lifestyle has changed and the results are endless.
325	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
327	327	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
A street dog mauls Lachu. Balu sets out to exact revenge.
328	328	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu arranges for Keshu and Shivani to go to a summer camp. Balu and the kids feel strongly against this. They enlist the help of Kuttan Pillai and Bhavani Amma to wiggle out of it.
330	330	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
The family organizes and celebrates Shiva's birthday.
331	331	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu attempts to give Mudiyan some life advice; however, Mudiyan ridicules Balu and dubbes him a failed man. After Neelu's rebuke, a tearful Mudiyan apologizes to Balu.
332	332	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu tries to have some romantic lone time with Neelu; however, is constantly interrupted by the kids.
333	333	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
The kids try all tricks to make Balu and Neelu organize and take them on a family trip. Balu and Neelu conspire and outsmart the kids.
334	334	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Bhavani Amma visits the family. Balu and Mudiyan get into an argument. Mudiyan leaves the house and returns with a girl, apparently his wife. The family is shocked.
335	335	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Mudiyan's wife turns out to be a tough cookie. After a confrontation, she threatens the family with a machete, only for Bhavani Amma to wake up and realize all of this was a dream.
336	336	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
An unlikely alliance forms between Balu and Bhavani Amma, united by their criticism of Neelu. Kids and Neelu conspire to break it up.
338	338	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu tries to become an old fashioned marriage "broker." The attempt ends in disaster.
339	339	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu enlists the help of a barber to give Mudiyan a haircut by hook or crook.
359	359	R. Unnikrishnan	Sreerag R. Nambiar
Mudiyan has gone to Bangalore for a Dance show, he has been constantly tried over by Neelu and Balu over the phone much to their disappointment they does not get him in the line later he comes back and Shouts at Neelu over the arguments, which makes Neelu, Balu and even Mudiyan sad. How Balu solves this situation forms the plot.
370	370	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Neelu informs Balu that her father has undergone dental prosthesis out of gold. Curious Balu tries several means to see it, but fails in each attempt. Jayanthan, Rema, Rema's father Sankaran Thampi, Kuttan Pillai and Bhavani Amma visits the house. Everyone advise Jayanthan to be more responsible in life.
471	471	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu returns from the lorry trip as Balu singh.
472	472	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu tries to buy a mini lorry.
473	473	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu tries to find information about an unidentified electronics part.
474	474	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Shivani gets low mark in class test. So Keshu teaches Shivani to get higher marks.
475	475	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Bhavinayamma angry at everybody.
476	476	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Bhavaniyamma cooks for Balu.
477	477	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu loses eyesight.
478	478	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu and family starts to save money in a money pot.
479	479	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Shivani gets rashes on her skin so Balu tries to clean the house and bathe Mudiyan.
480	480	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu and Neelu gets in a serious fight and that arises several other fights.
481	481	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu's mother comes to home and everybody starts telling about Balu's bad behaviour and habits.
482	482	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Balu asks his mother to cook something special for him. Balu arranges Chicken for that.
483	483	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Lechu elopes to get register marry.
484	484	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Because of the lack of dance programs of vishnu Balu teaches him electronics repair .
485	485	R. Unnikrishnan	Suresh Babu
Shivani gets high fever.

486486R. UnnikrishnanSuresh Babu

Lechu collects some old things in order to reuse and recycle . And orders Keshu to collect some more things from outside and from shop. Lechus idea is to create some things and post the video in facebook and youtube. Lechu then makes some flowers and earings with old things . Everybody discourages her doing her work.

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Awards

Flowers Comedy Awards 2016

1. Most Popular serial
2. Best Onscreen Pair

Flowers TV awards 2017

1. Most popular serial
2. Best Actor – Biju Sopanam

Mangalam TV awards 2017

1. Best Comedian – Biju Sopanam
2. Best Comedian female - Nisha Sarangh
3. Best Child actress - Shivani, Al Sabith

Kerala State television awards 2017

1. Best Comedy series
2. Best Comedian – Biju Sopanam
3. Best Comedian (Special jury) - Nisha Sarangh

Adoor Bhasi Memorial awards 2017

1. Most Popular Actress - Nisha Sarangh

References

https://www.keralatv.in/home-mazala-app/