Thatteem Mutteem
| Thatteem Mutteem | |
|---|---|
 Thattem Mutteem S1 poster | |
| Genre | Soap Opera Comedy Drama Indiantelevision series |
| Written by | Gireesh Gramika |
| Directed by | R. Unnikrishnan Gopalan Manoj |
| Creative director | Sukil |
| Starring |
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| Opening theme | Thattiyalum Kerum Chonan |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | Season 1 310 Season 2 335 (as of 25 March 2020) |
| Production | |
| Producer | MM TV |
| Running time | 23 minutes (approx.) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mazhavil Manorama |
| Release | 5 November 2011 – present |
Thatteem Mutteem (transl. Hit and knock) is an Indian Malayalam-language sitcom television serial airing on Mazhavil Manorama, since 5 November 2011. The first season (2011 – 2018) depicts the conflicts between Mayavathy Amma (K. P. A. C. Lalitha) and her daughter-in-law Mohanavally (Manju Pillai), surrounded by their middle class family that includes Mohanavally's husband Arjunan (Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai) and their children—Kannan (Sidharth Prabhu) and Meenakshi (Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu). The currently running second season mainly centers around Meenakshi and her husband Aadhi Sankaran (Sagar Suryan).[1]
The series is shot with Full HD cameras. The first season of the show followed a sitcom format and was launched in 2011 airing every weekend. The show ran for six years and was well received among the Malayali audience. On 3 December 2018, the show changed its format into a prime time soap opera running from Monday to Friday at 9:00 PM IST and presently aired at 8:30 PM IST. The show won the Kerala State Television Awards in 2014 and 2016.
Premise
Season 1
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The recurring theme is the quarrel between the Mayavathyamma and her daughter-in-law Mohanavally, and the struggle of the kids and Arjunan to resolve it. Although the daughter-in-law has a strong distaste towards the mother-in-law, they share a mutual respect for one another.
They are frequently visited by Arjunan's best friend, Kamalahasanan, Mohanavalli's mother, Komalavally, and Arjunan's sister Kokila, his sister and her children Bhavani and Bharathi.
Season 2
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Arjunan's millionaire brother Sahadevan, his wife Vidhubala and their three children arrives from the United States. Meenakshi is married to Aadhi Shankaran, son of Pravasi Shankaran and Vasavadatha.
Cast
Main
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Mayavathi Amma: Mother of Arjunan, Sahadeven, Kokila, and Nakulan. She is the head of the family and the only breadwinner.
- Manju Pillai as Mohanavally: Homemaker mother of Meenakshi and Kannan, Arjunan's wife and Komalavally's daughter.
- Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Arjunan: A lazy government employee. Father of Meenakshi and Kannan and husband of Mohanavally. He also portrays Krishnan Vakkeel, father of Arjunan, Sahadeven, Kokila, and Nakulan. Arjunan frequently writes unappreciated poems.
- Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu as Meenakshi: Daughter of Arjunan and Mohanavally, Aadhi's wife, and Sahadevan's niece. She is a nursing graduate and now a homemaker.
- Sidharth Prabhu as Kannan: Son of Arjunan and Mohanavally, Sahadevan's nephew. He also portrays a young Krishnan Vakkeel.
- Sagar Suryan as Aadhi Sankaran / Aadhi (Season 2): A lazy engineering post-graduate, husband of Meenakshi and the only son of Pravasi Shankaran and Vasavadattha.
- Naseer Sankranthi as Kamalasanan / Kamalu: A self-proclaimed politician. Arjunan's best friend and Sahadevan's classmate.
- Rajesh Paravoor as Doctor Parelal (Season 1 Ep:122). Sahadevan / Sahu (Season 2): Arjunan's younger brother, and father of Chikku, Chinnu, and Chinnan.
- Shalu Kurian as Vidhubala / Vidhu (Season 2): Sahadevan's wife and Arjunan's younger sister-in-law, and mother of Chikku, Chinnu, and Chinnan.
Recurring
- Veena Nair as Kokila Shishupalan / Kokila: Arjunan's younger sister.
- Maneesha K. Subrahmaniam as Vasavadattha: Aadhi's mother and Shankaran's wife. She is a homemaker who won a lottery ticket.
- Nandakishor Nellickal as Pravasi Shankaran: Aadhi's father and Vasavadattha's insane husband.
- Anumol R. S. as Chakki: Aadhi's cousin.
- Parvathy Lal as Rosamma: Kannan's girlfriend.
- Unni Nair as Ambooty, Vidhu's father.
- Arun as Chakkara / Chakkaraparambil Arun: Kannan's best friend.
- Malathi G. Menon as Subadhra, Unknown mother.
- Dhatri as Chinnu: Sahadevan's daughter, Chikku and Chinnan's sister.
- Aadhish Sudhakaran as Chikku: Sahadevan's elder son, Chinnu and Chinnan's brother.
- Vaishnav Menon as Chinnan: Sahadevan's younger son, Chinnu and Chikku's brother.
- Dhvani as Neenu: Meenakshi's best friend.
- Reshmi Anil as Meenkari Susheela
- Vinod Kovoor asDoctor
- Meenakshi Raveendran as Nurse
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Komalavally: Mohanavally's mother.
- Kochu Preman as Madhavan: Mayavathi's younger brother.
- Anitha Nair as Thankamani: Kamalasanan's breadwinner wife.
- Unknown as Bhavani: Kokila's daughter.
- Unknown as Bharathi: Kokila's daughter.
- Unknown as Shishupalan: Kokila's husband and Arjunan's younger brother-in-law.
Guest
- Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Herself, and Krishnan Vakkeel's co-star in a film (Season 1: Ep. 108)
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Himself (Season 2: Epi 189)
- Bibin George as Himself (Season 2: Epi 189)
- K. T. S. Padannayil as Mohanavally's Ammavan (Season 1: Ep 276)
- Harisree yousaf as nakulan (season 1 episode 64)
- Promy as Subru
- Nitha Promy as Rukku
- Archana Menon as Adv. Kamala, Mohanavally's friend (Season 1: Episode 306)
- Kavita as Mallika
- Mintu Maria Vincent as Mrunalini
- Sethu Lakshmi
Former cast
- Unknown as Pavanan: Arjunan's neighbour.
- Unknown as Shakuntala: Pavavan's wife.
Production
K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Manju Pillai play the role of the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law respectively. The mother-in-law outwits her daughter-in-law and is always ready to start a fight with her and the daughter-in-law rises to the occasion. Jayakumar plays Manju’s husband who is a government officer unwilling to go to work and who lives on his mother's pension. Their children Kannan and Meenakshi were played by real-life siblings Siddharth and Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu. They were cast after the show creators were impressed by their performance in the reality TV show Veruthe Alla Bharya on Mazhavil Manorama, in which their parents were contestants. Bhagyalakshmi was studying in class 11 when she received the offer, she is a nursing graduate in real-life and in the show too.[2][3] The children are one of the main attractions in the series as they frequently instigate fights between the two women. Naseer Sankranthi plays the role of Kamalasanan who is the best friend of Mahakavi Arjunan (Arjunan) and old classmate of Sahadevan, who boasts that he will be the Panchayat Member in the upcoming years.
Release history
The show started airing on Mazhavil Manorama in 2012, televised on Saturdays at 8:00 PM IST. Then shifted the schedule to Fridays at 9:30 PM IST. Later in 2014 the show shifted to Saturdays at 9:30 PM IST. In 2015 again a schedule change happened and the show was given the slot of 7:30 PM IST every Saturday. Even though several schedule changes have occurred the show is well accepted by the audience. It was re – scheduled to air at 10:00 PM IST every Monday to Friday from 24.06.2019.
| Date | Time |
|---|---|
| 2012 – 2013 | Saturday, 8:00 PM IST |
| 2013 – 2014 | Saturday, 9:00 PM IST |
| 2014 | Friday, 9:30 PM IST |
| 2015 | Saturday, 9:30 PM IST |
| 2015 – 2016 | Saturday, 7:30 PM IST |
| 2016 | Friday, 8:00 PM IST |
| 2016 – 2017 | Saturday, 8:00 PM IST |
| 2017 – 2018 | Saturday, 9:00 PM IST |
| 2018 | Sunday, 10:00 PM IST |
| 3 December 2018 – 21 June 2019 | Monday to Friday, 09:00 PM IST |
| 24 June – 8 November 2019 | Monday to Friday, 10:00 PM IST |
| 11 November – 29 November 2019 | Monday to Friday, 08:30 PM IST |
| 2 December – | Monday to Friday, 10:00 PM IST |
Reception
The series was successful, mainly because of the children, who lose no opportunity to instigate fights between the two women. Thatteem Mutteem is considered special in that the show is recorded using "spot dialogues". This technique creates a natural sound and look. The artists behave as if in real situations. Moreover, the acting is natural and simple and the series relates to the reality of the modern day which led the series to its success.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013[4] | Kerala State Television Awards | Best Comedy Programme | Thatteem Mutteem | Won |
| 2015 | ||||
| Best Comedian | Naseer Sankranthi | Won | ||
| 2016 | Flowers Television Award | Best Serial-Comedy | Thatteem Mutteem | Won |
| 2017 | Best Comedy Artist | Manju Pillai | Won | |
| Jayakumar | Nominated | |||
| 2019 | Janmabhoomi Awards | Best Comedy artist | Manju Pillai | Won |
| Jayakumar | Won |
References
- ^ "All for laughs". Thehindu.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "#TuesdayTrivia: Did you know Thatteem Mutteem's Kannan and Meenakshi are real-life siblings". The Times of India. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Nair, Radhika (23 January 2019). "It was just an on-screen wedding, I am not planning to get married soon: Thatteem Mutteem actress Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Special correspondent (22 April 2015). "State television awards announced". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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