Kudumbapuranam
| Kudumbapuranam | |
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| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikad |
| Story by | AK Lohithadas |
| Based on | Samsaram Adhu Minsaram |
| Produced by | Mathew George |
| Starring | Thilakan Balachandra Menon Ambika K. P. A. C. Lalitha Parvathy Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Vipin Mohan |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Johnson (score) Mohan Sitara (songs) |
Production company | Central Pictures |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kudumbapuranam (transl. Family History) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, written by Lohithadas and directed by Sathyan Anthikad. The film stars Thilakan, Balachandra Menon, Ambika, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Parvathy, and Sreenivasan in major roles. It is a remake of the 1986 Tamil film Samsaram Adhu Minsaram, directed by Visu.
The film revolves around a middle-class Malayalee family and the strained relationship between father and son. The film highlights the circumstances that the family goes through after their son raises questions about the division of family expenditure after he becomes an earning member of the family, disregarding the hardships his parents went through to raise him and other members of the family.