Thatteem Mutteem
Thatteem Mutteem (transl. Hit and knock) is a Malayalam-language sitcom that has been broadcast on Mazhavil Manorama from July 1, 2012. The series is one of Malayalam television's oldest and longest-running series, and it is one of the series that has been broadcast since the launch of the Mazhavil Manorama channel. The show stars KPAC Lalitha, Manju Pillai, Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai, Naseer Sankranthi, Sidharth Prabhu, Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu and Sagar Surya in lead roles.[1]
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Genre | Soap Opera Comedy Drama Indiantelevision series |
Written by | Gireesh Gramika |
Directed by | R. Unnikrishnan Gopalan Manoj Midhun Chettur |
Creative director | Sukil |
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Opening theme | Onnum Rendum Mindum Neram (Season 1) Thattiyalum Kerum Chonan (Season 2) |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Malayalam |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 803 |
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Producer | MM TV |
Production location | Eramalloor |
Running time | 25 minutes (approx.) |
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Original network | Mazhavil Manorama |
Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) |
First shown in | India |
Original release | 1 July 2012 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Marimayam Uppum Mulakum Chakkappazham |
The first season of the show, which premiered in 2011, followed a sitcom format and broadcast every weekend for six years. The show switched to a prime time soap opera format on December 3, 2018, airing Monday through Friday at 9:00 p.m. IST. The show's format was changed to a weekend airing in late 2020. In 2014 and 2016, the show won the Kerala State Television Award for Best Comedy Show.
In 2016 and 2021, the show aired crossover episodes with Marimayam, a situation comedy that airs on the same channel on weekends and depicts numerous painful and amusing scenarios while visiting government organisations. The special episodes were titled "Marithatteem Mayammutteem" and "Thatteem Mayam Mutteem Mayam" in 2016, and "Thatteem Mayam Mutteem Mayam" in 2021, respectively. The Onam celebrations were the backdrop for all of the special episodes.
The series has been on a temporary hiatus since January 2022 after the lead actress K. P. A. C. Lalitha's falling ill follwed by her demise. However, the series has not officially ended and restarted again from 16th April 2022
Premise
Season 1
The recurring theme is the dispute between Mayavathyamma and her daughter-in-law Mohanavalli, and the struggle of the children and Arjunan to resolve it. Although the daughter-in-law has a strong dislike for the mother-in-law, they share mutual respect.
Arjunan's best friend, Kamalasanan, Mohanavalli's mother, Komalavalli, and Arjunan's sister, Kokila, pay them frequent visits, causing additional strife and drama in the family.
Season 2
The whole family moves to a new home after having a dispute with the son of the owner of their previous home.
The daughter of the Arjunan' family, Meenakshi is now married to Aadhi Shankaran. Meenakshi found out that Aadhi is a lazy employee and is the son of Pravasi Shankaran, who is a poor NRI owed to many debts, but she kept this a secret and marries him believing that she can change him. She shows the same trait as her mother by having disputes with her mother-in-law, Vasavadatha, the wife of Pravasi Shankaran, who became mentally ill after winning a lottery which put ends to their debts. Despite their hateful relationship, the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law duo loved each other and shared mutual respect.
Meanwhile, Arjunan's millionaire brother Sahadevan, his wife Vidhubala, and his three children, Chinnu, Chikku and Chinnan, arrive from the United States. They are the owners of the house to which Mayavathi and her family belong.
Kannan, the only son of Mohanavalli and Arjunan falls in love with Rosamma, a Christian girl after a series of events that disapproved of the family. But later, for the dowry, they agree to their marriage to pay off a loan taken for Meenakshi's wedding, but the plan fails when Kannan unknowingly informs Rosamma's parents that he wants nothing from them except for their daughter. Meenakshi gives birth to triplets - Kunjumani, Muthumani and Kuttappayi and not so late after, she goes to the UK as a nurse to pay off the loan.
Season 3
It shows the story, how life of Arjunan and family goes after the demise of Mayavathi amma.
Cast
Main
- Manju Pillai as Mohanavalli: Homemaker mother of Meenakshi and Kannan, Arjunan's wife and Komalavalli's daughter.
- Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai as Arjunan: A lazy government employee. Father of Meenakshi and Kannan and husband of Mohanavalli. He also portrays elder Krishnan Vakkeel, father of Arjunan, Sahadevan, Kokila, and Nakulan. Arjunan frequently writes underappreciated poems.
- Bhagyalakshmi Prabhu as Meenakshi: Daughter of Arjunan and Mohanavalli, Aadhi's wife, and Sahadevan's niece. She is a nurse in United Kingdom.
- Sidharth Prabhu as Kannan: Son of Arjunan and Mohanavalli, Sahadevan's nephew. He also portrays a young Krishnan Vakkeel & Teenager Arjunan.
- Sagar Surya as Aadhi Shankaran / Aadhi (Season 2): A lazy engineering post-graduate, husband of Meenakshi and the only son of Pravasi Shankaran and Vasavadattha.
- Naseer Sankranthi as Kamalasanan: A self-proclaimed politician. Arjunan's best friend and Sahadevan's classmate.
- Rajesh Paravoor as Sahadevan / Sahu (Season 2): Arjunan's younger brother, and father of Chikku, Chinnu, and Chinnan. He also portrayed the role of Doctor Parelal (Season 1 Ep:122).
- Shalu Kurian as Vidhubala / Vidhu (Season 2): Sahadevan's wife and Arjunan's younger sister-in-law, and mother of Chikku, Chinnu, and Chinnan.
- Parvathy Lal as Rosamma: Kannan's girlfriend.
Recurring
- Veena Nair as Kokilakshi 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.
- Unni Nair as Ambooty, Vidhu's father. He is a traditional medicine practitioner & a Kalaripayattu expert.
- Arun G Arun as Chakkara / Chakkaraparambil Arun: Kannan's best friend.
- Malathi G. Menon as Subadhra, Krishnan Vakeel's ex client.
- 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. She plays lead role in a TV soap & she is also aunt of Rosamma.
- Vinod Kovoor as Doctor Moidu (Cameo)
- Meenakshi Raveendran as Nurse Kingini (Cameo)
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Komalavalli: Mohanavalli's mother.
- Kochu Preman as Madhavan: Mayavathi's younger brother.
- Anitha Nair as Thankamani: Kamalasanan's breadwinner wife. She works as a helper in Anganwadi.
- Unknown as Bhavani: Kokila's daughter.
- Unknown as Bharathi: Kokila's daughter.
- Murugan as Shishubalan fondly called 'Shishu': Kokila's husband, Father of Bhavani & Bharati; Arjunan & Sahadevan's brother-in-law.
- Aleena Thankachan as Aparna, Thanima's younger sister and Kannan's ex fiancé.
- Anna Chacko as Thanima. She has mental health issues & she is obsessed with marrying Kannan.
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 Mohanavalli's uncle (Season 1: Ep 276)
- Harisree Yousaf as Nakulan (season 1 episode 64)
- Promy as Subru
- Nitha Promy as Rukku
- Vivek Pillay as Richard Buttenhole
- Archana Menon as Adv. Kamala, Mohanavalli's friend (Season 1: Episode 306)
- Kavita as Mallika
- Mintu Maria Vincent as Mrunalini
- Sini Prasad as Annamma Chacko, Arjunan's strict, new boss, Executive Engineer (Season 2: 313,314)
- Sethu Lakshmi
Former cast
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Mayavathi Amma: Mother of Arjunan, Sahadevan, Kokila, and Nakulan. She is the head of the family and the only breadwinner.
- Unknown as Pavanan: Arjunan's neighbour.
- Thushara Nambiar as Shakuntala: Pavanan's wife and a government hospital nurse.
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.
Reception
The series is running successful. Thatteem Mutteem is considered special because the show is recorded using "spot dialogue". This technique creates a natural sound and appearance. The artists behave as in real situations. In addition, the performance is natural and simple and the series is related to the current reality that led to its success.
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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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 Parameswaran Pillai | Nominated | |||
2019 | Janmabhoomi Awards | Best Comedy artist | Manju Pillai | Won |
Jayakumar Parameswaran Pillai | Won | |||
2020 | Kerala State Television Awards | Best Comedian | Naseer Sankranthi | 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.