Baakiyalakshmiu is a malayalam serial on Asianet. The show was premiered on Asianet channel and streaming on Hotstar since 27 January 2020 from Monday to Saturday at 7:30PM IST. South Indian actress Meera Vasudevan portrays the lead role in the series. This is a remake of Sreemoyee on star Jalsa. Other versions of this serial are Inthi Nimma Asha (Kannada), Aai Kuthe Kay Karte (Marathi), Intinti Gruhalakshmi (Telugu), Anupamaa(Hindi) and Baakiyalakshmi (Tamil)
Plot
A woman does not get a moment of rest while doing all the household chores on top of being a dutiful wife, daughter-in-law and mother. Yet, she is never acknowledged or appreciated for her work. It is a story of every woman out there who is being ignored by her family and neglected from giving her care and love.
Hero and heroine
For Malayali audience, actress Meera Vasudevan is not a new face as the actress had gained their heart through her role in Mohanlal-starrer film, Thanmathra. The south Indian actress is making her comeback on Malayalam small-screen through her new serial, Kudumbavilakku. Meera plays the role of a housewife, Sumithra who takes care of a big family including her in-laws. Kudumbavilakku marks the second Malayalam small-screen project of Meera as her debut serial Kanalpoovu had won her Kerala State Television Award for best actress in 2008. Sreejith Vijay , actor in many malayalam serials and famous for his movie Rathi nirvedam is playing the role of the hero Anirudh Menon in the beginning episodes.
Cast and Crew
Executive producer- Sanjeev
Producer- Chitra Shenoy
Banner - Good Company Productions
Directed by Sunil Kariattukara (Episodes 1–2), Riju Nair (Episode 3–23),Manju Dharman(Episode 24–present)
Cinematography- A.V.Arun Ravan (Episode 1–89),Vipin Puthiyankam (Episode 90–Present)
Editor- Jishnu S Kuryathi
Starring Meera Vasudevan, Sreejith Vijay
Created by KK Gangadharan (Episode 1–88),Anil Baas (Episode 89–Present)
Based on Sreemoyee Bangali serial
Malayalm script written by Sangeetha Mohan
Story by Leena Gangopadhyay
Creative director-Gurudas Shenoy
Starring Meera Vasudevan, Sreejith Vijay
Music - Shyam Dharman, Rajeev Attukal,
Theme music composer-Shyam Dharman ,Opening theme "Udayathin Munbe nee" (Sung by Shweta Mohan)
Lyrics -Ramesh Narayan
Actors /Actresses and characters of Kudumbavilakku serial
Meera Vasudevan as -Sumithra, Sidharth's wife; Anirudh, Pratheesh and Sheethal's mother
Sreejith Vijay /Devi Menon as Saraswathi Menon as Dr.Anirudh Menon ,Sumithra and Sidharth's eldest son; Prateesh's and Sheethal's brother; Ananya's husband, replaced by Anand Narayanan
Akshaya R Nair /Athira Madhav as Dr.Ananya, Anirudh Menon Wife
Noobin Johny as- Prateesh Menon, Sumithra and Sidharth's son; Anirudh and Sheethal's brother; Sanjana's lover
Parvathi Vijai / Amritha Nair as Sheethal Menon, Sumithra and Sidharth's daughter; Anirudh and Pratheesh's sister
F.J Tharakan as -Shivadas Menon
Manju Vijeesh as- Mallika
Krishnakumar Menon- as Sidharth Menon a.k.a Siddu
Shwetha Venkat / Ameya Nair / Saranya Anand as Vedika Sampath
Devi Menon -as Saraswathi Menon
Sindhu Varma/ Manju Satheesh- as Sharanya Menon
Manu Nair / Sumesh Surendran- as Shreekumar
Bindhu Pankaj -as Nileena Bhaskar
Sunitha -as Savithri
Hari -as Pradeep aka Dipu
Akhil -as Jishnu
Parvathy Raveendran- as Chitra
Krishna- as Prema
Reshma Nandu- as Sanjana
Alif Muhammed- as Maneesh
Sheelasree -as Maneesh's mother
KPAC Saji -as Sanjana's Father
Master Sreerang Shine- as Neerav
Saju Kodiyan- as Rev.Fr.Francis Mupliyanthadathil
Sarath Sreehari -as Pianist
Guest Appearance
Innocent as Chief guest on Mother's Day Competition at Sheetal's school (Episode 5,6)
