5 Reasons Why Kudumbasthan is a Must-Watch on OTT
If there's an actor in Tamil cinema right now who is widely loved by audiences and critics for picking unique yet relatable subjects for the masses, it's Manikandan. The actor, who is on a roll with back-to-back hits like Good Night and Lover, had recently come up with another appealing subject titled, "Kudumbasthan". The movie was directed by Rajeshwar Kaliswamy and stars Saanve Megghana, Guru Somasundaram besides Manikandan.
The movie was a sleeper hit in the Tamil market when it was released in January in the theatres. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the movie had positive word of mouth from the audiences who lapped it up and took this flick past the finish line. Manikandan is on a roll and has scored his hat-trick hit with "Kudumbasthan".
Now, for those who missed watching this movie on the big screen, it will be released on the OTT platform Zee5 in a week. The streaming platform has bagged the rights to the film and it will make its arrival on the 7th of March on Zee5. Here are a few reasons you shouldn't miss out on watching Kudumbasthan.
Manikandan's Subtle Yet Terrific Acting Efforts
He might have had to wait a long time to get a break but Manikandan had finally arrived and he had arrived big. Unlike his contemporaries who are itching to get on to the action genre the moment a film of theirs becomes a hit, Manikandan has stuck to his strengths and his target audience. Even though Lover can be termed a youthful film, there are quite a handful of family audiences who watched and appreciated the movie for what it was. The same happened with Kudumbasthan as families flocked to the theatres to catch the film and Manikandan is the main reason for that.
Guru Somasundaram as the dominant brother-in-law
Guru Somasundaram is a name that's familiar to Tamil audiences right from 2011. With his believable performances, the actor soon turned into a legendary name. Even if you have missed out on his amazing work in Tamil cinema all these years, watch his terrific performance in the Bazil Joseph-directed Minnal Murali. Many would argue that he is the soul of the movie and there is no doubt in agreeing to the same. His performance in Kudumbasthan is funny and entertaining. As a brother-in-law who likes to assert dominance over Manikandan's character whenever he gets the chance, Guru Somasundaram aced the role to perfection.
The return of the family genre in cinema
Ever since the advent of the OTT, audiences have evolved big time. They have started watching movies from nearly every language and that forced film-makers to innovate big time. Also, what the OTTs have done is push the audiences further away from enjoying movies on the big screen. The trailer decides whether it must be watched in the theaters or not. Even big star movies got rejected badly by the audiences because of a bad trailer cut and lesser-known movies were lapped up by movie-lovers if the content is good. Owing to this trend, filmmakers started increasing the scale of films in the hope that the grandeur would attract people to the theatres. Even that didn't work out fully. Because of this vision, the family genre had nearly died and at one point, it looked like the genre could be declared dead.
As audiences want to watch tentpole movies even on OTT, production houses stopped producing family-friendly content. One of the few movies to have worked big time on OTT was Manikandan's Good Night. The movie crossed borders and received love from other states as well. Similarly, Kudumbasthan is the return of family content in Tamil cinema and such films must be encouraged for more movies to be made along these lines.
Relatable to one and all
Kudumbasthan is a movie that appeals to that section of society that's dominantly present in the country and that is the middle class. The film has a protagonist who is struggling to make ends meet and has a wife, who is preparing for the UPSC Civil Services. The movie discusses everyday problems and sensibly deals with them.
Ample fun and comedy
Even though the movie is about a struggling middle-class bloke, it has ample fun elements, and all the struggles faced by the hero are narrated comically. This is a movie that should be watched and relished with family as the OTT wave has diminished the experience of sitting together as a family to consume content.
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