Family Man) is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Rajeshwar Kalisamy in his directorial debut and produced by S. Vinoth Kumar under Cinemakaaran.
The film stars K. Manikandan in the titular role, alongisde Saanve Megghana, Nivedita Rajappan and Guru Somasundaram.
[3] The film has music composed by Vaisagh, cinematography handled by Sujith N. Subramaniam and editing by Kannan Balu.
He promises his father, Palanichamy, that he will renovate their house, assures his mother to fund her all-India religious trip, and vows to support Vennila in preparing for the UPSC examination.
Naveen, a designer at an advertising agency, loses his job along with his friend Samsa after a confrontation with their client, Manikchand.
On the 14th day, Naveen evades Ponnuchamy and other debtors, meeting the Singapore land buyer and provides the necessary documents.
But, Rajendran quits his job instead of apologizing and breaks down in tears in front of Anitha, causing her to reconsider her divorce plans.
Ponnuchamy evicts Naveen from the leased property, but he receives a call from his former boss, Mohan Ram, offering him his old job back, courtesy of Vennila's recommendation.
However, Vennila's words continue to haunt him, and he contemplates moving to Qatar, fearing he won't be able to provide for his family's future needs.
En route, Vennila clears up misunderstandings about her in-laws' behavior toward her, and Anitha argues over Rajendran's dominating behaviour.
Finally, Vennila's parents reunite with Naveen's family, Rajendran apologizes to Anitha and Palanichamy resolves his differences with his wife.
[8] The films marks the debut of Telugu actress Saanve Megghana as the female lead alongside Guru Somasundaram playing an important role.
[9] The film also features R. Sundarrajan, Nakkalites artists Nivedita Rajappan, Dhanam, Lubber Pandhu (2024) fame Jenson Dhivakar in supporting roles.
[10] The film is bankrolled by S. Vinoth Kumar under Cinemakaaran banner,[10] with Vaisagh as the music composer, Kannan Balu as editor and Sujith N. Subramaniam as the cinematographer.
[16][17] On the occasion of the lead actor's birthday, on 29 September 2024, a poster of him with an innocent expression holding a heart-shaped balloon was released.
[34] Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 gave 2.5/5 stars and wrote "Ultimately, Kudumbasthan sacrifices narrative coherence for humour at every opportunity.
But similar to a mother’s hand-fed affection or a father’s care-laden motivation talks, the film comes as a tender affirmation that Tamil cinema has more to offer than just action and violence.