The affectionate house) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikad.

The film received generally positive reviews from the critics and was a commercial success at the box office.

The story revolves around the protagonist named Ajayan Menon, who after having tried his luck working in different cities in India and reached Gulf, returns to his village after making some fortune from there to look after his aging mother Ammukutty Amma.

Seithali reveals to Ajayan that Shanti (Karthik's mother) used to act in movies as a background dancer but died one day during the shooting of a film.

Keerthy Ramachandran of The Deccan Chronicle commented that "lyrics of Rafeeq Ahmed are worth mentioning".

[6] However, she ended on a mixed note, writing "What disappoints is that [Sathyan] Anthikad, who has always come up with sensible themes, has failed to send any subtle message this time".

It added "In the final analysis, Sathyan Anthikad mixes and matches his recent successful films like Manassinakare, Rasthanthram and even Achuvinte Amma to make Snehaveedu, which leaves his fans with little to complain about.