Koodevide (TV series)

Koodevide (transl. Where's the nest?) is an Indian Malayalam television romantic drama thriller series that premiered on 4 January 2021 and airs on Malayalam General Entertainment Channel Asianet and also available on the digital platform Disney+Hotstar.^[1] The show is produced by Movie Mill of Krishnan Sethukumar, and stars Bipin Jose, Anshitha, Krishna Kumar, and Sreedhanya in the leads.^[2] It is an official remake of Bengali series Mohor.^[3]

Synopsis[]

Soorya, a talented and family-oriented girl, sets out to prove her mettle and support her family after her father faces losses in his business. She meets Rishikesh "Rishi", an arrogant misogynist.

Plot[]

Rishikesh "Rishi" is a modern day misogynist who feels that women are not allowed to be independent. The reason for his condition is because his mother unwillingly left him at a young age, to take care of her elderly parents. Rishi was raised by his paternal aunt Rani, a cruel and cunning woman who hates Rishi's mother. While Soorya Kaimal, is a determined and headstrong girl, who wishes to make a mark on the society and feels that women must be independent.

Soorya comes from a middle class family, her father, Shivaram, who was once a businessman, had gone bankrupt. Soorya has no desire to marry, as she wants to learn and pursue higher jobs so that she can help her family. Her mother, Devamma and elder sister Arya supports Soorya. Arya was married to a cruel man named Mohan, who wishes to inherit wealth from the Kaimal family. Her father wants her to marry.

Shocked, Soorya escapes from the marriage hall, and take shelter in her teacher, Aditi's house. Aditi becomes Soorya's mentor. Aditi is none other than Rishi's mother who left him at a young age. She regrets her mistake and wants to reconcile with her son. Meanwhile, Rishi is engaged to a beautiful and wealthy girl named Mithra. However, Mithra is unready to marry and goes to US to pursue higher studies.

A goon named, Basavanna attacks Aditi and she is taken to the hospital. Soorya and Aditi's estranged husband, Aditya is much worried about her condition. Aditya's sister in law, Lakshmi asks Rishi to meet a hospitalized Aditi. However, Rishi is reluctant as he hates Aditi for leaving him. However, hesitant, Rishi meets Aditi. It is shown that Rishi is not a bad person, feeling sorry about his mother Rishi sees her. However, Rani who learns of this, confront Aditi. Rishi overhears their conversation and once again hates her. Recovered, Aditi manages to gain admission for Soorya in Adi Keshava college with the help of Aditya. Rishi bombards Soorya with questions but she wins the interview.

However, as the college starts the students take instant dislike towards Soorya and mistreat her. Especially, Neetu and Neema, who are Rishi's spoilt cousin sisters. One day, while writing a scholarship exam, Rani decides to plot against Soorya, she asks her nieces Neetu and Neema for help. Eventually, they falsely accuse Soorya of cheating. However, Rishi gives her a last chance. Soorya plans to leave the college unable to bear the humiliation. Rishi convinces her not to.

Soon, Rishi starts to feel jealous of the closeness between SP Sooraj and Soorya. Soon, Rishi falls for Soorya. He tries to help her everytime but Soorya feels that Rishi is using her to gain fame for the college. However, she too falls for Rishi. Unfortunately, Mithra makes a re-entry to disrupt Soorya and Rishi's closeness.

Rishi is always hostile towards Mithra. Meanwhile, Shivaram lied to Soorya, Arya, Shekar and Devamma that he is working in a good company as the assistant of its owner. However, Devamma and Arya discovers that Shivaram was lying to them after Devamma finds a security uniform in Shivaram's cupboard. Shivaram reveals that he works as the security of the company godown.

Arya is shattered, knowing the truth. Fortunately, Aditi calls Arya to send her qualifications so that she can find a job. Successfully, Aditi consults her best friend, Ramadevi "Rama". Rama is the head of the same company in which Shivaram works. Shivaram learns that Soorya and Aditi are coming to his company, fearing, his truth will be revealed, he hides from them. While, Rama is fascinated by Arya's qualifications and agrees to provide her a job.

However, things turn bitter, when Sabu, a goon comes to Soorya's house, while they were away. He collects Soorya and Aditi's number. In the past, Sabu had attempted to abduct Soorya but she was saved by Rishi. Sabu goes to Rishi's house and manipulates Rani against Rishi. Sabu manages to receive Rishi's number. Meanwhile, Shekar decides to sell his house to make both ends meet.

Meanwhile, Mithra is disappointed to see a sudden change in Rishi's behaviour. She tries her best to win his heart, but all in vain. Soon, Mithra, Rani, Anandan (Rani's brother), Kunjiraman "Kunji" (Rani's husband) starts to suspect if Rishi is attracted to Soorya. While, Aditi and Soorya are worried if Sabu would cause troubles to them and Rishi. Aditi contacts Aditya and asks him to alert Rishi of the problem.

Later, Devamma and Shivaram are celebrating their wedding anniversary. This time, Mohan makes a re-entry and acts as if he is a changed man. He buys gifts for Devamma and Shivaram and expensive clothes for Arya, so that Shekar can be jealous. Arya refuses to accept Mohan's gift. Later, when Arya gets a job, Mohan coerces her to come with him in the car so that he can drop her to the office.

Problems, keep arising when Rani and Sabu plots to ruin Soorya's life. They call upon Soorya's cruel ex-fiance to take her away when the time comes. They also plot to perform Rishi and Mithra's marriage without Rishi's knowledge as Rishi don't want to wed Mithra. Rani and Kunji visit an astrologer to finalize Mithra and Rishi's wedding. The astrologer objects as Rishi and Mithra's kundlis don't match.

One day Soorya visits Sabu's grandmother on Sabu's request however he tries to abduct Soorya and lock her up in a room. Rishi gets to know about Soorya's visit and rescues her from Sabu and gang and finally they reveal their feelings each other and fall in love. Meanwhile Mohanan and house owner enters Shekaran's house and tries to harass Arya but Shekaran saves Arya and fatally injures Mohanan and they go from this house.

Arya and Shekar get married secretly. On Aditi's advice, Rishi and Soorya take shelter in Aditi's ancestral house, Aalanchery. There, they are warmly welcomed by Aditi's uncle, who is unaware that Rishi is Aditi's son. However, another problem starts when Aditi's cruel cousin, Jagannathan "Jagan" comes. Rani tries many ways to bring Rishi back home and Mithra vows to take revenge on Soorya for spoiling her life and she deccides to act like a good person . Rani and jagan join hands to bring rishi back home He tries to trouble Soorya and Rishi. Aditi's uncle reveals about how many hardships Aditi faced in her life because of Jagan and Rani. He also mentions that Rani had conspired against Aditi to take Rishi away from her. Rishi realises about how much Aditi loved for him. Rishi calls Aditi to invite her over Aalanchery to perform her father's Sraddha. After Aditi's arrival, Rishi grows more close to her and realises her value. One day, as Jagan creates a commotion to inherit Aalanchery, Rishi stands up against him and supports Aditi. For the first time, he addresses Aditi as his mother in the public. Aditi is much overjoyed. As they are about to return, an unknown car causes an accident to them planned by jagan.Meanwhile Devamma and Shivarama kaimal gets to know about mohanan's intentions and furious kaimal goes berserk and thrashes mohanan in hospital.

Meanwhile Rishi and soorya return to college however Mithra,Rani,Neethu and Hima plan to ruin soorya's life . The college announces exam and Mithra tries to reduce Soorya's score and give her low marks.Soorya believes she has got good marks and warns college staff that she will do protest if her paper is not revaluated

Cast[]

Lead cast[]

• Anshitha as Soorya Kaimal
  • Shivarama and Devamma's younger daughter and Arya's and Nithin's younger sister. Shekhar's cousin, Adhithi's student and Rishi's love interest
• Bipin Jose as Rishikesh Adithyan aka Rishi
  • Adhithi and Adithya's son, Soorya's teacher and love interest.
• Krishna Kumar as Adithya aka Aadi
  • Rishi's father, Soorya's teacher. He is Adhithi's estranged husband who comes to meet her regularly. Anandan and Rani's brother
• Sreedhanya as Adhithi Padmanabhan
  • Adithya's estranged wife, Rishikesh's mother, Rani's sister-in-law and Soorya's mentor. She supports Soorya in her studies.

Recurring cast[]

• Nisha Mathew as Rani
  • Adithya and Anandan's sister, Adhithi and Lakshmi's sister-in-law. Rishi, Neetu and Neema's aunt.
• Kochunni Prakash as Komban Sekharan
  • Arya's love interest, Devamma and Shivarama's nephew, Soorya's cousin
• Chilanka S Deedu as Arya
  • Devamma and Shivarama's eldest daughter, Soorya's and Nithin's elder sister, Shekhar's love interest, Mohanan's former wife.
• Indulekha as Lakshmi
  • Anandan's wife, Neetu and Neema's mother, Adithya and Rani's sister-in-law. Rishi's aunt
• Sudarsanan as Shivarama Kaimal
  • Soorya,Nithin and Arya's father, Devamma's husband.
• Sindhu Varma as Devamma
  • Soorya,Nithin and Arya's mother, Shivarama's wife
• Santhosh K as Kunjiraman
  • Rani's husband, Anandan and Aditya's brother-in-law, Aditi and Lakshmi's co-brother.
• Devendranath as S.P. Sooraj IPS
  • Rishi's friend and he have crush on Soorya
• Sundara Pandian as Basavanna
• Manve (Sruthy Surendran) as Mithra
  • Rishi's fiance, Hema and Thampi's daughter.
• Santhosh Sanjay as Roshan k. Roshan
  • Soorya's friend
• Midhun as Nithin
  • Soorya and Arya's brother, Devamma and Shivarama's only son.
• Ratheesh Sundar as Karippety Sabu
• Abees as Shivamohan Thampi
  • Mithra's father, Hema's husband
• Archana as Aami
• Nayana Josan as Neetu
  • Anandan and Lakshmi's daughter, Neema's sister.
• Shahina Siyad as Neema
  • Neetu's sister, Lakshmi and Anandan's daughter, Rishi's cousin, Rani and Aditya's niece.
• Ajith M Gopinath as Ananthan
  • Aditya and Rani's brother, Lakshmi's husband, Aditi and Kunjiraman's brother-in-law.
• Roshan Mathew John as Hema
  • Mithra's mother, Thampi's wife.
• Stella Raj
• Manjulan as Jagannathan

Production[]

Casting[]

Malayalam actor Krishnakumar is making his comeback to Malayalam television after a Hiatus of 13 years,^[4] he has portrayed male lead in several TV series in early 2000s. Sreedhanya is making her acting debut with this series.

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