Kudumbasthan OTT release: Netizens call critically acclaimed Manikandan’s film a ‘scam’ and ‘outright silly’ after streaming debut

Actor Manikandan’s latest film Kudumbasthan, which released earlier this year and earned positive reception and reviews, debuted on OTT recently. The film is available for streaming on ZEE5 currently. Upon its streaming debut, the film has been getting a fair share of negative reviews from those who had skipped watching during theatrical release.

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Kudumbasthan on OTT: Manikandan’s film fail to win over netizens after ZEE5 premiere

Kudumbasthan is a 2025 Tamil film featuring Manikandan in the lead role. The film released in January in theatres, and soon opened to positive reception. After its theatrical run, the film is now available on ZEE5 and OTTplay Premium app. You can watch the film in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages.

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Once its OTT premiere, a fair share of netizens felt the film over hyped and some even called it a “scam”. While at the time of release, Manikandan’s performance was hailed, one social media pointed out that Manikandan's casting is "not suitable". It is surprising to know how the film’s theatrical reception is very different from what the audience think after streaming debut. At the same time, some have also liked the film, appreciating Kudumbasthan.

Here are some of the social media reactions for the film.

What do we know about Kudumbasthan?

The film is a family drama set in Coimbatore. It follows a young man who is the sole breadwinner of his family consisting of his wife and parents. It is helmed by debutant filmmaker Rajeshwar Kalisamy. He wrote the script of the film along with the screenplay with actor Prasanna Balachandran. The latter has played a prominent part in Kudumbasthan.

The cast members of the film include Saannve Megghana, Guru Somasundaram, director R Sundarajan, Prasanna Balachandran, Kanakamma, Jenson Diwakar and others. Many who watched the film praised the cast performances, screenplay and humour in the film.

It is produced by S. Vinoth Kumar under Cinemakaaran. The technical crew consists of music scored by Vaisagh, with cinematography handled by Sujith N. Subramaniam. Kannan Balu is the editor.