Kudumbam Oru Kadambam is a 1981 Tamil-language drama film directed by S. P. Muthuraman.
The film explores the impact of money and delves into the experiences of working women within the Indian middle-class society during the early 1980s, addressing these themes as its central focus.
The movie stars Pratap, Suhasini, Sumalatha, S. Ve. Shekher, and Visu reprising his role from the play it is based on.
It was released on December 5, 1981, and was remade in Kannada as Ananda Sagara (1983), in Telugu as Manishiko Charithra (1984), in Hindi as Aaj Ka Daur (1985), and in Malayalam as Oru Sandesam Koodi (1985).
The film opens on an ordinary day in the lives of the families in a large apartment house in Chennai, showcasing different slices of early 1980s middle-class society.