Koodum Thedi
Pre-release poster
Directed by	Paul Babu
Written by	S. N. Swamy Rajmohan
Produced by	Siyad Koker
Starring	Mohanlal Radhika Rahman Nadia Moidu Soman Thilakan
Cinematography	P. C. Sreeram
Edited by	T. R. Sekhar
Music by	Songs: Jerry Amaldev Background score: Johnson
Production company	Kokers Films
Distributed by	Central Pictures
Release date	19 July 1985 (1985-07-19) [1]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Koodum Thedi (transl. In Search of a Nest) is a 1985 Malayalam-language romantic drama film produced by Siyad Koker under the banner of Kokers Films, directed by Paul Babu and written by S. N. Swamy. It stars Mohanlal and Radhika in lead roles, along with Rahman, Nadia Moidu, M. G. Soman, Thilakan, Sankaradi in supporting roles.^[2] The film features original songs composed by Jerry Amaldev, with lyrics written by M. D. Rajendran. The cinematography was done by P. C. Sreeram.^[3]

Plot

Peter is a fun loving person and his younger brother is college going youth. Things go head over heels for Peter as he falls in love with Devi, a person who he is related to. But her brother plans for her to marry Jayakumar, who is a friend of Peter. Devi marries Jayakumar. One day, Jayakumar dies in an accident, but Devi plans to live her life as Jayakumar's widow without knowing Peter's love for her. Rest of the story, is how Peter tells Devi about his love and whether or not they marry.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Peter Mathew
• Radhika as Devi
• Rahman as Rex Mathew
• Nadia Moidu as Judy
• Soman as Menon
• Thilakan
• Sreenath as Jayakumar
• Mala Aravindan as Vasuvettan
• Prathapachandran as Mathaikutty
• Bahadoor
• Jagathy Sreekumar
• Sankaradi
• Sukumari
• Bhagyalakshmi

Soundtrack

The film score was composed by Johnson.

Release

The movie was released on 19 July 1985 at 14 screens in Kerala.^[4]

Reception

The movie received good reports and collections thus becoming the first solo blockbuster for Mohanlal.^[4]