Kadhai KuttyTamil · Hindi · Telugu · Malayalam · Kannada · English
Tonight, your child is the hero. Paati's in it too.
“My kolam went wrong.” “It's okay, let's start again.”
A new illustrated storybook starring your child and the people who love them. Painted from one photo of each, told the way you talk at home, on the nights you choose.
Free for beta families · Android
Open a real book.
Every page here was painted by Kadhai Kutty, start to finish. Pick a language.
What they're saying“Shall we fold your clothes today?” “I'll fold them with Amma.”
One photo of each person. We paint them into the story.
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PaintedSample families: faces made with AI to protect real families' privacy. The paintings come from the Kadhai Kutty app.
- Amma, Appa, Paati, Thatha, the cousins. Whoever tucks your child in.
- Called what you call them. Paati stays Paati. Your nicknames stay yours.
- Each story grows one bond. A garden morning with Thatha, a rainy evening with Amma.
Ten books. One world that keeps growing.
Each season is ten connected books. Places come back, people come back, and so do the little things.
Riya's season · from the first rain to Pongal
Ten of Riya's books, arranged as one season to show how the stories connect. Tap a cover.
Share an idea, and an upcoming story weaves it in.
Far from Paati? Send her tonight's story as a short film.
About three minutes to set up. Then it's bedtime.
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Add your family: your child and each person you want in the stories, one clear photo each.
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Pick your language and your nights.
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Read tonight's book aloud together. Your first book is ready in under 10 minutes.
Stories are written in English letters, the way most families text, so anyone can read them aloud.
Your family's photos stay yours.
- One photoYou add one photo of each person.
- Only for paintingIt's used only to paint that person. Stored in India, shared only with the services that paint your pages.
- Checked firstEvery page is checked by AI against your photos before you see it. Ask for a repaint anytime.
- Yours to deleteDelete everything from Settings, anytime.
I'm Dinesh, a dad in Chennai. I couldn't find a bedtime story in Tamil with my daughter Riya in it, so I started building one after work. Riya is in the Tamil books you see here. If something isn't right, write to me directly: dinesh@kadhaikutty.in
DineshFounder, Kadhai Kutty
Be one of our 25 Founding Families.
A Founding Family invitation
A full season, free
10 books. No card, nothing auto-charges. The books keep coming after the two weeks; the season and its PDF keepsake are yours. And a direct line to Dinesh.
Two weeks of bedtimes
Read them at bedtime for two weeks and tell us honestly what worked and what didn't.
What you'll need
An Android phone in India, the US, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE or Singapore, the Gmail on its Play Store, and a clear photo of each person.
Admits one family
We add families by hand, usually within a day.
After the beta: first book free, then one-time packs. A full season is ₹1,299, about ₹130 a book. Never a subscription.
On iPhone, or in another country? Leave your email and you'll be first to know.
Only for that one note. Ask us to delete it anytime.Questions parents ask.
Will it look like my child?
We paint each person from the photo you add, in watercolour. Every page is checked by AI against your family's photos before you see it. If something looks off, ask for a repaint in the app.
What happens to the photos?
Each photo is used only to paint that person. Photos are stored in India (AWS) and shared only with the services that paint your pages. They're never used to train AI, and there are no ads. Delete them anytime: Settings → Account → “Revoke Consent & Delete Data”, or kadhaikutty.in/delete-data.html.
It's made with AI. Is that safe for my kid?
AI writes and paints each book for your family, and you read it aloud together. Every page is checked by AI against your photos before you see it. No ads. Nothing starts until a parent consents, and we follow India's DPDP Act.
Which languages? Is it in Tamil script or English letters?
Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam or Kannada, each mixed with English the way families talk, or plain English. Stories are written in English letters (Tanglish, Hinglish and the rest), so anyone can read them aloud.
What ages is it for?
Ages 2 to 8.
Do I need a photo of everyone?
Yes. One clear photo of your child and of each person you want in the stories. That's how we paint them.
What does it cost after the beta?
Your first book is free. Then one-time packs: a Mini Pack is ₹499 for 3 more books, and a Full Season is ₹1,299 for 10 books, about ₹130 a book. Never a subscription. Founding Families get a full season free with the code EARLYBIRD26.
Can't I just ask an AI chatbot for a story?
You'd get one story. Here you get the same faces in book ten, your whole family as the cast, your nicknames remembered, and books that arrive on the nights you choose.
We live abroad, or use an iPhone. Can we join?
The beta is Android only, in India, the US, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE and Singapore. If that's you, join here. On iPhone or somewhere else? Leave your email and you'll be first to know.
We have two kids. Can both be in it?
Yes. Add both, and siblings take turns as the hero.