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Built for how Kerala families are organised

Family Tree Circle keeps a house name (tharavad or veedu) for every person, shows relationships in Malayalam as well as English, and lets each branch's family head look after their side. Grandparents in Kerala and grandchildren abroad all see the same private tree.

• House names first. Add the tharavad or veedu name for each person. The Houses view groups the whole family by house, with how many people and which years.
• Relationships in Malayalam. "How are they related?" answers in English and Malayalam: Achan, Amma, Appooppan, Ammoomma, Chettan, Chechi, Aniyan, Aniyathi, Valiyachan, Elayachan, Ammavan, Ammayi, Valiyamma, Kunjamma, Marumakan, Marumakal and more.
• Nicknames that everyone actually uses. Kunjumon, Babykutty, Ammini: every card shows the name the family calls them.
• Faces that look like your family. When there's no photo yet, people get a Kerala-style avatar instead of a blank silhouette.
• Branches with their own heads. Give the eldest of each branch the Family head role so they can add and fix their side of the family.

Bring the scattered family together

Most Kerala families now live in many places at once. With Family Tree Circle:

• Everyone gets a birthday and wedding anniversary email on the day, with a card made from the person's photo. One email for the whole family, wherever they live.
• Family stories keep the old memories: how the tharavad was built, the wedding everyone still talks about, Ammoomma's recipes.
• Relatives can message each other and leave notes on any profile, so the cousin in Dubai can ask the uncle in Thrissur who someone was.
• Contact details stay private to family members. Nothing is public unless the admins allow it.

Start from your existing notebook or Excel sheet

Many families already have the tree on paper or in a spreadsheet. Download our Excel template, fill in one person per row (name, nickname, house name, father, mother, spouse), and import it. You check every match before anything is added.

Pricing

Hosted plans start at $0.99 a month (Starter, up to 100 people). Large tharavads pick Unlimited at $39.99 a year, or $199 once for Lifetime. You can add your own web address, like yourtharavad.com. Prefer your own server? The self-host licence is $249 once. See all plans.

Questions Kerala families ask

Can the tree show both the father's and mother's tharavad?

Yes. Each person keeps their own house name, so a family shows the father's tharavad and the mother's side, and spouses keep the house they came from.

Can older relatives use it?

Yes. It works in any phone browser with nothing to install, and the Focus view shows just one person and their closest family at a time.

Can we keep it private from people outside the family?

Yes. Admins decide whether visitors see only a sign-in page or a limited tree. Phone numbers and addresses are only ever visible to signed-in family members.