Vinodayathra
Vinodaythra (English: leisure trip) is a 2007 Malayalam romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, and starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine, Mukesh, Murali, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha, Nedumudi Venu, Seetha and Parvathy Thiruvothu .[1] The filim become box office success.
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| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Produced by | M. M. Hamsa |
| Written by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Starring | Dileep Meera Jasmine Mukesh Murali Innocent KPAC Lalitha Nedumudi Venu Parvathy Thiruvothu Vijayaraghavan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
It is the story of a good natured but irresponsible young man, Vinod (Dileep) who comes to a hilly village to live with his elder sister Vimala (Seetha), brother in law, Shaji (Mukesh) and his sister Rashmi (Parvathy Thiruvothu). Shaji is an engineer at the irrigation department and Vinod wants to learn life from him, but end up creating problems for Shaji.
Vinod meets a lot of people in the village and learns lessons of life from them, chiefly from Anupama (Meera Jasmine) whom he falls in love with. The film is a comedy, but ends up leaving a message for the audience like a typical Sathyan Anthikkadu movie.
Cast
- Dileep as Vinod
- Meera Jasmine as Anupama
- Mukesh as Shaji Raghavan
- Seetha as Vimala
- Parvathy as Reshmi
- Murali as Vijayan
- Innocent as Thankachan
- Nedumudi Venu as John Matthew
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as John Mathew's Sister
- Mammukoya as Ananthan
- Vijayaraghavan as Rajappan
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Soshamma
- Babu Namboothiri as Vinod's and Vimala's Father
- Master Ganapathy as Ganapathi
- Reshmi Boban as Ambili
- Bindu Murali
- Sabitha Anand as Anupama's mother
- Manjusha Sajish
- Sethulakshmi as Saree Selling Woman
Box office
The filim was commercially successful in box office and ran over 150 days completed in theatres. The box office was 9.9 crores.
Music
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| Released | April 6, 2007 |
| Genre | Film |
| Length | 151 minutes |
| Language | Malayalam |
The score and soundtrack of the film are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs are penned by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma. All songs became chartbusters.
| Song Title | Singer |
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| Akkikkokki | Vijay Yesudas |
| Kaiyetha(F) | Manjari |
| Kaiyetha(M) | Dr. K. J. Yesudas |
| Mandaarappoo mooli | Madhu Balakrishnan, Shweta Mohan |
| Mandaarappoo mooli (M) | Madhu Balakrishnan |
| Thennippaayum | Afsal, Vineeth Sreenivasan |
Awards and Nominations
- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
- Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist - Ganapathi S Poduval
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay - Sathyan Anthikad
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography - Brinda
- National Film Award for Best Director - Sathyan Anthikad