Pachakuthira
Pachakuthira (transl. Grasshopper) is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Kamal and written by T. A. Shahid from a story by Dileep, starring Dileep in dual role and Gopika and Salim Kumar in supporting role.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The film was a box office flop, but did well according to Dileep.[7]
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Screenplay by | T. A. Shahid |
| Story by | Dileep |
| Produced by | Babu Shahir |
| Starring | Dileep Gopika Salim Kumar Siddique |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Distributed by | Varnachithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
A junior artist in movies, Anandakkuttan, meets his long-lost German brother, Akash Menon. However, his brother is mentally unstable with autism and he causes trouble to everyone including the neighbors. Initially Anandakkuttan hates Akash Menon, but finally he develops a bond between his brother and himself.
Cast
- Dileep as Anandakkuttan and Akash Menon
- Gopika as Nimmy, Anandakuttan’ love interest
- Salim Kumar as Chandran
- Siddique as Ravichandran, Akash's foster father
- Suhasini as Anandakuttan' and Akash' mother.
- Rosshan Andrrews as Himself
- Idavela Babu as Subair, a travel agent
- Kalasala Babu as Nimmy's father
- Fazil as Himself
- Rekha as Akash's foster mother
- Rajan P. Dev as Keshavan
- Viji Thampi as Himself
- Vijeesh
- Nimisha Suresh as Diya, the Butterfly Girl from Germany
- Sangeetha Shivan
- Shamna Kasim as Raji, sister of Nimmy
- Kalabhavan Shajon as driver and friend of Anandakuttan
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as police officer
- Saranya Mohan as the kashmiri girl in the shooting spot shown at the beginning of the movie.
- Munshi Venu[8]
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Gireesh Puthenchery and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
- "Oru Thottaavaadi" - Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Vijay Yesudas #"Kalikonda" - MG Sreekumar
- "Butterfly" - Bhavatharani, Karthik Gireesh Puthenchery
- "Varavelkkumo" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan
References
- "Pachakuthira: A wasted opportunity".
- "Dileep again in a double role in Pachakuthira - Malayalam News". 2 March 2006.
- "Pachakuthira review. Pachakuthira Malayalam movie review, story, rating".
- "Pachakuthira (2006) | Pachakuthira Malayalam Movie | Movie Reviews, Showtimes". 11 February 2006.
- "Pitied and desexualised: How Malayalam cinema has portrayed people with disability". 11 May 2019.
- "Pachakuthira".
- Sify box office
- "Malayalam actor Munshi Venu passed away - Times of India". The Times of India.
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