Vinodayathra
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| Vinodayathra | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Written by | Sathyan Anthikkad |
| Produced by | M. M. Hamsa |
| Starring | Dileep Mukesh Nedumudi Venu Meera Jasmine Parvathy Thiruvothu Ganapathi S. Poduval |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Vinodayathra (transl. Leisure Trip – transl. Vinod's Journey ) is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, and starring Dileep and Mukesh along with Meera Jasmine, Murali, Innocent, Ganapathi S Poduval, KPAC Lalitha, Nedumudi Venu, Seetha and Parvathy in supporting roles.[1][2][3] Few scenes of the film were reported to be inspired by the 2001 Korean film My Sassy Girl.[3] The film became a blockbuster at the box office and completed more than 175 days in theatres and it has over the years attained a cult status.[4]
It is the story of an irresponsible but good-natured young man, Vinod who came from UAE, who comes to a hilly village to live with his elder sister, Vimala, brother-in-law, Shaji, and his sister, Rashmi. Shaji is a reputed engineer in the irrigation department, and Vinod wants to learn life from him. However, he ends up creating problems for Shaji. Vinod meets many people in the village and learns life lessons from them, mainly from Anupama whom he falls in love with.
Cast
- Dileep as Vinod Kumar
- Mukesh as Shaji
- Meera Jasmine as Anupama
- Seetha as Vimala
- Parvathy Thiruvothu as Reshmi
- Murali as Vijayan
- Innocent as Thankachan
- Ganapathi S Poduval as Ganapathi
- Nedumudi Venu as IG John Mathew IPS
- K.P.A.C. Lalitha as John Mathew's sister
- Mammukoya as Ananthan
- Vijayaraghavan as Rajappan
- Sreelatha Namboothiri as Soshamma Thankachen
- Babu Namboothiri as Kunnath Ramanunni, Vinod's and Vimala's father
- Reshmi Boban as Ambili
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Receptionist
- Bindu Murali
- Sabitha Anand as Anupama's mother
- Muthumani as School Teacher- cameo appearance
- Manjusha Sajish
- Sethulakshmi as saree vendor
- Sreekutty as Molly Varghese
- Vijayan Karanthoor as SI Stephen
Music
| Vinodayathra | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | April 6, 2007 |
| Genre | Film |
| Length | 151 minutes |
| Language | Malayalam |
The score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs were written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma. All songs became chartbusters.
| Song title | Singer |
|---|---|
| "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 |
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