Pachakuthira
| Pachakuthira | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Kamal |
| Screenplay by | T. A. Shahid |
| Story by | Dileep |
| Produced by | Babu Shahir |
| Starring | Dileep Gopika Siddique Salim Kumar |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Distributed by | Varnachithra |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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 himself in dual role and Gopika and Salim Kumar in supporting role.[1][2][3][4][5]
Plot
Anandakkuttan, a junior artist in movies takes up a responsibility to look after his long-lost German brother, Akash Menon. However, as Akash is mentally disabled due to autism, he causes trouble to everyone around him, including the neighbors. Initially Anandakkuttan finds the troublesome Akash annoying and hates him, but ultimately develops love and deep connection towards Akash.
Cast
- Dileep in dual role as:
- Anand Menon (Anandakuttan)
- Akash Menon
- Gopika as Nimmy (Koirala), Anandakuttan's love interest
- Salim Kumar as Chandran Karothpadi
- Siddique as Samuel Issac, Akash's adopted father
- Suhasini as Anandakuttan's and Akash's mother
- Rosshan Andrrews as Himself
- Idavela Babu as Subair, a travel agent
- Indrans as Abraham Lincoln, production controller
- Kalasala Babu as Sugunan, Nimmy's father
- Fazil as Himself
- Rekha as Akash's adopted mother
- Rajan P. Dev as Keshavan
- Viji Thampi as Himself
- Jayaraj as Himself
- Baburaj as Himself
- Mafia Sasi
- Machan Varghese
- Mamukkoya as Kunjikka
- Biju Kuttan
- Kalabhavan Haneef as ATM security
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Junior Artist
- Vijeesh
- Nimisha Suresh as Diya
- Sangeetha Shivan
- Shamna Kasim as Raji, Nimmy's sister
- Kalabhavan Shajon as Usman, a driver who is a Anandakuttan's friend
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as a police officer
- Saranya Mohan as the kashmiri girl in the shooting spot shown at the beginning of the movie.
- Munshi Venu as Kunjappan[6]
- Kalabhavan Prajod
- Kalabhavan Santhosh
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.
- ^ "Malayalam actor Munshi Venu passed away". The Times of India.
External links
- Pachakuthira at IMDb
