Vinodayathra

Vinodayathra
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	Kalasangham Films
Distributed by	Kalasangham Films
Release date	5 April 2007 (2007-04-05)
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]

Plot

It is the story of an irresponsible but good-natured young man, Vinod, 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
• Meera Jasmine as Anupama
• Mukesh as Shaji (water authority engineer)
• Seetha as Vimala
• Murali as Vijayan
• Innocent as Thankachan
• Ganapathi S Poduval as Ganapathi
• Nedumudi Venu as James Matthew
• K.P.A.C. Lalitha as James Mathew's sister
• Parvathy as Reshmi
• 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
Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja
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

Awards and nominations

Asianet Film Awards

• Asianet Film Award for Best Actress - Meera Jasmine
• Asianet Film Award for Best Child Artist - Ganapathi S Poduval

Kerala State Film Awards

• Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay - Sathyan Anthikad
• Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography - Brinda

References

1. "Vinodayathra is a pleasure trip". Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. "Vinodayathra Malayalam Movie review-Vinodayathra film review-Vinodayathra review-Vinodayathra review". Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
3. "Row over Kerala State Films Award". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
4. "rediff.com: 2007's Top Malayalam hits so far". specials.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

External links

• Vinodayathra at IMDb