Vinodaythra is a 2007

Malayalam films of 2007

Malayalam films in 2007 ranged from critically acclaimed movies to those which failed at the box office. This year also witnessed the release of some dubbed movies from Telugu, which performed well in the box office....

 Malayalam film written and directed by Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter...

, produced by Dileep

Dileep (actor)

Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...

, and starring Dileep, Meera Jasmine

Meera Jasmine

Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...

, Mukesh

Mukesh (actor)

Mukesh , born Mukesh Babu, is an Indian film actor and producer known for his work in Malayalam cinema.- Personal Life :...

, Innocent, KPAC Lalitha, and Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu is a popular Malayalam film actor from Kerala, India. He has also written screenplays and has directed one film.- Early life :...

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Plot

It is the story of a good natured but irresponsible young man, Vinod (Dileep

Dileep (actor)

Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...

) who comes to a hilly village live with his elder sister Vimala (Seetha

Seetha (actress)

Seetha is a Tamil film actress. When she began her career in the 1980s, she would usually act in lead roles of films. She was also the wife of actor Parthiban and mother of P. S. Keerthana. She divorced Parthiban for unknown reasons and is now acting in Television Serials and in supporting...

) and brother in law, shaji (Mukesh). Shaji is an engineer 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

Meera Jasmine

Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...

) 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
  Dileep (actor)
  Dileep is an Indian film actor, mimicry artist and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema.Dileep started his career as a mimicry artist in the Cochin Kalabhavan troupe. He later started his film career as an assistant director to Kamal with the film Vishnu Lokam...
  
   as Vinod
• Mukesh as Shaji Raghavan
• Meera Jasmine
  Meera Jasmine
  Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress, who appears in regional Indian films that includes Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the...
  
   as Anupama
• Parvathi as Rashmi
• Seetha as Vimala
• Innocent as Thankachan
• K.P.A.C. Lalitha as John Mathew's Sister
• Murali as Vijayan
• Nedumudi Venu as John Matthew
• Mammukoya as Ananthan
• Vijayaraghavan as Rajappan

Trivia

Mukesh had not acted in any of the movies directed by Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter...

 till 2005 despite both being active in the film industry for more than 20 years. When asked about this in an interview, Mukesh commented in a light mood that he and Sathyan Anthikkadu belongs to same Ezhava caste and one Ezhava does not like another Ezhava prospering. Sathyan Anthikkadu immediately called up Mukesh and was cast in a guest role in his next movie Rasathanthram

Rasathanthram

Rasathanthram is a 2006 Malayalam drama movie directed by Sathyan Anthikkad, starring Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in lead roles. Other actors include Bharath Gopi, KPAC Lalitha, Innocent, Oduvil Unnikrishnan and Mamukkoya. Director Sathyan Anthikkad got the Mathrubhumi Best Director award for this...

. Thereafter Mukesh acted in the next two movies of Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter...

, namely Vinodayathra and Innathe Chintha Vishayam

Innathe Chintha Vishayam

Innathe Chintha Vishayam is an Malayalam film directed by Satyan Anthikad. It stars Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine in the lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilayaraja...

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Music

The score and soundtrack of the film are composed by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

. All songs became chartbusters, however there was an accusation of plagiarism in the background score of the movie.

• Akkikokki
• Mantharapoo mooli
• Kayyetha
• Thennipaayum

Plagiarism

This film had some scenes lifted from the 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl

My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...

. This led to much fan uproar as it was much unlikely from Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikkad

Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director and screenwriter known primarily for his family based Malayalam films.He has created many critical and commercially successful films, especially when working with Sreenivasan as the scriptwriter...

. Some people even demanded that the state award received for the screenplay of the film should be returned.