Pachakuthira

For the 2006 Tamil-language film by R. Parthieban, see Pachchak Kuthira.

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]} The film was released on Vishu 2006.^[6]

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	14 April 2006 (2006-04-14)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Anand Menon aka Anandakkuttan, a junior artist in movies, takes up the responsibility of looking 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 a deep connection towards Akash.

Cast

• Dileep in dual role as:
  • Anand Menon aka Anandakuttan
  • Akash Menon
• Gopika as Nimmy, 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 (photos only)
• Rekha as Akash's adopted mother
• Edavela Babu as Subair, a travel agent
• Indrans as Abraham Lincoln, production controller
• Kalasala Babu as Sugunan, Nimmy's father
• Shamna Kasim as Raji, Nimmy's sister
• Nimisha Suresh as Diya
• Kalabhavan Shajon as Usman, a driver who is Anandakuttan's friend
• Suraj Venjaramoodu as a police officer
• Munshi Venu as Kunjappan^[7]
• Rajan P. Dev as Keshavan
• Viji Thampi as Himself
• Jayaraj as Himself
• Rosshan Andrrews as Himself
• Fazil 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
• Sangeetha Shivan
• Saranya Mohan as the Kashmiri girl in the shooting spot shown at the beginning of the movie
• Rony David
• Kalabhavan Prajod as Raman
• Kalabhavan Santhosh
• Kottayam Pradeep

Soundtrack

All songs were written by Gireesh Puthenchery and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

1. "Oru Thottaavaadi" - Jyotsna Radhakrishnan, Vijay Yesudas
2. "Kalikonda" - MG Sreekumar
3. "Butterfly" - Karthik, Bhavatharani
4. "Varavelkkumo" - Madhu Balakrishnan, Jyotsna Radhakrishnan