Rathinirvedam (2011 film)

Rathinirvedam is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language erotic drama film directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar and produced by Revathy Kalamandhir. Starring Shwetha Menon and Sreejith Vijay. It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name, which itself was based on the novel of the same name written by P. Padmarajan. The film was produced by G. Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandhir. It stars Shweta Menon in the role of Rathi, and Sreejith in the role of Pappu. In the film, Teenager Pappu's neighbour, Rathi, has acted as his elder sister since they were kids; Pappu has been in love with her forever, but she's consistently dismissed his advances as boyish pranks.

Principal photography took place at the Onnattukara area of Kayamkulam and Mavelikkara regions, where the story is primarily set.

Premise
Takes place in a village surrounded by hills and valleys. Pappu, a teenager, awaiting high school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual arousal. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been a friend to him since he was a child. She becomes the object of his desire now.

Cast

 * Shwetha Menon as Rathi
 * Sreejith Vijay as Pappu
 * Manianpilla Raju as Pattalam Maman
 * Shammi Thilakan as Krishnan Nair
 * Guinness Pakru as Kochummini
 * K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Narayani
 * Maya Viswanath as Bharathi
 * Shobha Mohan as Saraswathy
 * Master Ananthapadmanabhan as Govindan
 * Baby Ammu as Kunchi
 * Baby Meera as Shanthi

Box office
The film was made at a low budget of ₹1.40 crore made a distribution share of inr 25000000 and a satellite right of inr 17500000. Rathinirvedam was one of the top grossed film of the year, compared to its low cost.

Awards

 * 2011 Kerala State Film Awards


 * Won, Best Male Singer - Sudheep Kumar – "Chembakapoonkavile"
 * Won, Best Female Singer - Shreya Ghoshal – "Kannoram Chingaram"