| Thank You | |
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| Directed by | V. K. Prakash |
| Written by | Arunlal Ramachandran |
| Produced by | Shahul Hammeed Marikar |
| Starring | Jayasurya Honey Rose Sethu |
| Cinematography | Arvind Krishna |
| Edited by | Babu Rathnam Uthara |
| Music by | Bijibal |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Thank You is a 2013Malayalamdramathriller film written byArunlal Ramachandran and directed byV. K. Prakash. The firm starsJayasurya,Honey Rose and Sethu and is produced by Shahul Hameed Marikar.Thank You was produced under the banner ofMarikar Films and features music composed byBijibal. The film's cinematography was led byArvind Krishna and edited by Babu Rathnam. Although the film earned back its revenue from satellite rights, it did not perform well in theatres.
The film is shown to be a reflection of the current socio-political system, based on the violence against women.[1] It revolves around a person who arrives inTrivandrum city who takes a ride from place to place in anAutorickshaw.[2] His name or whereabouts are not revealed, and he just travels from place to place in the auto rickshaw. The questions about his whereabouts form the rest of the story.
Thank You kicked off a series of eight films by the production firmMarikar Films that also includes the Mollywood debut of directorsGautham Vasudev Menon andThiru. According to Ramachandran, the project took shape quickly. The script writer discussed the idea with actor Jayasurya on the set ofMumbai Police and the actor asked him to approach the director V. K. Prakash, who requested a complete script as soon as possible. Jayasurya called it "a gem of a script."[4]
Jayasurya was cast by the script writer first.Honey Rose, who had been in the director's previous film,Trivandrum Lodge, was cast. Jayasurya was cast in the role as a modern wife.Remya Nambeesan was considered for a prominent role, but was not cast. Actor Sethu who played the role of police officer Bhaskar in the Tamil filmMynaa was cast to play one of the lead roles in the film. There were rumours ofSunny Wayne being cast. He was at the time a rising actor, but was ultimately not cast for a role.Tini Tom was cast to play a police officer, after being part of the director V. K. Prakash's 2011 film,Beautiful. Other members of the cast that were announced includedKailash, Mukundan, Balachandran and Aishwarya Devan. The actress Aishwarya was also cast, she made her debut in Tamil Films withYuvan. Aishwarya Devan plays a reporter in the film.
Thepuja ofThank You and seven other films by Marikar Films was conducted on 9 April 2013.Principal photography began on 11 April 2013 atTrivandrum in the residential area Chackai.[5][6]
