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{{Infobox film
| name = Thank You
| image = ThankYouMalayalamfilm.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[V. K. Prakash]]
| producer = Shahul Hammeed Marikar
| writer = [[Arunlal Ramachandran]]
| starring = [[Jayasurya]]<br />[[Honey Rose]]<br />[[Sethu (actor)|Sethu]]
| cinematography = [[Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)|Arvind Krishna]]
| editing = Babu Rathnam Uthara
| music = [[Bijibal]]
| studio = [[Marikar Films]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|06|14}}
| runtime = 103 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Thank You''''' is a 2013 [[Malayalam film|Malayalam]] [[Drama film|drama]] [[thriller film]] written by [[Arunlal Ramachandran]] and directed by [[V. K. Prakash]]. The firm stars [[Jayasurya]], [[Honey Rose]] and Sethu and is produced by Shahul Hameed Marikar. ''Thank You'' was produced under the banner of [[Marikar Films]] and features music composed by [[Bijibal]]. The film's cinematography was led by [[Arvind Krishna (cinematographer)|Arvind Krishna]] and edited by Babu Rathnam. Although the film earned back its revenue from satellite rights, it did not perform well in theatres.

==Plot==
The film is shown to be a reflection of the current socio-political system, based on the violence against women.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asianetindia.com/v-k-prakash-and-jayasurya-again-in-thank-you/ |title=VK Prakash and Jayasurya again in: Thank You | Kerala Latest News | Kerala Breaking News | Kerala Latest Headlines | Latest Kerala News | Health | Women | Business | NRI | IT | Sports | News Breaks | News |access-date=1 May 2013 |archive-date=26 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426035254/http://asianetindia.com/v-k-prakash-and-jayasurya-again-in-thank-you/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It revolves around a person who arrives in [[Trivandrum]] city who takes a ride from place to place in an [[Autorickshaw]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Vincent |first=Midhun |url=http://chitralokam123.blogspot.ca/2013/04/thank-you-v-k-prakash-jayasurya-and.html |title=Chitralokam: Thank You: V K Prakash, Jayasurya and Dhwani's next a thriller |publisher=Chitralokam123.blogspot.ca |date=2013-04-17 |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref> 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.

==Cast==
{{cast listing|
*[[Jayasurya]] as Movie Writer
*[[Honey Rose]] as Remya
*[[Sethu (actor)|Sethu]] as Dev Menon
*[[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]] as Shankar
*[[Abi (actor)|Abi]]
*[[Tini Tom]] as Sugunan
*[[Jubil Rajan P Dev]]
*[[Mukundan (actor)|Mukundan]]
*[[Sudheer Karamana]] as Thief
*[[P. Balachandran]] as Balettan
*[[Aishwarya Devan]] as Sruthi
*Mridul as Gopan
*[[Saiju Kurup]] as Arun
*[[Anuja Krishnan]] as Reporter
*[[Aria (Indian singer)| Gauthami (Aria of X:IN) ]] as Arun's daughter<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxHxV6DEGj4&t=244s |title=K Pop Singer Aria |website=YouTube |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=2023-10-10}}</ref>
}}

==Production==
===Development===
''Thank You'' kicked off a series of eight films by the production firm [[Marikar Films]] that also includes the Mollywood debut of directors [[Gautham Vasudev Menon]] and [[Thiru (director)|Thiru]]. According to Ramachandran, the project took shape quickly. The script writer discussed the idea with actor Jayasurya on the set of ''[[Mumbai Police (film)|Mumbai 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."<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/news-and-interviews/38217601_1_gautham-menon-mollywood-debut-vkp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405095430/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-02/news-and-interviews/38217601_1_gautham-menon-mollywood-debut-vkp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-04-05 |title=V K Prakash, Jayasurya reunite for Thank you |date= |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref>

===Casting===
[[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 film ''[[Mynaa]]'' was cast to play one of the lead roles in the film. There were rumours of [[Sunny Wayne|Sunny 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 (2011 film)|''Beautiful'']]. Other members of the cast that were announced included [[Kailash (actor)|Kailash]], Mukundan, Balachandran and Aishwarya Devan. The actress Aishwarya was also cast, she made her debut in Tamil Films with ''Yuvan''. Aishwarya Devan plays a reporter in the film.

===Filming===
The [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] of ''Thank You'' and seven other films by Marikar Films was conducted on 9 April 2013. [[Principal photography]] began on 11 April 2013 at [[Trivandrum]] in the residential area Chackai.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/sphotos-b.ak/hphotos-ak-frc3/378637_498470790201867_1781117191_n.jpg |title=A special start |accessdate=2013-05-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013307/http://m.ak.fbcdn.net/sphotos-b.ak/hphotos-ak-frc3/378637_498470790201867_1781117191_n.jpg |archivedate=2 May 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sathyendran |first=Nita |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/role-play/article4650398.ece |title=Role play |work=The Hindu |date=2013-04-24 |accessdate=2013-09-03}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3006076|Thank You}}
* [http://msidb.org/m.php?7379 MMDb]

{{V. K. Prakash}}

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:2013 thriller films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. K. Prakash]]
[[Category:2013 drama films]]

Thank You (2013 film) - Revision history

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