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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vimaanam<br />
| image = Vimaanam film poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Pradeep M. Nair<br />
| producer = [[Listin Stephen]]<br />
| writer = Pradeep M. Nair<br />
| story = <br />
| starring = {{ubl|[[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]|[[Durga Krishna]]}}<br />
| music = [[Gopi Sundar]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Shehnad Jalal]]<br />
| editing = Baiju Kurup<br />
| studio = [[Magic Frames]]<br />
| distributor = [[Adam's World of Imagination]]<br />
| released = {{Release date|df=yes|2017|12|22}}<br />
| runtime = 147 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
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'''''Vimaanam''''' ({{Translation|Airplane}}) is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by debutant Pradeep M. Nair, and starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] and [[Durga Krishna]].<ref name="ibtimes">{{cite news|title=Vimaanam-first-look-poster-out|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/prithviraj-sukumarans-vimaanam-first-look-poster-out-708713|access-date=17 March 2017|work=ibtimes}}</ref> The film was released on 22 December 2017.<br />
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This film is said to be loosely based on the life of Saji Thomas, who can neither hear nor speak, but designed and built a lightweight aircraft.<ref name="Saji TOI" /><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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Venkidi is a school drop out because he was bullied in school for his use of 'hearing aid'. He becomes interested in aeronautics as he is introduced to the story of Wright brothers in school. As he grows up, he falls in love with Janaki, his best friend and inspiration for his dreams. Finally Venkidi succeeds in his goal to make an aircraft by himself and flies it above his village. Everyone who used to laugh at Venkidi for his obsession with the making of aircraft are now speechless and impressed. Janaki's father finds out that Venkidi stole his car for finding a suitable engine for his aircraft and gets him arrested. In the meantime Janaki is forcefully sent to Singapore to her relatives for higher studies with the understanding that she will be married off to their son Ananthan. The story ends as old Venkidi, now a Padma award winner for his achievements, meets the widowed Janaki and her daughter who have come to India to meet him. They fulfill their dream to fly together in Venkidi's old aircraft he made years ago in his village.<ref>http://www.thesouthindianpost.com/entertainment/vimaanam-a-love-story-consumed-by-an-aircraft</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Venkidi<br />
* [[Durga Krishna]] as Janaki<br />
* [[Alencier Ley Lopez]] as Roger<br />
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Ananthan <br />
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Daisy<br />
* [[P Balachandran]] as Priest <br />
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Murugan<br />
* Liya Anu as Radha<br />
* Baby Durga Premjith<br />
* [[Dheepa Ramanujam]] as Venkidi's mother<br />
* [[Vijilesh Karayad]] as Venkidi's Friend<br />
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==Production==<br />
''Vimaanam'' is a film involving high VFX works for the flying scenes. The film will have two time periods with Prithviraj appearing in two different looks. Reportedly, he will be reducing weight for the role and will also be taking flying courses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vimaanam movie|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/vimaanam-starts-rolling/|access-date=17 March 2017|work=onlookersmedia|date=12 February 2017}}</ref><br />
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Principal photography commenced on 9 February 2017 in [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Vimaanam starts rolling in kochi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/prithvirajs-vimaanam-starts-rolling-in-kochi/articleshow/57126810.cms|access-date=17 March 2017|work=indiatimes|date=12 February 2017}}</ref> The main filming locations was [[Bhatkal]] and [[Mangalore]], and was also shot in [[Delhi]], [[Mysore]], and [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<br />
''Vimaanam'' is loosely based on the life of Saji Thomas, who could neither hear nor speak but who designed and built his own [[ultralight aircraft]].<ref name="Saji TOI">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/saji-thomas-cant-speak-or-hear-can-fly/articleshow/61185017.cms|title = Vimanam: Saji Thomas: Can't speak or hear. Can fly &#124; Kochi News - Times of India}}</ref> Two film has been released about Mr. Thomas biography, other one was titled [[Aby (film)|Aby]]<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music was composed by [[Gopi Sunder]]. Lyrics were by [[Rafeeq Ahamed]]<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
|1 || "Anthike Varikente" || [[Divya S. Menon]], [[Kavya Ajit]]<br />
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|2 || "Vaanamakalunnuvo" || [[Sithara Krishnakumar]]<br />
|-<br />
|3 || "Vaaniluyare" || [[Najim Arshad]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Gopi Sunder]] <br />
|-<br />
|4 || "Meghakanavinu" || Divya S. Menon, Kavya Ajit<br />
|-<br />
|5 || "Anthimaanam" || [[Nandini Srikar]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{facebook|VimaanamOfficial}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|6346952}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2017 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]</div>->Citation bot