Kamal, with whom Dileep worked as an assistant director, has made Pachakuthira keeping Dileep's flair for comedy in mind. After Kunjikoonan, Dileep plays a double role here. If he was a hunchback in one of the two roles in Kunjikoonan, he is a buck-toothed character bearing absolutely no resemblance to Dileep at all.
Like Mohanlal's Udayananu Tharam, this film also takes a look at the industry, and pokes fun at it. Gopika is Dileep's heroine, and noted filmmakers like Fazil, Jayaraj and Viji Thampy are said to have appeared as themselves. After all, it is a film about the film world.
Incidentally, a Tamil film with the same name is set for release for the Tamil New Year.
Director: Kamal
Cast: Dileep, Dileep, Gopika
Music: Ilayaraja