Vida Parayum Munpe () is a 1981 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Mohan, written by John Paul and produced by Innocent and David Kachappilli. The film stars Prem Nazir and Nedumudi Venu in lead roles, while Lakshmi, Innocent, Bharath Gopy, and Sankaradi play supporting roles. The film is a loose adaptation of the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 1971 Anand, which was itself an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 classic Ikiru. The film was produced and distributed by Innocent and David Kachappilli under the banner of Sathru Films, in their first production venture. They would go on to produce K. G. George's Lekhayude Maranam Oru Flashback. The film features original songs composed by M. B. Sreenivasan, with lyrics written by Kavalam Narayana Panicker. The cinematography of the film was done by U. Rajagopal, while the editing was done by G. Venkittaraman. The film premiered at the Lulu Theatre on 10 September 1981 to widespread critical acclaim. The film was a commercial success and went on to become the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards: Second Best Film, Best Actor for Nedumudi Venu, Best Music Director for M. B. Sreenivasan, and Special Jury Award for Nazir. Nedumudi Venu also won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film. The film was screened at the 26th International Film Festival of Kerala in the Unforgettable Venuchettan section on the 19th of March 2022. Plot Xavier, a stenographer in a company tries the patience of the workaholic manager with his irregular hours of work. The manager warns him, but he doesn't make any effort to improve. Once, he asks for leave to take his wife to the hospital. The manager later finds him at the beach playing with children and dismisses him from the job. Later the manager finds from his family doctor that Xavier is a cancer patient. Cast Prem Nazir as Madhavan Kutty Nedumudi Venu as Xavier Lakshmi as Sudha Innocent as Varghese Beena as Omana Sankaradi as Panicker Bharath Gopi as Dr. Thomas John Varghese as Father Lalithasree as Sudha's friend Master Sujith as Prasad P. R. Menon as Elderly Pensioner Ravi Menon as Manoharan Santhakumari as Janaki Sulekha as Typist Production Development In an interview with Onmanorama Innocent, the producer of the film says that: "John Paul has been there with me right from the beginning of my film career.