Thachiledathu Chundan

Thachiledathu Chundan
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Directed by	Shajoon Karyal
Produced by	Thampi Kannanthanam
Written by	Babu Janardhanan
Starring	Mammootty Nandini Thilakan Nedumudi Venu Captain Raju Kaveri
Music by	Raveendran S. P. Venkatesh(BGM)
Cinematography	Saloo George Sanjeev Sankar Sree Sankar
Edited by	J. Murali Narayanan
Production company	Jooliya Pictures
Release dates	1999
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Thachiledathu Chundan is a 1999 Malayalam action-drama film directed by Shajoon Karyal, produced by Thampi Kannanthanam, and starring Mammootty, Nandini, Thilakan, Nedumudi Venu, Captain Raju and Kaveri.^[1] The film was a success at the box office.^[2]

Plot

The film is set in modern Kuttanad, Kerala, and revolves around the lives of a Vallamkali (boatrace) fanatic named Kochu Kunju and his family. Kochu Kunju is a member of the most prominent family in the locality, is the kind who cares for no one. He becomes a terror in the locality and his family is forced to send him away, so that they can live in peace. He comes back to the village when he hears of the destruction of the Vallam (snakeboat), once the pride of the village, and vows not only to take revenge on the culprits, but also to rebuild the snakeboat in time for the next boat race season. On behalf of his family, Kochu Kunju challenges their rival family that they will buy a new boat for the upcoming Vallamkali. However, certain problems follows and Kochu Kunju is forced to marry a wealthy girl and forget his childhood girlfriend. After buying the boat, Kochu Kunju had to face further problems; his boatmen were attacked and he himself had to lead the boat. However, the ultimate success is for Kochu Kunju.

Cast

• Mammootty as Kochu Kunju
• Nandini as Usha
• Thilakan as Vikraman Nair
• Nedumudi Venu as Vasukutty
• Vani Viswanath as Ambika
• Kaveri as Indu
• Captain Raju as Velupillai
• Vijayakumar as Murali
• Meghanadhan as Uthaman
• Augustine as Kamalahasan
• Kollam Thulasi as Advocate
• Manka Mahesh
• Sadiq
• V. K. Sriraman as Sekharan
• Sathaar as Geevarghese
• Azeez as Balachandran
• Jagannathan as Raghavan Nair
• Mohan Jose as Chenkeeri
• Kundara Johny as Thankayya Mooppan
• Alphonse as Dancer

Soundtrack

Music: Raveendran; Lyrics: Bichu Thirumala

1. "Aalappuzha Vaazhum" — K. J. Yesudas
2. "Kaduvaye Kiduva" — K. J. Yesudas
3. "Kallan Chakkettu" — K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
4. "Kallan Chakkettu" — K. J. Yesudas
5. "Shaivasankethame" — K. J. Yesudas
6. "Shokamookamaay" — K. S. Chithra
7. "Shokamookamaayi" — K. J. Yesudas
8. "They They Cholli" — K. J. Yesudas

Box office

The film collected around ₹7 crore from box office.^[3]

References

1. "Mammootty in a tale of snake boats". On the Sets. Screen India. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
2. "Destiny's child". The Hindu. 2006-08-11. Retrieved 2011-03-02. Thachiledathu Chundan, released in 1999, with Mammootty in the lead role, was his first hit.
3. "Porn again". India Today. 26 June 2000.

External links

• Thachiledathu Chundan at the Internet Movie Database
• Thachiledathu Chundan at the Malayalam Movie Database