Chandamama (1999 film)

Chandamama
Chandamama
	Audio CD cover
Directed by	Murali Krishnan
Written by	Story : Muralikrishnan, Script : Rajan Kiriyath
Produced by	Preman; Sabu Cherian;
Starring	Kunchako Boban; Tejali Ghanekar; Sudheesh; Kalabhavan Navas; Jagathi Sreekumar; Mayoori
Cinematography	Venu
Edited by	T. R. Sekhar; Gourisakar
Music by	Ouseppachan
Production; company	Suvarna rekha creations
Distributed by	Shogun films
Release date	10 March 1999;
Running time	150 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Chandamama is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language Black comedy film directed by Murali Krishnan and written by Rajan Kiriyath, starring Kunchako Boban, Tejali Ghanekar, Jagathi Sreekumar, Sudheesh and Kalabhavan Navas. It is loosely based on 1989 American comedy film Weekend at Bernie's directed by Ted Kotcheff.^[1]^[2]

Plot

Three friends, Unni, Dasan and Monayi, find their boss Eapachan murdered by hired killers. Believing that people will suspect them for the murder, they present the boss's dead body as if he is alive. In the end they find out who the murderer is and get him arrested.

Cast

Kunchako Boban as Unni
Siddique as C.I Mathew Vasiparamban
Sudheesh as Dasan
Kalabhavan Navas as Pullepadi Monayi
Jagathi Sreekumar as Eappachan
Tejali Ghanekar as Maya
Mayoori as Annie
Janardanan as Thampy
Harisree Asokan as Bhaskaran
Cochin Haneefa as Natwarlal/Nanappan
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Bullet Achan
C. I. Paul as Vakkachan
Kalpana as Kochammini
N. F. Varghese as Mampully
Mamta Kulkarni as item dancer "Rojaappoo Kavilathu"

Soundtrack

Music: Ouseppachan, Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri

"Aakaashakkottayile" - Ouseppachan, Malaysia Vasudevan
"Chandamama" - M. G. Sreekumar, K. S. Chitra
"Chiriyoonjaal" (M) - K. J. Yesudas
"Chiriyoonjaal" (F) - K. S. Chitra
"Rojaappoo Kavilathu" (F) - Sujatha Mohan
"Rojaappoo Kavilathu" (D) - Sujatha Mohan, Unni Menon
"Unaroo" - Version I - K. J. Yesudas
"Unaroo" - Version II - M. G. Sreekumar, Chorus

References

^ "From Mohanlal to Kunchakko Boban; here are the top 5 dancers in Mollywood". International Business Times. 30 July 2018.
^ "From Katrina Kaif To Huma Qureshi: Bollywood Actresses Who Had A Flop Debut In Mollywood!". filmibeat.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

External links

Chandamama at IMDb
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[1] "From Mohanlal to Kunchakko Boban; here are the top 5 dancers in Mollywood". International Business Times. 30 July 2018.

[2] "From Katrina Kaif To Huma Qureshi: Bollywood Actresses Who Had A Flop Debut In Mollywood!". filmibeat.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2023.