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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Bicycle Thieves		\| name = Bicycle Thieves
	\| image =		\| image = Bicycle-Thieves-2013.jpg
	\| director = [[Jis Joy]]		\| director = [[Jis Joy]]
	\| producer = Dr. S. Sajikumar		\| producer = Dr. S. Sajikumar<br>Krishnan Sethukumar
	Krishnan Sethukumar		\| story = Ajith Pillai
	\| story = Ajith Pillai
	\| screenplay = [[Jis Joy]]		\| screenplay = [[Jis Joy]]
	\| starring = [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]]<br />[[Aparna Gopinath]]<br />[[Salim Kumar]]<br />[[Vijay Babu]]<br />[[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique~~]]<br />[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha~~]]<br />[[Saiju Kurup]]<br />[[Aju Varghese]]		\| starring = [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]]<br />[[Aparna Gopinath]]<br />[[Salim Kumar]]<br />[[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)\|Vijay Babu]]<br />[[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]]<br />[[Saiju Kurup]]<br />[[Aju Varghese]]
	\| music = [[Deepak Dev]]		\| music = [[Deepak Dev]]<br>[[Jerry Amaldev]]
	\| cinematography = Binendra Menon		\| cinematography = Binendra Menon
	\| editing = Ratheesh Raj		\| editing = Ratheesh Raj
	\| released = {{film date\|2013\|11\|29\|df=yes}}		\| released = {{film date\|2013\|11\|29\|df=yes}}
	\| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]		\| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
	\| studio = Dharmik films		\| studio = Dharmik films
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	\| language = Malayalam		\| language = Malayalam
	\| budget = ~~{{INRConvert\|2.5\|c}}~~		\| budget =
	\| gross = ~~{{INRConvert\|8\|c}}~~		\| gross =
	}}		}}

	'''''Bicycle Thieves''''' is a 2013 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy thriller]] film written and directed by [[Jis Joy]]. It stars [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]] in the lead role alongside [[Aparna Gopinath]] with [[Salim Kumar]], [[Saiju Kurup]], [[~~K. P. A. C. Lalitha~~]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[~~Sunil Sukhada~~]] and [[~~Siddique~~ (actor)\|~~Siddique~~]] in other pivotal roles~~. The film also features Sai Kumar and Devan~~. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url=~~http~~://~~www~~.~~nowrunning~~.com/~~movie~~/~~14242~~/~~malayalam~~/bicycle-thieves/~~cast~~.~~and.crew~~.~~htm~~\|~~title~~=~~Bicycle Thieves Cast and Crew~~\|date=~~29 November 2013~~\|work=~~Nowrunning~~}}</ref>		'''''Bicycle Thieves''''' is a 2013 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy thriller]] film written and directed by [[Jis Joy]]. It stars [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]] in the lead role alongside [[Aparna Gopinath]] with [[Salim Kumar]], [[Saiju Kurup]], [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)\|Vijay Babu]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]], [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)\|Sai Kumar]], and [[Devan (actor)\|Devan]] in other pivotal roles. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bicycle-thieves/movie-review/26678800.cms\|title=BICYCLE THIEVES MOVIE REVIEW\|first=Aswin J.\|last=Kumar\|date=\|work=The Times of India}}</ref>

	==Summary==		==Summary==
	Chacko ~~([[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]])~~ lost his parents ~~early~~ in his ~~life~~. ~~After years of~~ struggle, he ~~ends up with~~ a ~~gang of friends~~ who ~~steal~~ bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors he meets Meera ~~([[Aparna Gopinath]])~~, a bank employee, and they fall in love.		Chacko lost his parents in his childhood and he lives with uncle's family who tortures him and considers him a slave. Unable to face the struggle, he leaves in a bicycle and joins a cycle workshop owner Bose and his workers, Rameshan and Rahim who steals bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong, and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors, he meets Meera, a bank employee, and they fall in love.

	The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging ~~many~~ details~~; the viewer may~~ guess ~~that~~ they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html\|title=Review : Bicycle Thieves\|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/4486/review.htm\|title=Bicycle Thieves Review\|date=1 December 2013\|work=Nowrunning}}</ref>		The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging much details. The viewers are left to guess as they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523235850/http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=23 May 2015\|title=Review : Bicycle Thieves\|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/4486/review.htm\|title=Bicycle Thieves Review\|date=1 December 2013\|work=Nowrunning\|access-date=7 April 2015\|archive-date=7 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407120356/http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/4486/review.htm\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]] as Kunchacko/Chacko		{{cast listing\|
			* [[Asif Ali (actor)\|Asif Ali]] as Kunchacko (Chacko)
			** Dhananjay as Young Chacko
	* [[Aparna Gopinath]] as Meera Mathews		* [[Aparna Gopinath]] as Meera Mathews
	* [[Salim Kumar]] as Bose Prakash/Bossettan		* [[Salim Kumar]] as Bose Prakash alias Bossettan
	* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]]		* [[Vijay Babu (actor, born 1976)\|Vijay Babu]] as Adv. Kashinathan
	*[[Sunil Sukhada]] as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan		* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Rameshan
	* ~~Krishor Sathya~~ as Sleeve Varghese		* [[Siddique (actor)\|Siddique]] as CI
			* [[Sunil Sukhada]] as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan
			* [[Kishor Satya]] as Sleeve Varghese
	* [[Jaffar Idukki]] as Sajeer Bhayi		* [[Jaffar Idukki]] as Sajeer Bhayi
	* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Rameshan
	* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Meera's Landlady		* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Meera's Landlady
	* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim		* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim
	* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)\|Sai Kumar]] as ~~Pattaru~~ Swami		* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)\|Sai Kumar]] as Pattara Swami
	* [[Devan (actor)\|Devan]] as Mathews		* [[Devan (actor)\|Devan]] as Mathews
	* [[Vijay Babu]] as Adv. Kashinathan		* [[Aju Varghese]] as Shajan (cameo)
	* [[Aju Varghese]] as Shajan (~~Cameo~~)		* [[Balu Varghese]] as Iqbal (cameo)
	* [[Balu Varghese]] as Iqbal cameo		* [[Sekhar Menon]] as himself (cameo)
	* [[Sekhar Menon]] as ~~Himself~~ cameo		* Naveen Arakkal
	* [[Naveen Arakkal]]		}}

	~~==Box office==~~
	~~The film completed 50 days in 15+ releasing centres and became hit in the box office.~~

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
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	All tracks composed by [[Deepak Dev]] and [[Jerry Amaldev]], and written by [[Bichu Thirumala]], [[Kaithapram]], and Jis Joy.		All tracks are composed by [[Deepak Dev]] and [[Jerry Amaldev]] and written by [[Bichu Thirumala]], [[Kaithapram]], and Jis Joy.

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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==
			* {{IMDb title\|3683214}}

	[[Category:2013 films]]		[[Category:2013 films]]
	[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]		[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
	[[Category:2010s comedy thriller films]]		[[Category:2010s comedy thriller films]]
	[[Category:~~Indian films]]~~		[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
	~~[[Category:2010s~~ Malayalam-language films]]
	[[Category:2013 comedy films]]		[[Category:2013 comedy films]]
			[[Category:Films directed by Jis Joy]]


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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Bicycle Thieves
| image =
| director = [[Jis Joy]]
| producer = Dr. S. Sajikumar
Krishnan Sethukumar
| story = Ajith Pillai
| screenplay = [[Jis Joy]]
| starring = [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] [[Aparna Gopinath]] [[Salim Kumar]] [[Vijay Babu]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] [[Saiju Kurup]] [[Aju Varghese]]
| music = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cinematography = Binendra Menon
| editing = Ratheesh Raj
| released = {{film date|2013|11|29|df=yes}}
| distributor = [[UTV Motion Pictures]]
| studio = Dharmik films
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INRConvert|2.5|c}}
| gross = {{INRConvert|8|c}}
}}

'''''Bicycle Thieves''''' is a 2013 [[Malayalam]] [[comedy thriller]] film written and directed by [[Jis Joy]]. It stars [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] in the lead role alongside [[Aparna Gopinath]] with [[Salim Kumar]], [[Saiju Kurup]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Sunil Sukhada]] and [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] in other pivotal roles. The film also features Sai Kumar and Devan. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/cast.and.crew.htm|title=Bicycle Thieves Cast and Crew|date=29 November 2013|work=Nowrunning}}</ref>

==Summary==
Chacko ([[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]) lost his parents early in his life. After years of struggle, he ends up with a gang of friends who steal bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors he meets Meera ([[Aparna Gopinath]]), a bank employee, and they fall in love.

The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging many details; the viewer may guess that they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html|title=Review : Bicycle Thieves|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/4486/review.htm|title=Bicycle Thieves Review|date=1 December 2013|work=Nowrunning}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]] as Kunchacko/Chacko
* [[Aparna Gopinath]] as Meera Mathews
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Bose Prakash/Bossettan
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
*[[Sunil Sukhada]] as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan
* Krishor Sathya as Sleeve Varghese
* [[Jaffar Idukki]] as Sajeer Bhayi
* [[Saiju Kurup]] as Rameshan
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Meera's Landlady
* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Pattaru Swami
* [[Devan (actor)|Devan]] as Mathews
* [[Vijay Babu]] as Adv. Kashinathan
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Shajan (Cameo)
* [[Balu Varghese]] as Iqbal cameo
* [[Sekhar Menon]] as Himself cameo
* [[Naveen Arakkal]]

==Box office==
The film completed 50 days in 15+ releasing centres and became hit in the box office.

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bicycle Thieves
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Deepak Dev]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released =
| recorded =
| venue =
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = Malayalam
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Ezhamathe Varavu]]
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[7th Day (film)|7th Day]]
| next_year =
}}
All tracks composed by [[Deepak Dev]] and [[Jerry Amaldev]], and written by [[Bichu Thirumala]], [[Kaithapram]], and Jis Joy.

{{Track listing
|extra_column = Performer(s)

|title1 = Aayiram Kannumaay (bit)
|note1 =
|extra1 = [[Asif Ali (actor)|Asif Ali]]
|length1 =

|title2 = Mele Vaanile
|note2 =
|extra2 = [[Ramya Nambeesan]], [[Naveen]]
|length2 =

|title3 = Punchiri Thanchum
|note3 =
|extra3 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|length3 =

|title4 = Theme Song
|note4 =
|extra4 = [[Naveen]]
|length4 =

|total_length =
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:2010s comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2013 comedy films]]

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