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{{Infobox film
| name = Chapters
| image =
| alt =
| caption = First-look poster
| director = [[Sunil Ibrahim]]
| producer = Shafeer Sait
| writer = [[Sunil Ibrahim]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Sreenivasan]]
* [[Nivin Pauly]]
* Vijeesh
* [[Dharmajan]]
* [[Vineeth Kumar]]
* [[Shine Tom Chacko|Shine]]
* [[Aju Varghese]]
* [[Riya Saira]]
* [[Rejith Menon]]
* [[Gauthami Nair]]
* [[Hemanth Menon]]
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]]
}}
| music = [[Mejo Joseph]]
| cinematography = Krish Kymal
| editing = V. Saajan
| studio = Qurban Films<br>Campus Oaks
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|12|7}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INRconvert|1.3|c}}
| gross = {{INRconvert|0.42|c}}
}}
'''''Chapters''''' is a 2012 [[Malayalam film]] written and directed by debutant director Sunil Ibrahim. Dialogues by Duo writers [[M R Vibin]] and Suhail Ibrahim. The film features an [[ensemble cast]] consisting of [[Sreenivasan]], [[Nivin Pauly]], [[Hemanth Menon]], Vijeesh, [[Dharmajan]], [[Vineeth Kumar]], [[Shine Tom Chacko|Shine]], [[Aju Varghese]], [[Riya Saira]], [[Rejith Menon]], [[Gauthami Nair]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] and [[Lena (actress)|Lena]]. In a narrative structure similar to [[hyperlink cinema]], the film consists of four "chapters", each related to the other in some or the other way.<ref>[http://in.omg.yahoo.com/news/no-hero-heroine-sunil-ibrahims-chapters-125408257.html "No hero, heroine in Sunil Ibrahim's 'Chapters'"]. [[Yahoo! News]]. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref> The film has a unique plot which talks about people who unknowingly end up helping each other, in a series of events which take place precisely in two days and a night.

The film is produced by Shafeer Sait under the banner of Qurban Films in association with [https://web.archive.org/web/20121216152318/http://campusoaks.in/ Campus Oaks] and features music composed by [[Mejo Joseph]], whilst cinematography is handled by Krish Kymal and the film is edited by V. Saajan. Campus Oaks is an entertainment company, conceptualised and driven by students of the 1995 batch of [[NSS College of Engineering|NSS Engineering College, Palakkad]].<ref>Liza George (14 September 2012). [http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3897068.ece "Scripting the next chapter"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919011903/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article3897068.ece |date=19 September 2012 }}. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref>

The film was released on 7 December to positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/malayalam-films/chapters-earns-rave-reviews-off-to-a-flying-start/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121211073402/http://www.balconybeats.com/2012/malayalam-films/chapters-earns-rave-reviews-off-to-a-flying-start/ |title="'Chapters' earns rave reviews; off to a flying start!" |archivedate=11 December 2012 |date=11 December 2012 }}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is narrated in text book format with every new link to the story is presented as a new chapter.

The first chapter talks about four friends, Krishna Kumar ([[Nivin Pauly]]), Anwar ([[Hemanth Menon]]), Joby (Vijeesh) and Kannan ([[Dharmajan]]), who are unemployed and in need of quick money. To make some money for Krishna Kumar's sister's wedding, they venture out for a risky adventure that will make them rich. It all works out well until the end when their plan goes all awry.

The second chapter is about a long bus journey. Sethu ([[Sreenivasan]]), a middle-aged man, is on his way to the hospital, where his young son awaits a surgery and chemotherapy. Because he is carrying a huge sum of money for his young son's cancer treatment, Sethu is nervous and suspicious of his fellow passengers. Meanwhile, he strikes up a conversation with an old lady ([[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]) sitting next to him who reveals that she has a son who is in jail.

In the third chapter, we see another group of six youngsters. Arun ([[Vineeth Kumar]]), Vinod aka Choonda ([[Shine Tom Chacko|Shine]]), Kaanu ([[Aju Varghese]]) and Jincy ([[Riya Saira]]) is heading for a journey to a hill station, to register a marriage - that of Shyam ([[Rejith Menon]]) and Priya ([[Gauthami Nair]]). When the group return to their car after stopping for a brief while, they find a dead body in it. The group disperses in panic.

In the fourth and final chapter, we see an anxious lady, Annie ([[Lena (actress)|Lena]]) waiting by her son's bedside in the hospital awaiting her husband's ([[Sreenivasan]]) arrival. She is astonished when he arrives with the money, but refrains from taxing him with further questions. She does manage to convince him however that the money that he has brought in should better be left where it truly belongs.

The final scenes explain how the different chapters are interlinked. Though some of the characters never meet, there is a link that connects them all.

==Cast==
* [[Sreenivasan]] as Sethu
* [[Nivin Pauly]] as Krishna Kumar
* [[Hemanth Menon]] as Anwar
* [[Aju Varghese]] as Kaanu
* [[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Annie
* [[Vineeth Kumar]] as Arun
* [[Sadiq]] as Krishna Kumar's father
* [[Gauthami Nair]] as Priya, Krishna Kumar's sister
* [[Manikandan Pattambi]]
* Vijeesh as Joby
* [[Dharmajan Bolgatty]] as Kannan
* [[Riya Saira]] as Jincy
* [[Rejith Menon]] as Shyam
* Manikandan as Chandrappan
* [[Shine Tom Chacko]] as Vinod aka Choonda
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as the elderly woman
* [[Kalabhavan Shajon]] as the conductor of the bus
* Dhananjay as Kannan
*[[Vanitha Krishnachandran]]
* [[M R Vibin]]

==Release & Reception==
A special screening of the film was held in the first week of December 2012. The film was appreciated by most of who attended the premiere, with directors Aashiq Abu and Sugeeth tweeting in favour of the film.<ref>[http://theaterbalcony.com/2012/12/05/all-praise-for-chapters-from-aashiq-abu-and-sugeeth/ "All praise for chapters from Aashiq Abu and Sugeeth !!"]. Theaterbalcony.com. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref> The film released in theatres on 7 December.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-four-malayalam-films-open-today/20121207.htm "Four Malayalam releases this Friday!"]. [[Rediff.com]]. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref>

* Paresh C Palicha of [[Rediff.com]] stated, "The director succeeds in creating vivid characters (around 20 of them) and giving them believable motives for their actions so that they remain vivid in our memory. All said and done, Chapters shows promise."<ref>Paresh C Palicha (10 December 2012). [http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-chapters-is-interesting/20121210.htm "Review: Chapters is interesting"]. [[Rediff.com]]. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref>
* [[Sify.com]]'s reviewer gave the verdict as "Average" and said, "''Chapters'' is an experiment, which can be appreciated only for its narrative style that is relatively new in this part of the globe."<ref>Moviebuzz (9 December 2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140311232009/http://www.sify.com/movies/chapters-review-malayalam-15014926.html "Movie Review: Chapters"]. [[Sify.com]]. Retrieved 10 December 2012.</ref>
* Aabha Anoop of The Hindu stated, "A logical and well-knit script is what makes debutant director Sunil Ibrahim’s Chapters another notable venture in the Malayalam cinema scene today. Set somewhere in the High Ranges, it could be noted for its cinematography. All the actors have played their part well, though none deserves a special mention. Producer Shafeer Sait may be appreciated for his willingness to experiment. Music by Mejo Joseph for Rafeeque Ahamed’s lyrics, however, does not score well. Chapters could be watched for the sheer novelty of presentation."<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/wellknit-script-makes-chapters-a-notable-venture/article4205811.ece</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian anthology films]]
[[Category:Indian nonlinear narrative films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]

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