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{{Infobox film
| name = Thachiledathu Chundan
| image = Thachiledathu Chundan.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Shajoon Karyal]]
| writer = Babu Janardhanan
| starring = [[Mammootty]] [[Nandini (actress)|Nandini]] [[Thilakan]] [[Nedumudi Venu]] [[Captain Raju]] [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]]
| producer = [[Thampi Kannanthanam]]
| music = [[Raveendran]] [[S. P. Venkatesh]](BGM)
| cinematography = [[Saloo George]] Sanjeev Sankar Sree Sankar
| editing = J. Murali Narayanan
| studio = Jooliya Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1999||}}
| runtime = 160 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross = ₹7 crore<ref>{{Cite web|last1=June 26|first1=M. G. Radhakrishnan|last2=June 26|first2=2000 ISSUE DATE|last3=December 20|first3=2000UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2012 17:50|title=Crippled by failed productions and losses, Malayalam film industry banks on sleaze|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20000626-crippled-by-failed-productions-and-losses-malayalam-film-industry-banks-on-sleaze-777791-2000-06-26|access-date=2021-04-16|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref>
}}

'''''Thachiledathu Chundan''''' is a 1999 [[Malayalam]] action-drama film directed by [[Shajoon Karyal]], produced by [[Thampi Kannanthanam]], and starring [[Mammootty]], [[Nandini (actress)|Nandini]], [[Thilakan]], [[Nedumudi Venu]], [[Captain Raju]] and [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/nov27/south.htm|title=Mammootty in a tale of snake boats
|work=On the Sets|date=|publisher=[[Screen India]]|accessdate=2011-04-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100560300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825055157/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/08/11/stories/2006081100560300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-08-25|title=Destiny's child|date=2006-08-11|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2011-03-02}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is set in modern [[Kuttanad]], Kerala, and revolves around the lives of a [[Vallamkali]] (boatrace) fanatic named Kochu Kunju ([[Mammootty]]) 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 Ashokan Nair/ Kochu Kunju
* [[Nandini (actress)|Nandini]] as Usha
* [[Thilakan]] as Vikraman Nair
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Vasukutty
* [[Vani Viswanath]] as Ambika
* [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] as Indu
* [[Captain Raju]] as Velupillai
* [[Vijayakumar (Malayalam actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Murali
* [[Meghanathan]] as Uthaman
* [[Augustine (actor)|Augustine]] as Kamalahasan
* [[Kollam Thulasi]] as Advocate
* [[Manka Mahesh]]
* [[Sadiq]] as Balachandran
* [[V. K. Sriraman]] as Sekharan
* [[Sathaar]] as Geevarghese
* [[Azeez (actor)|Azeez]] as Balachandran
* [[Jagannathan (actor)|Jagannathan]] as Raghavan Nair
* [[Mohan Jose]] as Chenkeeri
* [[Kundara Johny]] as Thankayya Mooppan
* Alphonse as Dancer
*Aneesh paul as CI Balan pillai (police)

==Box office==
The film was a commercial success and third highest grossing Malayalam film of 1999 and it collected ₹7 crore from box office.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=June 26|first1=M. G. Radhakrishnan|last2=June 26|first2=2000 ISSUE DATE|last3=December 20|first3=2000UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2012 17:50|title=Crippled by failed productions and losses, Malayalam film industry banks on sleaze|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/20000626-crippled-by-failed-productions-and-losses-malayalam-film-industry-banks-on-sleaze-777791-2000-06-26|access-date=2021-04-16|website=[[India Today]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music: [[Raveendran]]; Lyrics: [[Bichu Thirumala]]
#"Aalappuzha Vaazhum" — [[K. J. Yesudas]]
#"Kaduvaye Kiduva" — K. J. Yesudas
#"Kallan Chakkettu" — K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chithra]]
#"Kallan Chakkettu" — K. J. Yesudas
#"Shaivasankethame" — K. J. Yesudas
#"Shokamookamaay" — K. S. Chithra
#"Shokamookamaayi" — K. J. Yesudas
#"They They Cholli" — K. J. Yesudas

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDB title|id=0252056}}
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?293 ''Thachiledathu Chundan''] at the Malayalam Movie Database

[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1999 drama films]]
[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Shajoon Kariyal]]

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