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			{{Short description\|2000 Indian film by Sundar Das}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2015}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=November 2015}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=November 2015}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=November 2015}}
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Varnakkazchchakal		\| name = Varnakkazchchakal
	\| image =		\| image = Varnakkazhchakal VCD cover.webp
	\| caption =		\| caption = VCD cover
	\| director = [[Sundar Das]]		\| director = [[Sundar Das]]
	\| producer =		\| producer = K. C. Jose
	\| writer = VC Ashok		\| writer = V. C. Ashok
	\| ~~screenplay~~ = ~~VC Ashok~~		\| starring = {{Plainlist\|
	~~\| starring =~~ [[~~Dileep (actor)\|~~Dileep]]~~<br>~~[[Poornima ~~Mohan~~]]~~<br>~~[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]		* [[Dileep]]
	\| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]		* [[Poornima Indrajith]]
			* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
			}}
			\| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
	\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]		\| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
	\| editing = L Bhoominathan		\| editing = [[L. Bhoominathan]]
	\| studio = ~~Sooryakanthi~~ Productions		\| studio = Suryakanthi Productions
	\| distributor = ~~Sooryakanthi~~ Productions		\| distributor = Suryakanthi Productions
	\| released = {{Film date\|2000\|08\|10\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|2000\|08\|10\|df=y}}
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Malayalam ~~Language\|Malayalam]]~~		\| language = Malayalam
	}}		}}

	'''''Varnakkazchchakal''''' is a [[Malayalam ~~films of 2000\|2000~~]] [[~~Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam~~]] film, directed [[Sundar Das]]. The film stars [[~~Dileep (actor)\|~~Dileep]], [[Poornima ~~Mohan~~]], ~~[[Suman Ranganathan]]~~ and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in lead roles. ~~The film had~~ musical score by [[Mohan Sithara]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3252\|title=Varnakkaazhchakal\|access-date=2014-10-07\|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1573\|title=Varnakkaazhchakal\|access-date=2014-10-07\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web~~\|url=~~http~~://~~spicyonion~~.~~com~~/~~title~~/~~varnnakazhchakal-malayalam-movie~~/\|~~title=Varnakkaazhchakal\|access~~-~~date~~=~~2014-10-07\|publisher=spicyonion.com~~}}</ref>		'''''Varnakkazchchakal''''' ({{Translation\|Colorful Views}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy drama]] film directed by [[Sundar Das]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.keralatalkies.com/varnakazhchakal/ \|title=Varnakazhchakal - Mini Site \|website=www.keralatalkies.com \|access-date=28 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824021530/http://www.keralatalkies.com/varnakazhchakal/ \|archive-date=24 August 2000 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film stars [[Dileep]], [[Poornima Indrajith]], and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in lead roles. It has a musical score by [[Mohan Sithara]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3252\|title=Varnakkaazhchakal\|access-date=2014-10-07\|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com\|archive-date=11 October 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011130623/http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3252\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1573\|title=Varnakkaazhchakal\|access-date=2014-10-07\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info\|archive-date=11 October 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011200907/http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1573\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	~~They~~ story deals with aristocratic family and its filial defects. Kunju is the youngest member of an aristocratic family~~. He~~ has an elder brother whom everyone respects and fears. ~~The~~ elder brother's business deals ~~results~~ in ~~loss~~ which puts the ~~families~~ livelihood at stake. His pride makes him fall further into debt. Kunju ~~is suffering~~ from [[schizophreniform disorder]] after ~~seeing~~ death of his girlfriend Malavika during his ~~[[Chembai Memorial Government Music College\|~~college]] days at Palakkad. Kunju's brothers wife is also led by greed and halts any marriage proposals coming to Kunju to avoid sharing families wealth. Kunju's brother Sudhakara Menon also follows his wife's lead in this matter. Meanwhile, Kunju falls in love with a lower-class ~~women~~, Sridevi ~~whilst dissuading~~ objections of his family. ~~Sudhakara~~ Menon is cheated by his lawyer and ~~his and Kunju's Clay pottery and brick oven~~ factory is confiscated through illegal means. This disturbs Kunju and he attacks the new owners in a psychotic fit and kills those who ~~have~~ cheated them. ~~Sudhakara~~ Menon asks forgiveness ~~to Kunju~~ for his ~~doings~~. The court absolves Kunju from his ~~doings~~ citing his mental disorder. ~~Finally~~ Kunju ~~gets back~~ with Sridevi.		The story deals with an aristocratic family and its filial defects. Kunju is the youngest member of the aristocratic family and has an elder brother, Sudhakaran Menon, whom everyone respects and fears. Kunju's sister-in-law is led by greed and halts any marriage proposals coming to Kunju to avoid sharing family wealth. Kunju's brother also follows his wife's lead in this matter. However, the elder brother's business deals result in losses which puts the family's livelihood at stake. His pride makes him fall further into debt.

			Kunju suffers from [[schizophreniform disorder]] after witnessing the death of his girlfriend, Malavika, during his college days in Palakkad. He falls in love with a lower-class woman, Sridevi, despite the objections of his family. Sudhakaran Menon gets cheated by his lawyer and their clay factory is confiscated through illegal means. This disturbs Kunju and he attacks the new owners in a psychotic fit and kills those who cheated them. Sudhakaran Menon asks Kunju for forgiveness for his misdoings. The court absolves Kunju from his actions citing his mental disorder. Eventually, Kunju unites with Sridevi.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Sreedevi/Cheeru		*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Sreedevi/Cheeru
	*Sishwa as Malavika		*Sishwa as Malavika
			*[[Sangeetha Krish\|Sangeetha]] as Susan
	*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kaimal		*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kaimal
			*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Kunjandi
	*[[KPAC Lalitha]] as Kunju's mother		*[[KPAC Lalitha]] as Kunju's mother
	*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Kunjandi
	*[[Ambika (actress)\|Ambika]] as Bhagyalakshmi		*[[Ambika (actress)\|Ambika]] as Bhagyalakshmi
	*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Saumini		*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Saumini
	*KPAC Premachandran as Renuka's father		*KPAC Premachandran as Haridas, Renuka's father
	*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as Damu's relative		*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as Jayaraman, Damu's relative
	*[[Lena (actress)\|Lena]] as Renuka		*[[Lena (actress)\|Lena]] as Renuka
	*[[Mala Aravindan]] as Chathutti		*[[Mala Aravindan]] as Chathutti
	*Manka Mahesh as Renuka's mother		*Manka Mahesh as Renuka's mother
	*[[N. F. Varghese]] as ~~Sudhakara~~ Menon		*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Sudhakaran Menon
	*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Pothuval		*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Pothuval
	*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Subadra		*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Subadra
	*[[Ravi Menon]] as Subadra's husband		*[[Ravi Menon]] as Shankarankutty, Subadra's husband
	*[[Risabava]] as Thomachan		*[[Risabava]] as Thomachan
	*[[Sangeetha Krish\|Sangeetha]] as Susan		*[[Sreenath]] as Advocate Satheesh
	*[[Sreenath]] as Advocate		*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Bhageerathan, Malavika's father
	*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Malavika's father
	*[[Sruthi Lakshmi]] as Child artist		*[[Sruthi Lakshmi]] as Child artist
	*Chandrika		*Chandrika
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] and lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].		The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] and the lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].
	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)		! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
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	\| 8 \|\| "Pattu Chutti Pottum" (M) \|\| K. J. Yesudas \|\| Yusufali Kechery \|\|		\| 8 \|\| "Pattu Chutti Pottum" (M) \|\| K. J. Yesudas \|\| Yusufali Kechery \|\|
	\|}		\|}

			== Reception ==
			A critic from ''indiainfo.com'' wrote, " Sunderdas has, through ''Varnakaazhchakal'', made a film that reiterates that family subjects don’t easily lose their charm as far as Malayalam cinema is concerned".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/malayalam/reviews/varna.html \|title=Indiainfo: Malayalam: Movie Reviews \|website=movies.indiainfo.com \|access-date=28 September 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211012613/http://movies.indiainfo.com/malayalam/reviews/varna.html \|archive-date=11 February 2001 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:2000 films]]		[[Category:2000 films]]
	[[Category:Indian films]]		[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
	[[Category:~~2000s~~ Malayalam-language films]]		[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]
			[[Category:2000 Malayalam-language films]]
			[[Category:Films scored by Mohan Sithara]]
	[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Das]]		[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Das]]


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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Varnakkazchchakal
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sundar Das]]
| producer =
| writer = VC Ashok
| screenplay = VC Ashok
| starring = [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]]<br>[[Poornima Mohan]]<br>[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]
| music = [[Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]
| editing = L Bhoominathan
| studio = Sooryakanthi Productions
| distributor = Sooryakanthi Productions
| released = {{Film date|2000|08|10|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Varnakkazchchakal''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 2000|2000]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, directed [[Sundar Das]]. The film stars [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]], [[Poornima Mohan]], [[Suman Ranganathan]] and [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Mohan Sithara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3252|title=Varnakkaazhchakal|access-date=2014-10-07|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1573|title=Varnakkaazhchakal|access-date=2014-10-07|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/varnnakazhchakal-malayalam-movie/|title=Varnakkaazhchakal|access-date=2014-10-07|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
They story deals with aristocratic family and its filial defects. Kunju is the youngest member of an aristocratic family. He has an elder brother whom everyone respects and fears. The elder brother's business deals results in loss which puts the families livelihood at stake. His pride makes him fall further into debt. Kunju is suffering from [[schizophreniform disorder]] after seeing death of his girlfriend Malavika during his [[Chembai Memorial Government Music College|college]] days at Palakkad. Kunju's brothers wife is also led by greed and halts any marriage proposals coming to Kunju to avoid sharing families wealth. Kunju's brother Sudhakara Menon also follows his wife's lead in this matter. Meanwhile, Kunju falls in love with a lower-class women, Sridevi whilst dissuading objections of his family. Sudhakara Menon is cheated by his lawyer and his and Kunju's Clay pottery and brick oven factory is confiscated through illegal means. This disturbs Kunju and he attacks the new owners in a psychotic fit and kills those who have cheated them. Sudhakara Menon asks forgiveness to Kunju for his doings. The court absolves Kunju from his doings citing his mental disorder. Finally Kunju gets back with Sridevi.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Kunju
*[[Poornima Mohan]] as Sreedevi/Cheeru
*Sishwa as Malavika
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kaimal
*[[KPAC Lalitha]] as Kunju's mother
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Kunjandi
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Bhagyalakshmi
*[[Bindu Panicker]] as Saumini
*KPAC Premachandran as Renuka's father
*[[K. T. S. Padannayil]] as Damu's relative
*[[Lena (actress)|Lena]] as Renuka
*[[Mala Aravindan]] as Chathutti
*Manka Mahesh as Renuka's mother
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Sudhakara Menon
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Pothuval
*[[Ponnamma Babu]] as Subadra
*[[Ravi Menon]] as Subadra's husband
*[[Risabava]] as Thomachan
*[[Sangeetha Krish|Sangeetha]] as Susan
*[[Sreenath]] as Advocate
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as Malavika's father
*[[Sruthi Lakshmi]] as Child artist
*Chandrika
*Kozhikode Sarada as Kali
*Nandu Pothuval as Peon
*Sreehari as Damu
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]] and lyrics were written by [[Yusufali Kechery]].
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Ente Peru Vilikkayaano" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || [[Yusufali Kechery]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Hamsadhwani" || K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 3 || "Hamsadhwani" || K. J. Yesudas || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 4 || "Indraneelam" || K. S. Chithra || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 5 || "Indraneelam" (M) || K. J. Yesudas || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 6 || "Moonam Thrikannil" || K. S. Chithra, [[Mohan Sithara]] || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 7 || "Pattu Chutti" || K. S. Chithra, Chorus || Yusufali Kechery ||
|-
| 8 || "Pattu Chutti Pottum" (M) || K. J. Yesudas || Yusufali Kechery ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0384648|Varnnakazhchakal}}

[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sundar Das]]

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