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| name = Chess | | name = Chess | ||
| image = Chess (2006 film).jpg | | image = Chess (2006 film).jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = DVD cover | ||
| native_name | | native_name = | ||
| director = Raj Babu | | director = Raj Babu | ||
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br/>Siby K. Thomas]] | | writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br/>Siby K. Thomas]] | ||
| starring = [[Dileep (Malayalam actor)|Dileep]]<br />[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] | | starring = [[Dileep (Malayalam actor)|Dileep]]<br />[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] | ||
| music = [[Berny Ignatius]] | | music = [[Berny Ignatius]]<br> C.Rajamani | ||
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar | |||
| editing = P.C. Mohanan | |||
| distributor = [[Kalasangham Films]] | | distributor = [[Kalasangham Films]] | ||
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|7|7}} | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|7|7}} | ||
| country = | | country = India | ||
| language = | | language = Malayalam | ||
| runtime = 160 minutes | | runtime = 160 minutes | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| gross = | | gross = | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Chess''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller]] | '''''Chess''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Raj Babu. [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] plays the male protagonist and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] is his heroine. The film also stars [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Harisree Ashokan]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] and Rajyalakshmi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mind-game/article3195685.ece|title = Mind game|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 6 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/game-of-life/article3218165.ece|title = Game of life|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 19 May 2006}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Vijayakrishnan | Vijayakrishnan is an ordinary man who longs for his father's love. After his father's premeditated death, as the only heir to all his father's property, he is betrayed by his trusted lawyer who confirms his documents as fake. The people who are after Vijayakrishnan's father's wealth, murder his mother in front of him by dousing her with [[gasoline]] and burning her. Vijayakrishnan is then beaten unconscious by them. To get his revenge on the criminals who killed his parents and cheated him out of his wealth, Vijayakrishnan pretends to be blind and deceives them, one by one. The ensuing incidents shape the rest of the film. | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] | {{Cast listing| | ||
*[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Dr. Radhika | *[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Vijayakrishnan | ||
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as SP Swaminathan | *[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Dr. Radhika Varma | ||
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Constable Narayanan | *[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as [[Crime Branch]] [[Director general of police|SP]] Swaminathan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
*[[Salim Kumar]] as | *[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Constable]] Narayanan | ||
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Unnikannan | |||
*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Kallan Bhaskaran | *[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Kallan Bhaskaran | ||
*[[Mohan Jose]] as Vasu | *[[Mohan Jose]] as Vasu, Vijay's right hand | ||
*[[Kalasala Babu]] as Doctor | *[[Kalasala Babu]] as Doctor Marar | ||
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Commissioner Devarajan | *[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|City Police Commissioner]] Devarajan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as DYSP Koshy | *[[Bheeman Raghu]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Koshy | ||
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as CI Sarath | *[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Sarath | ||
*[[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Adv. Raj Mohan | *[[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Adv. Raj Mohan | ||
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Krishnadas | *[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Retired [[Director general of police|DGP]] Krishnadas [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Vijayakrishnan's father | ||
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Easwara Varma | *[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Easwara Varma, Radhika's grandfather | ||
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as | *[[Jagannatha Varma]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Bharathan Kurup [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] | ||
*[[Madhupal]] as Adv. Mathew Varghese | *[[Madhupal]] as Adv. Mathew Varghese | ||
*[[Rajalakshmi (actress)|Rajalakshmi]] as | *[[Rajalakshmi (actress)|Rajalakshmi]] as Rajalakshmi, Vijayakrishnan's mother | ||
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Eye Specialist | *[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Eye Specialist | ||
*[[Nayanthara Chakravarthy|Baby Nayanthara]] as Achu, Swaminathan's | *[[Nayanthara Chakravarthy|Baby Nayanthara]] as Achu, Swaminathan's daughter | ||
*Dimple Rose as Radhika's | *Rani Larius as Swaminathan's wife | ||
*Dimple Rose as Radhika's friend | |||
}} | |||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
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The movie features a soundtrack composed by [[Berny Ignatius]] and lyrics written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma | The movie features a soundtrack composed by [[Berny Ignatius]] and lyrics written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma. | ||
{{Track listing | {{Track listing | ||
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==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
Paresh C Palicha from [[Rediff.com|Rediff]] | Paresh C Palicha from [[Rediff.com|Rediff]] says that "Dileep. With Chess, he has brought in a seriousness to his brand of filmmaking, the only grouse being that there should [have] been a tighter script to support him. Bhavana, as the love interest, has some significance in the beginning, but it is totally lost by the end of the film. Salim Kumar and Harisree Asokan handle the comic department proficiently. Ashish Vidyarthi, Vijayraghavan, Bheeman Raghu and Babu Raj play typical villains without too much of a fuss"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/10chess.htm|title = Dileep alone saves Chess|date= 10 July 2006|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Sify.com wrote that "It is an out and out Dileep film. He is there in almost all frames and makes the film work. He has been successful in shedding his comedy image and tries a serious revenge drama. So if you are game to watch a film that?s different from the usual Dileep entertainers, try out Chess. It is a deep, dark tale of revenge, with a unique ending" | ||
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/chess-review-malayalam-pclvX7gfbhiib.html|title =Chess|date= 9 July 2006| | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/chess-review-malayalam-pclvX7gfbhiib.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617005103/http://www.sify.com/movies/chess-review-malayalam-pclvX7gfbhiib.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2018|title =Chess|date= 9 July 2006|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> A critic from ''The Hindu'' said that "Rajbabu, director, has presented a thriller with no suspense. All the moves made by the hero are predictable".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-tale-of-revenge/article3106931.ece|title=A tale of revenge|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 July 2006}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:2006 Malayalam-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Berny–Ignatius]] | [[Category:Films scored by Berny–Ignatius]] | ||
{{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub}} | {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:26, 28 March 2026
| Chess | |
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.jpg) DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Raj Babu |
| Written by | Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas |
| Starring | Dileep Bhavana Ashish Vidyarthi |
| Music by | Berny Ignatius C.Rajamani |
| Cinematography | Sanjeev Shankar |
| Edited by | P.C. Mohanan |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Chess is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Raj Babu. Dileep plays the male protagonist and Bhavana is his heroine. The film also stars Ashish Vidyarthi, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Ashokan, Vijayaraghavan and Rajyalakshmi.[1][2]
Plot[edit | edit source]
Vijayakrishnan is an ordinary man who longs for his father's love. After his father's premeditated death, as the only heir to all his father's property, he is betrayed by his trusted lawyer who confirms his documents as fake. The people who are after Vijayakrishnan's father's wealth, murder his mother in front of him by dousing her with gasoline and burning her. Vijayakrishnan is then beaten unconscious by them. To get his revenge on the criminals who killed his parents and cheated him out of his wealth, Vijayakrishnan pretends to be blind and deceives them, one by one. The ensuing incidents shape the rest of the film.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Dileep as Vijayakrishnan
- Bhavana as Dr. Radhika Varma
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Crime Branch SP Swaminathan IPS
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Constable Narayanan
- Salim Kumar as Unnikannan
- Harisree Ashokan as Kallan Bhaskaran
- Mohan Jose as Vasu, Vijay's right hand
- Kalasala Babu as Doctor Marar
- Vijayaraghavan as City Police Commissioner Devarajan IPS
- Bheeman Raghu as DYSP Koshy
- Baburaj as CI Sarath
- Suresh Krishna as Adv. Raj Mohan
- Sai Kumar as Retired DGP Krishnadas IPS, Vijayakrishnan's father
- Janardhanan as Easwara Varma, Radhika's grandfather
- Jagannatha Varma as DIG Bharathan Kurup IPS
- Madhupal as Adv. Mathew Varghese
- Rajalakshmi as Rajalakshmi, Vijayakrishnan's mother
- Kunchan as Eye Specialist
- Baby Nayanthara as Achu, Swaminathan's daughter
- Rani Larius as Swaminathan's wife
- Dimple Rose as Radhika's friend
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
| Chess | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | July 2006[3] |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 19:20 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Label | Satyam Audio |
| Official audio | |
| Chess- Full Album at YouTube | |
The movie features a soundtrack composed by Berny Ignatius and lyrics written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | ""Chantham Kalindi"(F)" | Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma | Berny Ignatius | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 2. | ""Chantham Kalindi"(D)" | Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma | Berny Ignatius | K. S. Chithra, K. J. Yesudas | |
| 3. | ""Chess"" | Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma | Berny Ignatius | George Peter | |
| 4. | ""Chantham Kalindi"(M)" | Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma | Berny Ignatius | K. S. Chithra | |
| Total length: | 19.20 | ||||
Reception[edit | edit source]
Paresh C Palicha from Rediff says that "Dileep. With Chess, he has brought in a seriousness to his brand of filmmaking, the only grouse being that there should [have] been a tighter script to support him. Bhavana, as the love interest, has some significance in the beginning, but it is totally lost by the end of the film. Salim Kumar and Harisree Asokan handle the comic department proficiently. Ashish Vidyarthi, Vijayraghavan, Bheeman Raghu and Babu Raj play typical villains without too much of a fuss"[4] Sify.com wrote that "It is an out and out Dileep film. He is there in almost all frames and makes the film work. He has been successful in shedding his comedy image and tries a serious revenge drama. So if you are game to watch a film that?s different from the usual Dileep entertainers, try out Chess. It is a deep, dark tale of revenge, with a unique ending" [5] A critic from The Hindu said that "Rajbabu, director, has presented a thriller with no suspense. All the moves made by the hero are predictable".[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Mind game". The Hindu. 6 July 2006.
- ↑ "Game of life". The Hindu. 19 May 2006.
- ↑ "Chess– Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "Dileep alone saves Chess". Rediff.com. 10 July 2006.
- ↑ "Chess". Sify. 9 July 2006. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018.
- ↑ "A tale of revenge". The Hindu. 19 July 2006.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Chess on IMDb
- Chess at Rotten Tomatoes
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