Chess (2006 film)

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 and Vijayaraghavan and Rajyalakshmi.

Chess
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Directed by	Raj Babu
Written by	Udayakrishna Siby K. Thomas
Starring	Dileep Bhavana
Music by	Berny Ignatius
Distributed by	Kalasangham Films
Release date	7 July 2006 (2006-07-07)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The movie was dubbed into Hindi as Aag Ka Dariya. This is one of the very few movies which has a linearly dubbed version.

Plot

Vijayakrishnan (Dileep) is an odinary boy 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, murders his mother in front of him by dousing her with Gasoline and lighting it up. Vijayakrishnan is then beaten unconscious by them. Vijay acts as a blind man in order to take revenge on the criminals that killed his parents and discredited him from his wealth. The incident happened after that formed the rest of the film.

Cast

• Dileep as Vijayakrishnan
• Bhavana as Dr. Radhika
• Ashish Vidyarthi as SP Swaminathan
• Jagathy Sreekumar as Constable Narayanan
• Salim Kumar as Unnikkannan
• Harisree Ashokan as Kallan Bhaskaran
• Mohan Jose as Vasu
• Kalasala Babu as Doctor Sukumaran Marar
• Vijayaraghavan as Commissioner Devarajan
• Bheeman Raghu as DYSP Koshy
• Baburaj as CI Sarath
• Suresh Krishna as Adv. Raj Mohan
• Sai Kumar as Krishnadas I.P.S
• Janardhanan as Easwara Varma
• Jagannatha Varma as D.I.G. of Police
• Madhupal as Adv. Mathew Varghese
• Rajalakshmi as Bhanumathi, Vijayakrishnan's mother
• Kunchan as Eye Specialist Siddharthan
• Baby Nayanthara as Achu, Swaminathan's Daughter
• Dimple Rose as Radhika's Friend

Soundtrack

Chess
Soundtrack album by Berny–Ignatius
Released	July 2006
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

Track listing

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

Paresh C Palicha from Rediff , saying that "Dileep. With Chess, he has brought in a seriousness to his brand of filmmaking, the only grouse being that there should 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" 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" 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".

External links

• Chess on IMDb
• Chess at Rotten Tomatoes