''Chakkikotha Chankaran'' is 1989 Indian

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, directed by Krishnakumar, starring

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and

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. The film was a remake of Tamil film ''Enga Veetu Ramayanam''. The movie was remade in Kannada as '' Mana Mecchida Sose''.

Plot

The film begins with Pradeep enjoying a cricket match. His parents, Raghavan Thampi and Subhadra, are eager to find brides for their sons, Prabhakaran and Pradeep, after an astrologer warns that they must have a grandchild soon, or one of them may die. Prabhakaran, determined to become a skilled

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player, goes against his family's wishes, while Pradeep works as a bank employee. Subhadra, frustrated with Prabhakaran's refusal to marry Shailaja, the daughter of Madhava Menon, attempts suicide in front of him. Feeling pressured, Prabhakaran agrees to the marriage. However, after the wedding, he constantly criticizes Shailaja for minor mistakes. One day, urged by his parents, Prabhakaran takes Shailaja out to a movie. On the way, they are harassed by some local troublemakers. Though Prabhakaran tries to avoid confrontation, the insults become too much for Shailaja to bear. To Prabhakaran's surprise, Shailaja, a skilled

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practitioner, fights off the attackers, leaving him in awe of her abilities. Later, when Prabhakaran asks her where she learned Karate, she explains that she was trained as a child. That night, Shailaja has a nightmare about the same attackers hurting her husband, and in her sleep, she accidentally punches him. Meanwhile, Pradeep falls in love with Roshini, and they secretly marry in a temple to avoid upsetting his family. It turns out Roshini and Shailaja are old friends, so Roshini brings Pradeep to live in his family home without revealing their marriage. Pradeep tries to leave the house multiple times, but his brother convinces him to stay. Prabhakaran hatches a plan to frame Roshini as a thief, hoping to get her thrown out, but it backfires, and he ends up getting arrested. He is later released when the real thief confesses to the crime. In the film's climax, Roshini is kidnapped by her stalker, and Pradeep attempts to rescue her. Both are caught by the police, leading the entire family to the police station to secure their release. While there, captured criminals are brought in, and one of them takes Shailaja hostage. Shailaja once again uses her Karate skills to overpower the goons. In the chaos, a bomb goes off at the police station, but the family manages to escape unharmed.

Cast

as Pradeep Thampi *

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as Prabhakaran Thampi *

Thilakan Palappurathu Keshavan Surendranatha Thilakan (15 July 1935 – 24 September 2012) was an Indian film and stage actor who appeared in over 200 Malayalam films. Thilakan was known for his elaborate method acting, realistic and spontaneous appeara ...

as Raghavan Thampi *

as Roshney * Geetha as Shailaja *

Sukumari Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, T ...

as Subhadra Kunjamma *

Jagathi Sreekumar Sreekumar Achary (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...

as Ouseppu *

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as Wilson *

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as Madhava Menon * Kunchan as Police Officer *

Bobby Kottarakkara Abdul Azeez (11 March 1952 – 3 December 2000), Better known by his Stage Name Bobby Kottarakkara was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He was born to Pareedkunju Ravuthar in Kottarakkara. He began his acting career on stage. He ma ...

as Sankara Pillai *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Police Officer *

Pattom Sadan Sadhasivan, popularly known as Pattom Sadan was an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 200 films. His debut movie was Chathurangam in 1959. He was a famous comedy artist during the 1960s and 1970s. He acted in many Tamil movi ...

as Thief *

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as Bhagavathar

Soundtrack

*"Kandittilla(Chandanathin)" - Krishnachandran, K. S. Chithra *"Kandittilla" - Krishnachandran, K. S. Chithra *"Odathe Maane" - Krishnachandran

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0353280, Chakkikotha Chankaran 1980s Malayalam-language films 1989 comedy films 1989 films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Malayalam remakes of Tamil films Indian romantic comedy-drama films