Kunchacko Boban
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| Kunchacko Boban | |
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| Born | November 2, 1976 Alapuzha, Kerala, India |
| Other names | Chackochan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981, 1997-present |
| Spouse | Priya Ann Samuel (2005 - present) |
Kunchacko Boban (born on November 2, 1976) is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He started his career with the blockbuster film Aniathipravu (1997). His roles in Nakshathrathaarattu (1998), Mayilpeelikkavu (1998), and Niram (1999) made him one of the popularlead actors of the late 1990s.
During the 2000s his notable films included Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001), the commercially successful Swapnakoodu (2003), and the critical and commercial hit Kasthooriman (2003). Although his films struggled at the box office during the mid-2000s, he made a come back withGulumal: The Escape (2009). The 2010s saw a resurrection of his career. He earned critical and commercial success for his performances inElsamma Enna Aankutty (2010), Traffic (2011), Seniors (2011), and Ordinary (2012).
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[edit]Career
Following the success of Aniathipravu, Kunchacko Boban was cast in movies like Nakshathrathaarattu and Mayilpeelikkavu. In Nakshathrathaarattu, he was again cast opposite Shalini. Both films were fairly successful. Then he played a cameo in Fazil's Harikrishnans, which marked the reunion of Mohanlal and Mammootty after 9 years.He became an instant teenage heartthrob following his first film, the Fazil-directed Aniathipravu (1997). Kunchacko Boban and Shalini gained a reputation as a star pair. They went on to work together in four films. He stood out among the heroes of the late 1990s, when the middle-aged super stars concentrated on action films.
Then came a streak of flops like Chandamama, Ingane Oru Nilapakshi, Prem Poojari, Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam etc. He had a single success in 1999, Kamal's Niram, which featured him opposite Shalini for the final time. Niram was a rage among the colleges in Kerala and through this movie, he attained the title choclate hero among youngsters. Dosth did fairly well, but in an age when Dileep had the Midas touch, Kunchako's performance was half-charged. Then he played a good comedy role in Sathyan Anthikkadu's Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka.
After Niram, Dosth and Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka, his next hits were Kasthooriman, and Swapnakkoodu. The movie Ee Snehatheerathu fetched him a Special Jury Award at the 2004Kerala State Film Awards. In 2005, he got married and started concentrating on real estate business and was quite successful. In 2006 and 2007, he did not act much.
He returned to films in 2008 with Shafi's LollyPop, which also starred Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Bhavana and Roma. In 2009, he again paired up with Jayasurya in Gulumal: The Escape.
After Gulumal: The Escape, he acted in Mummy & Me and in Sakudumbam Shyamala which did fairly well in the theatres. Then he was cast in Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty, in which he had an image makeover with the character Palunni and the movie was among the biggest hits of 2010. After that, he appeared in Shaji Azeez's Oridathoru Postman and Saji Surendran's Four Friends. His first release in 2011, Traffic was a superhit. His later releases Seniors, Three Kings, Sevens and Doctor Love also did extremely well at the box office. Seniors was one among the biggest hits of 2011. His success train in 2011 fetched him the Youth Icon of the Year award at the prestigious Asianet Film Awards. 2012 started off on a success note for Kunchacko Boban as his first release Spanish Masala did fairly well at the box office. His latest release Ordinary is getting an extremely positive response from the theaters and also has gathered a great initial collection.[1]
[edit]Personal life
He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios, the first film studio in Kerala. His father Boban Kunchacko was an also an actor and producer who acted in a few films produced by Udaya. Boban Kunchacko later ventured into direction with the films Palattu Kunhikkannan, Sanchari and Aazhi. Kunchacko Boban is also the grandnephew of Navodaya Appachan of the Navodaya Studios. Kunchako Boban married Priya Ann Samuel on April 2, 2005.
[edit]Awards
- 2010 - Best Star Pair Award with actress Archana Jose Kavi for Mummy & Me[2]
- 2011 - Youth Icon of the Year
- 2010 - Best Star Pair Award with actress Archana Jose Kavi for Mummy & Me[3]
- 2010 - Best Star Pair Award with actress Bhama for Sakudumbam Shyamala
Other Awards
[edit]Filmography
[edit]Upcoming films
| No. | Year | Title | Role | Co-stars | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | God for Sale: Bhakthi Prasthanam | Poornanada Swami | Babu Janardhanan | Shooting Started | |
| 2 | 2012 | Veedu | Sohanlal | Announced | ||
| 3 | 2012 | Gold | Mohanlal, Prithviraj, Anoop Menon, Fahad Fazil,Karthika Nair | Rajesh Pillai | Announced | |
| 4 | 2012 | Untitled Movie | Prithviraj, Remya Nambeeshan, Rima Kallingal | Lal Jose | Announced | |
| 5 | 2012 | Untitled Movie | Biju Menon | Boban Samuel | Announced |
[edit]Unreleased film
| No. | Year | Title | Role | Co-stars | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Mayamohithachandran | Chandran | Shibu Prabhakar | Renuka Menon | Unreleased |
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