Chunkzz
| Chunkzz | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Omar Lulu |
| Screenplay by | Joseph Vijeesh Sanoop Thykoodam Aneesh Hameed |
| Story by | Omar Lulu |
| Produced by | Vaishak Rajan |
| Starring | Balu Varghese Dharmajan Bolgatty Ganapathi S. Poduwal Vishak Nair Honey Rose |
| Cinematography | Alby |
| Edited by | Dilip Dennies |
| Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Production company | Vaishaka Cynyma |
| Distributed by | Vaishaka Cynyma |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹3.5 crore[1] |
| Box office | est. ₹21.3 crore[1] |
Chunkzz (transl. Buddies) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Omar Lulu and produced by Vyshak Rajan. It was written by debutants Joseph Vijeesh, Sanoop Thykoodam, and Aneesh Hameed from a story by Lulu. The film stars Balu Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Ganapathi S. Poduwal, and Vishak Nair in the titular roles, along with Honey Rose.[2] Chunkzz was released in theatres on 4 August 2017. The film was a commercial success at the box office.[3]
Plot
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The story is all about four friends Romario, Riyas, Yudas and Athmaram. The story develops into a new turn when Romario's childhood friend Riya comes to their college to study. The four friends try hard to woo Riya. At that time, Riya and Romario leave to Goa and send his friends pictures which he actually faked, and it was to make them believe that they had sex in the hotel. At the same time, Riya's brother spots her there and takes her back home and informs her dad about the matter.
Later, the situation turns out as if Riya is pregnant and Roamario should marry her. Romario confesses to his friends that nothing of that sort has happened, but they do not believe him at first. Later it is revealed that it was Riya who fooled her father she is pregnant, for marrying Romario. At last it is revealed that it was Romario who brought her from Bangalore to Kerala in-order to marry her and become rich. Later they get married.
Cast
- Balu Varghese as Romario Varghese
- Vishak Nair as Yudas Thaddeus / Dasappan
- Dharmajan Bolgatty as Athmaram K. T./ Athmavu
- Ganapathi as Riyas
- Honey Rose as Riya Pappachan / Pinky
- Lal as Varkichan, Romario's father
- Siddique as Pappachan
- Mareena Michael Kurisingal as Sherin
- Monika Thomas Puthuran as Rasiya
- Hareesh Perumanna as Preman
- Remya Panickar as Jolly Miss
- Reena Basheer as Mary
- Kailash as Freddy
- Anjali Nair as Ancy
- SMES Aswanth Kok as kundipaakam
- Lintu Rony as Riya's sister
- Shammi Thilakan as Jose /Oola jose
- Binoy Nambala as Balan
- Saranya Anand as Soni miss
- Arjun Nandhakumar as Arjun, Riya's friend
Production
The film was announced with a title in January 2017. It was written by debutants Joseph Vijeesh, Sanoop Thykoodam, and Aneesh Hameed from a story by Lulu.[4] It was the second film of Lulu after Happy Wedding. Balu Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Vishak Nair, and Ganapathi plays the titular characters, while Honey Rose plays the female lead. Omar said the film wil begin shooting on 9 February 2017 at Sree Sankara College.[5]
Reception
Box office
The film was a commercial success at the box office. It grossed an estimated amount of ₹21.3 crore at worldwide box office against a budget of ₹3.5 crore.[1]
Critical response
Selena Gomez of The Quint rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "it basically unveils the meaning of friendship with trust, care and inspiration".[6] Anagha Jayan E. of Malayala Manorama rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 and called it "a strong brew of fun, frolic and friendship" and "a full-fledged entertainer, which would make one roll on the floor laughing. A light movie, which doesn't involve any complex thoughts and emotions, here's a film that you can enjoy to the fullest".[7] Deepa Soman of The Times of India rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 and said "Watch Chunkzz if you can appreciate a few adult jokes, without thinking much about the logic in the story line".[8] Behindwoods rated 2.25 out of 5 and said that "the major chunk of humour in Chunkzz will satisfy the youth", but excluding that, the "screenplay will seem very amateur and out of shape".[9]
Filmibeat rated 2.5 out of 5 and called it "a fun-filled entertainer which is strictly meant for the youth audiences".[10] Sify rated 3 out of 5, but wrote that "Chunkzz is filled with double meaning dialogues ... no point in looking for logic or a credible storyline here and the whole film has been done as a string of comic episodes".[11] Meera Suresh of The New Indian Express views the film as "an adult comedy in the garb of an entertainer ... the lack of meat in the plot has been concealed with some witty one-liners. This ploy works, somehow.[12] Vandana Mohandas of Deccan Chronicle rated 1.5 out of 5 and wrote that it has "overdose of sexist jokes ... what begins as a campus story is neither a romantic entertainer nor a humorous movie".[13]
References
- ^ a b c "കലക്ഷനിൽ ഒന്നാമൻ ചങ്ക്സ്; ബോക്സ്ഓഫീസ് റിപ്പോർട്ട്". Manorama Online. 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz (Chunkzz Cast) Story, Chunkzz Movie Story, Plot, Synopsis, Review, Preview – FilmiBeat". FilmiBeat.
- ^ "Chunkzz (Chunkzz Cast) Malayalam Movie,Chunkzz Movie Review, Wiki, Story, Release Date – FilmiBeat". FilmiBeat.
- ^ "Omar Lulu's next after Happy Wedding titled as Chunkzz". onlookersmedia.in.
- ^ "Omar Lulu's Chunkzz is a road trip movie".
- ^ Gomez, Selena (3 August 2017). "Chunkzz Malayalam Movie Review, Chunkzz Rating (3/5)". The Quint.
- ^ "Chunkzz review: a strong brew of fun, frolic and friendship". Onmanorama. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz (aka) Chunkz review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz Movie Review: Strictly For Youth Audiences!". filmibeat.com. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Review : Chunkzz review: Lowbrow comedy". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz: An adult comedy in the garb of an entertainer". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Chunkzz movie review: Overdose of sexist jokes". Deccan Chronicle. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.