''Bicycle Thieves'' is a 2013

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

comedy thriller film written and directed by

Jis Joy Jis Joy is an Indian dubbing artist, film writer, director, and lyricist who works in the Malayalam film industry. He made his directorial debut with the Malayalam film ''Bicycle Thieves''. Career Jis Joy started his film career as a dubbing ...

. It stars Asif Ali in the lead role alongside

Aparna Gopinath Aparna Gopinath is an Indian actress of film actress and theatre artist. She debuted in the Malayalam film '' ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi'' opposite to Dulquer Salmaan. Early life Aparna is born into a Malayali family in Chennai. She was ...

with

Salim Kumar Salim Kumar (born 10 October 1969) is an Indian actor, comedian, director and writer in Malayalam cinema. Mostly known for his comic and comedy roles, Salim Kumar is considered one of the best and most prominent comedians in the history of Mala ...

, Saiju Kurup,

K. P. A. C. Lalitha Maheshwari Amma, better known by her stage name K. P. A. C. Lalitha, was an Indian film and stage actress who worked primarily in Malyalam. She started her acting career with K. P. A. C., a theatre collective in Kayamkulam, Kerala. In a caree ...

, Aju Varghese, Sunil Sukhada and Siddique in other pivotal roles. The film also features Sai Kumar and Devan. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.

Summary

Chacko lost his parents early in his life. After years of struggle, he ends up with a gang of friends who steal bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors he meets Meera, a bank employee, and they fall in love. The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging many details; the viewer may guess that they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.

Cast

* Asif Ali as Kunchacko/Chacko *

as Meera Mathews *

Vijay Babu Vijay Babu (born 14 May 1976) is an Indian film producer, actor, and businessman, who works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the founder of the film production company Friday Film House. Vijay Babu is best known for producing and starring ...

as Adv. Kashinathan *

as Bose Prakash/Bossettan * Siddique * Sunil Sukhada as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan * Kishore Sathya as Sleeve Varghese *

Jaffar Idukki Jaffar Idukki is an Indian actor, impressionist, and comedian, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Started his career with the 2007 film ''Kaiyoppu'', he has acted in about hundred films and has performed in a number of comedy sta ...

as Sajeer Bhayi * Saiju Kurup as Rameshan *

as Meera's Landlady * Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim * Sai Kumar as Pattaru Swami * Devan as Mathews * Aju Varghese as Shajan (Cameo) *

Balu Varghese Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in Chanthupottu (2005). Early life and Career Balu Varghese was born in Kochi . He is the son of E. ...

as Iqbal cameo *

Sekhar Menon Sekhar Menon is an Indian Musician and Actor primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He is a well known disc jockey too. He has deejayed at over 500 stages, mainly in Kerala. Personal life Sekhar has a degree in Sound Engineering from Chennai. ...

as Himself cameo * Naveen Arakkal

Soundtrack

All tracks composed by

Deepak Dev Deepak Devraj Komath (born 30 April 1978), better known as Deepak Dev, is an Indian music composer, best known for his compositions in Malayalam cinema. He started his career in the Film Industry through the movie ''Chronic Bachelor'' (2003) di ...

and

Jerry Amaldev Jerome Thomas Veleeparambil, more popularly known by his stage name Jerry Amaldev (born 15 April 1939) is a three-time Kerala State Film Awards winning Indian composer of film scores who has given music to some of the most important motion pic ...

, and written by

Bichu Thirumala B. Sivasankaran Nair, popularly known as Bichu Thirumala (13 February 1942 – 26 November 2021), was an Indian lyricist and poet. He is known for creating the style of arranging beautiful words in Malayalam film songs. In Malayalam cinema, Bich ...

, Kaithapram, and Jis Joy.

References

2013 films Indian comedy thriller films 2010s comedy thriller films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2013 comedy films Films directed by Jis Joy {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub