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''Chirakodinja Kinavukal'' (English: ''Dreams with Broken Wings'') is a 2015
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. Directed by debutant Santhosh Viswanath, the film has been produced by
Listin Stephen Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. Hi ...
under the banner of Magic Frames. It has the notable achievement of being the first ever Malayalam
parody film A parody film or spoof film is a subgenre of comedy film that parodies other film genres or films as pastiches, works created by imitation of the style of many different films reassembled together. Although the subgenre is often overlooked by cri ...
. The film features
Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...
played
triple role Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble": Sports * Triple (baseball), a three-base hit * A basketball three-point field goal * A figure skating jump with three rotations * In bowling terms, three strikes in a row * ...
two leads and one cameo appearance alongside
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and
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in the lead roles along with
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,
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,
Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...
and
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. Chirakodinja Kinavukal released on 1 May to generally mixed to positive reviews.


Plot

Ambujakshan (
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) at long last gets to meet a director (
Manoj K Jayan Manoj Kadampoothramadom Jayan also known as Manoj K.Jayan is an Indian actor of Malayalam and Tamil films. He has also done a few Telugu and Kannada films and has also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for ...
) and a producer (
Sunil Sukhada Sunil Sukhada is an Indian actor in Malayalam cinema. He debuted in a small role in the film '' Best Actor''. His first full length role was as the supermarket manager in '' Chappa Kurishu'' (2011). He won a special mention in the Kerala state ...
) to narrate his story 'Chirakodinja Kinavukal', which he hopes would finally be made into a film. He declares that he has made a few changes to the script to meet the requirements of the new gen cinema, though the hero of his tale, Thayyalkkaran (
Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...
) and his heroine Sumathi (
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) have not changed. As per Ambujakshan’s story, Sumathi falls in love with a local tailor, Thayyalkkaran. Virakuvettukaran (
Joy Mathew Joy Mathew (born 20 September 1961) is an Indian film and theatre actor.He is also a film director, playwright and screenwriter.He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Career Joy Mathew is best known for playing the lead role in John Abra ...
), her father, a rich woodcutter, is against this relationship and decides to marry her off to an NRI (
Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...
in a
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). Since it is seemingly futile to stop the marriage, the tailor tries to commit suicide and gets hospitalized. Surprisingly, the marriage comes to a halt. Therefore, in the end, Sumathi and the Tailor reunite.


Cast

*
Kunchacko Boban Kunchacko Boban (born 2 November 1976) is an Indian actor and film producer. Sometimes referred to as Chackochan, he works in the Malayalam film industry and has acted in more than 90 films in more than two decades. He is a member of the List ...
as
Triple role Triple is used in several contexts to mean "threefold" or a " treble": Sports * Triple (baseball), a three-base hit * A basketball three-point field goal * A figure skating jump with three rotations * In bowling terms, three strikes in a row * ...
Thayyalkaran (Tailor), UK Karan (NRI) and Gulf Karan (NRI) *
Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...
as N.P. Ambujakshan *
Rima Kallingal Rima Kallingal is an Indian actress and film producer who mainly appears in Malayalam films. She made her Malayalam film debut with '' Ritu'' (2009). She married to the Malayalam film director Aashiq Abu in 2013. Early Life and Career Born in Th ...
as Sumathi *
Joy Mathew Joy Mathew (born 20 September 1961) is an Indian film and theatre actor.He is also a film director, playwright and screenwriter.He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Career Joy Mathew is best known for playing the lead role in John Abra ...
as Virakuvettukaran, Sumathi's father *
Srinda Ashab Srinda (born 20 August 1985) is an Indian actress, model, and dubbing artist who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Her debut film was '' Four Friends'' (2010). She is best known for her roles in Malayalam movies '' 22 Female Kottayam' ...
as Sumathi's friend *
Shebin Benson Shebin Benson (born 27 November 1995) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam films. Shebin made his debut in Aashiq Abu movie '' Idukki Gold'' in 2013, Later he appeared in Mammootty starrer Varsham. His first movie as a male ...
as Young Thayyalkaran *
Manoj K Jayan Manoj Kadampoothramadom Jayan also known as Manoj K.Jayan is an Indian actor of Malayalam and Tamil films. He has also done a few Telugu and Kannada films and has also acted in a Bollywood film. Manoj has won three Kerala State Film Award for ...
as Uthaman *
Jacob Gregory Jacob Gregory is an Indian-American actor who has appeared in Malayalam films. He made his film debut with ''ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi (2013 film), ABCD'' (2013) directed by Martin Prakkat. He got a breakthrough role in the TV series ''A ...
as Santhosh Balaji *
Idavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with ''Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, he ...
as Thayyalkaran's Friend *
Saiju Kurup Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...
as
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K. P. Benny
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* Vijayakumar as
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*
Mamukkoya Mamukkoya (born 5 July 1946) is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema, and has also appeared in French film ''Flammens of Paradise''. He has mostly appeared in comedic roles. His unique usage of the Mappila dialect and style ma ...
as Broker *
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as Mapranam Karayogam President T. P. V. Kurup (cameo) *
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as Thayyalkaran's father (cameo) *
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as Joppan's Perappan (photo only) *
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in a
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Reception

Chirakodinja Kinavukal received mixed reaction from viewers and positive reviews from critics. Critics appreciated the style of film which portrayed the pre-existed and existing cliches in contemporary
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. Paresh C Palicha of
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states that Chirakodinja Kinavukal doesn’t lampoon any superstars or directors, but it does make fun of cliche-ridden films. Deepa Soman of ''
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'' praised the storyline of film and performances of actors.


Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack contains 3 songs, all composed by
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and Lyrics by B. K. Harinarayanan.


References


External links

* {{IMDb title, 4648298 Indian parody films 2010s Malayalam-language films $Ambuj2