''Chungakkarum Veshyakalum'' ( en, The Tax Collectors and the Prostitutes) is a Canadian-Indian film in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

language. It was written, directed, co-produced and co-edited by Isaac Thomas. The film stars

Thilakan Palappurathu Kesavan 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 appearan ...

in the lead role, Sanjay George and Anu Thahim in supporting roles. The film started production on 30 October 2007. It was released in

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in August 2011.

Plot

Chungakkarum Veshyakalum is the story of a Malayali family who emigrated to Canada some years back. Later Unnunnichayan (

) goes to Canada to stay with his son. He is from a village in Kerala and finds it difficult to adjust with the Canadian lifestyle. He faced difficulties since he does not know English or the Canadian people. On occasions, even his son got angry with him for his mistakes or ignorant behaviour.

Cast

References

External links

OneIndia article
Canadian drama films Indian drama films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2011 films Films about Indian Canadians 2010s Canadian films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub