Kunchacko Boban

In this Indian name, the name Boban is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kunchacko.
Kunchacko Boban
Born Kunchacko Boban
(1976-11-02) November 2, 1976[1]
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Residence Kochi, Kerala, India
Other names Chackochan
Occupation Film Actor , Businessman
Years active 1981, 1997 - 2006 , 2009 – present
Religion Catholic[2][3][4]
Spouse(s) Priya Ann Samuel (2005–present)
Relatives
Awards

Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who has starred in over 60 Malayalam films.

Kunchacko Boban made his acting debut in Fazil's Aniyathipraavu (1997) which turned out to be a blockbuster and made him into an overnight sensation. He became a popular lead star in the late-1990s with successful films such as Mayilpeelikkavu (1998), Nakshatratharattu (1998), Niram (1999), Dhosth (2001), Swapnakoodu (2003), and Kasthooriman (2003). After a couple of commercial failures, his career took a set back in the mid-2000s. He made a comeback with Gulumaal (2009)[5] which was well received. Later, he went on to act in successful films such as Elsamma Enna Aankutty (2010), Traffic (2011), Seniors (2011),[6] Ordinary (2012), Romans (2013), Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum (2013), How Old Are You? (2014), and Vettah (2016). He was awarded the Special Jury Award for his performance in Ee Snehatheerathu at the Kerala State Film Awards in 2004.

Kunchacko is the grandson of director and producer Kunchacko of Udaya Studios, and the grandnephew of Navodaya Appachan of Navodaya Studio.[7]

Career

Kunchacko began his career as lead in Aniathipravu (1997), co-starring Shalini, and directed by Fazil.[8] Following the success of Aniathipravu, Kunchacko Boban was cast in movies like Nakshathrathaarattu and Mayilpeelikkavu. In Nakshathrathaarattu, he was again cast opposite Shalini. Then he played a cameo in Fazil's Harikrishnans, which marked the reunion of Mohanlal and Mammootty after 9 years. Then came a streak of Chandamama, an average film at the box office, and he went on to do 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.

After Niram, Dosth and Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka, his next films included Kasthooriman, and Swapnakkoodu. The movie Ee Snehatheerathu earned him a Special Jury Award at the 2004 Kerala State Film Awards.

In 2005, he got married and took a hiatus from acting spanning over three years and had one release Kilukkam Kilukilukkam in that term. He returned to films in 2008 with a special appearance in a song in Twenty:20 and Shafi's LollyPop.

In 2009, he appeared in Gulumal: The Escape, Mummy & Me, Sakudumbam Shyamala and Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty. His first release in 2011 was Traffic. His later releases included Seniors, Three Kings, Sevens and Doctor Love. In 2011, he won the Youth Icon of the Year award at the Asianet Film Awards. In 2012 he featured in three films, Spanish Masala, Ordinary and Mallu Singh. Ordinary had 10,000 shows in theatres before reaching the 50-day mark and grossed over 10 crore (US$1.6M, €1.2M, or £1M as of October 2013).[9] His 2013 works include Romans and 3 Dots, God for Sale: Bhakthi Prasthanam,[10] and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum directed by Lal Jose.[11]

Personal life

Kunchacko was born in Alappuzha, Kerala. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios, the first film studio in Kerala. His father Boban Kunchacko was also an actor and producer who acted in a few films produced by Udaya and his mother Molly is a housewife. He has two younger sisters, Anu and Mini.[12] 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 2 April 2005 at Little Flower Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Ernakulam.[2][3][4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1981 Dhanya as child artist
1997 Aniyathipravu Sudhish Kumar Debut movie
1998 Mayilpeelikkavu Krishnanunni, Manu
1998 Harikrishnans Sudarshanan Extended cameo role
1998 Nakshathrathaarattu Sunil
1999 Mazhavillu Mahesh Menon
1999 Chandamama Unni
1999 Prem Poojari Prem Jacob
1999 Niram Abey
2000 Priyam Benny
2000 Ingane Oru Nilapakshi Charlie
2000 Sathyam Sivam Sundaram Chandrahasan
2000 Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam Saji
2001 Dosth Vijay
2001 Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka Jayakanthan
2002 Snehithan Joji
2002 Thillana Thillana Himself Cameo appearance
2002 Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha Aromalunni
2002 Kalyanaraman Unni
2003 Mullavalliyum Thenmavum Shelly
2003 Kasthoorimann Sajan Joseph Alukka
2003 Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam Aniyan Kuttan
2003 Swapnakoodu Deepu Narayan
2003 Mayamohithachandran Chandran
2004 Jalothsavam Alackal Chandran
2004 Ee Snehatheerathu Unni
2005 Iruvattam Manavaatti Doctor
2005 Junior Senior Kichu
2005 Five Fingers Manu
2005 Hridayathil Sookshikkan Sreenath
2006 Kilukkam Kilukilukkam Roy
2008 Twenty:20 Guest appearance in song
2008 LollyPop Abey
2009 Gulumal: The Escape Ravi Varma
2010 Mummy & Me Rahul
2010 Sakudumbam Shyamala Akash
2010 Elsamma Enna Aankutty Unnikrishnan
2010 Oridathoru Postman Reghu Nandan
2010 Four Friends Suriya
2010 Traffic Dr. Abel Thariyan
2011 Makeup Man Himself Cameo Appearance
2011 Race Dr. Abey John
2011 Seniors Rex Immanuel
2011 Three Kings Ramanunni Raja
2011 Sevenes Shyam
2011 Doctor Love Vinayachandran
2011 Sandwich Sai
2012 Spanish Masala Rahul
2012 Ordinary Iravikuttan Pillai
2012 Mallu Singh Ani
2012 101 Weddings Krishnankutty
2012 Poppins Major Prathap Varma
2013 Romans Akash / Fr. Paul
2013 3 Dots Vishnu
2013 God for Sale: Bhakthi Prasthanam Prasannan Nair/Poornanada Swami
2013 Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum Adu Gopan
2013 Kadhaveedu Raj Karthik
2013 Vishudhan Fr. Sunny
2014 Konthayum Poonoolum Krishnan
2014 Polytechnic Pauly
2014 Law Point Adv.Sathya
2014 How Old Are You Rajeev
2014 Bhaiyya Bhaiyya Babumon
2014 Cousins Sam
2015 Chirakodinja Kinavukal Thayyalkaran(Tailor)/UK Karan(NRI)
2015 Madhura Naranga Jeevan
2015 Jamna Pyari Vassoottan
2015 Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi Philipose John Varkey
2015 Rajamma at yahoo Michael Rajamma
2015 Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal Photographer
2016 Vettah Melvin
2016 Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti Rishi Sivakumar
2016 School Bus S I Gopakumar
2016 Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho Kochavva Also producer

Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Vanitha Film Awards

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

Jaihind TV Film Awards

References

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  2. 1 2 "Kerala / Kochi News : Traffic thrown out of gear". The Hindu. 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  3. 1 2 "Kerala / Kochi News : Around the City". The Hindu. 2005-04-03. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  4. 1 2 "Little Flower Church Elamkulam::Ernakulam - Angamaly Archeparchy :: Syro Malabar Church Parish". Syromalabarchurch.in. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  5. : Gayathry (2013-09-28). "Jayasurya And Kunchacko Boban In Locals - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  6. Southscope: India's Leading South Film Magazine. Southscope. pp. 17–. GGKEY:QS56DBQ1SXG.
  7. "Kunchacko to turn producer - Malayalam Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  8. "kunchacko boban". 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  9. ""Ordinary" completes 10000 shows - Malayalam Movie News". Indiaglitz.com. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  10. Thomas, Pramod (2013-10-16). "A badly made movie built on a weak script". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  11. : Gayathry (2013-10-07). "Kunchacko Boban To Romance Namitha Pramod Once Again! - Oneindia Entertainment". Entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
  12. http://kerals.com/malayalammovie/23516/kboba/
  13. "13th Ujala Asianet Film Award Winners | Malayalam Television Channels". Keralatv.in. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  14. 1 2 "Mammootty, Mamtha win Vanitha Film award". Manorama Online. February 10, 2011.
  15. "Amritha awards for Mammootty, Kavya and T D Dasan". Indiaglitz. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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