Anchakkallakokkan
| Anchakkallakokkan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Ullas Chemban |
| Written by | Vikil Venu |
| Produced by | Chemban Vinod Jose |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Armo |
| Edited by | Rohit V.S. Variyath |
| Music by | Manikandan Ayyappa |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹5.39 crore [1] |
Anchakkallakokkan is a 2024 Malayalam western crime drama film set in 1986 where a landlord was murdered on the day of the election and police officers led by Nadavaramban to find the killer who had a grudge against a family [2] [3][4]
Plot[edit]
Chaapra, a planter gets murdered on a night he was drinking with Punnari Rajan and Chippan. Vasudevan, a meek and stammering youth arrives at the village the next day to take charge as police constable. He meets Nadavaramban Peter another policeman at the station. Peter is sympathetic towards Vasudevan and helps him settle into his new job. Investigation starts into the murder and police starts questioning all villagers who were involved with Chaapra, including Chaapra’ s maid Padmini. Chaapra’ s two sons ‘Gillappis’ are also out to find their father’s murderer. They create havoc in the village and terrorize the villagers. Punnari Rajan had done a land deal for Chaapra and was due to give him the money from the transaction. He conspires with Maveli Antu, the local politician, to arrange for someone to surrender to the police for the murder, since elections are approaching, and they cannot afford to keep the case open. But before the man he arranges reaches the station, Kollan Shankaran turns up at the station and surrenders as the murderer.
It's revealed that Peter Nadavaramban is having an affair with Padmini, and it was he who planned Chaapra’ s murder at Padmini’s behest. Padmini’s husband was Chaapra’ s assistant, but Chaapra cheated and killed him since he had his eyes on Padmini. He starts harassing Padmini and makes her his concubine eventually. For getting her revenge, Padmini plots with Nadavaramban, who uses another criminal Kolliyan to stab Chaapra in the night. Vasudevan however is confused of Sankaran’s motive to commit the murder. Sankaran reveals that Peter had killed his daughter in the past when she gets an epileptic attack as peter was trying to molest her. The death gets passed off as unnatural due to her health condition, but Sankaran’s neighbor/friend finds out the truth from the circumstances. Sankara gets himself inside the police station since he wants to kill Peter.
Peter now knows that Vasudevan is also aware of his crimes and wants to finish him off as well. He catches Kolliyan from the forests and strikes a deal to use him for killing Sankaran. Sankaran gets out of the cell with the fake key made by his friend when he comes to do work at the police station and attack Peter and Kolliyan. A fight ensues with the three of them when Gillapis arrives at the scene to finish off Sankaran, after they learn of his surrender. They throw a bomb at the station and the elder Gillapi gets killed when the flames detonate the rest of the bombs with him. The younger Gillapi shoots and kills Sankaran, and a shootout ensues between him, Kolliyan and Peter. Vasudevan, who was subdued by Peter and tied to a window escape and revives his original aggressive self finally to fight and kill the 3 of them. In the end it is revealed that Vasudevan’s father was as poriat drama artist and was a downright aggressive and violent man. Vasudevan was raised up to be frightful of the demon Kokkan so that he does not get wayward like his father. However, due to his paternal influence he is also very violent by nature and is gradually raised as a timid person by his mother. His violent childhood character finally comes out during the final showdown as he hacks peter to a bloody death.
Cast[edit]
- Lukman Avaran as Vasudevan
- Master Aloshy as Vasudevan (small age)
- Chemban Vinod Jose as Nadavaramban Peter
- Manikandan R. Achari as Kollan Shankaran / Shankarabharanam
- Megha Thomas as Padmini
- Merin Mary Philip as Daisy
- Sreejith Ravi as Chaapra
- Senthil Krishna as Kolliyan
- Praveen T. J. as Jarvie Gillapi
- R. J. Murugan as SI Sudarshanan Bairi
- Joji John as Urumal
- Pramod Veliyanad as Malaga
- Achuthanandan as Punnari Rajan
- Bitto Davis as Chippan
- Baiju as Maveli Antu
- Nivedith as Karivand Maniyan
- Anu Prabha as Devu
- Ullas Chemban as Siddhan
- Ram Kumar as Rascal Kochuvarkey
References[edit]
- ^ "Anchakkallakokkan' Box Office Collections Day 26: Chemban Vinod Jose Starrer Collects Rs 1 Lakh". Times Of India. 10 April 2024.
- ^ "'Anchakkallakokkan' movie review: Fails to leave an impact despite stylistic flourishes". The Hindu.
- ^ "'Anchakkallakokkan' movie review: Equally ambitious and uninspiring look at malevolence". Indian New Express.
- ^ Features, C. E. (2024-03-05). "Trailer of Chemban Vinod Jose-Lukman Avaran's Anchakkallakokkan out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
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