Chakram (2003 film)

Chakram
Promotional poster
Directed by	A. K. Lohithadas
Written by	A. K. Lohithadas
Produced by	Krishnaraj
Starring	Prithviraj Sukumaran Meera Jasmine Vijeesh Chandra Laxman Mohanlal Dileep
Cinematography	Rajeev Ravi
Edited by	Raja Mohammad
Music by	Raveendran Rajamani (Score)
Production company	Kittu Ammini Arts
Distributed by	Mudra Arts
Release date	27 December 2003 (2003-12-27)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Chakram (transl. Wheel) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Meera Jasmine, Binoy, Vijeesh, and Chandra Laxman.^[1]

Premise

Chandrahasan, a truck driver, falls in love with Indrani and marries her. His life takes an unexpected turn when his best friend Giri kidnaps Indrani and he sets out to rescue her.

Cast

• Prithviraj Sukumaran as Chandrahasan (second) time
• Meera Jasmine as Indrani (second) time
• Vijeesh as Premkumar(second) time
• Binoy as Giri
• Aniyappan as Manoharan
• Machan Varghese as Maniyannan
• Chandra Lakshman as Madhuri
• Meghanadhan as Gopalan
• Baburaj as Sudhakaran
• Manju Pathrose as Deepa
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Satheeshan
• Geetha Nair as Chandrahasan's mother
• Ambika Mohan as Madhuri's mother
• Priyanka as Kusumam, Maniyans wife
• Shaju
• Kalabhavan Shajohn as Truck Driver

Deleted Scenes Actors

• Mohanlal as Chandrahaasan (first) time
• Dileep as Premkumar (first) time
• Vidya Balan as Indrani (first) time

Production

The film was originally planned with Mohanlal, Dileep and Vidya Balan in the lead roles, with Kamal as the director. After few days of filming, the project was shelved. Chakram was supposed to be the acting debut of Vidya Balan.^[2][3][4]

Music

The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Raveendran and Lyrics by Gireesh Puthanchery. All the songs are super hits.

#	Title	Singer(s)
1	"Koothu Kummi"	Vijay Yesudas,Subharanjini
2	"Koothu Kummi(F)"	Subharanjini
3	"Parannu Parannu Paarum"	K. J. Yesudas, K.S Chithra
4	"Pattam Kanakkinu"	M.G. Sreekumar
5	Doore Puzhayude	K. J. Yesudas

References

1. Sify review
2. "'Never again to Malayalam cinema', says Vidya Balan". Sify. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
3. @MOHANLALFANZ (4 August 2020). "Lalettan's Padmshree Award celebration at the sets of #Chakram Movie#Lalettan #Dileep #KamalSir #LohiSir" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Vidya Balan's throwback photo is winning the internet". 16 September 2020.

External links

• Chakram at IMDb