Idiyan Chandhu
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Idiyan Chandhu (transl.Puncher Chandhu) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age action thriller film written and directed by Sreejith Vijayan featuring Vishnu Unnikrishnan in the title role, along with Jayashree Shivadas, Chandu Salim Kumar, Lena, Gayatri Arun, Lalu Alex and Johny Antony.
This movie received mixed reviews crossing only 52 lakhs at the box office with a budget of 4 crores and was a box-office waste.
Plot
A traumatic childhood turns Chandhu into a violent young man. However, when his behaviour becomes problematic for his loved ones, he decides to transform himself. How does this change his life?
Cast
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan as Chandhu Adish Praveen as young Chandhu
- Jayashree Shivadas as Teena Kunjachan
- Chandu Salim Kumar as Murugan
- Gayatri Arun as Sneha Teacher
- Lena as Indu, Chandhu's mother
- Vidhya Vijayakumar as Durga Devika Anoop as young Durga
- Johny Antony as Kunjachan, a karate Trainer and Teena's father
- Lalu Alex as Fr Joseph Mambully, School principal
- Sminu Sijo as Manju
- Biju Sopanam as Surendran, Chandu's uncle
- I. M. Vijayan as Vijayan Mash
- Gopi Krishnan Varma as Thommi Kunjachan
- Ramesh Pisharody as Unmesh Kumar
- Kichu Tellus as Irumbu Vaasu
- Salim Kumar as CI Balan
- Sreejith Ravi as Constable Chandran, Chandu's Father
- KrishnaJeev (Fukru) as Teny
Production
The stunt choreography was done by Peter Hein. This film is the comeback of Hein after 5 years into Malayalam film industry after Jack & Daniel (2019). The principal photography was shot at Kothamangalam
Music
The film's music was composed by Aravind R. Warrier, Minshad Zara, and Deepak Dev.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kalam Paattu" | Kuttan, Ambili | Aravind R. Warrier | Kuttan, Ambili | 2:31 |
| 2. | "Porkalangalil" | Shabareesh Varma | Aravind R. Warrier | Niranj Suresh | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Nirangalayi" | Shabareesh Varma | Aravind R. Warrier | Vineeth Sreenivasan | 3:34 |
| 4. | "Paathiyiloru" | Santhosh Varma | Minshad Zara | Haricharan, Minshad Zara | 4:12 |
| 5. | "Chandhune Tholpikkan Aavoollada" | Engandiyoor Chandrashekaran | Deepak Dev | Dabzee | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Ganapathi Deva" | Jishnu Pavithran | Aravind R. Warrier | Vivek Ayratt | 1:59 |
| 7. | "Muruga Muruga" | Jishnu Pavithran | Aravind R. Warrier | Vivek Ayratt | 2:07 |
| Total length: | 20:58 |
Reception
A critic from Madhyamam gave the film a positive review. Rohit Panikker of Times Now rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote, "Despite its average storytelling and the surfacial set-up, Idiyan Chandhu is a worthwhile watch if you are a fan of high-energy action sequences, because this film, unlike most choreographed action sequences that you may have watched, is a raw high school brawl, and there is absolutely no class or finery to it."
External links
- at IMDb