Chandamama (1999 film)

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Chandamama
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Audio CD cover
Directed byMurali Krishnan
Written byStory : Muralikrishnan, Script : Rajan Kiriyath
Produced by
  • Preman
  • Sabu Cherian
Starring Kunchako Boban
Tejali Ghanekar
Sudheesh
Kalabhavan Navas
Jagathi Sreekumar
Mayoori
Cinematography Venu
Edited byT. R. Sekhar
Gourisakar
Music by Ouseppachan
Production
company
Suvarna rekha creations
Distributed byShogun films
Release date
  • 10 March 1999 (1999-03-10)
Running time
150 Minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Chandamama is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language Black comedy film directed by Murali Krishnan and written by Rajan Kiriyath, starring Kunchako Boban, Tejali Ghanekar, Jagathi Sreekumar, Sudheesh and Kalabhavan Navas. It is loosely based on 1989 American comedy film Weekend at Bernie's directed by Ted Kotcheff. [1] [2]

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Plot

Three friends, Unni, Dasan and Monayi, find their boss Eapachan murdered by hired killers. Believing that people will suspect them for the murder, they present the boss's dead body as if he is alive. In the end they find out who the murderer is and get him arrested.

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Soundtrack

Music: Ouseppachan, Lyrics: Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri

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