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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2018 Indian Malayalam language action thriller film}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chanakya Thanthram<br />
| image = Chanakya Thanthram.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Kannan Thamarakulam]]<ref name="PINK"/><br />
| producers = Muhammad Faizel<br />
| writer = Dinesh Pallath<br />
| distributor = Ullattil Visual Media<br />
| starring = [[Unni Mukundan]]<br>[[Anoop Menon]]<br>[[Shivada Nair]]<br>[[Shruti Ramachandran]]<br><br />
| music = Naser Mechery<br>[[Shaan Rahman]]<br />
| cinematography = Pradeep Nair<br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Miracle Productions<br />
| released = {{Film date|2018|05|03|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 136 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross =<br />
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'''''Chanakya Thanthram''''' is a 2018 [[Malayalam]]-language film produced by Miracle productions. The film is directed by [[Kannan Thamarakkulam]],<ref name="PINK">{{cite web|url=https://regional.pinkvilla.com/malayalam/news/unni-mukundan-kannan-thamarakulam-collaborate-action-thriller-titled-chanakya-thanthram/|title=Unni Mukundan and Kannan Thamarakulam to collaborate again for an action thriller titled ‘Chanakya Thanthram’|via=Pink Villa|date=4 December 2017}}</ref> and stars [[Unni Mukundan]], [[Anoop Menon]], [[Sshivada|Shivada Nair]] and [[Shruti Ramachandran]] in the lead roles along with [[Indrans]], [[Hareesh Kanaran|Hareesh Perumanna]]. The music is composed by [[Shaan Rahman]]. The film is based on a story written by Dinesh Pallath.<ref name="Unni Mukundan">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/19/its-ironic-that-my-telugu-roles-were-more-realistic-unni-mukundan-1775336.html|title=It's Ironic that my Telugu roles were more realistic: Unni Mukundan|via=New Indian Express|date=19 February 2018}}</ref><ref name="MM">{{cite web|url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2018/04/19/cross-dressed-unni-mukundan-meets-parents-at-chanakyathanthram-s.html|title=Cross-dressed Unni Mukundan meets parents at 'Chanakyathanthram' site|via=Manoramaonline|date=19 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/chanakyathantram/movie-review/64014697.cms|title=CHANAKYATHANTRAM MOVIE REVIEW|via=Times of India|date=3 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="DC">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/040518/chanakya-thanthram-movie-review-a-tepid-thriller.html|title=Chanakya Thanthram movie review: A tepid thriller|via=Deccan Chronicle|date=4 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="FB">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/reviews/2018/chanakya-thanthram-review-suspense-filled-entertainer-that-qualifies-to-be-a-passable-fare-273505.html|title=Chanakya Thanthram Review: A Suspense Filled Entertainer That Qualifies To Be A Passable Fare!|via=Filmibeat|date=22 July 2018}}</ref><ref name="NM2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mukundan-s-chanakya-thanthram-release-april-27-79867|title=Mukundan’s 'Chanakya Thanthram' to release on April 27|via=Filmibeat|date=19 April 2018}}</ref> The movie is a remake of 2014 Tamil movie ''[[Thegidi]]''.<ref name="NM">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ashok-selvan-team-thegidi-director-again-120906|title=Ashok Selvan to team up with 'Thegidi' director again|via=The News Minute|date=23 March 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Arjun is a topper in criminology who is just out from college. He aspires to become a private detective and searches for available options. He receives an offer from a private agency in Kochi and accepts. He was asked to monitor and prepare whereabouts about a few subjects. He becomes overconfident as he solves some cases before his scheduled time. Meanwhile he falls in love with an orphan named Andrea. In the meantime, he also witnesses that his earlier subjects were mysteriously murdered one by one. Tensions erupt when he becomes doubtful about the credibility of his mentor agency when they ask him to keep track of Andrea. Later he understands that he has been trapped and tries to resolve it using his intelligence and with help from IPS Officer Iqbal who is investigating the murders.<ref name="TOI"/><ref name="NM"/><ref name="TOI2">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sshivada-and-sruthi-ramachandran-in-chanakya-thanthram/articleshow/61945411.cms|title=Sshivada and Sruthi Ramachandran in Chanakya Thanthram|via=Times of India|date=6 December 2017}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* [[Unni Mukundan]] as Arjun Ram Mohan<ref name="Unni Mukundan" /><br />
* [[Anoop Menon]] as Iqbal IPS<ref name="TOI2"/><br />
* [[Sshivada|Shivada Nair]] as Irene<ref name="TOI2"/><br />
* [[Shruti Ramachandran]] as Andrea<ref name="TOI2"/><br />
* [[Hareesh Perumanna]] as Avinash<br />
* [[Niyaz Musaliyar]] as Gokul<br />
* Thrissur Elsy as Nun<br />
* Kalabhavan Haneef as Vishwan<br />
* Jaise Jose as Police Officer<br />
* Biju Pappan as Devarajan<br />
* [[Vinaya Prasad]] as Adv. Arundathi<br />
* [[Sai Kumar (actor, born 1960)|Saikumar]] as Ram Mohan<br />
* [[Sohan Seenulal]] as Vijay<br />
* Sudheer as Adithyan<br />
* [[Sampath Ram]]<br />
* Tosh Christy-Cameo Appearance<br />
* Shafique Rahiman-Cameo Appearance<br />
*[[Indrans]] -Cameo Appearance<br />
*[[Ramesh Pisharody]] -Cameo Appearance<br />
{{colend}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music department is a combination of music director Shaan Rahman along with lyricists Afsal Komath, Kaithapram D Namboothiri and Hari Narayanan.<br />
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* "Etho vazhitharayil"- Unni Mukundan, Tessa Chavara<br />
*"Padaporuthana"-[[Shaan Rahman]]<br />
*"Naadin Raajathiyo"-Sree Lakshmi<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=tt7702336}}<br />
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[[Category:2018 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Kannan Thamarakkulam]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam remakes of Tamil films]]]</div>>Explicit