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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chandamama<br />
| image = Chandamama.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Audio CD cover<br />
| director = Murali Krishnan<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Preman<br />
* Sabu Cherian<br />
}}<br />
| writer = Story : Muralikrishnan, <br />
Script : Rajan Kiriyath<br />
| narrator = <br />
| starring = [[Kunchako Boban]]<br>[[Tejali Ghanekar]]<br>[[Sudheesh]]<br>[[Kalabhavan Navas]]<br>[[Jagathi Sreekumar]]<br>[[Mayoori (actress)|Mayoori]]<br />
| music = [[Ouseppachan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]<br />
| editing = T. R. Sekhar<br />Gourisakar<br />
| studio = Suvarna rekha creations <br />
| distributor = Shogun films<br />
| released = {{Film date|1999|3|10|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 150 Minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Chandamama''''' is a 1999 ( ചന്ദാമാമ )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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/mohanlal-kunchakko-boban-here-are-top-5-dancers-mollywood-776432 | title=From Mohanlal to Kunchakko Boban; here are the top 5 dancers in Mollywood | website=[[International Business Times]] | date=30 July 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2016/bollywood-actresses-who-had-a-flop-debut-in-mollywood/articlecontent-pf179617-236849.html |title=From Katrina Kaif To Huma Qureshi: Bollywood Actresses Who Had A Flop Debut In Mollywood!|website=filmibeat.com|access-date=30 March 2023|date=9 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Kunchako Boban]] as Unni<br />
*[[Sudheesh]] as Dasan<br />
*[[Kalabhavan Navas]] as Pullepadi Monayi<br />
*[[Tejali Ghanekar]] as Maya<br />
*[[Mayoori (actress)|Mayoori]] as Annie<br />
*[[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Eappachan<br />
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as C.I Mathew Vasiparamban<br />
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardanan]] as Thampy<br />
*[[Harisree Asokan]] as Bhaskaran<br />
*[[Cochin Haneefa]] as Natwarlal/Nanappan<br />
*[[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Bullet Achan<br />
*[[C. I. Paul]] as Vakkachan<br />
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Kochammini<br />
*[[N. F. Varghese]] as Mampully<br />
*[[Mamta Kulkarni]] special appearance "Rojaappoo Kavilathu"<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The film's music was composed by [[Ouseppachan]], with lyrics penned by [[Kaithapram]]. The title track, which was programmed by [[Harris Jayaraj]], was well received. <br />
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{| class="wikitable" <br />
|+ Soundtrack listing <br />
|-<br />
! # !! Title !! Singer(s) <br />
|-<br />
| 1 || Aakaashakkottayile || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]], [[Ouseppachan]] <br />
|-<br />
| 2 || Chandamaama || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[K. S. Chithra]] <br />
|-<br />
| 3 || Chiriyoonjaal Kombil (M) || [[K. J. Yesudas]] <br />
|-<br />
| 4 || Chiriyoonjaalkkombil (F) || [[K. S. Chithra]] <br />
|-<br />
| 5 || Rojaappoo Kavilathu (D) || [[Unni Menon]], [[Sujatha Mohan]] <br />
|-<br />
| 6 || Rojaappoo Kavilathu (F) || [[Sujatha Mohan]] <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || Rojaappoo Kavilathu (Violin) || [[Ouseppachan]] <br />
|-<br />
| 8 || Unaru Oru Kumbil V1 || [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || Unaru Oru Kumbil V2 || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], Chorus<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0255042|Chandamama}}<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130218024331/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5254/chandamama.html Archive Today]<br />
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[[Category:1999 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black comedy films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]<br />
[[Category:1999 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan]]<br />
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