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{{Infobox film
| name = Chess
| image = Chess (2006 film).jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| native_name =
| director = Raj Babu
| writer = [[Udayakrishna-Siby K. Thomas|Udayakrishna<br/>Siby K. Thomas]]
| starring = [[Dileep (Malayalam actor)|Dileep]]<br />[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]]<br />[[Ashish Vidyarthi]]
| music = [[Berny Ignatius]]<br> C.Rajamani
| cinematography = Sanjeev Shankar
| editing = P.C. Mohanan
| distributor = [[Kalasangham Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|7|7}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| runtime = 160 minutes
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Chess''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Raj Babu. [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] plays the male protagonist and [[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] is his heroine. The film also stars [[Ashish Vidyarthi]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Harisree Ashokan]], [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] and Rajyalakshmi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/mind-game/article3195685.ece|title = Mind game|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 6 July 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/game-of-life/article3218165.ece|title = Game of life|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 19 May 2006}}</ref>

==Plot==
Vijayakrishnan is an ordinary man who longs for his father's love. After his father's premeditated death, as the only heir to all his father's property, he is betrayed by his trusted lawyer who confirms his documents as fake. The people who are after Vijayakrishnan's father's wealth, murder his mother in front of him by dousing her with [[gasoline]] and burning her. Vijayakrishnan is then beaten unconscious by them. To get his revenge on the criminals who killed his parents and cheated him out of his wealth, Vijayakrishnan pretends to be blind and deceives them, one by one. The ensuing incidents shape the rest of the film.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] as Vijayakrishnan
*[[Bhavana (actress)|Bhavana]] as Dr. Radhika Varma
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as [[Crime Branch]] [[Director general of police|SP]] Swaminathan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as [[Constable]] Narayanan
*[[Salim Kumar]] as Unnikannan
*[[Harisree Ashokan]] as Kallan Bhaskaran
*[[Mohan Jose]] as Vasu, Vijay's right hand
*[[Kalasala Babu]] as Doctor Marar
*[[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|City Police Commissioner]] Devarajan [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] as [[Deputy superintendent of police|DYSP]] Koshy
*[[Baburaj (actor)|Baburaj]] as [[Circle Inspector|CI]] Sarath
*[[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Adv. Raj Mohan
*[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Retired [[Director general of police|DGP]] Krishnadas [[Indian Police Service|IPS]], Vijayakrishnan's father
*[[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]] as Easwara Varma, Radhika's grandfather
*[[Jagannatha Varma]] as [[Deputy inspector general of police|DIG]] Bharathan Kurup [[Indian Police Service|IPS]]
*[[Madhupal]] as Adv. Mathew Varghese
*[[Rajalakshmi (actress)|Rajalakshmi]] as Rajalakshmi, Vijayakrishnan's mother
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Eye Specialist
*[[Nayanthara Chakravarthy|Baby Nayanthara]] as Achu, Swaminathan's daughter
*Rani Larius as Swaminathan's wife
*Dimple Rose as Radhika's friend
}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Chess
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Berny–Ignatius]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = July 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saavn.com/s/song/malayalam/Chess/Chess/QABcfzxdBXQ|title=Chess– Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |date=2 July 2019 |publisher=Jiosaavn}}</ref>
| recorded = 2006
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 19:20
| language = Malayalam
| label = Satyam Audio
| producer =
| misc = {{external music video| header = Official audio
|{{YouTube|h7MRfyOBSSc|Chess- Full Album}}
}}}}

The movie features a soundtrack composed by [[Berny Ignatius]] and lyrics written by Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma.

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 19.20
| title1 = "Chantham Kalindi"(F)
| length1 =
| music1 = [[Berny Ignatius]]
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| lyrics1 = Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma
| title2 = "Chantham Kalindi"(D)
| length2 =
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]], K. J. Yesudas
| lyrics2 = Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma
| music2 =[[Berny Ignatius]]
| title3 = "Chess"
| extra3 = George Peter
| music3 = [[Berny Ignatius]]
| length3 =
| lyrics3 = Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma
| title4 = "Chantham Kalindi"(M)
| extra4 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length4 =
| lyrics4 = Vayalar Sarathchandra Varma
| music4 = [[Berny Ignatius]]
}}

==Reception==
Paresh C Palicha from [[Rediff.com|Rediff]] says that "Dileep. With Chess, he has brought in a seriousness to his brand of filmmaking, the only grouse being that there should [have] been a tighter script to support him. Bhavana, as the love interest, has some significance in the beginning, but it is totally lost by the end of the film. Salim Kumar and Harisree Asokan handle the comic department proficiently. Ashish Vidyarthi, Vijayraghavan, Bheeman Raghu and Babu Raj play typical villains without too much of a fuss"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/10chess.htm|title = Dileep alone saves Chess|date= 10 July 2006|work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Sify.com wrote that "It is an out and out Dileep film. He is there in almost all frames and makes the film work. He has been successful in shedding his comedy image and tries a serious revenge drama. So if you are game to watch a film that?s different from the usual Dileep entertainers, try out Chess. It is a deep, dark tale of revenge, with a unique ending"
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/chess-review-malayalam-pclvX7gfbhiib.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617005103/http://www.sify.com/movies/chess-review-malayalam-pclvX7gfbhiib.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 June 2018|title =Chess|date= 9 July 2006|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref> A critic from ''The Hindu'' said that "Rajbabu, director, has presented a thriller with no suspense. All the moves made by the hero are predictable".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-tale-of-revenge/article3106931.ece|title=A tale of revenge|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 July 2006}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0842001|Chess}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|chess}}

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[[Category:Films scored by Berny–Ignatius]]

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