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{{short description|2001 Tamil film by A. Venkatesh}}
{{Redirect|Chocolate (2001 film)||Chocolate (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Chocklet
| image = Chocolate DVD Cover.jpg
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]]
| writer = Pattukkottai Prabakar '''(Dialogue)'''
| screenplay = A. Venkatesh
| story = [[R. Madhesh]]
| producer = R. Madhesh
| starring = [[Prashanth]] Jaya Re [[Mumtaj]] [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]
| cinematography = [[S.D. Vijay Milton]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| studio = [[R. Madhesh|Movie Magic Films]]
| distributor = Movie Magic Films A. P International
| released = {{film date|df=y|2001|9|7}}
| runtime = 158 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Chocklet''''' (sometimes '''''Chocolate''''') is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action romance film]] directed by [[A. Venkatesh (director)|A. Venkatesh]] the story penned by [[R. Madhesh]] and produced by [[R. Madhesh]]. Starring [[Prashanth]] and debutant Jaya Re, the film also has [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]], [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]], [[Mumtaj]] (dual role) and [[Nagendra Prasad]] in supporting roles, while the score and soundtrack are composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]. The film opened on 7 September 2001 to a positive response and was successful at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_chocklet.php|title=BizHat.com - Chocklet Review. Prashant, Jaya Ray, Mumtaz, Livingston, and Suhasini, Charlie|last=HostOnNet.com|website=movies.bizhat.com|access-date=12 April 2014|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814040516/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_chocklet.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Aravind ([[Prashanth]]) meets Anjali (Jaya Re) and falls in [[love at first sight]] without knowing her background. When they meet, Anjali tells Aravind she would like to go for a trial-romance for a week, which might lead to a long-term romance, for which he agrees. Anjali is the daughter of assistant Commissioner Jayachandran ([[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]]) and Saradha ([[Suhasini]]). Aravind maintains a cordial acquaintance with both of them, not knowing Anjali is their daughter. Anjali acknowledges them as her parents. Jayachandran convinces Anjali to dispense with this trial romance and make a deeper commitment as he finds Aravind a gentleman. Aravind convinces Saradha to support him as her suitor, so Saradha makes Aravind marry Anjali.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prashanth]] as Aravind
* Jaya Re as Anjali
* [[Mumtaj]] in dual role as Nirmala (Nimmi) & Bhama
* [[Suhasini Mani Ratnam|Suhasini]] as Saradha, Anjali's mother
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as ACP Jayachandran, Anjali's father
* [[Nagendra Prasad]] as Guru, Aravind's friend
* [[Charle]] as Sasi
* [[Dhamu]] as Dhamu
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as College Principal
* Ajay Kapoor as Ganesh
* [[Cool Suresh]] as Henchman
* Minnal Deepa as Anjali and Nirmala's friend
* [[Inigo Prabhakaran]] (uncredited role)
{{Colend}}

==Production==
The film began production in January 2001 and scenes were shot at [[Mayajaal]] for three days later that month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hindu.com/2001/01/26/stories/0426401s.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020824041857/http://www.hindu.com/2001/01/26/stories/0426401s.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2002-08-24|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2001-01-26|title=Talk of the town}}</ref> At an official launch event held soon afterwards, producer [[R. Madhesh]] donated seventy five kilogrammes of chocolate to poor children, equivalent to the weight of the film's actor Prashanth. [[Reemma Sen]] and [[Richa Pallod]] were considered to play the heroines, though their high remuneration meant that the makers signed on Avantika, a former Miss Goa pageant winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/stars.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040426142215/http://www.chennaionline.com/entertainment/filmplus/stars.asp|archive-date=2004-04-26|title=Stars on the rise in Tamil films|date=26 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/movienews/morenews12.html |title=Archived copy |website=movies.indiainfo.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010210100410/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/movienews/morenews12.html |archive-date=10 February 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref> For the film, Avantika was given the stagename of Jaya Re.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screenindia.com/20010713/rtam1.html |title=Archived copy |website=www.screenindia.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011031162641/http://www.screenindia.com/20010713/rtam1.html |archive-date=31 October 2001 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A fight scene was shot at Koyambedu Market Road near Chennai with 16 cameras, while scenes were shot in [[Japan]] and a song was shot on a cruise ship between [[Cambodia]] and [[Vietnam]].<ref>http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MendiaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/5AFC40D11412FD4BE5256B35003316F3{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Release==
The film opened to positive reviews in September 2001, after having an initial premiere at [[Bay Area]], [[San Francisco]]. A critic from [[Sify]].com noted "The film tantalises in the beginning only to loose its fizz halfway through", adding "our heart goes straight out to Prashanth who despite the odds, comes up with a decent performance."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/chocklet-review-tamil-6348629.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427191621/http://www.sify.com/movies/chocklet-review-tamil-6348629.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-27|title=Review : (2001)|website=www.sify.com}}</ref> Malathi Rangarajan of [[The Hindu]] reviewed the film and added that "this youthful bonanza gets stretched, testing one's patience towards the end, none but the screenplay is to blame."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/09/14/stories/09140222.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140412011209/http://www.hindu.com/2001/09/14/stories/09140222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-04-12|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2001-09-14|title=Film Review: Chocklet}}</ref> [[Rediff]].com meanwhile gave the film a negative review noting "Matters are built towards a loud, dramatic, implausible climax. This one's a mess and what you keep wondering is why an accomplished actress like Suhasini Mani Rathnam had to make this the vehicle for one of her rare celluloid appearances."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/oct/04choc.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Chocklet|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> A critic from Cinesouth.com noted "The film is bubbling with youthful feelings. It contains some admirable scenes also. Thus, movie manages to make its mark with a lot difficulties."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.singapore/HrQWkePNyL0|title=Google Groups|website=groups.google.com}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/kalki2001-09-23/page/n2/mode/2up ''Kalki'' review]</ref>

The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu in March 2002 with the same name and won positive reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mrg-chocolate.html|title=Telugu Cinema - Review - Chocolate - Prasanth, Mumtaj, Jaya Re - Venkatesh - Deva|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> After the success of the film led Prashanth and A. Venkatesh re-unite and announced a project called ''Petrol'' in 2005<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/01/06/stories/2006010600210401.htm |title=Prashanth in Petrol |access-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331223814/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2006/01/06/stories/2006010600210401.htm |archive-date=31 March 2012 |url-status=dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2006-01-06 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/News/News39/24-11-05/tamil-movies-news-prasanth.html|title=Tamil movies : Things are smoky in Prashanth's Petrol|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> but Prashanth's marital problems eventually led to delays in the director's schedule and the film remains uncompleted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/33844.html|title=Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref>

==Music==
The music was composed by Deva and lyrics by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=7-01 |title=Lara dutta released audio |work=Tamil Movies |access-date=2014-04-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011030231/http://tamilmovies.com/cgi-bin/news/archives.cgi?category=1&view=7-01 |archive-date=11 October 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The song ''Malai Malai'' was the anthem for many youth around the time of the movie's release. Producer [[R. Madhesh]] opted against having a traditional audio cassette release function and chose to distribute the cassettes to music shops enclosed with [[Cadbury]] chocolate.
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| name = Chocklet
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
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| released = 25 July 2001
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{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics
|-
|1 || "Anjumani" ||[[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]] || rowspan=9|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
|2 || "Chocolate" ||
|-
|3 || "Dhuryodhana Dhuryodhana" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
|-
|4 || "Hosima Hosima" || [[Devan Ekambaram]], Anupama
|-
|5 || "Kappaleh Kappaleh" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
|-
|6 || "Kokaragiri" || [[Sabesh–Murali]], Mathangi
|-
|7 || "Malai Malai" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[A. R. Reihana]]
|-
|8 || "En Nizhalai" || Srikanth, Timmy, Mathangi
|-
|9 || "Oru Five Star Paarvai" || Niruban
|}

== References ==
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