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{{short description|2003 Malayalam film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Choonda
| image = File:Choonda.jpg
| caption = Film Poster
| director = Venugopan
| producer = David Kachappally
| screenplay = [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]]
| story = Balamuralikrishna
| starring = [[Jishnu Raghavan]]<br/> [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] <br/> [[Geetu Mohandas]]<br/> [[Malayalam|Nithya Das]]
| music = [[Malayalam|Mohan Sithara]]
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| editing = Harihara Puthran
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|11|03}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Choonda''''' ({{translation|Thin}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Malayalam|Action]] film directed by Venugopan and written by [[Kalavoor Ravikumar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3585|title=Choonda (2003)|website=www.malayalachalachithram.com|language=ml}}</ref> The film features [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/english-news-1.952055|title=Actor Jishnu Raghavan dies after fighting cancer|website=english.mathrubhumi.com|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270316/buddies-tribute-to-warrior-pal-jishnu.html|title=Buddies' tribute to warrior pal Jishnu|website=Deccan Chronicle|date=27 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref> [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] and [[Geetu Mohandas]] in the lead roles. The music was composed by [[Mohan Sithara]]. ''Choonda'' was released on 03 November 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4977|title=ചൂണ്ട (2003)|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards (2000–12)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707210332/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|archivedate=7 July 2015|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards4.htm|publisher=[[Kerala State Chalachitra Academy]]|accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref> It also marks [[Jishnu Raghavan|Jishnu Raghavan's]] second film after ''[[Nammal]]''.<ref name="jishn">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=Kerala |date=27 Mar 2016 |title=A promising career cut short by cancer |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-a-promising-career-cut-short-by-cancer/article8401215.ece}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/malayalam-actor-loses-battle-to-cancer-517074.html|title=Malayalam actor loses battle to cancer|website=www.deccanherald.com|date=25 March 2016|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/choonda.html|title=Choonda (2003) Cast|website=www.filmibeat.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Jishnu Raghavan]] as Devan: Ganga's younger brother; Archana's lover; Varghese Panjikkaran's rival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/jishnu-nammal-and-ordinary-films.html#|title='നമ്മളി'ലൊരാളായി, തികച്ചും 'ഓർഡിനറി'യായി|website=www.manoramaonline.com|date=25 March 2016|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-actor-jishnu-raghavan-dies-of-cancer/article8396317.ece|title=Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan dies of cancer|website=The Hindu|date=25 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
**Arun Kumar as Young Devan
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Varghese Panjikkaran: Devan's enemy<ref name="Critics Awards">[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012"]. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.</ref>
* [[Geetu Mohandas]] as Archana alias Mohini Varma: Devan's lover
* [[Malayalam|Nithya Das]] as Anitha: Devan's Cousin<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/actress-nithya-das-remembers-late-actors-kalabhavan-mani-and-jishnu-raghavan-goes-viral-091777.html|title=''മണി ചേട്ടനുമായി ഞാൻ എന്നും വഴക്കായിരുന്നു, പക്ഷേ..!'; ജിഷ്‌ണുവിന്റെ മരണം ഷോക്കായെന്നും നിത്യ ദാസ്|website=malayalam.filmibeat.com|date=3 March 2023|language=ml}}</ref>
* [[Sujitha]] as Devan's elder sister
* [[T. P. Madhavan ]] as Gopalan
* [[Sudheesh]] as Madhavan
* [[Malayalam|Kalabhavan Niyas]] as Joseph<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldmalayalilive.com/entertainment/mithun-ramesh-about-nammal-movie/|title=ആ ചിത്രത്തില്‍ നടന്‍ ജിഷ്ണു രാഘവന് വേണ്ടി ഡബ്ബ് ചെയ്യാനുള്ള ഭാഗ്യം എനിക്കുണ്ടായി, എനിക്ക് ശബ്ദം നല്‍കിയത് അദ്ദേഹമായിരുന്നു, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് മിഥുന്‍ രമേശ്|website=/www.worldmalayalilive.com|date=14 May 2023|language=ml}}</ref>
* [[Malayalam|Kozhikkode Sarada]] as Mariya
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Vasu
* Mammukoya as Vijayan
* Dinesh Prabhakar as Vijayan's Assistant
* Joly Easo as Sarojini
* Subair as Chandran
}}

==Awards and Nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Category
! Recipient(s)
! Result
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="3"|'''''[[Asianet Film Awards]]'''''
|-
|[[Asianet Film Awards|Best Actor]]
|[[Jishnu Raghavan]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="3"|'''''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''''
|-
|[[Kerala State Film Awards|Best Actor]]
|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
! style="background:#bfd7ff;" colspan="3"|'''''[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]'''''
|-
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor|Second Best Actor]]
|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]
|{{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0401321}}

{{Asianet Film Awards for Best Actor - Nominees}}
{{Kerala Film Critics Award for Second Best Actor}}

[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mohan Sithara]]

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Anu priya22 at 02:25, 6 December 2023