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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Boben Kunchako
| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|02|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Pulinkunnoo]], [[Travancore]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1976|06|15|1912|02|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| occupation = Film producer, director
| yearsactive = 1947–1976
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| relatives = [[Kunchacko Boban]] (grandson)
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'''Kunchacko''' (19 February 1912 – 15 June 1976) was an Indian film producer and director who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film industry]]. His venture [[Udaya Studios]] influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its original base of [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]] to [[Kerala]]. He is the producer of ''[[Jeevithanauka]]'' (1951), starring [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]].

==Career==
In 1947, he established [[Udaya Studio]] in [[Pathirappally]], [[Alappuzha]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2022}} In his early days, Kunchacko produced films under the banner of ''K & K Productions'', with the partnership of K. V. Koshy. The company produced 4 films: ''Vellinakshatram'', ''Nalla Thanka'', ''[[Jeevithanauka]]'' and ''Visappinte Vili''. ''Jeevithanauka'' (1951), starring [[Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair]] ran for 250 days. During the making of the film ''Achchan'', Kunchacko and Koshy parted ways and each started film-making under separate banners: Kunchacko under Udaya and Koshi under Filmco.<ref name="Profile">weblokam.com - [http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0306/14/1030614090_1.htm Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115182244/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/0306/14/1030614090_1.htm |date=15 November 2007 }}</ref> Kunchacko went on to produce ''Achchan, Avan Varunnu'' and ''[[Kidappadam]]'' under the banner of Udaya. ''[[Kidappadam]]'' was a commercial failure, and that caused Kunchacko to close down Udaya Studio. However, Udaya was opened within a few years with the help of his friend and Kerala state minister [[T. V. Thomas]].{{Citation needed|date= April 2022}}

In 1960, Kunchacko tried his hand in [[film direction]] with ''Umma'', which he followed with ''Neeli Saali'' and ''Seetha''. He went on to direct 40 films in his career of many genres including [[purana]] stories, ''vadakkan pattu'' stories, comedy films and social themed films. Some of his films are ''Bharya, Unniyarcha, Palattukoman, Sakunthala, Pazhassiraja, Mainatheruvi Kolacase, Ponnapuram Kotta, Anarkali'' and ''Kannappanunni''. His career in film direction went along with his career as film producer. He produced films directed by various directors such as M. Krishnan Nair (''Agni Mrigam, Thara, Kattuthulasi''), [[A. Vincent]] (''Gandharva Kshethram''), [[Thoppil Bhasi]] (''[[Oru Sundariyude Katha]], Ningalenne Communistakki''), K.S. Sethumadhavan (Koottukudumbam) and K. Raghunath (''Laura Neeyevide'').<ref name="Profile"/>In 1976, Kunchacko died in [[Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]] with musician [[K. Raghavan]] for the song recording of the film ''Mallanum Mathevanum''. ''Kannappanunni'' was the last film directed by him.<ref name="Profile"/> His death occurred on the fifth death anniversary (15 June) of the veteran Malayalam actor Sathyan, who acted in many of his films. Kunchako's [[Udaya Studios]] faced heavy losses later, and stopped production.{{fact|date=March 2019}}

==Family==
His grandson, [[Kunchacko Boban]] is also a Malayalam film actor.<ref>{{usurped|[https://archive.today/20130125182115/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/10/stories/2004071001510500.htm Boben Kunchacko dead]}} ''[[The Hindu]]'', 10 July 2004. {{deadlink|date=September 2019}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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===Direction===
*''[[Kannappanunni]]'' (1977)
*''[[Chennai Valarthiya Kutty]]'' (1976)
*''[[Mailanum Mathevanum]]'' (1976)
*''[[Cheenavala]]'' (1975)
*''[[Dharmakshetre Kurukshetre]]'' (1975)
*''[[Manishada]]'' (1975)
*''[[Neela Ponman]]'' (1975)
*''[[Durga (1974 film)|Durga]]'' (1974)
*''[[Thumbolarcha]]'' (1974)
*''[[Pavangal Pennungal]]'' (1973)
*''[[Ponnapuram Kotta]]'' (1973)
*''[[Thenaruvi]]'' (1973)
*''[[Aromalunni]]'' (1972)
*''[[Postmane Kananilla]]'' (1972)
*''[[Panchavan Kadu]]'' (1971)
*''[[Dattuputhran]]'' (1970)
*''[[Othenente Makan]]'' (1970)
*''[[Pearl View]]'' (1970)
*''[[Susie (film)|Susie]]'' (1969)
*''[[Kodungalluramma]]'' (1968)
*''[[Punnapra Vyalar]]'' (1968)
*''[[Thirichadi]]'' (1968)
*''[[Kasavuthattam]]'' (1967)
*''[[Mainatharuvi Kola Case]]'' (1967)
*''[[Anarkali (1966 film)|Anarkali]]'' (1966)
*''Jail'' (1966)
*''[[Tilottama (1966 film)|Tilottama]]'' (1966)
*''[[Inapravugal]]'' (1965)
*''[[Shakuntala (1965 film)|Shakuntala]]'' (1965)
*''[[Ayesha (1964 film)|Ayesha]]'' (1964)
*''[[Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)|Pazhassi Raja]]'' (1964)
*''[[Kadalamma]]'' (1963)
*''[[Rebecca (1963 film)|Rebecca]]'' (1963)
*''[[Bharya (1962 film)|Bharya]]'' (1962)
*''[[Palattukoman]]'' (1962)
*''Krishna Kuchela'' (1961/I)
*''Unniyarcha'' (1961)
*''[[Neeli Sally]]'' (1960)
*''[[Seeta (1960 film)|Seeta]]'' (1960)
*''[[Umma (1960 film)|Umma]]'' (1960)

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{imdb name|0475069}}

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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:1976 deaths]]
[[Category:1912 births]]
[[Category:Kerala State Film Award winners]]
[[Category:Malayalam film producers]]
[[Category:Film directors from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film producers from Kerala]]

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