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''[[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)|Dosth]]'' with [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] became superhit<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/movies/dosth/cast-crew.html]Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref>. Then he went on''[[Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka]]'', his next hits were ''[[Kasthooriman]]'', and ''[[Swapnakkoodu]]''<ref>[http://www.maebag.com/Movies/Malayalam-Movies-&-Video/Alltime-Hits/Kasthooriman].Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref>. The movie ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'' fetched him a [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Award]] at the 2004 [[Kerala State Film Awards]].In 2005, he got married and started concentrating on real estate business. He had just one release – ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]'' in 2006, after which he took a long hiatus from acting, spanning over two years. He returned to films in 2008 with a special appearance in a song in the multistarrer ''[[Twenty:20]]'' and [[Shafi]]'s ''[[LollyPop]]'', starring alongside [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] and [[Jayasurya]]<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/moviegallery/10510.html]</ref>.In 2009, he again paired up with [[Jayasurya]] in ''[[Gulumal: The Escape]]''.<br>
''[[Dhosth (2001 Malayalam film)|Dosth]]'' with [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] became superhit<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/movies/dosth/cast-crew.html]Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref>. Then he went on''[[Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka]]'', his next hits were ''[[Kasthooriman]]'', and ''[[Swapnakkoodu]]''<ref>[http://www.maebag.com/Movies/Malayalam-Movies-&-Video/Alltime-Hits/Kasthooriman].Retrieved on 10 April 2013.</ref>. The movie ''[[Ee Snehatheerathu]]'' fetched him a [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Award]] at the 2004 [[Kerala State Film Awards]].In 2005, he got married and started concentrating on real estate business. He had just one release – ''[[Kilukkam Kilukilukkam]]'' in 2006, after which he took a long hiatus from acting, spanning over two years. He returned to films in 2008 with a special appearance in a song in the multistarrer ''[[Twenty:20]]'' and [[Shafi]]'s ''[[LollyPop]]'', starring alongside [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] and [[Jayasurya]]<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/moviegallery/10510.html]</ref>.In 2009, he again paired up with [[Jayasurya]] in ''[[Gulumal: The Escape]]''.<br>


=== (20010–2013) ===
=== (2010–2013) ===
After ''Gulumal'', which was a success in the box office he appeared in three female centered movies in 2010 – ''[[Mummy & Me]]'', ''[[Sakudumbam Shyamala]]'' and [[Lal Jose]]'s ''[[Elsamma Enna Aankutty]]''. All of them were profitable at the box office. Through ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'', he had an image makeover with the character Palunni and the movie was among the biggest hits of 2010. His first release in 2011, ''[[Traffic (2011 film)|Traffic]]'' was a superhit,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14966793&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box Office- March 1 to 30 |date=5 April 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref> in which he played a lead. His later releases ''[[Seniors (film)|Seniors]]'', ''[[Three Kings (2011 film)|Three Kings]]'', ''[[Sevens (film)|Sevens]]'' and ''[[Doctor Love (film)|Doctor Love]]'' also did extremely well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14974180&cid=14625530 |title= 1Kerala Box-Office - June 2011 |date=8 July 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14975821&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-Office- July 1 to 31 |date=1 August 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14981942&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-office, October 9 to 23 |date=24 Octoboer 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref> ''Seniors'' was one among the biggest hits of 2011. His success train in 2011 fetched him the Youth Icon of the Year award at the [[Asianet Film Awards]]. 2012 started off with the release of Lal Jose movie ''[[Spanish Masala]]'', but it was just an average grosser at the box office. His next release ''[[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]]'' got extremely positive responses from the theaters and is one of the biggest blockbusters in the recent years and completed 100 days of theatre run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/81774.html|title=Ordinary completes 10000 shows|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> After ''Ordinary'', his next release was ''[[Mallu Singh]]'', directed by Vysakh. The movie also went on to become a hit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15004289&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-Office (June-July 2012) |date=1 August 2012 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012 }}</ref> His next release was [[Romans (film)|Romans]] and [[3 dots]] both these film become declared a Block Buster <ref name="Box Office">{{cite web|title=Romans grosses 4.40 crore in it's first week|url=http://boxofficeverdicts.blogspot.in/2013/01/romans-has-440-crore-first-week-hit.html|publisher=''Box Office Verdicts''|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref>
After ''Gulumal'', which was a success in the box office he appeared in three female centered movies in 2010 – ''[[Mummy & Me]]'', ''[[Sakudumbam Shyamala]]'' and [[Lal Jose]]'s ''[[Elsamma Enna Aankutty]]''. All of them were profitable at the box office. Through ''Elsamma Enna Aankutty'', he had an image makeover with the character Palunni and the movie was among the biggest hits of 2010. His first release in 2011, ''[[Traffic (2011 film)|Traffic]]'' was a superhit,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14966793&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box Office- March 1 to 30 |date=5 April 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref> in which he played a lead. His later releases ''[[Seniors (film)|Seniors]]'', ''[[Three Kings (2011 film)|Three Kings]]'', ''[[Sevens (film)|Sevens]]'' and ''[[Doctor Love (film)|Doctor Love]]'' also did extremely well at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14974180&cid=14625530 |title= 1Kerala Box-Office - June 2011 |date=8 July 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14975821&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-Office- July 1 to 31 |date=1 August 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14981942&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-office, October 9 to 23 |date=24 Octoboer 2011 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012}}</ref> ''Seniors'' was one among the biggest hits of 2011. His success train in 2011 fetched him the Youth Icon of the Year award at the [[Asianet Film Awards]]. 2012 started off with the release of Lal Jose movie ''[[Spanish Masala]]'', but it was just an average grosser at the box office. His next release ''[[Ordinary (film)|Ordinary]]'' got extremely positive responses from the theaters and is one of the biggest blockbusters in the recent years and completed 100 days of theatre run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/81774.html|title=Ordinary completes 10000 shows|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> After ''Ordinary'', his next release was ''[[Mallu Singh]]'', directed by Vysakh. The movie also went on to become a hit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=15004289&cid=14625530 |title=Kerala Box-Office (June-July 2012) |date=1 August 2012 |publisher=Sify |accessdate=24 October 2012 }}</ref> His next release was [[Romans (film)|Romans]] and [[3 dots]] both these film become declared a Block Buster <ref name="Box Office">{{cite web|title=Romans grosses 4.40 crore in it's first week|url=http://boxofficeverdicts.blogspot.in/2013/01/romans-has-440-crore-first-week-hit.html|publisher=''Box Office Verdicts''|date=26 January 2013|accessdate=1 February 2013}}</ref>



== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==

Revision as of 15:14, 10 April 2013

In this Indian name, the name Boban is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Kunchacko.
Kunchacko Boban
Kunchacko Boban at the AMMA general body meeting in 2008.
Born
Kunchacko Boban

(1976-11-02) November 2, 1976 (age 48)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)Actor, businessman
Years active1981, 1997-2005, 2008–present
SpousePriya Ann Samuel (2005–present)
Relatives
Awards

Kunchacko Boban (born on November 2, 1976) is an Indian film actor who has starred in over 50 Malayalam films in various genres.

After making his debut in the production Aniathipravu (1997), he went on to feature in many successful films, which include Niram (1999), Dhosth (2001), Swapnakoodu (2003), Kasthooriman (2003), Gulumaal (2009), Elsamma Enna Aankutty (2010), Traffic (2011), Seniors (2011), Ordinary (2012) and Romans. He was awarded the special jury award for his performance in Ee Snehatheerathu at the Kerala State Film Awards in 2004.

Career

Career

(1997–2000)

He began his career as lead in Aniathipravu (1997), co-starring Shalini, and directed by Fazil[1]. He had a massive fan following after his evergreen blockbuster debut movie[2]. The waves he created among every people can be compared to that of Shankar Panikkar during Manjil Virinja Pookkal. Once he even admitted that he got letters written with blood during this period from his lady admirers. Kunchacko Boban and Shalini gained a reputation as a star pair[3].indfilms Retrieved on 10 April 2013. They went on to work together in four films[4].. He stood out among the heroes of the late 1990s, when the middle-aged superstars concentrated on action films. Following the success of Aniathipravu, Kunchacko Boban was cast in movies like Nakshathrathaarattu and Mayilpeelikkavu. In Nakshathrathaarattu, he was again cast opposite Shalini. Both films were fairly successful[5]. Then he played a cameo in Fazil's Harikrishnans, which marked the reunion of Mohanlal and Mammootty after 9 years[6]. He also acted films like Chandamama, Ingane Oru Nilapakshi, Prem Poojari, Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam etc. He had a single success in 1999, Kamal's Niram, which featured him opposite Shalini for the final time. Niram was a rage among the colleges in Kerala and through this movie, he attained the title chocolate hero among youngsters[7]

(2000–present)

Dosth with Dileep became superhit[8]. Then he went onNarendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka, his next hits were Kasthooriman, and Swapnakkoodu[9]. The movie Ee Snehatheerathu fetched him a Special Jury Award at the 2004 Kerala State Film Awards.In 2005, he got married and started concentrating on real estate business. He had just one release – Kilukkam Kilukilukkam in 2006, after which he took a long hiatus from acting, spanning over two years. He returned to films in 2008 with a special appearance in a song in the multistarrer Twenty:20 and Shafi's LollyPop, starring alongside Prithviraj and Jayasurya[10].In 2009, he again paired up with Jayasurya in Gulumal: The Escape.

(2010–2013)

After Gulumal, which was a success in the box office he appeared in three female centered movies in 2010 – Mummy & Me, Sakudumbam Shyamala and Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty. All of them were profitable at the box office. Through Elsamma Enna Aankutty, he had an image makeover with the character Palunni and the movie was among the biggest hits of 2010. His first release in 2011, Traffic was a superhit,[11] in which he played a lead. His later releases Seniors, Three Kings, Sevens and Doctor Love also did extremely well at the box office.[12][13][14] Seniors was one among the biggest hits of 2011. His success train in 2011 fetched him the Youth Icon of the Year award at the Asianet Film Awards. 2012 started off with the release of Lal Jose movie Spanish Masala, but it was just an average grosser at the box office. His next release Ordinary got extremely positive responses from the theaters and is one of the biggest blockbusters in the recent years and completed 100 days of theatre run.[15] After Ordinary, his next release was Mallu Singh, directed by Vysakh. The movie also went on to become a hit.[16] His next release was Romans and 3 dots both these film become declared a Block Buster [17]

Personal life

Kunchacko was born in Alappuzha, Kerala. He is the grandson of film producer Kunchacko of the erstwhile Udaya Studios, the first film studio in Kerala. His father Boban Kunchacko was also an actor and producer who acted in a few films produced by Udaya. Boban Kunchacko later ventured into direction with the films Palattu Kunhikkannan, Sanchari and Aazhi. Kunchacko Boban is also the grandnephew of Navodaya Appachan of the Navodaya Studios. Kunchako Boban married Priya Ann Samuel on April 2, 2005.

Filmography

Main article: Kunchacko Boban filmography

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards
Filmfare Awards
Asianet Film Awards
Vanitha Film Awards
Other awards

References

  1. ^ http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Kunchacko%20Boban-1042. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ [1].indiatimes.com Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  3. ^ [2]
  4. ^ [3]indfilms Retrieved on 10 April 2013
  5. ^ [4].movies.amctv.com Retrieved on 10 April 2013
  6. ^ [5]movies.bizhat.com Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  7. ^ [6].newindianexpress Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  8. ^ [7]Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  9. ^ [8].Retrieved on 10 April 2013.
  10. ^ [9]
  11. ^ "Kerala Box Office- March 1 to 30". Sify. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  12. ^ "1Kerala Box-Office - June 2011". Sify. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  13. ^ "Kerala Box-Office- July 1 to 31". Sify. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Kerala Box-office, October 9 to 23". Sify. 24 Octoboer 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "Ordinary completes 10000 shows". IndiaGlitz.
  16. ^ "Kerala Box-Office (June-July 2012)". Sify. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  17. ^ "Romans grosses 4.40 crore in it's first week". Box Office Verdicts. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "13th Ujala Asianet Film Award Winners | Malayalam Television Channels". Keralatv.in. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  19. ^ "Mammootty, Mamtha win Vanitha Film award". Manorama Online. February 10, 2011.
  20. ^ "Amrita FEFKA Film Awards Announced". Best Media Info. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  21. ^ "Amritha awards for Mammootty, Kavya and T D Dasan". Indiaglitz. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2011.

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