Kunchacko Boban

Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor and producer who appears in Malayalam films He is the grandson of producer Kunchacko who established the film production studio Udaya Pictures Kunchacko Boban made his acting debut in Fazils Aniyathipraavu 1997 which turned out to be a blockbuster and made him into an overnight sensation He became a popular lead star in the late1990s with successful films such as Mayilpeelikkavu 1998 Nakshatratharattu 1998 and Niram 1999 He continued his success with Dhosth 2001 Swapnakoodu 2003 and Kasthooriman 2003 After a couple of commercial failures his career took a set back in the mid2000s He made a comeback with Gulumaal 2009 which was well received Later he went on to act in successful films such as Elsamma Enna Aankutty 2010 Traffic 2011 Seniors 2011 Ordinary 2012 Romans 2013 Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum 2013 How Old Are You 2014 and Vettah 2016 Kunchacko Boban was awarded the Special Jury Award for his performance in Ee Snehatheerathu at the 2004 Kerala State Film Awards Kunchacko Boban son of actor director Boban Kunchacko and grand son of legendary Kunchacko was introduced into Malayalam film industry by versatile director Fazil His debut movie Aniathipravu 1997 costarring Shalini and directed by Fazil 9 was a block buster Kunchacko Bobans performance as Sudhi the lead character got him good reception across young audience and the family crowd Kunchacko Boban Shalini pair was considered as a lucky pair in late nineties Following the success of Aniathipravu Kunchacko Boban was cast in movies like Nakshathrathaarattu Mayilpeelikkavu and Niram 1999 Niram was one of the biggest grossers of 1999 Songs of Niram are still very popular His performance in hit movies Kasthuriman and Swapnakoodu was also appreciated by critics He played a cameo in Fazils Harikrishnans which marked the reunion of Mohanlal and Mammootty after 9 years Then came a streak of Chandamama an average film at the box office and he went on to do Ingane Oru Nilapakshi Prem Poojari Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam etc After Niram Dosth and Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka his next films included Kasthooriman and Swapnakkoodu The movie Ee Snehatheerathu earned him a Special Jury Award at the 2004 Kerala State Film Awards 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 and his mother Molly is a housewife He has two younger sisters Anu and Mini 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 2 April 2005 at Little Flower SyroMalabar Catholic Church Ernakulam