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| Kunchacko was born in a ] ] family in ], ]. He is the grandson of film producer ] of the erstwhile ], 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 ] of the ]s. Kunchako Boban married Priya Ann Samuel on 2 April 2005 at Little Flower Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Elamkulam.<ref name="th1" /><ref name="th2" /><ref name="smc" /> | Kunchacko was born in a ] ] family in ], ]. He is the grandson of film producer ] of the erstwhile ], 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 ] of the ]s. Kunchako Boban married Priya Ann Samuel on 2 April 2005 at Little Flower Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Elamkulam.<ref name="th1" /><ref name="th2" /><ref name="smc" /> | ||
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| Born | Kunchacko Boban Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, businessman |
| Years active | 1981, 1997-2005, 2008–present |
| Spouse | Priya Ann Samuel (2005–present) |
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Kunchacko Boban is an Indian film actor who has starred in over 50 Malayalam films.
After making his debut in the production Aniyathipraavu (1997), he went on to feature in 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 (2013). He was awarded the special jury award for his performance in Ee Snehatheerathu at the Kerala State Film Awards in 2004.
He is the grandson of director and producer Kunchacko of Udaya Studios, and the grandnephew of Navodaya Appachan of Navodaya Studio.
Career
Kunchacko began his career as lead in Aniathipravu (1997), co-starring Shalini, and directed by Fazil. 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. Then he played a cameo in Fazil's 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. 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 choclate hero among youngsters.
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.
In 2005, he got married and took a hiatus from acting spanning over three years and had one release – Kilukkam Kilukilukkam in that term. He returned to films in 2008 with a special appearance in a song in Twenty:20 and Shafi's LollyPop.
In 2009, he appeared in Gulumal: The Escape, Mummy & Me, Sakudumbam Shyamala and Lal Jose's Elsamma Enna Aankutty. His first release in 2011 was Traffic. His later releases included Seniors, Three Kings, Sevens and Doctor Love. In 2011, he won the Youth Icon of the Year award at the Asianet Film Awards. In 2012 he featured in three films, Spanish Masala, Ordinary and Mallu Singh. Ordinary had 10,000 shows in theatres before reaching the 50-day mark, a first, and grossed over ₹10 crore (US$1.6M, €1.2M, or £1M as of October 2013). His 2013 works include Romans and 3 Dots, God for Sale: Bhakthi Prasthanam, and Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum directed by Lal Jose.
Personal life
Kunchacko was born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic Nasrani family 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 2 April 2005 at Little Flower Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Elamkulam.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Co-stars | Language | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dhanya | Child Artist | Malayalam | ||
| 1997 | Aniyathipravu | Sudhish Kumar (Sudhi) | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Mayilpeelikkavu | Krishnanunni, Manu | Jomol | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Harikrishnans | Sudarshanan | Mammootty | Malayalam | |
| 1998 | Nakshathrathaarattu | Sunil | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Mazhavillu | Mahesh Menon | Preeti Jhangiani | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Chandamama | Unni | Sulekha | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Prem Poojari | Prem Jacob | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 1999 | Niram, | Abey | Shalini | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Priyam | Benny | Deepa Nair | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Ingane Oru Nilapakshi | Charlie | Sneha | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Sathyam Sivam Sundaram | Chandrahasan | Aswathi | Malayalam | |
| 2000 | Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam | Saji | Kavya Madhavan | Malayalam | |
| 2001 | Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka | Jayakanthan | Samyuktha Varma | Malayalam | |
| 2001 | Dhosth | Vijay | Kavya Madhavan | Malayalam | |
| 2002 | Snehithan | Joji | Preetha Vijayakumar | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Thillana Thillana | Himself | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Puthooramputhri Unniyarcha | Aromalunn | Malayalam | ||
| 2002 | Kalyanaraman | Unni | Dileep, Navya Nair | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Mullavalliyum Thenmavum | Shelly | Chaya Singh | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Kasthoorimann | Sajan Joseph Alukka | Meera Jasmine | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Swapnam Kondu Thulabharam | Aniyan Kuttan | Suresh Gopi | Malayalam | |
| 2003 | Mayamohithachandran | Chandran | Malayalam | ||
| 2003 | Swapnakoodu | Deepu Narayan | Prithviraj, Jayasurya, Meera Jasmine, Bhavana | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Jalothsavam | Arackal Chandran | Navya Nair | Malayalam | |
| 2004 | Ee Snehatheerathu | Vishwanadhan | Malayalam | ||
| 2004 | Iruvattam Manavatti | Kaya Madhavan | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Junior Senior | Kichu | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Five Fingers | Manu | Malayalam | ||
| 2005 | Hridayathil Sookshikkan | Sreenath | Malayalam | ||
| 2006 | Kilukkam Kilukilukkam | Roy | Kavya Madhavan | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Twenty:20 | Guest appearance | Mammootty, Dileep | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | LollyPop | Abey | Prithviraj, Roma | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Gulumal: The Escape | Ravi Varma | Jayasurya, Mithra Kurien | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Mummy & Me | Rahul | Archana Kavi, Suresh Gopi | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Sakudumbam Shyamala | Akash | Bhama, Saikumar | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Elsamma Enna Aankutty | Unnikrishnan | Ann Augustine, Indrajith Sukumaran | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Oridathoru Postman | Reghu Nandan | Sarath Kumar, Innocent, Meera Nandan | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Four Friends | Suriya | Jayaram, Jayasurya, Meera Jasmine | Malayalam | |
| 2010 | Traffic | Dr. Abel Thariyan | Srinivasan, Asif Ali | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Makeup Man | Himself | Jayaram, Suraj Venjaramudu | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Race | Dr. Abey John | Indrajith Sukumaran, Mamtha Mohandas | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Seniors | Rex Immanuel | Jayaram, Biju Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Three Kings | Ramanunni Raja (Ram) | Indrajith Sukumaran, Jayasurrya | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Sevenes | Shyam | Asif Ali, Nivin Pauly, Bhama | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Doctor Love | Vinayachandran | Bhavana, Ananya, Bhagath Manuel | Malayalam | |
| 2011 | Sandwich | Sai | Lalu Alex, Suraj Venjaramudu | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Spanish Masala | Rahul | Dileep, Biju Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Ordinary | Iravikuttan Pillai | Biju Menon, Shritha Sivadas | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Mallu Singh | Ani | Unni Mukundan, Samvrutha Sunil | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | 101 Weddings | Krishnankutty (Krish) | Samvrutha Sunil, Jayasurya, Biju Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Poppins | Major Prathap Varma | Nithya Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | Romans | Akash / Fr. Paul | Niveda Thomas, Biju Menon | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | 3 Dots | Vishnu | Janani Iyer, Biju Menon, Prathap Pothen | Malayalam | |
| 2013 | God for Sale: Bhakthi Prasthanam' | Prasannan Nair/Poornanada Swami | Anumol, Jyothi Krishna, Thilakan | ||
| 2013 | Pullipulikalum Aattinkuttiyum | Adu Gopan aka Chakka Gopan | Namitha Pramod | Lal Jose | August 09 |
| 2013 | Kadhaveedu | Raj Karthik | Namitha Pramod | August 09 | |
| 2013 | Vishudhan | Sunny | Namitha Pramod | Lal Jose | August 09 |
Awards
- 2004 – Special Jury Award for Ee Snehatheerathu
- 2010 – Nominated - Best Actor – Malayalam for Elsamma Enna Aankutty
- 2010 – Best Star Pair Award with actress Archana Jose Kavi for Mummy & Me
- 2011 – Youth Icon of the Year
- 2012 – Special Jury Award
- 2010 - TTK Prestige — Vanitha Film Awards: Best Star Pair Award with actress Archana Jose Kavi for Mummy & Me
- 2010 - Best Star Pair Award with actress Bhama for Sakudumbam Shyamala
- Other awards
- 2010 - Vayalar Ramavarma Film and Television Award for Best Actor - Elsamma Enna Aankutty
- 2010 - Jayan Smaraka Award for Best Young Actor - Elsamma Enna Aankutty
- 2010 - Kerala Kaumudi Youth Icon Award — Elsamma Enna Aankutty, Mummy & Me, Four Friends, Sakudumbam Shyamala, Oridathoru Postman
- 2010 - NANA Awards Special Jury Award - Elsamma Enna Aankutty
- 2011 – Amrita-FEFKA Yuva Keerthi Award
- 2011 – SIIMA Award – Best Villain in Malayalam for Seniors
- 2013 - C. Cheriyan Award from Cochin Fine Arts Society for his contributions to Malayalam cinema.
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