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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 active	1981, 1997-2005, 2008–present
Spouse	Priya Ann Samuel (2005–present)
Relatives	Kunchacko (grandfather) Navodaya Appachan (granduncle)
Awards	Kerala State Film Awards: Special Jury Award for Ee Snehatheerathu (2004)

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

He began his career as lead in Aniathipravu (1997) directed by Fazil. Following the success of his first film, Kunchacko was cast in movies like Nakshathrathaarattu, Mayilpeelikkavu and Nakshathrathaarattu. Then he played a cameo in Fazil's Harikrishnans and played the lead in Chandamama, Ingane Oru Nilapakshi, Prem Poojari, Sahayathrikakku Snehapoorvam. He also appeared in Kamal's Niram (1999), a campus based musical film, which was a commercial success.

After Niram, Dosth and Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka, his next hits were 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 crores. His 2013 works include Romans and 3 Dots.

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.