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Chaaver

  • 2023
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.5K
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Kunchacko Boban, Arjun Ashokan, and Antony Varghese in Chaaver (2023)
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Political thugs commit an abhorrent crime, taking an innocent bystander on the run. The police chase them, and moral dilemmas arise among them. The bystander's fate remains ambiguous. Escapi... Read allPolitical thugs commit an abhorrent crime, taking an innocent bystander on the run. The police chase them, and moral dilemmas arise among them. The bystander's fate remains ambiguous. Escaping justice, they face life-altering consequences.Political thugs commit an abhorrent crime, taking an innocent bystander on the run. The police chase them, and moral dilemmas arise among them. The bystander's fate remains ambiguous. Escaping justice, they face life-altering consequences.

  • Director
    • Tinu Pappachan
  • Writer
    • Joy Mathew
  • Stars
    • Kunchacko Boban
    • Arjun Ashokan
    • Sangeetha
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • Tinu Pappachan
    • Writer
      • Joy Mathew
    • Stars
      • Kunchacko Boban
      • Arjun Ashokan
      • Sangeetha
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    • Ashokan
    Arjun Ashokan
    Arjun Ashokan
      Sangeetha
      Sangeetha
      Antony Varghese
      Antony Varghese
      Deepak Parambol
      Deepak Parambol
      Manoj K.U.
      Joy Mathew
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      Arun V. Narayan
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      2ngandacinema

      great intentions but tedious execution

      Chaaver had good intentions and a great message to pass along, but the tedious storytelling sadly punctured the beauty of this film

      DELICIOUS

      -One thing that Chaaver is extremely rich in is symbols!

      From the opening scene that zoomed in on a mouse getting ready to eat a roach to Pablo Neruda's poem

      -It was encouraging to see the theme of loyalty present across characters

      -The photography added a plus to the storytelling with engaging camera movements and placements that were as curious as we were.

      -It was quite interesting that the four goons all came from different faiths. Without being a spoiler, when you understand the intent of their murder, it kinda makes sense why they were selected

      BLAND

      -The storytelling was regrettably slooow and unengaging😭 The movie only got a boost toward the last 20 minutes, this was obviously too late.

      The scene sequences seemed detached: one moment we were introduced to Ashokan and his partners and another one we were taken to Arun and his mom who appeared cold toward each other.

      The lack of a parallel plot made the scenario redundant and the long scenes impaired the beauty of this film

      -The everpresent ominous score made it look as if something gripping was going to happen but nope, we only saw Ashokan and his partners driving and driving in their car😔

      -As Chaaver carried an important message, inspirational and thought-provoking dialogues could have been crafted to make it memorable

      Joy Mathew has a tendency to make his scenarios tedious as he did with 'Uncle', so sad that we witnessed the same pattern with Chaaver...
      5ravikrishhnan

      Slow and steady won't always win the race

      Another movie that reiterates the fact that Story is everything. This movie has such a weak storyline and screenplay that a decent making couldn't salvage it. The slow pace, dragged out scenes, random characters that isn't required, all makes this movie a snooze feat. BGM is nothing unique, I guess they've used folk songs (how original). Overall just another movie to forget about.

      The plot is nothing new and cannot be justified as a political thriller. Leaving aside the fact that central characters belong to a political party and they do deeds that they believe are for the party is like treading on think ice. It barely makes the cut to qualify as a political thriller.

      Only plus side is it's we'll cinematographed. That's it.

      And the argument that its a theatric experience movie is juvenile as a good cinema has to be good anywhere, be it in theatres or on TVs.
      1akhtarkalim-62923

      Waste of time

      This is a very stupid movie. There is nothing new in the plot, everything has been written off. It is better to make the film better. It has ruined my time. The director of the film should understand that times are changing. Make something new but what will you do if you make the same old file. South should make a Hollywood type movie. Or then they should learn from Mammootty or Dulquer Salmaan that how to make a movie and not throw it in front of the audience. It is a request to the director sir not to waste his time by making such garbage and stupid movies. Don't do it. You are requested to please ignore this movie.
      2Varun_Chengal

      What a lag movie

      The theme of the movie is violence stemming from political rivalry has long plagued Kerala's conscience and this persists even today. With numerous people from various outfits losing their lives in organised attacks and retaliations, the state has an extensive history of such incidents This movie had no main story. A 10 minute story makes 2 hours story with lagging. Total tragedy movie. Visuals are incredible. A veriety of movie musically visually theyyam based, but the main fault is story line. They might keep atleast good story line while making this movie. Tinu Papachan can direct a mega serial like this story line.
      5appusnikhil

      One-time watchable

      This movie had a strong story but sadly the screenplay was not up to the mark. The creators forgot to execute the movie properly. The director attempted to convey more through the imagery shown throughout the film, but even that couldn't save the sinking ship.

      The technical side was brilliant in this movie and that combined with the cinematography was top-notch. Locations were carefully selected and that's another positive in the movie.

      Rather than going into taking sides and going into politics, people should try to constructively criticize a piece of art. Sadly that's not happening in our contemporary times.

      Kunchacko Boban has been involved in some weak script films recently, and this one will also be remembered as one of his poor choices. Arjun Ashokan and Manoj K. U were superb in their respective roles.

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      • Release date
        • October 5, 2023 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Language
        • Malayalam
      • Also known as
        • Chaver
      • Production companies
        • Arun Narayan Productions
        • Kavya Film Company
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $60,720
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      • Runtime
        • 2h 8m(128 min)
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