Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu
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Country India | Director R. Sarath Language Malayalam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu (English: Buddha & Chaplin Smile) is an upcoming 2014 Malayalam film directed by R. Sarath. The film stars Indrans in the lead role and co-stars Jagadheesh, Nedumudi Venu, Nandhu, P. Balachandran, Praveena, Sharvari Jamenis, and Malavika Menon in supporting roles.
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Plot
It is a hundred years since Charlie Chaplin, artist nonpareil, appeared on the silver screen mesmerising audiences across the globe. His signature moustache and derby that have left their indelible imprint on the annals of film history. Buddhanum Chaplinum Chirikkunnu is a film that pays homage to Chaplin at the centennial commemoration of his acting career. The film portrays an Indian comedian, Indragupthan, who idolises Chaplin. He believes his life resembles Chaplin's and nurtures the desire to depict his hero on the big screen. However, he rules out a blind imitation of the late legend. The narrative revolves around his disintegrating family life and his quest for true love. The dilemma that ensues is the crux of the story. In the struggle to discover himself Indragupthan is entrapped in a world of make belief. The film is a unique marriage of the serious and the comic - one complementing the other. Indragupthan realises finally that the wheel of life has left him stranded in the twilight zone between real and unreal.
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Production
It was in news that actresses Asha Sarath and Lakshmi Gopalaswamy has denied to play the female lead role in the film opposite Indrans. Later the director R. Sarath himself clarified that it was just gossip. Later Praveena was confirmed to play the role. The shooting of the film is progressing at Sasthamkotta and Kollam.
