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Chronic Bachelor (2003)

Chronic Bachelor poster
Original title
ക്രോണിക് ബാച്‌ലർ
Directed by
Siddique
Genre
drama film, musical film, romantic comedy, comedy drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 34m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy businessman who hates women due to childhood trauma finds his life turned upside down when he meets a persistent woman. Romantic complications and comedic situations ensue as he tries to maintain his bachelor lifestyle.

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What happens

Chronic Bachelor is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film, written and directed by Siddique. The film stars Mammootty in the titular role as Sathyaprathapan, a wealthy misogynist businessman due to some unpleasant and disastrous incidents which happened in his childhood. Mukesh, Rambha, Indraja, Bhavana, Innocent, Lalu Alex and Biju Menon plays supporting roles. Jyothika was signed as the lead actress but later was replaced by Rambha. The movie was produced by Fazil. The film was a commercial success. It was later remade in Tamil as Engal Anna starring Vijayakanth and in Telugu as Kushi Kushiga with Jagapati Babu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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