| Chunkzz | |
| Director: | Omar Lulu |
| Producer: | Vaishak Rajan |
| Screenplay: | Joseph Vijeesh Sanoop Thykoodam Aneesh Hameed |
| Story: | Omar Lulu |
| Starring: | Balu Varghese Dharmajan Bolgatty Ganapathi S. Poduwal Vishak Nair Honey Rose |
| Music: | Gopi Sundar |
| Cinematography: | Alby |
| Editing: | Dilip Dennies |
| Studio: | Vaishaka Cynyma |
| Distributor: | Vaishaka Cynyma |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Budget: | 3.5 crore |
| Gross: | 21.3 crore |
Chunkzz is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Omar Lulu and produced by Vyshak Rajan. It was written by debutants Joseph Vijeesh, Sanoop Thykoodam, and Aneesh Hameed from a story by Lulu. The film stars Balu Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Ganapathi S. Poduwal, and Vishak Nair in the titular roles, along with Honey Rose.[1] Chunkzz was released in theatres on 4 August 2017. The film was a commercial success at the box office.[2]
The story is about four friends, Romario, Riyas, Yudas, and Athmaram. In a new turn of events, Romario's childhood friend, Riya, comes to their college to study. The four friends try hard to woo Riya. Riya and Romario leave for Goa and send his friends pictures which he actually faked to make them believe that they had sex in the hotel. At the same time, Riya's brother spots her, takes her back home, and informs her dad about the matter.
Later, it turns out that Riya is pregnant and Roamario should marry her. Romario confesses to his friends that nothing of that sort has happened, but they do not believe him at first. In fact, Riya fooled her father saying that she was pregnant to marry Romario. At last, it is revealed that it was Romario who brought her from Bangalore to Kerala in order to marry her and become rich. Finally, they get married.
The film was announced with a title in January 2017. It was written by debutants Joseph Vijeesh, Sanoop Thykoodam, and Aneesh Hameed from a story by Lulu.[3] It was the second film of Lulu after Happy Wedding. Balu Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty, Vishak Nair, and Ganapathi play the titular characters, while Honey Rose plays the female lead. Omar said the film will begin shooting on 9 February 2017 at Sree Sankara College.[4]
The film was a commercial success at the box office. It grossed an estimated amount of 21.3 crore at the worldwide box office against a budget of 3.5 crore.[5]
Selena Gomez of The Quint rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, stating that "it basically unveils the meaning of friendship with trust, care and inspiration".[6] Anagha Jayan E. of Malayala Manorama rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 and called it "a strong brew of fun, frolic and friendship" and "a full-fledged entertainer, which would make one roll on the floor laughing. A light movie, which doesn't involve any complex thoughts and emotions, here's a film that you can enjoy to the fullest".[7] Deepa Soman of The Times of India rated the movie 2.5 out of 5 and said "Watch Chunkzz if you can appreciate a few adult jokes, without thinking much about the logic in the story line".[8] Behindwoods rated 2.25 out of 5 and said that "the major chunk of humour in Chunkzz will satisfy the youth", but excluding that, the "screenplay will seem very amateur and out of shape".[9]
Filmibeat rated 2.5 out of 5 and called it "a fun-filled entertainer which is strictly meant for the youth audiences".[10] Sify rated 3 out of 5, but wrote that "Chunkzz is filled with double meaning dialogues ... no point in looking for logic or a credible storyline here and the whole film has been done as a string of comic episodes".[11] Meera Suresh of The New Indian Express views the film as "an adult comedy in the garb of an entertainer ... the lack of meat in the plot has been concealed with some witty one-liners. This ploy works, somehow.[12] Vandana Mohandas of Deccan Chronicle rated 1.5 out of 5 and wrote that it has "overdose of sexist jokes ... what begins as a campus story is neither a romantic entertainer nor a humorous movie".[13]