Uncle Bun
| Uncle Bun | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Bhadran |
| Produced by | Ajitha Hari Pothan |
| Screenplay by |
Bhadran P. Balachandran (Dialogues) |
| Story by | Bhadran |
| Starring |
Mohanlal Kushboo Nedumudi Venu Charmila |
| Music by |
Background score: Johnson Songs: Raveendran |
| Cinematography |
K. P. Nambiathiri Jayanan Vincent A. Vincent |
| Edited by | M. S. Mani |
Production company |
Supriya International |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Uncle Bun is a 1991 Malayalam film directed by Bhadran and starring Mohanlal in the title role. It was based on the 1989 American film Uncle Buck. Special costumes for Mohanlal were designed by art director Sabu Cyril.
Plot
Jameskutty Chacko (Nedumudi Venu) is an ex-NRI settled in a hilly town along with his wife, Sarah and 3 children. James and Sarah are forced to rush back to USA to look after his brother in law who is critically injured in an accident. James entrusts his brother Charlie Chacko (Mohanlal) with the children. Charlie Chacko is obese and leads an irresponsible life spending his time drinking. Sarah considers Charlie responsible for the death of her sister Rosie (Charmila).
Charlie moves in to the family home to take care of the children, Asha, Vinu and Mariah. Charlie wins over the younger children, but 16 year old Asha treats Charlie with contempt. Staying with the family brings back Charlie's memory of the past where he was in love with Rosie. Asha clashes with Charlie when he forbids her to meet her boyfriend, Roy. Charlie realizes that Roy is a serial womanizer. She also gets trouble in school for copying during examination which Charlie manages to settle.
Charlie meets Geetha (Kushboo), a dancer in a club who gets attracted to affable Charlie. Asha physically abuses the house keeper Gloria (Philomina) who leaves the house. She succeeds in creating wrong impression on Geetha about Charlie. Geetha splits up with Charlie. Roy arranges a private meet up with Asha at an isolated flat. Charlie beats up Roy and bring Asha back home. A violent Asha attacks Charlie and accuses Charlie of destroying Rosie's life. It is revealed that Rosie committed suicide when she was cheated by another man. Asha runs away from home and reaches Roy's house. However, Roy and his friends try to gang rape Asha. Charlie again saves Asha after a gruesome fight. Asha tries to commit suicide, but Charlie prevents her and tells her all about Rosie.
Cast
- Mohanlal as Charlie Chacko
- Kushboo as Geetha Krishnan
- Nedumudi Venu as Jameskutty Chacko a.k.a Kuttichan
- Rani (Tamil actress)as Asha James
- Monica as Maria
- Charmila as Rosie
- Philomina as Gloria Therathi a.k.a Ayamma
- Santhakumari as Sister
- Sukumari as Head Mistress
- Mala Aravindan as Mathai
- Sankaradi as Ittiyachan
- Usha
- T.S.Krishnan
- Bahadoor
Box office
The film created high expectations from audience because of Mohanlal's different appearance. The film was released along with Mammootty' s Anaswaram, while Mohanlal had another release Kilukkam directed by Priyadarshan. While Kilukkam became a blockbuster and highest grosser of Malayalam film industry. Uncle Bun couldn't perform as expected eventhough its technical aspect was appreciated; finally it settled as failure at box office.[1]
Music
The songs were composed by maestro Raveendran and lyrics were penned by Pazhavila Rameshan.
| Track | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ambilikkalayoru | Dr. K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | Don't Drive Me Mad | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, Malgudi Subha |
| 3 | Idayaraaga | Dr. K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra |
| 4 | Kurukuthikannulla | Dr. K. J. Yesudas |
References
External links
- Uncle Bun at the Internet Movie Database