Chakram (transl. Wheel) is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Meera Jasmine, Binoy, Vijeesh, and Chandra Laxman, who had acted alongside Prithviraj in Stop Violence (2002).
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Premise
Chandrahasan, a truck driver, falls in love with Indrani and marries her. His life takes an unexpected turn when his best friend Giri kidnaps Indrani and he sets out to rescue her.
Cast
Prithviraj Sukumaran as Chandrahasan
Meera Jasmine as Indrani
Chandra Lakshman as Madhuri
Vijeesh Parthasarathi as Premkumar
Binoy as Giri
Aniyappan as Manoharan
Machan Varghese as Maniyannan
Meghanathan as Cheetu Gopalan
Baburaj as Sudhakaran
Manju Pathrose as Deepa
Santhosh Keezhattoor as Satheeshan
Geetha Nair as Chandrahasan's mother
Ambika Mohan as Madhuri's mother
Shaju Sreedhar as Sebastian
Priyanka as Kusumam, Maniyan's wife
Kalabhavan Shajohn as Velu
Production
The film was originally planned with Mohanlal, Dileep and Vidya Balan in the lead roles, with Kamal as the director. After few days of filming, the project was shelved. Chakram was supposed to be the acting debut of Vidya Balan.
Music
The film's soundtrack contains 6 songs, all composed by Raveendran with lyrics by Gireesh Puthanchery.