Uncle Bun

Uncle Bun
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	15 August 1991 (1991-08-15)
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 was designed by art director Sabu Cyril.

Plot

Charlie Chacko, an overweight man who is struggling with the death of his first love, is forced to take care of his brother's three children and then falls in love with Geetha Krishnan.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Charlie Chacko
• Kushboo as Geetha Krishnan
• Nedumudi Venu as Jameskutty Chacko
• Reshma as Asha James
• Monica- Child artist
• Charmila as Rosie
• Philomina as Gloria Therathi
• Santhakumari as Sister 1
• Sukumari as Sister 2
• Mala Aravindan as Mathai
• Sankaradi as Ittiyachan
• Usha
• T.S.Krishnan

Box office

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, Anaswaram flopped. Uncle Bun couldn't perform as expected eventhough its technical aspect was appreciated; finally it settled as an average earner, but still completed 100 days in some centres.^[1]

Music

The songs were composed by maestro Raveendran and lyrics were penned by Pazhavila Rameshan.

References

External links

• Uncle Bun at the Internet Movie Database