Bicycle Thieves (2013 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = Bicycle Thieves
| image = Bicycle-Thieves-2013.jpg
| director = Jis Joy
| producer = Dr. S. Sajikumar
Krishnan Sethukumar
| story = Ajith Pillai
| screenplay = Jis Joy
| starring = Asif Ali
Aparna Gopinath
Salim Kumar
Vijay Babu
Siddique
Saiju Kurup
Aju Varghese
| music = Deepak Dev
| cinematography = Binendra Menon
| editing = Ratheesh Raj
| released = {{film date|2013|11|29|df=yes}}
| distributor = UTV Motion Pictures
| studio = Dharmik films
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
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Bicycle Thieves is a 2013 Malayalam comedy thriller film written and directed by Jis Joy. It stars Asif Ali in the lead role alongside Aparna Gopinath with Salim Kumar, Saiju Kurup, Vijay Babu, Aju Varghese, Siddique, Sai Kumar, and Devan in other pivotal roles. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/bicycle-thieves/movie-review/26678800.cms|title=BICYCLE THIEVES MOVIE REVIEW|first=Aswin J.|last=Kumar|date=|work=The Times of India}}
Summary
Chacko lost his parents in his childhood and he lives with uncle's family who tortures him and considers a slave. Unable to face the struggle, he leaves them in a bicycle and joins a cycle workshop owner Bose and his workers, Rameshan and Rahim who steals bicycles for a living. Their fate changes when they try to aim for more. A heist goes wrong, and the gang gets split. Chacko moves to another place where he continues with his tricks, on a bigger scale. During one of those endeavors, he meets Meera, a bank employee, and they fall in love.
The first half of the film is used to introduce each character, without divulging much details. The viewers are left to guess they all could have a possible role in the suspense later on.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523235850/http://www.sify.com/movies/bicycle-thieves-review-malayalam-pcmbfJgjefhah.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 May 2015|title=Review : Bicycle Thieves|work=Sify}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/14242/malayalam/bicycle-thieves/4486/review.htm|title=Bicycle Thieves Review|date=1 December 2013|work=Nowrunning}}
Cast
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- Asif Ali as Kunchacko (Chacko)
- Dhananjay as Young Chacko
- Aparna Gopinath as Meera Mathews
- Salim Kumar as Bose Prakash alias Bossettan
- Vijay Babu as Adv. Kashinathan
- Saiju Kurup as Rameshan
- Siddique as CI
- Sunil Sukhada as Fa.Idayil Chodiyan
- Kishor Satya as Sleeve Varghese
- Jaffar Idukki as Sajeer Bhayi
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Meera's Landlady
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Rahim
- Sai Kumar as Pattara Swami
- Devan as Mathews
- Aju Varghese as Shajan (cameo)
- Balu Varghese as Iqbal (cameo)
- Sekhar Menon as himself (cameo)
- Naveen Arakkal
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Soundtrack
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| name = Bicycle Thieves
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Deepak Dev
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| genre = Film soundtrack
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| language = Malayalam
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| prev_title = Ezhamathe Varavu
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| next_title = 7th Day
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All tracks are composed by Deepak Dev and Jerry Amaldev and written by Bichu Thirumala, Kaithapram, and Jis Joy.
{{Track listing
|extra_column = Performer(s)
|title1 = Aayiram Kannumaay (bit)
|note1 =
|extra1 = Asif Ali
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|title2 = Mele Vaanile
|note2 =
|extra2 = Ramya Nambeesan, Naveen
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|title3 = Punchiri Thanchum
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|extra3 = Shankar Mahadevan
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|title4 = Theme Song
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|extra4 = Naveen
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