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Dileep
Vijayakrishnan
Bhavana
Dr. Radhika
Salim Kumar
Unnikkannan
Ashish Vidhyarthi
S.P. Swaminathan IPS
Harisree Ashokan
Kallan Bhaskaran
Kalasala Babu
Doctor Marar
Vijayaraghavan
Commissioner Devarajan
Bheeman Raghu
DySP Koshi
Baburaj
CI Sarath
Suresh Krishna
Adv. Raj Mohan
Jagathy Sreekumar
Narayanan
Janardhanan
Easwara Varma
Saikumar
Retired DGP Krishnadas
Madhupal
Adv. Mathews Varghese
Mohan Jose
Vasu
Jagannatha Varma
DIG Bharathan Kurup
Rajyalakshmi
Rajalakshmi
Kunchan
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Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$500K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
2x
+$500K net gain
Theatrical Status
Profitable
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Raj Babu
- Screenplay & Story
- Siby K Thomas, Uday Krishna
- Original Score
- Berny, Ignatius, C. Rajamani
- Original Title
- ചെസ്സ്
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Malayalam
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Production Budget
- $500K
- Worldwide Gross
- $1M
- Production Studios
- Super Star Films
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Raj Babu
Siby K Thomas, Uday Krishna
Berny, Ignatius, C. Rajamani
Sanjeev Shankar
P.C. Mohanan
Department Leadership Roster
Raj Babu
Director
Siby K Thomas
Writer
Uday Krishna
Writer
Sanjeev Shankar
Director of Photography
P.C. Mohanan
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Age Classification & Content Advisories
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International Certification Matrix
Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Chess
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Chess about?
A man murders his rich brother-in-law with the help of three co-conspirators to amass his wealth. He also manages to discredit the deceased man's illegitimate son.
Who directed Chess?
Chess was directed by Raj Babu.
Who stars in Chess?
The principal cast of Chess includes Dileep, Bhavana, Salim Kumar, Ashish Vidhyarthi, Harisree Ashokan.
When was Chess released and how long is it?
Chess was released in 2006 with a total runtime of 2h 2m.
What was the box office and production budget of Chess?
Chess had a reported production budget of $500K and grossed $1M at the worldwide box office (2 return on budget, classified as a commercial hit).
Who composed the musical score for Chess?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Chess was composed by Berny, Ignatius, C. Rajamani.
What is the age rating and content advisory for Chess?
Chess holds official age classifications: IN: UA (Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12.).