Kunchacko Boban

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kunchacko Boban

• Kunchacko Boban is an Indian actor and producer, who mainly works in Malayalam films. He appeared in the 2023 Malayalam film ‘2018’ which was India’s official entry for the 2024 Oscars. He played the role of Shaji Punnoose in the film.

• He follows the principles and teachings of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.

• While studying in school, he used to participate in various sports like cricket, table tennis, basketball, and badminton.

  

• In his teenage years, he did his training in Bharatanatyam under Amrutham Gopinath.

• During the initial days of his acting career, he did his training in karate.

• In his debut Malayalam film ‘Aniyathipravu’ (1997), the Indian actor Krishnachandran dubbed for his character.

• In 1999, he was featured on the cover of Filmfare magazine.

• He has acted in various Malayalam films like ‘Nakshathrathaarattu’ (1998), ‘Niram’ (1999), ‘Prem Poojari’ (1999), ‘Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka’ (2001), and ‘Kalyanaraman’ (2002).

  

• In 2005, after his marriage, he took a break and in 2008, he returned to films with a song from the Malayalam film ‘Twenty: 20.’

• Some of his popular Malayalam films are ‘Vettah’ (2016), ‘Take Off’ (2017), ‘Virus’ (2019), ‘Pada’ (2022), and ‘Nna Thaan Case Kodu’ (2022).

  

• He has been supporting social causes for a long time. In 2014, he collaborated with various Indian celebrities to start a fund-raising cricket club named ‘Celebrity Cricket Club (C3).’ In 2015, he started Al Fasht, a medical facility for children with autism in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. He has also played various cricket matches with the Kerala Strikers team of the Celebrity Cricket League.

  

• He acted in the critically acclaimed Malayalam film ‘Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal’ in 2015. The film received various film festival awards.

• In 2016, he restarted the film production company Udaya Pictures which was started by his grandfather.

• He has appeared in a few Malayalam reality TV shows such as ‘Nayika Nayakan’ (2018; mentor), ‘Mazhavil Entertainment Awards’ (2019; host), and ‘E-Classil Njanumund’ (2021; host).

• He has judged a few Malayalam reality TV shows like ‘Funs Upon a Time’ (2021) and ‘Dancing Stars’ (2023).

  

• In 2022, his photo as a postman from the film ‘Oridathoru Postman,’ was used in the Karnataka State syllabus textbook. However, giving the clarification over this, the sources of the state government commented,
  

  It is sourced from a book by a private publisher based out of Hubli. It is not part of the curriculum.”

• He loves to eat Karimeen, a fried fish in his lunch or dinner.

• On the 25th anniversary of his 1997 Malayalam film ‘Aniyathipraavu,’ he bought the same bike that his character used in the film. ^[8]The Times of India

  

• In 2023, the filmmaker of the Malayalam film ‘Padmini,’ shared his disappointment with Boban. In an interview, the filmmaker said that Boban had charged around Rs 2.5 crore for a 25-day shooting schedule and when he was asked to promote the film, he declined. ^[9]India Today

• He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog.

  

• In his leisure time, he loves to travel to different places and play badminton.