India, Feb. 25 -- Kunchacko Boban is scaling heights that no one in the Malayalam movie industry expected him to even attempt leave alone conquer. Long regarded as a romantic hero jailed in his own image, the actor popularly known as Chackochan, has come out of the shackles with a wide variety of hard-hitting roles in recent times including Nayattu, Enna than case kodu and Bougainvillea. His latest flick, Officer on Special Duty, has opened to great reviews and critics have stated that his role as a demoted police inspector is his best ever. Udaya Studios, the legendary production house, once run by his grandfather and father, is being revived as well.

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