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Chocklet

2001 Tamil film directed by A. Venkatesh

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Source revisionApr 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ5103590 ↗
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Chocklet is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film directed by A. Venkatesh with the story penned by and produced by R. Madhesh. Starring Prashanth and debutant Jaya Re in the lead roles, the film also has Livingston, Suhasini, Mumtaj (dual role) and Nagendra Prasad in supporting roles, while the score and soundtrack are composed by Deva.

Chocklet was released on 7 September 2001 and became a commercial success.

Plot

Aravindan "Aravind" meets Anjali and falls in love at first sight without knowing her background. When they meet, Anjali tells Aravind she would like to go for a trial-romance for a week, which might lead to a long-term romance, with which he agrees. Anjali is the daughter of assistant Commissioner Jayachandran and Saradha. Aravind maintains a cordial acquaintance with both of them, not knowing Anjali is their daughter. Anjali acknowledges them as her parents. Jayachandran convinces Anjali to dispense with this trial romance and make a deeper commitment as he finds Aravind a gentleman. Aravind convinces Saradha to support him as her suitor, so Saradha makes Aravind marry Anjali.

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The public source identifies “Chocklet” as 2001 Tamil film directed by A. Venkatesh. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Chocklet, Tamil and film.

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