Chattakkari (1974 film)

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Chattakkari
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Directed by	K. S. Sethumadhavan
Screenplay by	Thoppil Bhasi
Story by	Pamman
Produced by	M. O. Joseph
Starring	Lakshmi Mohan Sharma Adoor Bhasi Meena Sukumari
Cinematography	Balu Mahendra
Music by	G. Devarajan
Production company	Manjilas
Release date	10 May 1974 (1974-05-10)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Chattakkari (transl. Anglo Indian Girl) is a 1974 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph, starring Lakshmi (in her major Malayalam debut), Mohan Sharma, Adoor Bhasi and Sukumari. The film was written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name.

It was the first Malayalam film of Lakshmi and also the start of her romance with co-star Mohan Sharma. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Lakshmi. The film won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Adoor Bhasi who played Laxmi's alcoholic father, and the Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.^[1] Storywriter Pamman received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. It has the distinction of being the first Malayalam film to run continuously for 40 weeks in a Bangalore theatre. All Songs composed by well known music director G. Devarajan were instant hits.

In 2012, it was remade in the same name, directed by Santosh Sethumadhavan and produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandir and starring Shamna Kasim in the title roles.