Chemparathy | |
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Directed by | P. N. Menon |
Written by | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
Produced by | S. Krishnan Nair |
Starring | Madhu Raghavan Roja Ramani Sudheer |
Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
Music by | Devarajan |
Production company | New India Films |
Distributed by | Thirumeni Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Chemparathy (transl. Hibiscus) is a 1972 Malayalam-language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan.[1] It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of Malayalanadu weekly. It stars Madhu along with newcomers Roja Ramani, Raghavan and Sudheer in major roles. The film was an adaptation of Malayattoor's short story Lodge.[2] Noted filmmaker Bharathan made his cinematic debut as an art director in the film.
The film was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film won two awards at the Filmfare Awards South for Best Film - Malayalam and Best Actress - Malayalam. The film also won one Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film.[3] The film was remade in Tamil as Paruva Kaalam in 1974 with Roja Ramani repeating her role and Kamal Haasan playing the male lead and also in Telugu as Kanne Vayasu.[4]