| Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol | |
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| Directed by | P. A. Backer |
| Written by | P. A. Backer |
| Produced by | Pavithran |
| Starring | T. V. Chandran Raveendran J. Siddiqui Shalini |
| Cinematography | Vipindas |
| Edited by | Kalyanasundaram |
| Music by | Devarajan |
Production company | Saga Movie Makers |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol (When the River Kabani Turned Red) is a 1975 Malayalam feature film directed by P. A. Backer, produced by Pavithran, and starring T. V. Chandran, Shalini, Raveendran and J. Siddiqui. This leftist political drama film came out during the Emergency period. It was the directorial debut of P. A. Backer, who won that year's awards for Best Director and Second Best Film at the Kerala State Film Awards.[1] Pavithran, who later directed many critically acclaimed Malayalam films produced the film.[2] T. V. Chandran, who also later went on to direct a bevy of award-winning films in Malayalam and Tamil, played the lead role.[3][4] After certain post-production controversies, the film debuted in theatres on 16 July 1976.
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