Kannum Karalum

Kannum Karalum
Directed byK. S. Sethumadhavan
Written byK. T. Muhammed
Produced byA. K. Balasubramaniam
Starring
CinematographyP. Ramaswami
Music byM. B. Sreenivasan
Production
company
Saravanabhava Pictures
Distributed byThirumeni Pictures
Release date
  • 28 September 1962 (1962-09-28)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kannum Karalum (transl. Eyes and the Liver) is a 1962 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravanabhava Pictures. The film stars Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran and Kamal Haasan, while Sukumari and debutant Vinodini play supporting roles. It was about a child Babu (Kamal Haasan) writing letters to his mother who he thought was in heaven.

Kannum Karalum was released on 28 September 1962. It was also a box office success and had a theatrical run of 100 days. The film was based on the story of K. T. Muhammed, who also wrote the script and dialogues. The music for the film was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan, with lyrics written by Vayalar Ramavarma.