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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil<br />
| image = Vasanthathinte_Kanal_Vazhikalil.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = Anil V Nagendran<br />
| producer = Anil V Nagendran<br />
| writer = Anil V Nagendran<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Samuthirakani]] <br />
*Thamarai<br />
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]]<br />
*[[Sudheesh]]<br />
*[[Surabhi Lakshmi|Surabhi]] <br />
*Rithesh <br />
*[[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]]<br />
}}<br />
| music = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]<br />
* [[M. K. Arjunan]]<br />
* [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]]<br />
* [[A. R. Reihana]]<br />
* [[James Vasanthan]]<br />
* [[P. K. Medini]]<br />
* [[C. J. Kuttappan]] <br />
* Anchal Udayakumar (score)<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = Kaviyarasu<br />
| editing = [[B. Ajithkumar]]<br />
| studio = Visarad Creations<br />
| distributor = Visarad Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|2014|3|14|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 135 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''''Vasanthathinte Kanal Vazhikalil''''' is a 2014 [[Malayalam]]-language [[political drama]] film directed by Anil V Nagendran, who is also the producer, writer and lyricist. The film stars [[Samuthirakani]] and Tamil actress Thamarai in the lead roles with an ensemble supporting cast of [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]], [[Sudheesh]], [[Surabhi Lakshmi|Surabhi]], Rithesh, and [[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]].<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The film revolves around the political unrest in a village and the rise of three communist leaders from the pre-Independence era in [[Kerala]]{{ndash}}[[P. Krishna Pillai]], [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], and [[A. K. Gopalan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/potboilers-with-a-political-twist/articleshow/21800640.cms|title=Potboilers with a political Twist|work=The Times of India|date=14 August 2013|last=Zachariah|first=Ammu}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Colbegin}}<br />
*[[Samuthirakani]] as [[P. Krishna Pillai]]<br />
*Thamarai<br />
*[[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] as a journalist<br />
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]<br />
*[[Sudheesh]] as [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]<br />
*[[Surabhi Lakshmi|Surabhi]] as Chirutha<br />
*Rithesh as Rairu Nambiar<br />
*[[Baiju Santhosh]] as [[A. K. Gopalan]]<br />
*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Madhaviyamma <br />
* [[P. K. Medini]]<br />
*[[Devan (actor)|Devan]]<br />
* [[Bharani (actor)|Bharani]]<br />
*[[Bheeman Raghu]] <br />
*[[Unnikrishnan Namboothiri]]<br />
*[[Prem Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Prem Kumar]]<br />
* [[Shari (actress)|Shari]] as Theyi<br />
* [[Gopika Anil]] as Mathangi<br />
* [[Urmila Unni]] as Antharjanam<br />
*[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]]<br />
* [[Devika Nambiar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/Now-that-Balamani-is-bold-people-love-her-more-Devika/articleshow/45109656.cms|title=Now that Balamani is bold, people love her more: Devika|work=The Times of India|date=11 November 2014|last=Soman|first=Deepa}}</ref><br />
{{Colend}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
After making audio biographies about [[left-wing politics]] about [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]], [[A. K. Gopalan]] and [[P. Krishna Pillai]], Nagendran went on to work on a feature film about these politicians with [[Sudheesh]], [[Baiju Santhosh|Baiju]], and [[Samuthirakani]] reprising the roles of Namboodiripad, Gopalan, and Pillai, respectively. A 6 kilometer set was erected in [[Kollam]] and all signals of the modern day including light posts and electrical lines were removed. Three-thousand actors have acted in the film, many of which are labourers who were trained to act. Cinematographer Kaviyarasu debuts in [[Malayalam cinema|Mollywood]] with this film. Real footage from the [[Indian independence movement]] was included in the film.<ref name="H">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/vasanthathinte-kanal-vazhikalil-film-on-p-krishna-pillai/article6590825.ece|title=Ode to a brave patriot|first=Saraswathy|last=Nagarajan|date=13 November 2014|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Eight composers have composed the film songs and twenty singers have sung the songs. This film is the last film that [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] composed music for. Activist [[P. K. Medini]] composed and sang a song in addition to acting in the film.<ref name="H"/><ref name="N">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2014/oct/24/Film-on-P-Krishna-Pillai-to-be-Released-674794.html|title=Film on P Krishna Pillai to be Released|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=24 October 2014|accessdate=14 June 2021}}</ref> Anchal Udayakumar composed the background score for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?m=4857|title=List of Malayalam Songs from the movie Vasanthathinte Kanalvazhikalil|website=Malayala Chala Chithram}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Song !! Composer !! Lyricist !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
|"Thennale" || [[M. K. Arjunan]] || [[Kaithapram Damodaran|Kaithapram]] || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
|-<br />
|"Nalloru Naaleye" || [[C. J. Kuttappan]] || Anil V Nagendran || C. J. Kuttappan<br />
|-<br />
|"Aalumagni" || [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]] || [[Prabha Varma]] || Reju Joseph, Ravisankar, Devika Subrahmanyan, Reji, Shubha Raghunath<br />
|-<br />
|"Kathunna Venaliloode" || [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] || Anil V Nagendran || [[Anuradha Sriram]], RK Ramadas, G Sreeram<br />
|-<br />
|"Adima Nukam" || [[James Vasanthan]] || Anil V Nagendran || K. J. Yesudas<br />
|-<br />
|"Athikkampil" || C. J. Kuttappan || Anil V Nagendran || C. J. Kuttappan, Soumya Sanathanan<br />
|-<br />
|"Kathunna Venaliloode" (Reprise) || [[P. K. Medini]] || Anil V Nagendran || P. K. Medini<br />
|-<br />
|"Chethi Minukki" || [[A. R. Reihana]] || Anil V Nagendran || Sreekanth, Amrita Jayakumar, Soniya Samjad, Manakkad Gopan, [[Yazin Nizar]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
The film originally released in March. The film received a complaint from the election commission that the film supported left-wing politics. The film was re-released in April.<ref name="H"/><br />
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== Awards and nominations ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Recipient !! Result <br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|References}}<br />
|-<br />
|2014 || [[44th Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Dubbing Artist|Best Dubbing Artist]] || Ambootti for [[Samuthirakani]] || {{Won}} || style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="N" /><br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:2010s political drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2014 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian political drama films]]<br />
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