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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kamboji<br />
| image = Kambhoji film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Vinod Mankara]]<br />
| producer = Lakshmi M. Padmanabhan<br />
| writer = Vinod Mankara<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = [[Vineeth]]<br> [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]<br>[[Sona Nair]]<br>[[Rachana Narayanankutty]]<br />
| music = [[M. Jayachandran]]<br />
| cinematography = Sambu Sarma<br />
| editing = Ayoob Khan<br />
| studio = Padmalakshmi Productions<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2017|03|30|ref1=<ref>http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/kamboji.html</ref>}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = 10crore <br />
| gross = 512.25 crores<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Kamboji''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Musical film|musical]] [[Thriller film|Romantic thriller]] film written and directed by [[Vinod Mankara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/vinod-mankara-on-his-new-movie-kamboji/article8938329.ece|title= Vinod Mankara on his new movie Kamboji|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=4 August 2016|accessdate = 6 September 2016}}</ref> The film stars [[Vineeth]] and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] in the lead roles, and [[Sona Nair]] and [[Rachana Narayanankutty]] in supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack was composed by [[M. Jayachandran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/24422/onvs-last-song/E|title=ONV's last written song recorded for Kamboji|publisher=Mathrubhumi|date=23 March 2016|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=‘An intense journey with Kunjunni’|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/%E2%80%98An-intense-journey-with-Kunjunni%E2%80%99/article16804818.ece|accessdate=18 December 2017|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=14 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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The story is based on a true incident that took place in [[Malabar region]]s in the 1970s. In a small village in [[Palakkad district]] of [[Kerala]], Kunjunni (Vineeth), a [[Kathakali]] artiste and Uma Antharjanam (Lakshmi), a [[Mohiniyattam]] dancer unites and their passion towards their art blossoms into love, but a tragedy strikes in the form of a murder. [[Principal photography]] was held in Varikkassery Mana in [[Ottapalam]]. ''Kamboji'' received five [[Kerala State Film Awards]].This blockbuster movie got cult status among kerala youth and it gives a name to vineeth as “ Anuraga Singam “<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Vineeth]] as Kunjunni, a Kathakali artist<br />
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Uma Antharjanam, a Mohiniyattam dancer<br />
* [[Sona Nair]] as Narayani<br />
* [[Rachana Narayanankutty]]<br />
* [[Shivaji Guruvayoor]]<br />
* [[Hareesh Peradi]]<br />
* [[Kalaranjini]]<br />
* [[Indrans]]<br />
* Balaji<br />
* [[Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri]]<br />
* Kalamandalam Eswaran Unni<br />
* Manjusha Sajish<br />
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== Music ==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Kambhoji<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[M. Jayachandran]]<br />
| cover =<br />
| alt =<br />
| released = 5 September 2016<br />
| recorded =<br />
| venue =<br />
| studio =<br />
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]<br />
| length = 33:15<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| label = [[Satyam Audios]]<br />
| producer = M. Jayachandran<br />
| prev_title =<br />
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}}<br />
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The film's [[soundtrack album]] and [[background music|background score]] are composed by [[M. Jayachandran]]. The lyrics for the songs were written by [[ONV Kurup]], [[Vinod Mankara]] and [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]]. The album was released on 5 September 2016 at Hyacinth hotel in Trivandrum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/Kamboji/photos/a.233898173644176.1073741828.203292343371426/298538853846774/?type=3&theater |title=Kamboji audio release |work=facebook|date=5 September 2016 |accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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The album marks Jayachandran's re-collaboration with Vinod Mankara after their successful film ''[[Karayilekku Oru Kadal Dooram]]'' (2010) for which the former won Kerala State Award for best music director. The film also marks the last works of acclaimed Malayalam poet [[ONV Kurup]] before his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/onvs-last-songs-in-vinod-mankaras-next-malayalam-news-154099.html|title= ONV's last songs in Vinod Mankara's next|publisher=Indiaglitz|date=3 March 2016|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref> Kurup handed over his written lines to Mankara just three days before his death.<br />
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The soundtrack album has nine songs set to tune by Jayachandran and comprises popular singers like [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Bombay Jayashree]] among others who have recorded their voices.<br />
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{{track listing<br />
| headline = Tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = 33:15<br />
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| title1 = Nadavathil<br />
| extra1 = [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[ONV Kurup]]<br />
| length1 =<br />
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| title2 = Shruthi Cherumo<br />
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
| lyrics2 = ONV Kurup<br />
| length2 =<br />
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| title3 = Anguli Sparsham<br />
| extra3 = [[Bombay Jayashree]]<br />
| lyrics3 = [[Vinod Mankara]]<br />
| length3 =<br />
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| title4 = Chenthar Nermukhi<br />
| extra4 = [[Sreevalsan J Menon]], K. S. Chithra<br />
| lyrics4 = ONV Kurup<br />
| length4 =<br />
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| title5 = Irakkam Varamal<br />
| extra5 = Bombay Jayashree<br />
| lyrics5 = [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]]<br />
| length5 =<br />
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| title6 = Harinakshi (female)<br />
| extra6 = Nandini<br />
| lyrics6 = Traditional<br />
| length6 =<br />
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| title7 = Harinakshi (male)<br />
| extra7 = [[Kottakkal Madhu]]<br />
| lyrics7 = Traditional<br />
| length7 =<br />
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| title8 = Olivil undo<br />
| extra8 = Nandini<br />
| lyrics8 = Traditional<br />
| length8 =<br />
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| title9 = Mariman Kanni<br />
| extra9 = Kalanilayam Sinu<br />
| lyrics9 = Traditional<br />
| length9 = <br />
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==Awards==<br />
'''[[Kerala State Film Awards]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/kerala-film-awards-winners-list-malayalam-movie-actor.html|title=kerala-film-awards-winners-list-malayalam-movie-actor|work= manoramaonline}}</ref><br />
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] – [[ONV Kurup]]<br />
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]] – [[M Jayachandran]]<br />
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Female Play Back Singer]] – [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]] – [[Vineeth]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|www.kamboji.com}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|6405308}}<br />
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[[Category:2017 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian dance films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s romantic thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the 1970s]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Romance films based on actual events]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about capital punishment]]<br />
[[Category:Films about murder]]</div>2601:204:C900:3C04:3CE2:1B6E:ACD7:F426