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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanakambari <br />
| image = Kanakambari (film).jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = [[Dinesh Baboo]]<br />
| writer = Dinesh Baboo<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 />
| producer = S. Shailendra Babu<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Anu Prabhakar]]<br />
*[[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] <br />
*[[Kumar Govind]] <br />
*Jyothi Krishna <br />
*Aryan Prasad <br />
}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Dinesh Baboo<br />
| editing = B. S. Kemparaj<br />
| music = Praveen D. Rao<br />
| studio = Shailendra Productions <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|6|4}} <br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Kanakambari ''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[horror thriller film]] directed by [[Dinesh Baboo]] starring [[Anu Prabhakar]], [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]], [[Kumar Govind]], Jyothi Krishna and Aryan Prasad.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Nitya and her friends go on a picnic. Out of boredom, Nitya and her friends decide to play the [[Ouija]]. Nitya suggests to call someone random - Nirmala Devi. They quit that game abruptly and join their other friends near the campfire. Some boys whom they met that day, intoxicate Nitya without her knowledge. When one of them try to misuse this opportunity, a ghost kills him. Nobody knows the cause of the death. <br />
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After returning to [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]], Nitya asks her lover Ramesh to take her to her warden's relatives house - Kanakambari in [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]]. On their way, a man tries to misbehave with Nitya. There we find that Nitya is possessed by some spirit and that makes the man to vomit blood and die. Upon reaching the Kanakambari, Nitya faints and after recovering tells that she has to return to Bengaluru immediately. <br />
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In the Kanakambari we find Shanti who failed to give a male heir to Raghava's family. Due to this Raghava's mother and uncle decide to get Raghava remarried in hope of a male heir. After the marriage Shanti will be sent to her parents' house which she does not want. Later strange things begin in their house. Shanti is also possessed by Nirmala Devi's spirit. The family try to seek the help of priests. <br />
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In Bengaluru, Ramesh finds strange things happening around Nitya and decides to consult a priest. When he takes Nitya to the priest, both of them discover that Nitya has been possessed by Nirmala Devi. Nirmala Devi reveals that Nitya is her own daughter. Nirmala Devi also reveals that she was the wife of Raghava. His family always wanted a male heir to preserve their family prestige and Raghava would not talk against his elders. After giving birth to Nitya, Nirmala Devi was told that the child was stillborn. But she hears the child cry from across the room while it was being taken away to be killed. Nirmala Devi tries to stop it but accidentally dies. <br />
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After listening to the story, Ramesh, Nitya and the priest realize that Nirmala Devi has gone. The priest tells that Nirmala Devi has gone to kill the family in the Kanakambari. Nirmala Devi kills Raghava's mother and uncle. When she was about to kill Raghava, Nitya stops her. She tells that she found her family after a long time and does not want to lose her father now. Upon hearing these words, Nirmala Devi spares Raghava's life and warns him to take good care of their daughter. She tells Shanti to be Nitya's mother henceforth. A light goes outside the room suggesting the departure of Nirmala Devi's soul. <br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
* [[Anu Prabhakar]] as Shanti<br />
* [[Vijayalakshmi (Kannada actress)|Vijayalakshmi]] as Nirmala Devi<br />
* [[Kumar Govind]] as Raghava<br />
* [[H. G. Dattatreya]] as a priest<br />
* [[Mandeep Roy]] as Sub Inspector <br />
* [[Enagi Nataraj]]<br />
* Jyothi Krishna as Nitya<br />
* Aryan Prasad as Ramesh<br />
* [[Om Prakash Rao]] as Constable Krishna<br />
* [[Chitra Shenoy]] as Krishna's wife <br />
* [[Mandya Ramesh]] as Vasu<br />
* [[Bank Janardhan]] as Chikka<br />
* [[Sathyajith (Kannada actor)|Sathyajith]] as Raghava's uncle<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
It was the second digital film shot in [[High-definition video|high-definition]] in Kannada, and the first to be released. The first being [[Dinesh Baboo]]'s ''[[Magic Ajji]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/current_kanakambari.asp|title='Kanakambari' - Get ready to see first Kannada movie shot digitally|website=Viggy|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "Is Director Dinesh Baboo not aware that knowing the gender of a child is a crime? however he has experimented with high definition camera and the night scenes using camera tricks looks natural".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13514581&ctid=5&cid=2427|title=Review: Kanakambari|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041225145529/http://sify.com/movies/kannada/review.php?id=13514581&ctid=5&cid=2427|archive-date=25 December 2004|website=[[Sify]]|last=Moviebuzz|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> A critic from ''Viggy'' wrote that "Don't expect chilling horror nor nail biting suspense unlike in Hollywood horror movies. There are no scenes that increase your blood pressure. Still you wont feel bored. Thanks to Dinesh Baboo's brisk narration".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.viggy.com/english/review_kanakambari.asp|title='Kanakambari' film review - movie by Dinesh Baboo; produced by Shailendra Babu|website=Viggy|access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "The story moves slowly in the first part and fails to create the suspense effectively. In the second half, we are told about Nirmala, her family and how her spirit wants to take revenge. The climax, with a sentimental touch, is unexpected.<br />
There are some special effects but they do not add value to the movie".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july042004/mr5.asp|date=4 July 2004|first=S. N.|last=Deepak|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|title=Kanakambari|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101223724/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july042004/mr5.asp|archive-date=1 November 2004|access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref> The film became a disaster at box-office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13522211|website=Sify|access-date=29 August 2025|title=Box-office reports|date=15 July 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050409174345/http://sify.com/entertainment/movies/kannada/fullstory.php?id=13522211|archive-date=9 April 2005}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|kanakambari}}<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by Dinesh Baboo]]<br />
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[[Category:2000s horror thriller films]]<br />
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