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	\| name = Kannur Deluxe		\| name = Kannur Deluxe
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	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| director = [[A. B. Raj]]		\| director = [[A. B. Raj]]
	~~\| producer = [[T. E. Vasudevan]]~~
	~~\| story = [[T. E. Vasudevan]]<br><small>under the pseudonym</small><br> V. Devan~~
	\| screenplay = [[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]]		\| screenplay = [[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]]
			\| story = [[T. E. Vasudevan]]<br><small>under the pseudonym</small><br> V. Devan
			\| producer = T. E. Vasudevan
	\| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>[[Sheela]]<br>[[Adoor Bhasi]]<br>Ammini		\| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>[[Sheela]]<br>[[Adoor Bhasi]]<br>Ammini
	~~\| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]~~
	\| cinematography = T. N. Krishnankutty Nair		\| cinematography = T. N. Krishnankutty Nair
	\| editing = T. R. Sreenivasalu		\| editing = T. R. Sreenivasalu
			\| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
	\| studio = Jaya Maruthi		\| studio = Jaya Maruthi
	\| distributor = Jaya Maruthi		\| distributor = Jaya Maruthi
	\| released = {{Film date\|1969\|5\|16\|df=y}}		\| released = {{Film date\|1969\|5\|16\|df=y}}
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = [[India]]
	\| language = [[Malayalam Language\|Malayalam]]		\| language = [[Malayalam Language\|Malayalam]]
	}}		}}

	'''''Kannur Deluxe''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1969\|1969]] [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]] [[thriller film]], directed by [[A. B. Raj]] and produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]].<ref name=B.Vijayakumar>{{cite web\|url=http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kannur-deluxe-1969/article7386672.ece\|title=Kannur Deluxe: 1969\|access-date=2015-08-24\|author=B Vijayakumar \|date=5 July 2015\|work=The Hindu}}</ref> ~~The film~~ is a [[road movie]] which pivots on a theft that occurs in a bus and stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sheela]], [[Adoor Bhasi]] and Ammini in the lead roles. The film had musical score by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1096\|title=Kannoor Deluxe\|access-date=2015-08-24\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The film was well received. The film has a resemblance to the 1972 Hindi movie ''[[Bombay to Goa]]''.		'''''Kannur Deluxe''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1969\|1969]] [[Cinema of India\|Indian]] [[Malayalam language\|Malayalam]] [[thriller film]], directed by [[A. B. Raj]] and produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]].<ref name=B.Vijayakumar>{{cite web\|url=http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kannur-deluxe-1969/article7386672.ece\|title=Kannur Deluxe: 1969\|access-date=2015-08-24\|author=B Vijayakumar \|date=5 July 2015\|work=The Hindu}}</ref> It is the first [[road movie]] in Malayalam which pivots on a theft that occurs in a bus and stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sheela]], [[Adoor Bhasi]] and Ammini in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Vijayakumar\|first=B.\|date=2015-07-05\|title=Kannur Deluxe: 1969\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kannur-deluxe-1969/article7386672.ece\|access-date=2021-06-11\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film had musical score by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1096\|title=Kannoor Deluxe\|access-date=2015-08-24\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The film was well received. The film has a resemblance to the 1972 Hindi movie ''[[Bombay to Goa]]''.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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			==Historical Importance==
			The film helped [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation\|KSRTC]] to win a trademark case against Karnataka RTC by submitting its scenes with the KSRTC logo as prime evidence.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.asianetnews.com/auto-blog/first-malayalam-road-movie-kannur-deluxe-help-kerala-and-ksrtc-trademark-case-against-karnataka-qu85gh\|title=Kannur Deluxe movie helps KSRTC win trademark battle\|access-date=2021-05-06\|author=Asianet Online \|date=5 June 2021\|work=Asianet}}</ref> The scenes were used to prove that the Transport Corporation existed in Kerala even before the [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation\|Karnataka Road Transport Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-06-06\|title=How a 1969 movie helped Kerala win rights over ‘KSRTC’ use\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-a-1969-movie-helped-kerala-win-rights-over-ksrtc-use-101622919925528.html\|access-date=2021-06-11\|website=Hindustan Times\|language=en}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kannur Deluxe
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[A. B. Raj]]
| producer = [[T. E. Vasudevan]]
| story = [[T. E. Vasudevan]] under the pseudonym V. Devan
| screenplay = [[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]]
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]] [[Sheela]] [[Adoor Bhasi]] Ammini
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| cinematography = T. N. Krishnankutty Nair
| editing = T. R. Sreenivasalu
| studio = Jaya Maruthi
| distributor = Jaya Maruthi
| released = {{Film date|1969|5|16|df=y}}
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Kannur Deluxe''''' is a [[Malayalam films of 1969|1969]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] [[thriller film]], directed by [[A. B. Raj]] and produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]].<ref name=B.Vijayakumar>{{cite web|url=http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/kannur-deluxe-1969/article7386672.ece|title=Kannur Deluxe: 1969|access-date=2015-08-24|author=B Vijayakumar |date=5 July 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref> The film is a [[road movie]] which pivots on a theft that occurs in a bus and stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Sheela]], [[Adoor Bhasi]] and Ammini in the lead roles. The film had musical score by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1096|title=Kannoor Deluxe|access-date=2015-08-24|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The film was well received. The film has a resemblance to the 1972 Hindi movie ''[[Bombay to Goa]]''.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Prem Nazir]] as Thirumeni /CID Officer
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Chanthu, Thirumeni's Assistant/Assi. CID Officer
*[[K. P. Ummer]] as Venu, K. B. Pillai's Son
*[[Sankaradi]] as Kammath, a Passenger
*[[Sheela]] as Lady on the Bus
*[[N. Govindan Kutty]] as KBS Nair
*[[Jose Prakash]] as Gopalakrishnan, the thief
*[[T. R. Omana]] as K G Pillai's wife
*[[Nellikkodu Bhaskaran]] as Bus Conductor
*[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as K. B. Pillai
*[[Paravoor Bharathan]] as K B Pillai's company manager
* [[P. Sreekumar]] K R Radha a Job aspirant
*Ammini
*Abbas
*[[Kottayam Chellappan]]
*Paappi
*[[K. Radhakrishnan]]
*M. Radhakrishnan
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film is perhaps the first [[road movie]] in Malayalam.<ref name=B.Vijayakumar/> A real life incident that occurred at [[Cherthala]] in [[Alappuzha district]] of [[Kerala]] inspired the modus operandi used to arrest the thief in the film. Major portions of the film were shot inside Kannur Deluxe, a KSRTC bus service between [[Trivandrum]] and [[Kannur]] that was started in 1967 and is still on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140929/nation-current-affairs/article/47-yrs-%E2%80%98kannur-deluxe%E2%80%99-still-ksrtc%E2%80%99s-ambassador|title=47 yrs on, 'Kannur Deluxe' still KSRTC's ambassador|access-date=2015-08-24|author=Krishna Kumar KE |date=29 September 2014|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> The indoor portions were shot at Vahini, Arunachalam, and Newton Studios. [[I. V. Sasi]] worked as assistant director in the film.<ref name=B.Vijayakumar/>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Ee Muhabathenthoru" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]], [[P. B. Sreenivas]] || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Ethra Chirichaalum" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 3 || "Kannundaayathu Ninne" || [[P. Leela]], P. B. Sreenivas || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 4 || "Marakkaan Kazhiyumo" || [[Kamukara]] || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 5 || "Thaippooyakkaavadiyaattam" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 6 || "Thulliyodum Pullimaane" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 7 || "Varumallo Ravil" || S. Janaki || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0257832|Kannoor Deluxe}}

[[Category:1969 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kannur]]
[[Category:Films set in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Indian road movies]]

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