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	'''''Kanyakumari''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. It stars [[Kamal Haasan]] in the lead role of the protagonist and [[Rita Bhaduri]] in the female lead. This is the first [[Adult\|adult role]] of Haasan in [[Cinema of Kerala\|Malayalam]] language films after his appearance as a child artist in ''[[Kannum Karalum]]''. He also received his first [[Filmfare]] award for this movie.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=554\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2014-10-15\|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4664\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2019-12-19\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/s.php?12423\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2014-10-15\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> This movie was also [[Rita Bhaduri]]'s debut in cinema.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rita-bhaduri-the-dependable-character-actor/article24444916.ece \|title=Rita Bhaduri: the dependable character actor \|date=17 July 2018 \|last=Phukan \|first=Vikram \|access-date=22 September 2020 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>		'''''Kanyakumari''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. It stars [[Kamal Haasan]] in the lead role of the protagonist and [[Rita Bhaduri]] in the female lead. The film deals with the a man who makes sculptures where he meets a girl who sells bangles and pearls on the sea shore and falls in love with him.

			This is the first [[Adult\|adult role]] of Haasan in [[Cinema of Kerala\|Malayalam]] language films after his appearance as a child artist in ''[[Kannum Karalum]]''. He also received his first [[Filmfare]] award for this movie. This movie was also [[Rita Bhaduri]]'s debut in cinema.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=554\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2014-10-15\|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4664\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2019-12-19\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/s.php?12423\|title=Kanyaakumaari\|access-date=2014-10-15\|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
	~~The film set in~~ [[Kanyakumari]] ~~deals~~ with the ~~story~~ of a man who makes ~~sculptures where he meets~~ a ~~girl who sells bangles and pearls~~ on the ~~sea shore~~ and ~~falls in love~~ with him.~~<ref>{{cite web\|title=Malayalam Romantic Movie-Kanyakumari Climax\|url=https://www~~.~~youtube.com/watch?v=VhjRbmBJqzs\|publisher=youtube\|access-date=2015-06-12}}</ref>~~		Sankaran a sculptor, who comes to [[Kanyakumari]] to work under a contractor and a group of tourists who reach the place. Sankaran falls in love with a poor vendor of necklaces made of sea shells Parvathi. An orphan Parvathi is brought up by Kannamma her maternal grandmother. Veerappan the foster son of Kannamma, keeps tormenting Parvathi, destroying the necklaces she makes. Sankaran decides to marry Parvathi once his work is complete. He hopes to leave Kanyakumari with Parvathi. In the meanwhile, Veerappan attempts to sell Parvathi to Frederick, a depraved sportsman camping at the guest house on the beach. Parvathi manages to escape this attempt.

			Jayan son of a rich businessman, comes to Kanyakumari seeking solace. He happens to meet his lover Rajani, now wife of Somasundaram, a wealthy businessman. It was this broken love affair that turned Jayan into a wreck. Rajani was forced to marry the old businessman man to save her family from a financial crisis.

			The immoral relationship between Frederick and the young wife of a North Indian businessman forms the sub-plot of the film. Jayan who happens to see this is threatened by Frederick and is warned not to interfere in his personal matters. Jayan makes friends with Swami, an itinerant sanyasi. Both of them take pity on Parvathi and they try to save her Veerappan and Frederick.

			Events take a cruel turn. One night, Frederick accosts Parvathi while she was alone on the beach and attempts to rapes her. Sankaran who hears her screams rushes to the spot. He hits Frederick with his sculptor’s hammer killing him at once. Sankaran taken away by the police and Parvathi staring at him with eyes full of tears.

	== Cast ==		== Cast ==
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	* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Sankaran		* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Sankaran
	* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Parvathi		* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Parvathi
	* [[Sankaradi]]		* [[Prem Nawas]] as Jayan
	* Murali		* [[Sankaradi]] as North Indian businessman
			* Murali das as Frederick
	* [[Veeran]] as Somasundaram		* [[Veeran]] as Somasundaram
	* [[N. Govindan Kutty]] ~~A. S.~~ Veerappan		* [[Manimala (actress)\|Manimala]] as Rajani
			* [[Pala Thankam]] as Kannamma
			* [[N. Govindan Kutty]] as Veerappan
	* [[Alummoodan]] as Bhaskaran		* [[Alummoodan]] as Bhaskaran
	* [[Prem Nawas]] as Jayan
	* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Tourist		* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Tourist
	* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Tourist		* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Tourist
	* [[Manimala (actress)\|Manimala]]		* K. G. Menon as Swami
	* K. G. Menon
	* O. Ramadas		* O. Ramadas
	* M. O. Devasia		* M. O. Devasia
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	* Vijayalakshmi		* Vijayalakshmi
	* Meena Kumari		* Meena Kumari
	* [[Pala Thankam]]
	* Baby Radhika		* Baby Radhika
	* Sindhu		* Sindhu
	* Sherly		* Sherly
	{{colend}}		{{colend}}

			== Production ==
			''Kanyakumari'' was written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, and produced by K. S. R. Moorthy under Chithranjali Films. Cinematography was handled by P. L. Roy. The entire film was shot at [[Kanyakumari]] city and surroundings.<ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite news \|last=Vijayakumar \|first=B. \|date=23 November 2014 \|title=Kanyakumari: 1974 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/old-is-gold-column-kanyakumari/article6627195.ece \|access-date=9 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://archive.is/2021.05.09-121756/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/old-is-gold-column-kanyakumari/article6627195.ece \|archive-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> This movie was also [[Rita Bhaduri]]'s debut in cinema.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rita-bhaduri-the-dependable-character-actor/article24444916.ece \|title=Rita Bhaduri: the dependable character actor \|date=17 July 2018 \|last=Phukan \|first=Vikram \|access-date=22 September 2020 \|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

	== Soundtrack ==		== Soundtrack ==
	The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] and [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].		The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] and [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kanyakumari \|url=https://indiancine.ma/documents/SGW/1 \|language=ml \|website=indiancine.ma \|access-date=19 June 2021}}</ref>

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			== Release and reception ==
			''Kanyakumari'' was released on 26 July 1974.<ref name="The Hindu" /> The film went on to become a box office hit.<ref name="The Hindu" />

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	;[[Filmfare Awards South]]		;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
	Kamal haasan won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~ \| url=https://~~books~~.~~google~~.~~com~~/~~books~~?id=~~NhG2AAAAIAAJ&q~~=~~Kamala+Hasan+Kanya+Kkumari~~ \|title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who\|~~last1~~ = ~~Reed~~\|~~first1~~ = ~~Sir Stanley~~\|~~year~~ = ~~1976~~}}</ref>		Kamal haasan won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015069813841;view=1up;seq=489 \|title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who \|publisher=[[The Times Group\|Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd]] \|year=1984 \|pages=235}}</ref>

	~~== Trivia ==~~
	* Kamal Haasan was a child artiste in his first Malayalam film ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' released in 1962.
	* Kanyakumari, released in 1974 is Kamal Haasan's first [[Adult\|adult role]] in a Malayalam film.
	* Kamal Haasan won first [[Filmfare]] award for this movie. He won 19 Filmfare awards in his career.

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Kanyakumari
| image = Kanyakumari (film).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Promotional Poster
| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| producer = K. S. R. Moorthy
| writer = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Rita Bhaduri]]
* Murali Das
}}
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = P. L. Roy
| editing =
| studio = Chithranjali Films
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1974|07|26|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kanyakumari''''' is a 1974 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]. It stars [[Kamal Haasan]] in the lead role of the protagonist and [[Rita Bhaduri]] in the female lead. This is the first [[Adult|adult role]] of Haasan in [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] language films after his appearance as a child artist in ''[[Kannum Karalum]]''. He also received his first [[Filmfare]] award for this movie.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=554|title=Kanyaakumaari|access-date=2014-10-15|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4664|title=Kanyaakumaari|access-date=2019-12-19|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/s.php?12423|title=Kanyaakumaari|access-date=2014-10-15|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> This movie was also [[Rita Bhaduri]]'s debut in cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/rita-bhaduri-the-dependable-character-actor/article24444916.ece |title=Rita Bhaduri: the dependable character actor |date=17 July 2018 |last=Phukan |first=Vikram |access-date=22 September 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==
The film set in [[Kanyakumari]] deals with the story of a man who makes sculptures where he meets a girl who sells bangles and pearls on the sea shore and falls in love with him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Malayalam Romantic Movie-Kanyakumari Climax|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhjRbmBJqzs|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-12}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Sankaran
* [[Rita Bhaduri]] as Parvathi
* [[Sankaradi]]
* Murali
* [[Veeran]] as Somasundaram
* [[N. Govindan Kutty]] A. S. Veerappan
* [[Alummoodan]] as Bhaskaran
* [[Prem Nawas]] as Jayan
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Tourist
* [[Mallika Sukumaran]] as Tourist
* [[Manimala (actress)|Manimala]]
* K. G. Menon
* O. Ramadas
* M. O. Devasia
* Ashok Kumar
* Appachan
* Maala
* Madhumathi
* Rajani
* Vijayalakshmi
* Meena Kumari
* [[Pala Thankam]]
* Baby Radhika
* Sindhu
* Sherly
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] and [[M. B. Sreenivasan]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Track list <ref>{{cite web|title=Aayiram Kannulla...-Malayalam Romantic Movie-Kanyakumari Movie Song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSPORV6bUaw|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chandrapalunkumanimaala...-Malayalam Romantic Movie-Kanyakumari Movie Song|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVCpuijEOg|publisher=youtube|access-date=2015-06-12}}</ref>

| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Aayiram Kannulla
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[P. Leela]], [[L. R. Eeswari]] & Chorus
| lyrics1 = [[Vayalar Ramavarma]]
| length1 =

| title2 = Chandrappalungu Manimaala
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = [[Vayalar Ramavarma]]
| length2 =

| title3 = I Am In Love
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[Usha Uthup]]
| lyrics3 = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| length3 =

}}

== Awards ==
;[[Filmfare Awards South]]
Kamal haasan won [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhG2AAAAIAAJ&q=Kamala+Hasan+Kanya+Kkumari |title = The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who|last1 = Reed|first1 = Sir Stanley|year = 1976}}</ref>

== Trivia ==
* Kamal Haasan was a child artiste in his first Malayalam film ''[[Kannum Karalum]]'' released in 1962.
* Kanyakumari, released in 1974 is Kamal Haasan's first [[Adult|adult role]] in a Malayalam film.
* Kamal Haasan won first [[Filmfare]] award for this movie. He won 19 Filmfare awards in his career.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{imdb title|0279166|Kanyakumari}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1974 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]

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