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{{Infobox film
| name = Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu
| image = Ms Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu.jpg
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Meera Jasmine]]|[[Suraj Venjarammoodu]]|[[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]]|[[Geetha Vijayan]]|[[Sunil Sukhada]]|[[Shankar Panicker]]}}
| caption = Poster
| director = Shajiyem
| writer = {{Unbulleted_list|K. Sooraj|Shajiyem}}
| music = [[Ramesh Narayan]]
| cinematography = Chandra Mouli
| studio = Saranam Pictures
| distributor = Saranam Pictures Release
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|29}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu''''' is a 2013 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[psychological horror]] film produced by K. K. Suresh Chandran and directed by Shajiyem.

The film is an adaptation of the 2002 Hong Kong film ''[[The Eye (2002 film)|The Eye]]''. The movie features [[Meera Jasmine]], Badri, [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]], [[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]], [[Geetha Vijayan]] and [[Shankar Panicker]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Ammu Zachariah |date=18 November 2012 |title=Meera Jasmine in a dark fantasy |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/news-and-interviews/Meera-Jasmine-in-a-dark-fantasy/articleshow/17254753.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001657/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-18/news-and-interviews/35171855_1_meera-jasmine-dark-fantasy-babu-janardhanan-s-lisammayude-veedu |url-status=live |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> The movie was later dubbed into [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] as ''Kangal Irandal'' and in [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]] as ''Eyes''.

==Plot==
TV host Lekha Tharoor unexpectedly begins experiencing disturbing, violent visions. After explaining her mental state to friends and colleagues, she is presumed psychotic and is referred to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.

==Cast==
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Lekha Tharoor
**[[Nandhana Varma]] as young Lekha
* Badri as Dr. Alex
* [[Shankar Panicker]] as Village Doctor
* [[Suraj Venjarammoodu]] as Camera Operator
* [[Nandu (Malayalam actor)|Nandu]] as Nandagopalan Nair
* [[Geetha Vijayan]] as Muthulakshmi
* [[Nilambur Ayisha]]<ref name=NilamburAyisha/>
* [[Sunil Sukhada]]
* [[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]]
* [[Jose (actor)|Jose]]
* [[Rosin Jolly]] as Veni
* [[Asha Aravind]] as Lekha’s sister
* Arun Ghosh

==Production==

Meera Jasmine, who began reappearing in films by late-2012 after a brief break,<ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 2012 |title=Meera is back |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Meera-is-back/articleshow/17426825.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131001032002/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-11-30/news-interviews/35484506_1_meera-jasmine-lisammayude-veedu-babu-janardhanan |url-status=live |archive-date=1 October 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> plays the lead role in the film.<ref name=Sify1>{{cite web |title=Meera Jasmine in Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu |website=[[Sify]] |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/meera-jasmine-in-lekha-tharoor-kanunnathu-imagegallery-malayalam-nbylD5icfaj.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127191031/http://www.sify.com/movies/meera-jasmine-in-lekha-tharoor-kanunnathu-imagegallery-malayalam-nbylD5icfaj.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 January 2013 |accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref> Shajiyem had the actress in mind when he was developing the character,<ref>{{cite web |author=Shekhar |date=17 May 2013 |title=Meera Jasmine playing Miss Tharoor in MLTK |publisher=[[Oneindia.in]] |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/news/2013/meera-jasmine-playing-miss-tharoor-mltk-109983.html |access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> saying: "When she heard the story, she readily agreed to take the role and we eagerly awaited her available dates."<ref name="FollowingMsTharoor">{{cite news |author=Parvathy Nambidi |date=14 May 2013 |title=Following Ms Tharoor |newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Following-Ms-Tharoor/2013/05/14/article1588628.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722165431/http://newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/Following-Ms-Tharoor/2013/05/14/article1588628.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 July 2013 |accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref> Badri, who was one of the heroes in Mamas' ''[[Cinema Company]]'' (2012), plays the male lead.<ref name=Sify1/>

The film is set in the city of [[Kochi]], and was filmed in Kochi, [[Pollachi]] and [[Palakkad]].<ref name=FollowingMsTharoor/> Shooting ended in late May 2013.<ref name=NilamburAyisha>{{cite news |author=Anasuya Menon |date=30 May 2013 |title=Courageous act |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/courageous-act/article4765841.ece |accessdate=5 June 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Malayalam horror films]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2010s psychological horror films]]
[[Category:2013 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kochi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Pollachi]]
[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian psychological horror films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of Hong Kong films]]
[[Category:Indian supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Films about organ transplantation]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:Indian horror film remakes]]
[[Category:Indian horror thriller films]]

Ms Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu - Revision history

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