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'''''Thanichalla Njan''''' is a 2012 [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam language]] film that was directed by [[Babu Thiruvalla]].<ref>{{cite web|title=President Pranab Mukherjee gives away 60th National Film Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/president-pranab-mukherjee-gives-away-60th-national-film-awards/|publisher=Bollywood Life|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref> It is based on the true story of Chellamma Antharjanam, a suicidal woman that was rescued by a Muslim social worker, Razia Beevi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = Thanichalla Njan is based on a real story|url = http://www.sify.com/movies/thanichalla-njan-is-based-on-a-real-story-news-malayalam-mcyjj7giafhsi.html|website = Sify|accessdate = 2016-01-08}}</ref> The movie performed well at the [[60th National Film Awards]], where it won the award for [[Best Feature Film on National Integration]].<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=60th National Film Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|accessdate=18 March 2013}}</ref> Actress [[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] also received the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her portrayal of Razia Beevi.<ref>{{cite news|title='Paan Singh Tomar' shines, 'Bharath Stores' best in Kannada|date=19 March 2013|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/319719/paan-singh-tomar-shines-bharath.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald|accessdate=18 September 2019}}</ref> Kalpana later remarked that she had not initially wanted to take on the role of Razia, as it was so different from what she had done up to that point in her career, and had urged Thiruvalla to hire [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] in her stead.<ref name=TH>{{cite web|last1=PJ Ajith|first1=Kumar|title=For Kalpana, a honour that arrived late|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/for-kalpana-a-honour-that-arrived-late/article4541397.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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Filming for ''Thanichalla Njan'' took place in Kidangara and Thiruvalla during early 2012.<ref name=NIE>{{cite web|title='Thanichalla Njan' - For a|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article334699.ece|publisher=New Indian Express|accessdate=8 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Shooting of 'Thanichalla Njan' begins in Kuttanad|url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shooting-of-thanichalla-njan-begins-in-kuttanad/article2805809.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2012-01-16|access-date = 2016-01-08|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref> That same year writer K. S. Noushad filed a complaint against Thiruvalla, claiming that he had written the film's screenplay and that the director had refused to give him credit.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Chellamma is a [[Brahmin]] woman that has decided to take her own life, as she believes that no one truly wants her in their life. With this in mind she goes to a railway station to commit suicide via train, but at the last moment she's saved by Razia Beevi, a social worker and [[Muslim]]. Caring little about caste systems or other things that would prove to be a barrier for others, Razia takes Chellamma into her own home and cares for her.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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*[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Chellamma Antharjanam<br />
*[[Kalpana (Malayalam actress)|Kalpana]] as Razia Beevi<br />
*[[Jagathy Sreekumar]]<br />
*[[Ashokan (actor)|Ashokan]]<br />
*[[Sivaji Guruvayoor]]<br />
*[[Ponnamma Babu]]<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* Best Feature Film on National Integration (2012, won)<ref name="60thaward" /><br />
* National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2012, won - Kalpana)<ref name="TH" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress National Film Award-winning performance]]<br />
[[Category:Best Film on National Integration National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]</div>imported>Czar