| Kannum Karalum | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
| Written by | K T Muhammed |
| Produced by | A. K. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Ramaswami |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Production company | Saravanabhava Pictures |
| Distributed by | Thirumeni Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kannum Karalum is a 1962 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan,[1] starring Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran, Sukumari, Kamal Haasan and Vinodini. The movie has been produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravanabhava Pictures.[2][3][4]
Cast
- Sathyan as Mohan
- Kamal Haasan as Babu
- Ambika Sukumaran as Sarala
- Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Gopalan Nair, Sarala's father.
- Baby Vinodini as Indira, (dual role child Babu and Indira)
- Sukumari
- S. P. Pillai
Production
This was the first Malayalam film of Kamal Haasan, he played Sathyan's son.[1][5] Vinodini was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role in this movie. The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at Varkala, Sivagiri.[6]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma.[7] Latha Raju worked her second movie of this film as playback singer[8][9]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aare Kaanaan Alayunnu" | K. J. Yesudas, Renuka | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 2 | "Chenthaamarappoonthen" | Mehboob | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 3 | "Kadaleevanathin" | P. Leela | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 4 | "Kalimannu Menanju" (Happy) | P. Leela | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 5 | "Kalimannu Menanju" (Sad) | P. Leela | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 6 | "Thaatheyyam Kaattile" | Latha Raju | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 7 | "Thirumizhiyaale" | P. Leela | Vayalar Ramavarma | |
| 8 | "Valarnnu Valarnnu" | S. Janaki | Vayalar Ramavarma |
Reception
The film was commercial success and ran over 100 days in theatres.[10] Jaycey Foundation chairman and film producer J.J. Kuttikkattu had conduct an event to celebrated the 50th anniversary of this film.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Formulas are not for him". The Indian Express. 18 May 1991. p. 22.
- ↑ "Kannum Karalum". vellithira.in. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ↑ "KANNUM KARALUM 1962". The Hindu. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ "Kannum Karalum". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ↑ "Happy Birthday, Kamal Haasan: Superstar@65". NDTV. 6 November 2019.
- ↑ Chelangad, Saju (20 February 2018). "Kamal Haasan, cinema and politics". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Kannum Karalum". malayalachalachithram.com.
- ↑ "Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong". Deccan Herald. 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "Kerala to honour veterans of Malayalam cinema". The New Indian Express. 27 July 2019.
- ↑ "I wanted to become a sanyasi". Rediff.com. 29 May 2009.
- ↑ Kumar, P.K. Ajith (2 June 2016). "Murappennu, MT's first screenplay, turns 50". The Hindu.
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