Chembarathi
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| Directed by | P. N. Menon |
| Produced by | S. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Starring |
Madhu Roja Ramani Raghavan Sudheer |
| Music by | Devarajan |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
Production company |
New India Films |
| Distributed by | Thirumeni Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Chembarathi (Malayalam: ചെമ്പരത്തി, English: Hibiscus) is a 1972 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon and written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of Malayalanadu weekly. It stars Madhu along with newcomers Roja Ramani, Raghavan and Sudheer in major roles. The film was an adaptation of Malayattoor's short story "Lodge". Renowned film director Bharathan worked as art director in this film.
It was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film was remade in Tamil as Paruva Kaalam in 1974 with Roja Ramani repeating her role and Kamal Haasan playing the male lead.
Cast
- Madhu
- Roja Ramani (as Santha)
- Raghavan
- Sudheer
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
- Rani Chandra
- Adoor Bhavani
- Sankaradi
- Adoor Bhasi
- Bahadoor
- Kuthiravattom Pappu
- Paravoor Bharathan
- Balan K. Nair
- Janardhanan
- Radhamani
- Sudharma
- Pathma
- P. O. Thomas
- Pathiyil Madhavan (guest)
- Vaidyar K. R. Velappan Pillai
Sound track
The film sound track album has 8 songs written by Vayalar Ramavarma and composed by G. Devarajan.
- Chakravarthini Ninakku ... KJ Yesudas
- Chakravarthini Ninakku ... P Madhuri
- Sharanamayyappaa Swamee ... KJ Yesudas
- Kunukkitta Kozhi ... P Madhuri
- Ambaadi Thannilorunni ... P Madhuri
- Poove Polipoove ... P Madhuri, Chorus
- Chakravarthini Ninakku [Bit] ... P Madhuri
- Ambaadi Thannilorunni (Bit - Sad) ... P Madhuri
External links
- Chembarathi at the Internet Movie Database
- Chembarathi at the Malayalam Movie Database