Chembarathi | |
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Directed by | P. N. Menon |
Produced by | S. Krishnan Nair |
Written by | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
Starring | Madhu Raghavan Shobhana (Roja Ramani) Sudheer |
Music by | Devarajan |
Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
Production company | New India Films |
Distributed by | Thirumeni Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Chembarathi (English: Hibiscus ) is a 1972 Malayalam film directed by P. N. Menon and written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. [1] [2] 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". Bharathan made his cinematic debut as art director with the film.
It was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film was remade in Tamil as Paruva Kaalam in 1974 [3] with Roja Ramani repeating her role and Kamal Haasan playing the male lead and also in Telugu as Kanne Vayasu.
All lyrics are written by Vayalar Ramavarma; all music is composed by G. Devarajan.
No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
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1. | "Chakravarthini Ninakku" | K. J. Yesudas | |
2. | "Chakravarthini Ninakku" | P. Madhuri | |
3. | "Sharanamayyappaa Swamee" | K. J. Yesudas | |
4. | "Kunukkitta Kozhi" | P. Madhuri | |
5. | "Ambaadi Thannilorunni" | P. Madhuri | |
6. | "Poove Polipoove" | P. Madhuri, Chorus | |
7. | "Chakravarthini Ninakku" (Bit) | P. Madhuri | |
8. | "Ambaadi Thannilorunni" (Pathos) | P. Madhuri |
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