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| Kanakachilanga | |
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| Directed by | M. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | Thoppil Bhasi |
| Produced by | Sundarlal Nahatha |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Sheela Muthayya Adoor Bhasi |
| Music by | M. S. Baburaj |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kanakachilanga is a 1966 Malayalam language film. It is an adaptation of the Bollywood movie Kismet , starring Ashok Kumar and Mumtaz Shanti. It is the first Malayalam film that included an additional scene after the release. [1]
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