''Chemparathy'' () is a 1972

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-language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by

Malayattoor Ramakrishnan K. V. Ramakrishna Iyer, better known by his pen name, Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (27 May 1927 – 27 December 1997), was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, cartoonist, lawyer, Magistrate, judicial magistrate, and Indian Administrative Servi ...

. It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of ''

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'' weekly. It stars

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along with newcomers

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and

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in major roles. The film was an adaptation of Malayattoor's short story ''Lodge''. Noted filmmaker

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made his cinematic debut as an

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in the film. The film was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film won two awards at the

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for Best Film - Malayalam and Best Actress - Malayalam. The film also won one

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for Second Best Film. The film was remade in Tamil as ''

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'' in 1974 with Roja Ramani repeating her role and

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playing the male lead and also in Telugu as ''Kanne Vayasu''.

Plot

Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is favourite to everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with this girl. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well. Police start investigation and at first arrest Balachandran as suspect. But later Dinesh confess to police that Rajappan, a rich guy living in this same lodge is the reason for Santha's death. Rajappan raped Santha and when she become pregnant he killed her. After Santha's death her memories haunt Dinesh and he kills Rajappan and surrender to police .

Cast

as Balachandran *

as Dinesh *

as Santha *

as Rajappan *

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor, born as the son of Narayana Pillai and Ummini Amma in Kollam district, Kerala. He appeared ...

as Sankaran *

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as Santha's mother *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

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as Bhasi *

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

Kuthiravattom Pappu Padmadalakshan, better known by his stage name Kuthiravattam Pappu (24 December 1936 – 25 February 2000), was a popular Indian stage and film actor. His repertoire of acting was based on his unique style and use of the '' Kozhikodan'' dialect, ...

Paravoor Bharathan Vadakkekarayil Koran Bharathan (16 January 1929- 19 August 2015), better known as Paravoor Bharatan was an Indian actor who acted in Malayalam films. He started his career in movies during the 1950s. Bharathan is known as a versatile actor and ...

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Kuttiraman Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performanc ...

* Janardhanan * Radhamani * Sudharma * Pathma * P. O. Thomas * Pathiyil Madhavan (guest) * Vaidyar K. R. Velappan Pillai

Soundtrack

Awards

Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...

* Best Film - Malayalam - S. K. Nair * Best Actress - Malayalam -

, before the film released her screen name was ''Shobhana''.

Kerala State Film Awards The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

* Second Best Film - S. K. Nair and P. N. Menon

References

External links

* {{Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam Works by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan 1970s Malayalam-language films 1970s Indian films Films shot in Kollam Malayalam films remade in other languages Films directed by P. N. Menon (director)