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Chembarathi is a film directed by P. Narayankutty Menon with Madhu

Chembarathi (1972)

Chembarathi
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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.

Actors

Madhu
Roja Ramani
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Raghavan
Adoor Bhavani
And :
Sudheer
Sankaradi
Adoor Bhasi
Rani Chandra
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