Chembarathi
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| Directed by | P. N. Menon |
| Produced by | S. Krishnan Nair |
| Written by | Malayattoor Ramakrishnan |
| Starring |
Madhu Shobhana (Roja Ramani) Raghavan Sudheer |
| Music by | Devarajan |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | Ravi Kiran |
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Production
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New India Films
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| Distributed by | Thirumeni Pictures |
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Release date
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Running time
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140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Chembarathi (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 and also in Telugu as Kanne Vayasu.
The film sound track album has 8 songs written by Vayalar Ramavarma and composed by G. Devarajan.
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