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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Chemparathy<br />
| image = Chembarathi film.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]]<br />
| producer = S. Krishnan Nair<br />
| writer = [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br>[[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]<br>[[Roja Ramani]]<br>[[Sudheer (Malayalam actor)|Sudheer]]<br />
| music = [[Devarajan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]<br />
| editing = Ravi Kiran<br />
| studio = New India Films<br />
| distributor = Thirumeni Pictures<br />
| released = {{Film date|1972|7|7|df=y}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Chemparathy''''' ({{lang-en|[[Hibiscus]]}}) is a 1972 [[Malayalam]] film directed by [[P. N. Menon (director)|P. N. Menon]] and written by [[Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chemparathy-Movie Details|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=434|publisher=malayalachalachithram|accessdate=2016-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ചെമ്പരത്തി-വിശദവിവരങ്ങൾ|url=http://msidb.org/m.php?3591|publisher=മലയാളസംഗീതം|accessdate=2016-07-30|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810232039/http://msidb.org/m.php?3591|archivedate=10 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of ''Malayalanadu'' weekly. It stars [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] along with newcomers [[Roja Ramani]], [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]] and [[Sudheer (Malayalam actor)|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.<br />
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The film won two [[Filmfare Awards South]] & [[Kerala State Film Awards|Kerala State Film Award]] for [[Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film|Second Best Film]] in 1972.<ref>[http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm "Kerala State Film Awards"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |date=3 March 2016 }}. Retrieved 17 March 2011.</ref> It was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film was remade in Tamil as ''[[Paruva Kaalam]]'' in 1974 <ref>{{cite journal|title=കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം|author=അന്ന് ഇന്ന്|journal=[[Chalachithram]]|date=1986-09-17}}</ref> with Roja Ramani repeating her role and [[Kamal Haasan]] playing the male lead and also in Telugu as ''Kanne Vayasu''.<br />
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==Plot summary==<br />
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Santha ([[Roja Ramani]]) is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is favourite to everyone in the lodge. Dinesh ([[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]]) 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 ([[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]) as suspect. But later Dinesh confess to police that Rajappan ([[Sudheer (Malayalam actor)|Sudheer]]), 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 .<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] as Balachandran<br />
* [[Raghavan (actor)|Raghavan]] as Dinesh<br />
* [[Roja Ramani]] as Santha<br />
* [[Sudheer (Malayalam actor)|Sudheer]] as Rajappan<br />
* [[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] as Sankaran<br />
* [[Rani Chandra]]<br />
* [[Adoor Bhavani]] as Santha's mother<br />
* [[Sankaradi]]<br />
* [[Adoor Bhasi]] as Bhasi<br />
* [[Bahadoor]]<br />
* [[Kuthiravattom Pappu]]<br />
* [[Paravoor Bharathan]]<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]]<br />
* [[Janardhanan (actor)|Janardhanan]]<br />
* Radhamani<br />
* Sudharma<br />
* Pathma<br />
* P. O. Thomas<br />
* Pathiyil Madhavan (guest)<br />
* Vaidyar K. R. Velappan Pillai<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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{{Track listing<br />
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| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
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| all_lyrics = [[Vayalar Ramavarma]]<br />
| all_music = [[G. Devarajan]]<br />
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| title1 = Chakravarthini Ninakku<br />
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
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| title2 = Chakravarthini Ninakku<br />
| extra2 = [[P. Madhuri]]<br />
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| title3 = Sharanamayyappaa Swamee<br />
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas<br />
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| title4 = Kunukkitta Kozhi<br />
| extra4 = P. Madhuri<br />
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| title5 = Ambaadi Thannilorunni<br />
| extra5 = P. Madhuri<br />
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| title6 = Poove Polipoove<br />
| extra6 = P. Madhuri, Chorus<br />
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| title7 = Chakravarthini Ninakku<br />
| note7 = Bit<br />
| extra7 = P. Madhuri<br />
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| title8 = Ambaadi Thannilorunni<br />
| note8 = Pathos<br />
| extra8 = P. Madhuri<br />
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==Awards==<br />
;[[Filmfare Awards South]] - 1972<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?redir_esc=y&id=8cUQAQAAMAAJ&dq=editions%3As7JYM5Ah__kC&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=Chemparathy</ref><br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Film - Malayalam|Best Film - Malayalam]] - S. K. Nair<br />
*[[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam|Best Actress - Malayalam]] - [[Roja Ramani]], before the film release her screen name is ''Shobhana''.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0240407}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Works by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan]]<br />
[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Kollam]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages]]<br />
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