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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kadavu<br/>(The Ferry)<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
| producer = M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
| screenplay = M. T. Vasudevan Nair<br />
| based_on = {{based on|''Kadathuthoni''|[[S. K. Pottekkatt]]}}<br />
| starring = Santhosh Antony<br>[[Balan K. Nair]]<br>[[Monisha Unni|Monisha]]<br />
| music = [[Rajeev Taranath]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]<br />
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />
| studio = Novel Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1991||}}<br />
| runtime = 104 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <!--Must cite a reliable published source with a reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb. no fan-sites.--><br />
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'''''Kadavu''''' (English: ''The Ferry Slip'') is a 1991 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]] film scripted, directed and produced by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] based on [[S. K. Pottekkatt]]'s story ''Kadathuthoni''. The film won numerous awards at state, national and international levels, including awards at the [[Singapore International Film Festival]] and [[Tokyo International Film Festival]].<ref name=Master>M. G. Radhakrishnan (15 February 1996). [https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19960215-madathu-thekkeppattu-vasudevan-nair-a-masters-of-post-independence-indian-literature-834831-1996-02-14 "Winner all the way"]. ''[[India Today]]''. Retrieved 30 May 2014.</ref> Film critic [[Kozhikodan]] included the film on his list of the 10 best Malayalam movies of all time.<ref>{{cite book |author=Kozhikodan |author-link=Kozhikodan |year=2001 |title=മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ എക്കാലത്തെയും മികച്ച പത്ത് ചിത്രങ്ങൾ [Malayala Cinemayile Ekkalatheyum Mikacha Pathu Chithrangal: 10 Best Films of All Time in Malayalam Cinema] |location=[[Calicut]], India |publisher=Poorna Publications }}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Deserted by his mother, teenaged Raju is adopted by Beeranikka, a Muslim ferryman. Raju soon starts accompanying Beeranikka in ferrying people. One day, he meets a young girl who is returning to her native town Kozhikode after the death of her mother. The girl invites Raju to Kozhikode where she would be staying with her father and uncle. Not interested in leaving the ferrying job, Raju rejects the invitation. A few days later, he finds himself in possession of an ornament which he thinks belongs to the girl. He travels to Kozhikode to return the ornament and finds the girl after many days of search. The girl says she does not recognise Raju and says the ornament does not belong to her. Disheartened, Raju returns to the ferry.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* Santhosh Antony as Raju. The lead character Raju was portrayed by Santhosh Antony. A native of [[Koodaranhi]] in Kozhikode district, this was Santhosh's only film.<br />
* [[Balan K. Nair]] as Beeran<br />
* [[Monisha Unni|Monisha]] as Devi<br />
* Sreedevi Unni as Amina<br />
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Rahman<br />
* [[Thilakan]] as Krishnettan<br />
* [[Ravi Vallathol]] as Maash<br />
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as the anchorite<br />
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as the hawker<br />
*[[Savithri Sreedharan]]<br />
* R. K. Nair as the goon<br />
* [[Kunjandi]] as Taxi driver<br />
* Bhagya Roopa as the girl<br />
* [[Biyon]] as Appu<br />
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==Awards==<br />
; International awards<br />
* Special Jury Award at [[Singapore International Film Festival]]<ref name=Master/><br />
* Asia Future Prize at [[Tokyo International Film Festival]]<ref name=Master/><br />
; [[National Film Awards]]<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]<br />
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam|Best Feature Film in Malayalam]]<br />
; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] - Santhosh Antony<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0102179|Kadavu}}<br />
* [http://www.malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?195 ''Kadavu''] at the Malayalam Movie Database<br />
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[[Category:1991 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay National Film Award]]<br />
[[Category:Best Malayalam Feature Film National Film Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]<br />
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