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{{Infobox film
| name = Kalyana Rathriyil
| image = Kalyana Rathriyil.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]]
| producer = M. Raju Mathan
| writer = Thankom Movies<br />[[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br />[[Adoor Bhasi]]<br />[[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]]<br />[[T. S. Muthaiah]]
| music = [[G. Devarajan]]
| studio = Thankam Movies
| released = {{Film date|1966|07|15|df=y}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}

'''''Kalyana Rathriyil''''' ({{Translation|During the [[Consummation|wedding night]]}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[crime thriller film]] directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] and produced by M. Raju Mathan. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Adoor Bhasi]], [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]] and [[T. S. Muthaiah]]. Notably, it is the first Malayalam film to receive an [[A certificate|A (adults only) certificate]]. The horror in the film stems from its suspenseful plot, which involves a man investigating his in-laws' connection to a ghost on his wedding night. <ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=13 August 2017 |title=Kalyanarathriyil?: 1966 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/kalyanarathriyil-1966/article19488847.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913065902/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/kalyanarathriyil-1966/article19488847.ece |archive-date=13 September 2022}}</ref>

== Plot ==
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The story follows a man named Rajan who becomes suspicious of his new in-laws and a ghost linked to them, leading him to investigate the mystery during his wedding night.

== Cast ==
*[[Prem Nazir]] as Rajagopal
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Appukuttan
*[[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]]
*[[T. S. Muthaiah]] as PK Menon
*[[Kaduvakkulam Antony]]
*[[Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair]] as KB Nair
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]
*N. Saroja
*[[Paravoor Bharathan]]
*[[Philomina]] as Madhavi Amma
*[[Vijaya Nirmala]] as Radha

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[G. Devarajan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=കല്യാണ രാത്രിയിൽ (1966) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4429 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517002821/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?4429 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kalyana Rathriyil |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/kalyana-rathriyil/54982736/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913065902/https://www.hungama.com/album/kalyana-rathriyil/54982736/ |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hungama}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers
|-
| "Aadyathe Raathriyil" || [[S. Janaki]]
|-
| "Alliyaambal Poovukale" || S. Janaki, [[P. Jayachandran]]
|-
| "Chilamboli" || [[L. R. Eeswari]]
|-
| "Maathalappoonkaavilinnale" || S. Janaki
|-
| "Nadikal" || [[P. Leela]]
|-
| "One Two Three" || L. R. Eeswari
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0254471}}

[[Category:1960s crime thriller films]]
[[Category:1966 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1966 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair]]
[[Category:Indian crime thriller films]]

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