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{{Short description|1999 film by T. K. Rajeev Kumar}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu
| image = Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
| producer = [[Maniyanpilla Raju]]<br>Radhakrishnan<br>G. Suresh Kumar
| writer = T. K. Rajeev Kumar
| narrator =
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Manju Warrier]]|[[Thilakan]]|[[Biju Menon]]|[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]|[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]]|[[Kalabhavan Mani]]}}
| music = [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]]<br>[[Sharreth]] {{small|(score)}}
| cinematography = [[Ravi K. Chandran]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = One Two One Creations
| distributor = Soorya Cine Arts
| released = {{Release date|1999||}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INR|1 Crore}}
| gross = {{INR|8 Crore}}
}}

'''''Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu''''' ({{Translation|[[Eye liner|Eye lined]] and [[Pottu]] clad}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], written and directed by [[T. K. Rajeev Kumar]], starring [[Manju Warrier]], [[Thilakan]], [[Biju Menon]], [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] and [[Kalabhavan Mani]]. The soundtrack was composed by [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]] while [[Sharreth]] composed the film score; [[Mohanlal]] had sung a song ''Kaithappoovin'' in the film. Manju Warrier received a [[National Film Award - Special Mention (Feature film)|National Film Award - Special Mention]] for her performance.

==Synopsis==
A young woman named Bhadra ([[Manju Warrier]]) wants to take revenge against a landlord, Natesan ([[Thilakan]]), who murdered her parents 15 years earlier. She gets a work at Natesan's land. She is taught work by the other female workers there. Natesan's son([[Biju Menon|Biju Menon)]] who has an eye on Bhadra, holds her. She gets furious but her workmates calm her. One fine day she notices that a man, chindan who is mentally ill ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]) is ill-treated. She befriends him.

That night, the eldest worker narrates a story about a man who gave his life for the land. It was a lie setup by Natesan to hide his killing of Bhadra's father. She always goes to the spot where her father was buried alive.

Bhadra then meets Rosakutty( [[Kannur Sreelatha]] ) who now works for Uthaman( Natesan's son), seducing him. Bhadra was so angry on her and tries to kill her. But she won't due to her attachment to Rosa.

Bhadra falls in love with Moosakutty ([[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]), a bangle seller and fisherman whose father was also murdered by Natesan.

Bhadra remembers the past. Her father was a leader of a trade union and they had protested against the landlord ( Natesan ) for increasing the wages. Her father ( [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] ) and her mother were very fond of Bhadra. Natesan had an eye on Bhadra's mother. So he kills his father and buries him alive. He then makes up a story and says that it should be said like a folk lore. Bhadra's mother comes running hearing the news. Natesan tries to grab her. But she runs along with Bhadra. Bhadra's mother gives Bhadra a sickle and says to run away and revenge Natesan. Bhadra runs away and sees from a distance that her mother had poured kerosene and burned herself alive. She then lights a lamp at the spot every night.

Rosakutty is killed by Uthaman. Bhadra now secures a job in Natesan's house as a help and she also never misses any opportunity to kill Natesan. Once Natesan's wife asks the Namboodiri about her husband's health and he says there is an issue. He also says that theeyattu must be done to appease the Goddess.

Theyyattu is being done. Many women perform [[Mudi-āttam|mudiyattam]] as to appease the Goddess and secure health. Chindan points a woman to Bhadra and says that this woman is being married to Uthaman. She is revengous and she seeks blessings of Goddess. The Kali comes and gives some kuri. She prays to the Goddess and applies it on her forehead. She goes to the place where women are appeasing the goddess by performing mudiyattam. She goes there and she unwraps her long hair. She then prays to the goddess and swings it along with the beats, appeasing the goddess. She begins her plan next day.

She acts as if she is interested in Natesan. She always tries to make Natesan attracted to her. She also seduces Uthaman. Both son and father become arch enemies in the name of Bhadra. Bhadra invites both to the place where her father was murdered and to have her.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (1999)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255295/|access-date=2021-07-12|website=IMDb|language=en-US}}</ref>

Natesan comes first then Uthaman comes. A brawl broke up between two, it rains and both slip into the field. Bhadra breaks open the Mada and she watches all along. Due to the winds, a power cable comes down into the water. Uthaman kills Natesan, just as Bhadra had planned, but he is electrocuted to death by that wire.

All subsides. Everyone is now well and at last Bhadra marries Moosakutty.

==Cast==

*[[Manju Warrier]] as Veerabhadra / Gowri
*[[Thilakan]] as EttuVeettil Natesan Muthalali
*[[Biju Menon]] as Uthaman (KochuMuthalali)
*[[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]] as Moosakutty
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Chindan
*Kaviyoor Renuka as Sarojini, Natesan Muthalali's wife and Uthaman's mother
*[[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as Chandrappan
*[[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Mulaku
*[[Ravi Vallathol]] as Chackochi
*[[Kunchan (actor)|Kunchan]] as Natesan's Helper
*[[Poojappura Ravi]] as Vaidyar
*Baby Krishna as childhood of Veerabhadra/Gowri
*[[Kannur Sreelatha]] as Rosakutty
*[[Kanakalatha]] as Kanakam
*[[Bhagyashree]] as Gowri
*Poojappura Radha Krishnan
*[[Kuttyedathi Vilasini]]
*Kozhikode Sarada
*[[Bobby Kottarakkara]]

==Soundtrack==
The songs were composed by [[M. G. Radhakrishnan]] for the lyrics of [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]]. The [[film score]] was composed by [[Sharreth]]. Although [[Mohanlal]] has not acted in the film, he sang the song "Kaithappoovin" with [[K. S. Chithra]].

{{Track listing
| headline = Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Chembazhukka Chembazhukka
| note1 = Version 1
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Kalabhavan Mani]], [[Manju Warrier]]
| length1 = 3:26

| title2 = Kaithappoovin
| extra2 = [[Mohanlal]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 4:03

| title3 = Meenakkodikkaate
| extra3 = K. S. Chithra
| length3 = 4:17

| title4 = Chembazhukka Chembazhukka
| note4 = Version 2
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas, Kalabhavan Mani, Manju Warrier
| length4 = 3:26

| title5 = Harichandana Malarile
| note5 = based on the ragam [[Devagandhari]]
| extra5 = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| length5 = 4:38

| title6 = Theithaaro Thaka
| extra6 = Kalabhavan Mani
| length6 = 3:11

| title7 = Kaithappoovin
| note7 = Female version
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra
| length7 = 4:01

| title8 = Poochakorumookuthi
| extra8 = K. J. Yesudas, M. G. Sreekumar
| length8 = 5:19
}}

==Accolades==
;[[National Film Awards]]
* [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] - [[Manju Warrier]]

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actress|Best Actress]] - [[Manju Warrier]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] - [[Biju Menon]]

==Trivia==
*[[Krishnachandran]] dubbed for [[Abbas (actor)|Abbas]]
* Actor [[Mohanlal]] sang a song in this movie along with [[K. S. Chithra]] although he did not act in this movie.
* After this film Manju Warrier took a sabbatical to marry [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and start a family life.
* This is the first Malayalam movie done fully in [[Avid Technology|Avid post-production design]], edited in [[Media Composer]], dubbed, re-recorded and mixed in Avid Audio Vision.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0255295}}

{{T. K. Rajeev Kumar}}

[[Category:1999 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1999 crime drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. K. Rajeev Kumar]]
[[Category:1999 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian crime drama films]]

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