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{{Infobox film
| name = Kannum Karalum
| image = Kannum Karalum.jpg
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| caption =
| director = [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
| producer = A. K. Balasubramaniam
| writer = [[K. T. Muhammed]]
| narrator =
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]]
* [[Ambika Sukumaran]]
* [[Sukumari]]
* [[Kamal Haasan]]
* [[Vinodini Sasimohan|Baby Vinodini]]
}}
| music = [[M. B. Sreenivasan]]
| cinematography = P. Ramaswami
| editing =
| studio = Saravanabhava Pictures
| distributor = Thirumeni Pictures
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1962|09|28}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kannum Karalum''''' is a 1962 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]], produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of ''Saravanabhava Pictures''. The film stars [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]], [[Ambika Sukumaran]] and [[Kamal Haasan]], while [[Sukumari]] and debutant [[Vinodini Sasimohan|Vinodini]] play supporting roles. It was about a child Babu (Kamal Haasan) writing letters to his mother who he thought was in heaven.

''Kannum Karalum'' was released on 28 September 1962. It was also a box office success and had a theatrical run of 100 days. The film was based on the story of [[K. T. Muhammed]], who also wrote the script and dialogues. The music for the film was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]], with lyrics written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].

== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
* [[Sathyan (actor)|Sathyan]] as Mohan
* [[Kamal Haasan]] as Babu
* [[Ambika Sukumaran]] as Sarala
* [[Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai]] as Gopalan Nair, Sarala's father.
* [[Vinodini Sasimohan|Baby Vinodini]] as Indira, (dual role child Babu and Indira)
* [[Sukumari]]
* [[S. P. Pillai]]

== Production ==
The film was based on the story of [[K. T. Muhammed]], who also wrote the script and dialogues.<ref name="Kamal50">{{Cite news |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=9 December 2012 |title=Kamal's 50 glorious years |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamals-50-glorious-years/article4178731.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210601140101/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kamals-50-glorious-years/article4178731.ece |archive-date=1 June 2021}}</ref>
This was the first Malayalam film of [[Kamal Haasan]], he played Sathyan's son.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhanuprakash |date=7 November 2017 |title=ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമയിലെ അത്ഭുതങ്ങളാണ് മമ്മൂട്ടി സാറും മോഹൻലാൽ സാറും - കമൽഹാസൻ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/kamalhasan-mohanlal-mammootty-malayala-cinema-sathyan-nazeer-madhu-kottarakkara-sreedharan-nair-1.2369094 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210601072244/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/kamalhasan-mohanlal-mammootty-malayala-cinema-sathyan-nazeer-madhu-kottarakkara-sreedharan-nair-1.2369094 |archive-date=1 June 2021 |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2019 |title=Happy Birthday, Kamal Haasan: Superstar@65 |url=https://movies.ndtv.com/photos/happy-birthday-kamal-haasan-superstar-65-98257#photo-402763 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123034104/https://movies.ndtv.com/photos/happy-birthday-kamal-haasan-superstar-65-98257#photo-402763 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> It also debut Malayalm film of producer A. K. Balasubramaniam.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=30 December 2012 |title=Kannum Karalum 1962 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kannum-karalum-1962/article4252881.ece |access-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204171323/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/kannum-karalum-1962/article4252881.ece |archive-date=4 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kannum Karalum |url=http://www.vellithira.in/?p=808 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029063317/http://www.vellithira.in/2009/09/26/kannum-karalum/ |archive-date=29 October 2021 |access-date=12 February 2010 |website=vellithira.in}}</ref> [[Vinodini Sasimohan|Vinodini]] was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role as the teenaged Babu and Indira.<ref name="Hindu" /> The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at [[Varkala]], [[Sivagiri, Kerala|Sivagiri]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chelangad |first=Saju |date=20 February 2018 |title=Kamal Haasan, cinema and politics |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20180220/page/31/textview |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2020 |via=[[PressReader]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. B. Sreenivasan]] and lyrics were written by [[Vayalar Ramavarma]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kannum Karalum (1962) |url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=95 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027101834/http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=95 |archive-date=27 October 2013 |access-date=24 October 2013 |website=malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref> [[Latha Raju]] worked her second movie of this film as playback singer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 25, 2013 |title=Veteran playback singer Latha Raju still going strong |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/365192/veteran-playback-singer-latha-raju.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111234931/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/365192/veteran-playback-singer-latha-raju.html |archive-date=11 January 2018 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2019 |title=Kerala to honour veterans of Malayalam cinema |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jul/27/kerala-to-honour-veterans-of-malayalam-cinema-2009952.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728162740/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/jul/27/kerala-to-honour-veterans-of-malayalam-cinema-2009952.html |archive-date=28 July 2019 |access-date=4 June 2021 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Aare Kaanaan Alayunnu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], Renuka || [[Vayalar Ramavarma]] ||
|-
| 2 || "Chenthaamarappoonthen" || [[Mehboob (singer)|Mehboob]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 3 || "Kadaleevanathin" || [[P. Leela]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 4 || "Kalimannu Menanju" (Happy) || P. Leela || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 5 || "Kalimannu Menanju" (Sad) || P. Leela || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 6 || "Thaatheyyam Kaattile" || [[Latha Raju]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 7 || "Thirumizhiyaale" || P. Leela || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|-
| 8 || "Valarnnu Valarnnu" || [[S. Janaki]] || Vayalar Ramavarma ||
|}

== Release and reception ==
{{quote box
| quote = Each one of my films is different from the rest. My very second film in Malayalam ''Kannum Karalum'' (1962) was an experimental film. It was a film without a hero or a heroine and it received a big response. This film established me as a director of promise.
| source = —K. S. Sethumadhavan in 1991<ref name="kk">{{Cite news |date=18 May 1991 |title=Formulas are not for him |page=22 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=coJlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1135%2C603612 |access-date=1 June 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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''Kannum Karalum'' was released on 28 September 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=കണ്ണും കരളും (1962) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1506 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119123818/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1506 |archive-date=19 January 2021 |access-date=2020-02-23 |website=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref> The film was distributed by P. K. Kaimal under the banner of ''Thirumeni Pictures'' and the film was commercial success.<ref name="Kamal50" /> The distributors who saw the film in [[Kochi]] told the film would not run, as there was no romantic interest in it. But it ran for 100 days. Even in [[Palakkad]], where Malayalam films never ran, it ran for 50 days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2009 |title=I wanted to become a sanyasi |url=https://m.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/29kss.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228041154/https://m.rediff.com/entertai/2002/may/29kss.htm |archive-date=28 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> Jaycey Foundation chairman and film producer ''J.J. Kuttikkattu'' had conduct an event to celebrated the 50th anniversary of this film.<ref name="Kamal50" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P.K. Ajith |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Murappennu, MT's first screenplay, turns 50 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Murappennu-MT%E2%80%99s-first-screenplay-turns-50/article14379652.ece |url-status=live |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308062817/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/Murappennu-MT%E2%80%99s-first-screenplay-turns-50/article14379652.ece |archive-date=8 March 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0254477}}

{{K. S. Sethumadhavan}}

[[Category:1960s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1962 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan]]
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. B. Sreenivasan]]

Kannum Karalum - Revision history

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