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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Kanthan – The Lover of Colour<br />
| image = Kanthan.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = First look poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = Shareef Easa<br />
| producer = Shareef Eesa<br />
| writer = Pramod Kooveri<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| starring = Prajith, [[Daya Bai]]<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = Sachin Balu<br />
| cinematography = Priyan<br />
| editing = Prashobh<br />
| studio = Rolling Pix Entertainment<!-- or: | production_companies = --><br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|7|18|Eranakulam|2021|8|26|OTT release}}<br />
| runtime = 90 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = {{INR}} 200,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kerala-state-film-awards-recognition-for-kanthan-is-an-acknowledgement-of-nature-and-aadivasis-in-wayanad-shareef-eesa/articleshow/68183227.cms|title=Kerala State Film Awards: Recognition for Kanthan is an acknowledgement of nature and Aadivasis in Wayanad : Shareef Eesa - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-27}}</ref><br />
| gross = <br />
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'''''Kanthan – The Lover of Colour''''' is a 2018 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film written by Pramod Kooveri and directed by Shareef Eesa. It is produced by Shareef Easa under the banner of Rolling Pix Entertainment and has Prajith and social activist [[Daya Bai]] in the lead roles. The film won the 2018 [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kerala-state-film-awards-kanthan-wins-best-film/article26384814.ece|title=Kerala State film awards: ‘Kanthan...’, 'Sudani from Nigeria' win honours|last=Praveen|first=S. r|date=2019-02-27|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-02-27|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The film was released OTT in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://actionott.com/watch/kanthan-the-lover-of-color.html|title=KANTHAN - THE LOVER OF COLOR|date=2021-08-26|website=actionott.con|access-date=2021-08-26|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Set in [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]] [[Thirunelly]] Nangara [[adivasi]] colony, the film tells the story of ''Kanthan ''who became an orphan in young age. 80 year old ''Ithyamma ''takes him under her wings and helps him face the world and its challenges.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*Prajith as ''Kanthan''<br />
*[[Daya Bai]] as ''Ithyamma''<br />
*Chinnan<br />
*Kurumatti<br />
*Sujayan<br />
*Akash<br />
*Kariyan<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
;[[49th Kerala State Film Awards]] (2018)<br />
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|tt13534980|Kanthan - The Lover of Colour}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
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