# Chemparathy > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chemparathy > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chemparathy.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemparathy > Source revision: 1341549220 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the 1992 Tamil film, see [Chembaruthi](/source/Chembaruthi). 1972 Indian film Chemparathy Poster designed by Bharathan Directed by P. N. Menon Written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan Produced by S. Krishnan Nair Starring Madhu Raghavan Roja Ramani Sudheer Cinematography Ashok Kumar Edited by Ravi Kiran Music by Devarajan Production company New India Films Distributed by Thirumeni Pictures Release date 7 July 1972 (1972-07-07) Running time 140 minutes Country India Language Malayalam ***Chemparathy*** (transl. [Hibiscus](/source/Hibiscus)) is a 1972 [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language film directed by [P. N. Menon](/source/P._N._Menon_(director)) and written by [Malayattoor Ramakrishnan](/source/Malayattoor_Ramakrishnan).[1] It was produced by S. K. Nair (S. Krishnan Nair), a famous literary personality and the founder of *[Malayalanadu](/source/Malayalanadu)* weekly. It stars [Madhu](/source/Madhu_(actor)) along with newcomers [Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani), [Raghavan](/source/Raghavan_(actor)) and [Sudheer](/source/Sudheer_(Malayalam_actor)) in major roles. The film was an adaptation of Malayattoor's short story *Lodge*.[2] Noted filmmaker [Bharathan](/source/Bharathan) made his cinematic debut as an [art director](/source/Art_director) in the film. The film was a notable critical and commercial success upon release. The film won two awards at the [Filmfare Awards South](/source/Filmfare_Awards_South) for [Best Film - Malayalam](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_-_Malayalam) and [Best Actress - Malayalam](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Malayalam). The film also won one [Kerala State Film Award](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Awards) for [Second Best Film](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Film).[3] The film was remade in Tamil as *[Paruva Kaalam](/source/Paruva_Kaalam)* in 1974 with Roja Ramani repeating her role and [Kamal Haasan](/source/Kamal_Haasan) playing the male lead and also in Telugu as *Kanne Vayasu*.[4] ## Plot Santha is a cheerful girl who is working in a lodge as a sweeper. She is favourite to everyone in the lodge. Dinesh is in love with this girl. But one day Santha is found dead in the nearby well. Police start investigation and at first arrest Balachandran as suspect. But later Dinesh confess to police that Rajappan, a rich guy living in this same lodge is the reason for Santha's death. Rajappan raped Santha and when she become pregnant he killed her. After Santha's death her memories haunt Dinesh and he kills Rajappan and surrender to police . ## Cast - [Madhu](/source/Madhu_(actor)) as Balachandran - [Raghavan](/source/Raghavan_(actor)) as Dinesh - [Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani) as Santha - [Sudheer](/source/Sudheer_(Malayalam_actor)) as Rajappan - [Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair](/source/Kottarakkara_Sreedharan_Nair) as Sankaran - [Rani Chandra](/source/Rani_Chandra) - [Adoor Bhavani](/source/Adoor_Bhavani) as Santha's mother - [Sankaradi](/source/Sankaradi) - [Adoor Bhasi](/source/Adoor_Bhasi) as Bhasi - [Bahadoor](/source/Bahadoor) - [Kuthiravattom Pappu](/source/Kuthiravattom_Pappu) - [Paravoor Bharathan](/source/Paravoor_Bharathan) - [Balan K. Nair](/source/Balan_K._Nair) - [Janardhanan](/source/Janardhanan_(actor)) - Radhamani - Sudharma - Pathma - P. O. Thomas - Pathiyil Madhavan (guest) - Vaidyar K. R. Velappan Pillai ## Soundtrack All lyrics are written by [Vayalar Ramavarma](/source/Vayalar_Ramavarma); all music is composed by [G. Devarajan](/source/G._Devarajan). No. Title Artist(s) Length 1. "Chakravarthini Ninakku" K. J. Yesudas 2. "Chakravarthini Ninakku" P. Madhuri 3. "Sharanamayyappaa Swamee" K. J. Yesudas 4. "Kunukkitta Kozhi" P. Madhuri 5. "Ambaadi Thannilorunni" P. Madhuri 6. "Poove Polipoove" P. Madhuri, Chorus 7. "Chakravarthini Ninakku" (Bit) P. Madhuri 8. "Ambaadi Thannilorunni" (Pathos) P. Madhuri ## Awards ### [Filmfare Awards South](/source/Filmfare_Awards_South) - [Best Film - Malayalam](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film_-_Malayalam) - S. K. Nair[5] - [Best Actress - Malayalam](/source/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actress_-_Malayalam) - [Roja Ramani](/source/Roja_Ramani), before the film released her screen name was *Shobhana*.[5][6] ### [Kerala State Film Awards](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Awards) - [Second Best Film](/source/Kerala_State_Film_Award_for_Second_Best_Film) - [S. K. Nair](/source/Nair) and [P. N. Menon](/source/P._N._Menon_(director))[7][8] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ചെമ്പരത്തി-വിശദവിവരങ്ങൾ"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160810232039/http://msidb.org/m.php?3591). മലയാളസംഗീതം. Archived from [the original](http://msidb.org/m.php?3591) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Vijayakumar, B. (30 October 2016). ["Chembarathi: 1972"](https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Chembarathi-1972/article15879092.ece). *The Hindu*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-751X](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-751X). Retrieved 16 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kerala State Film Awards"](http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm) 3 March 2016 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). Retrieved 17 March 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** അന്ന് ഇന്ന് (17 September 1986). "കമൽ ഒരു പ്രതിഭാസം". *[Chalachithram](/source/Chalachithram)*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_5-1) ["The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who"](https://books.google.com/books?id=8cUQAQAAMAAJ&q=Chemparathy). 1973. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [https://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-director-actress-winners](https://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-director-actress-winners) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [https://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-film-winners](https://archive.org/details/20th-filmfare-best-film-winners) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["+++++++++++++ official website of INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT OF KERALA +++++++++++++"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm). 3 March 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm) on 3 March 2016. 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