Kanyaadaanam

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Kanyaadaanam | image = | caption = | director = [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]] | producer = C. C. Baby | writer = Thuravoor Moorthy<br>[[S. L. Puram Sadanandan]] (dialogues) | screenplay = | starring = [[Prem Nazir]]<br>[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]]<br>[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]<br>[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] | music = [[M. K. Arjunan]] | cinematography = T. N. Krishnankutty Nair | editing = V. P. Krishnan | studio = MS Productions | distributor = MS Productions | released = {{Film date|1976|08|12|df=y}} | country = India | language = Malayalam }}

'''''Kanyaadaanam''''' is a 1976 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[Hariharan (director)|Hariharan]] and produced by C. C. Baby. The film stars [[Prem Nazir]], [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]], [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] and [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[M. K. Arjunan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=666|title=Kanyaadaanam|accessdate=2014-10-06|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1908|title=Kanyaadaanam|accessdate=2014-10-06|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/kanyadanam-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009182750/http://spicyonion.com/title/kanyadanam-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 October 2014|title=Kanyaadaanam|accessdate=2014-10-06|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of Tamil film ''[[Padithaal Mattum Podhuma]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oldmalayalam.blogspot.com/2010/12/original-tamil-malayalam-remake-nalla.html|title = Old is Gold: Tamil Movies made in Malayalam|date = 3 December 2010}}</ref>

==Cast== {{colbegin}} *[[Prem Nazir]] *[[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] *[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] *[[Adoor Bhasi]] *[[Sankaradi]] *[[Sreelatha Namboothiri]] *[[Bahadoor]] *[[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] *[[Nellikode Bhaskaran]] *Tom John *[[Vidhubala]] {{colend}}

==Soundtrack== The music was composed by [[M. K. Arjunan]] and the lyrics were written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]]. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Aadaathe Thalarunna" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] || |- | 2 || "Randu Nakshathrangal Kandumutti" || K. J. Yesudas || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 3 || "Randu Nakshathrangal Kandumutti" (F) || [[P. Susheela]] || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 4 || "Swarangal Nin Priya" || [[P. Jayachandran]] || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 5 || "Vaasarasankalpathin" || [[Vani Jairam]], Chorus || Sreekumaran Thampi || |- | 6 || "Vidhumukhi Nin" || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Sreekumaran Thampi || |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|0230398|Kanyadanam}}

[[Category:1976 films]] [[Category:1976 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:1976 Indian films]] [[Category:Malayalam remakes of Tamil films]] [[Category:Films directed by Hariharan]]