{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film |name = Poochakkanni |image = |caption = |director = Puttanna Kanagal |producer = A. L. Sreenivasan<br>P. Arunachalam |screenplay = Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair |story = Triveni |starring = Prem Nazir<br>Adoor Bhasi<br>Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair<br>Vijaya Nirmala |music = M. S. Baburaj |cinematography = P. Ellappa |editing = R. Devarajan |studio = ALS Productions |distributor = ALS Productions |released = {{Film date|1966|10|28|df=y}} |country = India |language = Malayalam }}
'''''Poochakkanni''''' (also written ''Poocha Kanni'') is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal and produced by A. L. Sreenivasan and P. Arunachalam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Adoor Bhasi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and Vijaya Nirmala. The film is based on the Kannada novel ''Bekkina Kannu'' by Triveni. The film's score was composed by M. S. Baburaj.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=181|title=Poochakkanni|accessdate=11 October 2014|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?1937|title=Poochakkanni|accessdate=11 October 2014|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Poochakkanni [1966] {{!}} പൂച്ചക്കണ്ണി [1966]|url=https://msidb.org/m.php?1937|access-date=2021-09-08|website=msidb.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-09-23|title=Poocha Kanni {{!}} Malayalam Movie|url=http://www.mallumovies.org/movie/poocha-kanni|access-date=2021-09-08|website=MalluMovies.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923195417/http://www.mallumovies.org/movie/poocha-kanni|archive-date=23 September 2010|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=പൂച്ചക്കണ്ണി|url=https://m3db.com/film/poochakkanni|access-date=2021-09-08|website=M3DB.COM}}</ref>
A singer talks about recording the songs for the movie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=പത്തൊന്പതാം വയസ്സിൽ യേശുദാസിനൊപ്പം ആദ്യഗാനം, അമ്മ മരിച്ചതോടെ ആകെ തളർന്നു, പിന്നെ പലരും മറന്നു; ഗായിക പ്രേമ ജീവിതം പറയുന്നു|trans-title=The first song with Yesudas at the age of nineteen. The singer tells the love life |first1=P. |last1=Ayyappadas |date=2021-02-19|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/music/features/2021/02/19/musical-journey-of-singer-prema-special-story.html|access-date=2021-09-08|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref>
==Cast== *Prem Nazir *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair *Vijaya Nirmala *Bahadoor *Kalavathi *Meena *Usharani
==Soundtrack== The music was composed by M. S. Baburaj with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No.!!Song!!Singers!!Lyrics!!Length (m:ss) |- |1 || "Geethe Hridayasakhi"||P. B. Sreenivas||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |2||"Ithiriyillaatha Kunje"||Kamukara||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |3||"Kakka Kondu"||P. B. Sreenivas, B. Vasantha||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |4||"Kurinjippooche"||L. R. Eeswari||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |5||"Maramaaya Maramokke"||Chorus, Prema||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |6||"Muralee Muralee Nin"||P. Susheela||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |- |7||"Pandoru Raajyathe"||S. Janaki||Vayalar Ramavarma|| |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|0232439}} *{{Cite web|title=Poocha Kanni {{!}} GoldPoster Movie Poster Gallery|url=https://www.goldposter.com/movie/744555/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=GoldPoster}} *{{Cite web|title=Bollywood Movie Poocha Kanni 1966|url=https://poocha-kanni-1966.bollyviews.com/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=poocha-kanni-1966.bollyviews.com}} {{Puttanna Kanagal}} Category:1966 Malayalam-language films Category:Films directed by Puttanna Kanagal Category:1966 Indian films
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