Kanyakumari (1974)

Original title

കന്യാകുമാരി

Directed by

K. S. Sethumadhavan

Genre

drama, romance

Country

India

Runtime

1h 57m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sculptor meets a woman who sells bangles and pearls on a seashore and falls in love with her. The film follows their relationship and the challenges they face.

romanticbittersweetgentlenostalgicearnestslow-pacedpoignant

What happens

Kanyakumari is a 1974 Indian Malayalam-language film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It stars Kamal Haasan for the first time in the lead role of the protagonist and Rita Bhaduri in the female lead. It was the debut film of Jagathy Sreekumar as an adult . The film deals with a man who makes sculptures where he meets a girl who sells bangles and pearls on the sea shore and falls in love with her. This is the first adult role of Haasan in Malayalam language films after his appearance as a child artist in Kannum Karalum. He also received his first Filmfare award for this movie. This movie was also Rita Bhaduri's debut in cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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