Chattakari (1974)

Original title

ചട്ടക്കാരി

Directed by

K. S. Sethumadhavan

Genre

romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 08m

Rated

A

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Anglo Indian woman navigates love and family conflicts. Her romance with a man from a different background is complicated by her alcoholic father.

romanticfamily-orientedemotionaldramaticheartfelttenderbittersweet

What happens

Chattakkari (transl. Anglo Indian Girl) is a 1974 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and produced by M. O. Joseph, starring Lakshmi (in her major Malayalam debut), Mohan Sharma, Adoor Bhasi and Sukumari. The film was written by Thoppil Bhasi based on Pamman's famous novel of the same name. It was the first Malayalam film of Lakshmi and also the start of her romance with co-star Mohan Sharma. It won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Lakshmi. The film won Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor for Adoor Bhasi who played Laxmi's alcoholic father, and the Filmfare Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. Storywriter Pamman received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Story. It has the distinction of being the first Malayalam film to run continuously for 40 weeks in a Bangalore theatre. All Songs composed by well known music director G. Devarajan were instant hits. In 2012, it was remade in the same name, directed by Santosh Sethumadhavan and produced by Suresh Kumar under the banner of Revathy Kalamandir and starring Shamna Kasim in the title roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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