Kochi: ‘In 27 days, 7,07,490 people have already seen it, and 7,06,427 rupees 52 paise have been distributed, have you seen the film poetry that created history?’ This is an advertisement for an old movie. In this day and age where media and trackers release a film and give the daily collection, this ad is being discussed in cinema groups.
This ad is for the movie Chemmeen directed by Ramu Karyat. This ad was given by Kanmani Films who produced the film.
SL Puram Sadanandan has written the screenplay of this film based on the famous novel by Takazhi. Madhu, Sathyan, Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair, Sheela, Sp. Abhrapali stars Pillai, Adoor Bhavani and Philomena in lead roles.
The film won the President’s Golden Lotus for the best film of 1965. This is the first time a South Indian film has received this recognition. Technically the film was also good. Chemmeen was one of the first Malayalam films released in Eastman Color.
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