Chemmeen

Chemmeen (1965)

ചെമ്മീൻ

Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Date of release
1965-08-19
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (13)
Runtime
2h 20m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Ramu Kariat

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Chemmeen
  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Film Award for Best Feature Film; Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam

Chemmeen is a 1966 Indian Malayalam-language romance film, based on the novel of the same name by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. It was adapted into a screenplay by S. L. Puram Sadanandan, directed by Ramu Kariat, and produced by Babu Ismail Sait under the banner Kanmani Films. The film stars Sheela as Karuthamma, Sathyan as Palani, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Chembankunju, and Madhu as Pareekutty. The film tells the story of a pre-marital and later extra-marital relationship between Karuthamma, the daughter of an ambitious fisherman, and Pareekutty, the son of an affluent trader.

Production

Kariat bought the rights from Thakazhi for ₹8000, a comparatively large sum for a Malayalam novel then. With adapting the novel, Ramu Kariat was taking a big risk as everybody in the film circle was almost certain that the film would be no patch on the novel. The project was bankrolled by Babu Ismail Sait under the banner Kanmani Films.

Although the novel was set in the coastal area of Alappuzha, The film was shot from Nattika beach in Thrissur and Varkala Beach in Thiruvananthapuram. Ramu Kariat wanted to shoot the film in the exact locations mentioned in Thakazhi's novel. But some people at Purakkad demanded rent for their boats, forcing Kariat to shift the location to Nattika, a place he was familiar with.

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