Kannur Deluxe
Kannur Deluxe is a 1969 Indian Malayalam thriller film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by T. E. Vasudevan.[1] The film is a road movie which pivots on a theft that occurs in a bus and stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi and Ammini in the lead roles. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy.[2] The film was well received. The film has a resemblance to the 1972 Hindi movie Bombay to Goa.
| Kannur Deluxe | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. B. Raj |
| Produced by | T. E. Vasudevan |
| Screenplay by | S. L. Puram Sadanandan |
| Story by | T. E. Vasudevan under the pseudonym V. Devan |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Sheela Adoor Bhasi Ammini |
| Music by | V. Dakshinamoorthy |
| Cinematography | T. N. Krishnankutty Nair |
| Edited by | T. R. Sreenivasalu |
Production company | Jaya Maruthi |
| Distributed by | Jaya Maruthi |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Prem Nazir as Thirumeni /CID Officer
- Adoor Bhasi as Chanthu, Thirumeni's Assistant/Assi. CID Officer
- K. P. Ummer as Venu, K. B. Pillai's Son
- Sankaradi as Kammath, a Passenger
- Sheela as Lady on the Bus
- N. Govindan Kutty as KBS Nair
- Jose Prakash as Gopalakrishnan, the thief
- T. R. Omana
- Nellikkodu Bhaskaran as Bus Conductor
- G. K. Pillai as K. B. Pillai
- P. Sreekumar
- Ammini
- Abbas
- Kottayam Chellappan
- Paappi
- K. Radhakrishnan
- M. Radhakrishnan
Production
The film is perhaps the first road movie in Malayalam.[1] A real life incident that occurred at Cherthala in Alappuzha district of Kerala inspired the modus operandi used to arrest the thief in the film. Major portions of the film were shot inside Kannur Deluxe, a KSRTC bus service between Trivandrum and Kannur that was started in 1967 and is still on.[3] The indoor portions were shot at Vahini, Arunachalam, and Newton Studios. I. V. Sasi worked as assistant director in the film.[1]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ee Muhabathenthoru" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 2 | "Ethra Chirichaalum" | K. J. Yesudas | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 3 | "Kannundaayathu Ninne" | P. Leela, P. B. Sreenivas | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 4 | "Marakkaan Kazhiyumo" | Kamukara | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 5 | "Thaippooyakkaavadiyaattam" | K. J. Yesudas | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 6 | "Thulliyodum Pullimaane" | P. Jayachandran | Sreekumaran Thampi | |
| 7 | "Varumallo Ravil" | S. Janaki | Sreekumaran Thampi |
References
- B Vijayakumar (5 July 2015). "Kannur Deluxe: 1969". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- "Kannoor Deluxe". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- Krishna Kumar KE (29 September 2014). "47 yrs on, 'Kannur Deluxe' still KSRTC's ambassador". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 August 2015.