Christmas Rathri
Christmas Rathri (English: Christmas Night) is a 1961 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam and was filmed at Merryland Studio. The film stars T. K. Balachandran, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Soman and Adoor Pankajam in the lead roles. The film had musical score by Br. Lakshmanan.[1][2][3] The plot revolves around Advocate George (played by Thikkurissi) and Annie (played by Miss Kumari). While "Christmas" is in the title, the film has very little to do with the holiday, except that the climax of the film occurs on Christmas Eve.[4]
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| Directed by | P. Subramaniam |
| Produced by | P. Subramaniam |
| Written by | Muttathu Varkey |
| Screenplay by | T. N. Gopinathan Nair |
| Starring | T. K. Balachandran Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair Soman Adoor Pankajam |
| Music by | Br. Lakshmanan |
| Cinematography | N. S. Mani |
| Edited by | K. D. George |
Production company | Neela Productions |
| Distributed by | Neela Productions |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film was made in Tamil also and released on 22 September 1961 as Yar Manamagan?.[5]
Cast
- T. K. Balachandran as Dr. Mathews
- Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair as George
- Soman
- Adoor Pankajam as Mariya
- Aranmula Ponnamma as Annamma
- Ambika as Gracy
- Bahadoor as Kurian
- Kannamma
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Valyedathu Vareechan
- Miss Kumari as Annie
- N. Govindankutty as Philip
- Pankajavalli as Thresiamma
- Paravoor Bharathan as Porinchu
- S. P. Pillai as Thoma
- Benjamin F.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Br. Lakshmanan and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Aattummanammele" (Unniyarcha Naadakam) | P. Leela, Kamukara, A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 2 | "Appozhe Njan" | Kamukara, A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 3 | "Enthininiyum" | P. B. Sreenivas | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 4 | "Kanmani Karayalle" | P. Leela | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 5 | "Karinkaaru Nerthallo" | Kamukara | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 6 | "Kinaavinte" | A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 7 | "Lelam Kale" | A. P. Komala | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 8 | "Mishihaanaadhan" | T. S. Kumaresh | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 9 | "Nanmaniranjoramme" | P. Leela | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 10 | "Varanondu Laathi" | T. S. Kumaresh | P. Bhaskaran | |
| 11 | "Vinnil Ninnum" | P. Leela, Chorus | P. Bhaskaran |
References
- "Christmas Raathri". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Christmas Raathri". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- "Christmas Raathri". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- B. VIJAYAKUMAR. "CHRISTMAS RATHRI 1961". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 4 May 2017.
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