Chemmeen Kanmani Babu Passes away/ Ramu Kariat

Chemmeen Film Review, Award and some pictures

Kanmani Babu Sait passes away

Film producer Isa Ismail Sait alias Babu Sait, famed for making the first national award-winning Malayalalm film `Chemmeen', died at his residence hereyesterday morning, family sources said.

He was 63, survived by his second wife and only son. Also known as Kanmani Babu after his production banner, he produced the epoch-making `Chemmeen', based on Jnanapith winner Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai's novel, at the age of 22. Chemmeen'(1965), which bagged several laurels in India and abroad is considered to be one of the best Indian films ever.

Directed by Ramu Kariat, it was the first South Indian film to win the President's Gold Medal Award for the best feature film in 1965. The superhit film ran continuously for 100 days in all releasing centres that time.

He was leading businessman of the past, also produced `Ezhu Rathrikal' and `Asthi'.

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li dktO dTlˆŒ lTJlˆkij A. O˜uJTY GrjJw, Az F OŸq EthOˆ.

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hkiqŒus JxhX

1966v O˜u FTœw ffoˆus ‹i 20 hhij. kg h k&lO oEh EthljvE oˆ hsET. Yus oEh okŸqT dtŒJjXŒEX A‰p huY EvJiY.

JO: hkiq djˆii JsŒ˜ii EvJi `O˜u' oEhiT EthYl JxhX ff F ffoˆ CE Hth.

YkhsJwhœ LQsŒk JPvE ldjlhi JOikŒiYX oˆus JTf. Fv ldjŒus JXJwds oEh AsiEij fflus h. Yus 40 ous zk lšX `O˜u' Ethu A‰p dX JŒiY.

1966v O˜u FTœw oˆus ‹i 20 hhij. O˜u A‰pŒE dXl ‹moi ETTŒk GrjJw, Az F oEhJw lu oœŒJ EnhXiY. En hhijlk JkT LdiT `GrjJw' F ETJŒ oEhiiY Gs Šihi.

opajgtŒl ok hp˜aoˆ Fdihi ATŒ f‡hX oˆE oEh kJŒ FŒOY. O˜Eus Ba EthYl laEZjT hJqT djX `JxhX' FY. Fv laEZt dT EthXjLŒE dsidr JœE JxhXi djY ffoˆ EkEtŒ. AŸE ffoˆ JxhX ffli.

O˜Eus lQimn 1968_v opaju CJfv Coiv oˆhO FsXJqŒ JlY Yišt BjgO. O˜u HrJi oEhJw EnŒv JkmOYT `JlY'i A‰pŒE JlTl.

jhJjˆ fflE JXY A‰pŒE 20 liodrX. jh JjˆE OkO lJoE Jtdsnus bEopi JˆXhv dX hTu Hjw lXhij. B AEnXhX JjˆE ffoˆkŒOY. B Jhˆv YJr, likt, okvObj YTŸiljT AdtloLhŒE lrhji.

YJriT ElkE oEhiE opYgjOi jhJjˆus olbE dTlŒk lmol okvObjidk ‹YgJq JljE hlhX O˜EE lQidU JišiY.

`O˜E'v djˆiJu jhJjˆ ffoˆE Gs Etf‡Oj. Fv AgEYlJu ff Ysijk. AŸEiX `EXhXƒ JvdTJq'k `hTdT'Œk AgEiOJj hb, djˆiiY.

kg h k&lO oEh EthljvE ffoˆ hsET. Yus oEh okŸqT dtŒJjXŒEX A‰p huY EvJiY. AYJYiX A‰pŒus Ok oEhJw oœŒJhi YJtY.

FsXJqŒ lTJlˆkij ffoˆ HTlv YhoOjY. djYji Coiv pQ Co oˆusi AofiTi hJEi ffoˆ dYlus djv EtbEj opiEi Hj ‚ jdlYJjO AYus ‹ltŒEŸqv hrJljJiij.

HthJqv Esi...

JO: `O˜u' oEhiT EthXŒkT QEŠETi JX fflus HthJw F ojdTh JkjLŒ ‹hKt dsƒ.

fLq oLYEi okv Obji hkiq OkOLEjLŒE djOidTŒi JX ff hkiq LEjLŒ F ojdTh LEjOiYli Bt.J. ahaju dsƒ.

hkiq oEhiT FkŒi Eˆhi `O˜E`us EthYl fflus oglEJw hkiq OkOkJŒE Hjk hsudšŒYX ‹mo oLY olbiJu F.J. AtQEu dsƒ.

O˜u oEhiT EthYl ff oUus EjXŒv enso lJdh VhEJ ‹ousnu AEmOE jKdTŒ. JOlTŒqdj Jki opO Adtl oEh EthYqv Hjqij ff oU F h dsƒ.

hˆj: hkiqJqT paiŒkTdTO `O˜u' oEhiT EthYl JX fflE QETus AdQ.

hjXltŒisƒ hYap dYatmEŒE lOj opaju CJfv Coiv oUus dOqŒ loYiv JkjLŒ ‹hKj fflus BaJk opŒq Bajk AtdO.