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Kannur Deluxe

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Kannur Deluxe
Directed byA. B. Raj
Screenplay byS. L. Puram Sadanandan
Story byV. Devan
Produced byT. E. Vasudevan
StarringPrem Nazir
Sheela
Adoor Bhasi
Ammini
CinematographyT. N. Krishnankutty Nair
Edited byT. R. Sreenivasalu
Music byV. Dakshinamoorthy
Production
company
Jaya Maruthi
Release date
  • 16 May 1969 (1969-05-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kannur Deluxe is a 1969 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film, directed by A. B. Raj and produced by T. E. Vasudevan who wrote the story under the pseudonym V. Devan.[1] It is the first road movie in Malayalam which pivots on a theft that occurs in a bus and stars Prem Nazir, Sheela, Adoor Bhasi. The film was released on 16 May 1969.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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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.[2] The indoor portions were shot at Vahini, Arunachalam, and Newton Studios. I. V. Sasi worked as assistant director in the film.[1]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi.[3]

Song Singers
"Ee Muhabathenthoru" K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas
"Ethra Chirichaalum" K. J. Yesudas
"Kannundaayathu Ninne" P. Leela, P. B. Sreenivas
"Marakkaan Kazhiyumo" Kamukara
"Thaippooyakkaavadiyaattam" K. J. Yesudas
"Thulliyodum Pullimaane" P. Jayachandran
"Varumallo Ravil" S. Janaki

Historical importance

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The film helped the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to win a trademark case against the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation by submitting its scenes with the KSRTC logo as prime evidence.[4] The scenes were used to prove that the Transport Corporation existed in Kerala even before the Karnataka RTC.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vijayakumar, B. (5 July 2015). "Kannur Deluxe: 1969". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ Krishna Kumar KE (29 September 2014). "47 yrs on, 'Kannur Deluxe' still KSRTC's ambassador". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "കണ്ണൂര്‍ ഡീലക്സ്‌ (1969)". malayalasangeetham.info (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "ആനവണ്ടിക്കേസില്‍ കര്‍ണാടകയെ കുടുക്കിയത് സിഐഡി നസീറും ഷീലയുടെ ഇന്‍റലിജന്‍സും!". Asianet News (in Malayalam). 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "How a 1969 movie helped Kerala win rights over 'KSRTC' use". Hindustan Times. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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