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List Of Malayalam Films From 1951 To 1960 ...
This is a list of Malayalam films released and films dubbed into Malayalam language from the beginning, 1928-1960 in chronological order. Released films The following is a list of Malayalam films released from the beginning, 1928-1960 1925-1950 1950-1959 Dubbed films The following is a list of films dubbed into Malayalam language from the beginning, 1928-1960 References * * * * External links Malayalam films before 1960at IMDb {{Incomplete list, type=Film, date=October 2021 Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam Malayalam * * * * 1930s 1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Film
Malayalam cinema is an Indian cinema, Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam'' won the Sutherland Trophy at the London Film Festival, and Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 by the British Film Institute. Rajiv Anchal's ''Guru (1997 film), Guru'' (1997), Salim Ahamed's ''Adaminte Makan Abu'' (2011) and Lijo Jose Pellissery's ''Jallikkattu'' (2019) were Malayalam films sent by India as its official entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. Other films which achieved global acclaim include ''Chemmeen'' (1965), which received a Certificate of Merit at the Chicago International Film Festival, and a gold medal at the Cannes Film Festival for Best Cinematography.. ''The Hindu''. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2011. ''Swaham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vellinakshatram (1949 Film)
''Vellinakshatram'' is a 1949 Indian Malayalam-language feature film directed by Felix J. Beyse and produced by Udaya Pictures. Starring Gayaka Peethambaram, Miss Kumari, Lalitha Devi, Alleppey Vincent, Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai and Baby Girija. It was the first production of Udaya Pictures. It had music composed by B. A. Chidambaranath Bhoothapandi Arunachalam Chidambaranathan (19 March 1924 – 31 August 2007) was an Indian film score composer and musician who worked mainly in Malayalam films. Biography Hailing from a family of reputed musicians from Nagercoil in the Kingdo ..., who debuted with this film. Vellinakshatram is the 4th release among Malayalam language films. Cast * Miss Kumari * Alleppey Vincent *Gayaka Peethambaram *Cherai Ambujam *Kuttanadu Ramakrishna Pillai *Lalitha devi *Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai *Cherayi Ambujam *Baby Girija Trivia No material from this film, print or gramophone recording, is available today except for its accompan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragini (actress)
Ragini (27 March 1937 – 30 December 1976) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the youngest of the Travancore Sisters; Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. She started her acting career in the mid-1950s along with her sister Padmini and has acted in movies of different Indian languages, including Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. She also starred opposite Shammi Kapoor in film ''Mujrim'' (1958). She played the role of Parvati opposite Trilok Kapoor who played Shiva in the 1962 film Shiv Parvati. The era of dance in Hindi cinema is considered to have begun with the entrance of Ragini and other South Indian actresses. Ragini died of breast cancer in 1976. She had acted in many dramas also. Family She was married to Madhavan Thampi. The couple had two daughters, Lakshmi and Priya. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actors Shobana, Ambika Sukumaran, Vineeth and Krishna are her relatives. Her husband left for the US in 1972, but returned after his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padmini (actress)
Padmini Ramachandran (12 June 1932 – 24 September 2006) was an Indian actress and trained Bharatanatyam dancer, who acted in over 250 Indian films. She acted in Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu and Russian language films. Padmini, with her elder sister Lalitha and her younger sister Ragini, were called the "Travancore sisters". Early life Padmini was born and raised in Trivandrum (present-day Thiruvananthapuram), in what was then the princely state of Travancore (now the Indian state of Kerala) to a Malayali-speaking family. She was the second daughter of Sree Thankappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma. Career At the age of 16, Padmini was cast as the dancer in the Hindi film '' Kalpana'' (1948), launching her career. She acted in films consecutively for nearly 30 years in the first lease of her career. Padmini starred with several of the most well-known actors in Indian film, including Sivaji Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, N. T. Rama Rao, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Sathyan, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalitha (actress)
Lalitha (16 December 1930 – 1982) was an Indian actress and dancer. She was the eldest of the " Travancore Sisters"—Lalitha, Padmini, and Ragini. She started her acting career in the 1948 Tamil film '' Adhithan Kanavu'' and has acted in movies of different Indian languages including Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. She entered films before her sisters, concentrating more on Malayalam films, and was mostly cast in vamp roles. Personal life She was born to Thangappan Pillai and Saraswathi Amma on 16 December 1930 at Thiruvananthapuram. She is the aunt of actress Shobana. Malayalam actress Ambika Sukumaran is her relative. Actress Sukumari was the trio's maternal first cousin. Malayalam actor Krishna is her grandson. Partial filmography Malayalam * '' Prasanna'' (1950) * '' Chandrika'' (1950) .... Dancer * '' Amma'' (1952) .... Saradha * '' Kaanchana'' (1952) .... Kaanchana * '' Ponkathir'' (1953) .... Radha Tamil * '' Kannika'' (1947) ..... Shiva * '' Adhithan K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pappukutty Bhagavathar
Pappukutty Bhagavathar ( ml, പാപ്പുകുട്ടി ഭാഗവതർ; 29 March 1913 – 22 June 2020) was an Indian singer and actor in Malayalam cinema. He was the father of actor Mohan Jose and singer Selma George. Malayalam film director K. G. George is his son-in-law. Personal life Pappukutty Bhagavathar was born the second of five children on 29 March 1913 to Michael and Anna, in Vypin, Kochi, Kerala. He had two brothers, Daniel and Varghese and two sisters, Rosy and Valsala. He studied at Government boys school Vypin. He sang for the 2009 released ''Marykkundoru Kunjadu'' at the age of 95, sixty years after he sang his first song for a movie, which made him the oldest Malayali to sing in a film. The song "Entadukke Varum" was a hit. He was married to Baby. They had five children, actor Mohan Jose, playback singer Selma George, Sabu Jose, Shadhi, and Jeevan. His son-in-law K. G. George is a Malayalam movie director. He turned 100 in March 2013. His wife B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasanna (1950 Film)
''Prasanna'' is a 1950 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu and produced by Pakshiraja Studios. The film stars Pappukutty Bhagavathar, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair and P. A. Thomas in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Gnanamani. It is debut Malayalam film of Travancore Sisters, Lalitha, Padmini and Ragini. Also the debut film of actors Kandiyoor Parameshwarankutty, P. A. Thomas, Pappukkutty Bhagavathar, debut Malayalam film of Sreeramulu Naidu, playback singers M. L. Vasantha Kumari, P. A. Periyanayiki and Radha-Jayalakshmi. Cast * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair * Pappukutty Bhagavathar * Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai * P. A. Thomas P. A. Thomas (22 March 1922 – 19 January 1995) was an Indian film director, producer, script writer, theater artist and actor in Malayalam movies. He has directed more than 15 movies and produced 11 movies during the 1960s and 1970s. He has ... * TS Bharadwaj * Lalitha * Padmini * Ragini * Kancha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri from the Government of India, which is one of the highest civilian honours in India. In a career that spanned about 47 years, he acted in over 700 films. He is considered to be the "First Superstar in Mollywood". In 1993, he was honoured with the J. C. Daniel Award, Kerala government's highest honour for contributions to Malayalam cinema. Early life Sukumaran Nair was born on 16 October 1916 in the village of Thikkurissy, Nagercoil, then part of Travancore. The village of Thikkurissy is now in Nanchilnadu, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. He was born in an aristocratic Nair family to Mangat C. Govinda Pillai and N. Lekshmi Amma. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sthree (1950 Film)
''Sthree'' () is a 1950 Malayalam-language film written by Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair and directed by R. Velappan Nair. Cast * Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair (16 October 191611 March 1997) was an Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padma Shri from t ... as Rajan * Vaikom M. P. Mani as Madhu * Aravindaksha Menon as Vijayan * Omalloor Chellamma as Sushama * Radhadevi as Sudha * Sumathi as Mallika * Raman Nair as Mammadan * Kuriyathi Neelakanta Pillai as Nanu Pillai External links ''Sthree''at the Malayalam Movie Database 1950s Malayalam-language films {{1950s-Malayalam-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasidharan
''Sasidharan'' is a 1950 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by T Janaki Ram and produced by Swami Narayanan. The film stars Nagavally R. S. Kurup, N. P. Chellappan Nair and Miss Kumari in lead roles. The film had musical score by P. Kalinga Rao. It is the first Malayalam film adaptation of a popular stage play. It is debut Malayalam film of P. Kalinga Rao, T. Janakiram, Aranmula Ponnamma, S. P. Pillai, N. P. Chellappan Nair, Kaviyoor Revamma, P. Mohankumari, and lyricist Thumpamon Padmanabhankutty. Cast * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Rajasekharan * Miss Kumari as Vilasini * Nagavally R. S. Kurup as Kumar * N. P. Chellappan Nair as Editor * Kaviyoor CK Revamma as Kamalam * S. P. Pillai as Maniyan * PK Kamalakshi as Janu * R Kumaran Bhagavathar as Sivaram * KK Padmanabhankutty Asan as Panicker * T. R. Omana as Indubala * Ambalappuzha Krishnamoorthy as Sekharan * E Kuttiyamma Bhagavathar as Meenu * Vaikkam Mani as Madhu * Aranmula Ponnamma Aranmula Ponnamma (8 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor who appeared Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala. Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards. In 1970, he won the best actor award and in 1969 the second best actor award. He is best remembered for his role as ''Chempankunju'' in the national award winning film ''Chemmeen'' directed by Ramu Kariat. Other impressive performances were in the films ''Veluthampi Dalava'' (as Veluthampi Dalava), ''Thommante Makkal'' (1965) as Thomman, and ''Pazhassi Raja'' (1964) as Pazhassi Raja, ''Viruthan Shanku'' (1968) by P. Venu. Kottarakkara is also known for playing the role of devil magician in the 1984 fantasy film My Dear Kuttichathan. Popular Malayalam actor Saikumar is his son. Personal life Sreedharan Nair was born in 1922 to Padinjattinkara Korattiyode Narayana Pillai and Ummini Amma in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
