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S. P. Pillai
S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films. Biography S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor in Kottayam district. His father Shankara Pillai, was a police constable. Pillai lost his parents at a young age itself. He could not get basic education but obtained training in Ottan Thullal from Kalamandalam for a few years. He started his career as a supporting actor in stage plays. His first film, Appan Thamburan's ''Bhootharayar'', did not release. His first released film was ''Jnanambika'' (1940). He shot to fame as a comedy actor after the superhit film ''Nalla Thanka'' (1951). He did notable roles in more than 300 films, including Snehaseema, Nayaru pidichapulivalu, Chemmen, Bharya, Vidarunna Mottukal. He played the role of Paananar in almost all the Vadakkan Pattu films of Udaya. He has even sung the song ''Vayaranu Nammalkku Daiv ...
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Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor, sometimes spelled Ettumanur, is a major town and municipality in the Kottayam district of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam city, 50 kilometers south of Cochin, and 70 kilometers south of Cochin International Airport. The SH-1 popularly known as the Main Central (MC) Road, passes through Ettumanoor, and is a major connecting link between Pala and beyond, to the Western Ghats and to the commercial capital of Kerala - Kochi. Ettumanoor is en route to the tourist destinations at Wagamon and Poonjar. Etymology The name of the place had its mythological origin from the word 'man oor' in Malayalam, which means the place of deer as 'maan' means deer and 'oor' means place. Another version is that the name originated from the 'Ettu Mana Ooru', ie, 'The Land of Eight Namboothiri Manas' or 'Ashta Grihas'. These Eight Manas (Brahmin families) are the original Ooralans of great Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple. Ettumanoor is a historical place as myths hav ...
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Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana
''Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana'' () is a 1977 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Adoor Bhasi, written by P. K. Sarangapani, and produced by Boban Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Sheela and Sukumari in the lead roles. The film has musical score by G. Devarajan. The film was shot in Udaya Studios. Plot Ammini is the daughter of Sivan Pilla Muthalaali. Sivan Pillai was one of the richest men in the locality years ago. However, he spoiled all wealth once he became addicted to gambling. Now they are staying in a house whose condition is pathetic. Ammini joins the police and is appointed as traffic police in the locality, which Sivan Pilla can't accept. After watching a young and energetic Ammini, a medical representative Sudhakaran falls for her. Sudhakaran comes to Ammini's house and asks for her hand. When Sivan Pillai and his wife Padmavathi were about to accept the proposal, Ammini says that she is not prepared for the marriage now and she will think abo ...
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Palunkupathram
''Palunku Pathram'' () is a 1970 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by M. Krishnan Nair (director), M. Krishnan Nair and produced by A. L. Sreenivasan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan (actor), Sathyan, Padmini (actress), Padmini and Sukumari. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. It is a remake of the Tamil film ''Kai Kodutha Deivam''. Plot Cast *Prem Nazir *Sathyan (actor), Sathyan *Padmini (actress), Padmini *Sukumari *Jayabharathi *Kaviyoor Ponnamma *Adoor Bhasi *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai *T. S. Muthaiah *Baby Rajani *K. P. Ummer *Ushakumari *Mythili Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma. References External links

* {{IMDb title, 0246838 1970 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair Malayalam remakes of Tamil films ...
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Aabhijathyam
''Aabhijathyam'' () is a 1971 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by A. Vincent and produced by R. S. Prabhu. A remake of the Marathi film ''Manini'' (1961), it stars Madhu, Sharada, Sukumari and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. The was released on 12 August 1971. It was remade in Tamil as ''Petha Manam Pithu'' and in Telugu as ''Abhimanthavalu''. Plot Cast *Madhu as Madhavan * Sharada as Malathi (voice dubbed by K. P. A. C. Lalitha) *Sukumari *Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Malathi's mother *Adoor Bhasi *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Malathi's father *Sankaradi * Raghavan *Baby Jayarani * Junior Sheela *Kannoor Rajam *Kedamangalam Ali *Master Bablu *Master Babu *Master Sekhar *Metilda *Pala Thankam *Philomina *Ramankutty *S. P. Pillai *Sathyapalan Nair *Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan *Veeran *Vijayabhanu *Krishnankutty ''Krishnankutty'' is a 1981 Malayalam film that marks the directorial debut of T. V. Chandran. The film started production during the emergency period. A critical and ...
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Kuttyedathi
''Kuttyedathi'' ( ml, കുട്ട്യേടത്തി, en, Kutty, the Elder Sister) is a 1971 Malayalam language film, directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. It was widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s. Crew - Music: M. S. Baburaj, Cinematography: Ashok Kumar, Operative cameraman: P. S. Nivas and editing: Ravi Kiran. ''Kuttyedathi'' is woven around the life of a girl, who is an ugly duckling with tomboyish tendencies, and who is continuously discriminated against in favour of her prettier younger sister. The film was shot at Shoranur. Cast * Sathyan as Appunni * S. P. Pillai as Govindan Nair * Jayabharathi as Janu * Jeassy * Kuttyedathi Vilasini as Malu (Kuttiyedathi) * Master Sathyajith as Vasu * Kuthiravattam Pappu as Kuttishankaran * Raman Menon * Ammini * Balan K. Nair * Nilambur Balan as Karuthan * Philomina as Narayani * Kozhikode Shantha Devi as Meenakshi Soundtrack The music was composed by M. S. Babu ...
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Oru Sundariyude Katha
''Oru Sundariyude Katha'' is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Thoppil Bhasi and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, KPAC Lalitha and Adoor Bhasi. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. This was the debut film of actor Nedumudi Venu. Cast * Prem Nazir as Maadan/Kuttappan *Jayabharathi as Sundari/Lathika *KPAC Lalitha as Pankajakshi *Adoor Bhasi as Unthuvandi Krishnankutty * Manavalan Joseph as Divakaran *Jesey as Georgekutty * Adoor Pankajam as Pachiyakka *Alummoodan as Naanukuttan *K. P. Ummer as Engineer * O. Madhavan * S. P. Pillai as Pappu Shipayi *Beatrice as Kunjamma *Vijayakumari as Kunjiyamma *Mavelikkara Ponnamma as Thankachi *Cherthala Lalika as Contractor's wife * S. Aroor * Kottayam Narayanan * Johnson * Jisha Mol * Mahila Mani * Aaradan * Thoppil Krishnapilla * Nedumudi Venu * Faazil Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan with lyrics by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – O ...
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Prathikaram
''Prathikaram'' () is a 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Kumar. The film stars Jayabharathi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Alummoodan and C. L. Anandan. The film's score was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan. Cast *Jayabharathi as Shobha *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Pankajakshan Nair *Alummoodan as Peethambharan *C. L. Anandan as Raju, Soman *Aranmula Ponnamma as Raju's mother *Kanchana (old) * Kamal Haasan Uncredited role of a Punjabi singer in a song *S. P. Pillai as Shobha's father *Jose Prakash as Sreedharan Thampi * Adoor Pankajam as Kamalam * K. V. Shanthi as Vimala *Baby Sumathi as Leela Soundtrack The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan with lyrics by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * ...
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Panitheeratha Veedu
''Panitheeratha Veedu'' () is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Nanditha Bose, Roja Ramani and Jose Prakash. It is an adaptation of Parappurath's 1964 novel of the same name. It won the Kerala State Film Awards for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Story and Best Singer ( Jayachandran). It also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam & also won two Filmfare Awards South. Cast *Prem Nazir as Jose *Nanditha Bose as Rachel (dubbed by KPAC Lalitha) * Shobhana (Roja Ramani) as Leela *Jose Prakash as Hari's Father *Prem Prakash as Hari *Sam *Abbas as Muthalaali *Adoor Pankajam as Rosi *Alummoodan as Vasu *Baby Sumathi as Roshni *Bahadoor as Moideen Kakka/Hameed *E. Madhavan * Junior Sheelaas Jose's Sister * N. Govindankutty as Thankayyan *P. O. Thomas *Philomina as Jose's Mother *S. P. Pillai as Jose's Father *Saraswathi as Sarasu *V. Govindankutty *Veeran as Kunjikkannan * Prema as Sister *Raveend ...
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Kaadu (1973 Malayalam Film)
''Kaadu'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Madhu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Shanthi and C. L. Anandan. The film had musical score by Vedpal Verma. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Malai Naattu Mangai'', with Gemini Ganesan, in the lead role along with Sasikumar and C. L. Anandan in prominent roles. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Hum Junglee Hain''. Cast *Madhu as Rajendran *Vijayasree as Maala *Vincent as Veeran *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair as Kaattumooppan *K. V. Shanthi as Ganga *C. L. Anandan as Vikraman/Swami *Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Menon *Bahadoor as Sekhar *S. P. Pillai as Sankar *P. R. Varalakshmi P. R. Varalakshmi is an Indian actress. She was active in movies during the 1970s and 1980s. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s in Malayalam film, Malayalam, Tamil film, Tamil, Kannada film, Kannada, and Telugu film, Telugu films. ... as Menon's daughter Soundtrack Reference ...
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Manushyaputhran
''Manushyaputhran'' is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Baby and produced by Kadakkavoor Thankappan. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Vidhubala and Vincent in the lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan. Cast * Madhu as Karthikeyan *Jayabharathi as Madhavi *Vidhubala as Ammu *Vincent as Thommi *Adoor Bhasi *Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai as Vaidyar * Prema * T. R. Omana *Adoor Bhavani as Madhavi *Bahadoor as Kochu Govindan * G. K. Pillai * Khadeeja as Kaalikutty * S. P. Pillai as Kunjandi Soundtrack The music was composed by G. Devarajan and the lyrics were written by Vayalar Ramavarma Vayalar Ramavarma (March 25, 1928 – October 27, 1975), also known as Vayalar, was an Indian poet and lyricist of Malayalam language. He was known for his poems which include ''Sargasangeetham'', ''Mulankaadu'', ''Padamudrakal'', ''Aayisha'' a ... and Gowreesapattam Sankaran Nair. References External links * 1973 films 1970s Malayalam-language films Film ...
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Youvanam
''Youvanam'' is a 1974 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Babu Nanthankode and produced by P. Subramaniam. The film stars Madhu, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Raghavan, Vijayasree and Rani Chandra. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. Cast *Madhu as Mohan * Raghavan as Ravi *Vijayasree as Mini *Rani Chandra as Sharada *Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair * K. V. Shanthi as Lakshmi *Aranmula Ponnamma as Ravi's mother * S. P. Pillai as Kunju Nair *Paravoor Bharathan as Mathew *Radhamani as Margaret *Anandavally as Doctor Soundtrack The music was composed by V. Dakshinamoorthy and the lyrics were written by Sreekumaran Thampi Sreekumaran Thampi (born 16 March 1940) is an Indian lyricist, music director, director, producer, and screenwriter in Malayalam cinema. He also writes poetry and is a recipient of the Vallathol Award. In 2017, he was awarded the J. C. Daniel .... References External links * 1974 films 1970s Malayalam-language films {{1970s- ...
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