''Mathravadi'' is a 1956 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by P Subramaniam. The film stars

Prem Nazir Prem Nazir (born Abdul Khader; 7 April 1926 – 16 January 1989) was an Indian actor known as one of Malayalam cinema's definitive leading man, leading men of his generation. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential actors in the histo ...

, Kumari Thankam in lead roles. The film had musical score by Brother Laxmanan and lyrics by Thirunainarkurichy Madhavan Nair.

Cast

as Priyan *

Adoor Pankajam Adoor Pankajam (1929 – 26 June 2010) was an Indian actress, in Malayalam movies. She hailed from Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala state. Mainly, she was a supporting actress and a comedian. Her sister Adoor Bhavani was also a Mala ...

as Mayavathi * Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Mahedran * Aranmula Ponnamma as Susheeladevi * Bahadoor as Vibhinan * Kumari Thankam as Kalyani *

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 ...

as Mayadasan *

T. S. Muthaiah T. S. Muthaiah (1923 – 12 February 1992) was a Malayalam and Tamil film actor. He was a very popular actor in both film industries who usually played character and supporting roles in 1950s and 1960s. He acted with M. G. Ramachandran in Thayi ...

as Sugunan, Vinayan (double role) * G. K. Pillai as Kalyani's father * Miss Kumari as Mallika * Mavelikkara Ponnamma as Kanthimathi * Jose Prakash as Veeravarman * Kottayam Shantha as Vasanthy * Hari as Young Priyan * Muttathara Soman as Mayavi *Thiruvananthapuram Lalitha as Nalini

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* 1956 films 1950s Malayalam-language films Films directed by P. Subramaniam Films scored by Br Lakshmanan Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films 1956 drama films {{1950s-Malayalam-film-stub