Prem Nawas

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Prem Nawas (born Abdul Wahab) was an Indian actor and producer in Malayalam cinema and the younger brother of Malayalam cinema actor Prem Nazir. His parents were Shahul Hameed and Asmabeevi. He lost his mother at a very young age, and his father remarried. He moved to Madras, before his brother, in search of a film career. He debuted as the hero of Koodapirappu in 1956. He was the hero in the first colour film made in Malayalam, Kandam Becha Kottu. He also played an important role in the 1974 blockbuster Nellu, directed by Ramu Kariyattu. When he found out he could not succeed, as well as his brother, as an actor, he turned to producing films. He produced the award-winning blockbuster Agniputhri (1967), starring his brother and Sheela, the evergreen pair of Malayalam cinema. Prem Nawas died in a train accident in Madras on March 27, 1992, at age 60.

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Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

A group of frustrated youngsters kidnap the famous Malayalam actor Prem Nazir from his film shooting set. Shockwaves are felt across Kerala and it soon becomes the one thing that everyone's talking about. The film is a satire that discusses how the society deals with this news and the events that follow.

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1983

Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal

Sarada struggles to make ends meet for her poor family after the death of her father. However, her life takes a turn after meeting Balachandran, a good-hearted man.

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1977

Kanyakumari

Sankaran who works as a sculptor meets Parvathi, a young woman, who earns a living by selling bangles and pearls and falls in love with her.

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1974

Nellu

On his pilgrimage to a temple to immerse the ashes of his mother in the sacred river, Rakhavan befriends a tribal family. He comes across the lives of the tribal people and their struggle.

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1974

Kadathukaran

Film starring Sathyan, Adoor Bhasi and Vinodini

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1965

Subaidha

Ahmed marry Subaida. On the way back home, Ahmed meets an accident and becomes unconscious.

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1965

Sree Guruvayoorappan

Sree Guruvayoorappan is a 1964 Indian Malayalam film, directed by S Ramanathan and produced by K S Ganapathy. The film stars Kaduvakulam Antony, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kamala and Kedamangalam Sadanandan in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.

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1964

Veluthampi Dalawa

The story begins during the tyrannical regime of Jayanthan Namboodiri (Thikkkurissi Sukumaran Nair), the 'Dalawa' of Travancore. The country was plagued by corruption and mismanagement at all levels. Veluthampi (Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair) who was in royal service succeeded in exposing the tyranny of Jayanthan Namboodiri and rose to the position of Dalawa. Jayanthan Namboodiri’s ears were cut as punishment and he was banished from Travancore.

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1962

Kandam Becha Kottu

The film focused mainly on the evil of dowry system which was rampant in the Muslim community of Kerala

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1961

Naadodikal

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1959