Nirmalyam (1973)
November 23, 1973Release Date
Nirmalyam (1973)
November 23, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
P J Antony
Velichappadu
Sumithra
Ammini
P.J. Anthony
Velichapad
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Velichapad's Wife
Sukumaran
Appu
Sankaradi
Ravunni Nair
K. Ramachandra Babu
Cinematographer
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Variyar
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 23, 1973
Original Nameനിര്മ്മാല്യം
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 8m
Genres
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Nirmalyam (Malayalam: നിര്മ്മാല്യം, transl. "Remains" or "Yesterday's Offerings") is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring P. J. Antony, Sumithra and Ravi Menon. P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu (an oracle or a medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in this movie. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 1974. It is one of the classics in Malayalam cinema.It is the debut of M. T. Vasudevan Nair as director and also the debut of Sukumaran and Sumithra as actors. It is the second movie of Ravi Menon, who acted earlier in a Hindi movie. This movie was a breakthrough in Ravi Menon's acting career.
The movie is an adaptation of the short story "Pallivalum Kalchilambum" by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.