Newspaper Boy (1955)
May 13, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Neyyattinkara Komalam
Kalyani Amma; wife of Sankaran Nair; mother of Appu & Balan & Leela
Nagavally R S Kurup
Sankaran Nair / Dialogue
Moni
Appu
Narendran
Balan
Venkiteswaran
Pappan
Mohan
Gopi
Kumari Madhuri
Leela
Adoor Pankajam
Lakshmi Amma; wife of Madhava Menon (G. R. Nair)
P Ramadas
Director / Writer
Veeran
Kesavan Pilllai; landlord of Sankaran Nair's family
T R Omana
Miss Kumari
Details.
Release DateMay 13, 1955
Original Nameന്യൂസ്പേപ്പർബോയ്
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Budget$2,600
Genres
Wiki.
Newspaper Boy is a 1955 Indian Malayalam-language drama film. It is the first neo-realistic film in the language. The film narrates the life of the common man on the street. It is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script-writing to direction was controlled and executed by students. The group of students were from the school Adarsh Kalamandir and the film was written and directed by P. Ramdas. The screenplay was based on a short story written by Ramadas himself.
Though the film had a shoestring budget of ₹175,000 (US$2,200), featured mostly amateur actors, and was made by an inexperienced crew, Newspaper Boy was a critical success. Influenced by Italian neorealism, the film is also remembered for being the world's first commercial film made by students.