B. P. Moideen
| B. P. Moideen | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ബലിയമ്പ്ര പുറ്റാട്ട് മൊയ്തീൻ |
| Born |
1937 Mukkam, Kozhikode |
| Died |
1982 (aged 44–45) Iruvanji River, Kozhikode |
| Cause of death | Drowned |
| Occupation | Politician, Film producer |
| Notable work | Abhinayam, Sports Herald |
| Political party | Praja Socialist Party |
| Partner(s) | Kanchanamala |
| Awards | Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class I, 1983 |
B. P. Moideen (Malayalam: ബലിയമ്പ്ര പുറ്റാട്ട് മൊയ്തീൻ, 1937–1982) was a politician, film producer, and publisher in Kerala. He was State President of the youth wing of the Praja Socialist Party, and was elected member of Mukkam Panchayat in 1979. Moideen published Sports Herald, a Malayalam sports magazine. Moideen's debut production was a Malayalam film Nizhale Nee Sakshi (Malayalam: നിഴലേ നീ സാക്ഷി) in 1977, which also debuted Seema as a lead actress, and portrayed the Rajan case, but the film was never released. Moideen later produced the films Abhinayam (Malayalam: അഭിനയം, 1981) starring Jayan, and India Nee Sundari (Malayalam: ഇന്ത്യാ നീ സുന്ദരി).[1][2] He was awarded the national civilian gallantry honour Jeevan Raksha Padak, Class I posthumously by the President of India in 1983, for rescuing lives in a ferry boat accident in Iruvanji River in Kozhikode in 1982, in which he drowned himself.
In popular culture
B. P. Moideen's melodramatic romance with Kanchanamala was the subject of the 2015 Malayalam biographical movie Ennu Ninte Moideen.
Memorial
B. P. Moideen Sevamandir, the charity foundation named after Moideen is led by Moideen's spouse Kanchanamala.[3]