Visappinte Vili
Visappinte Vili (transl. Call of hunger) is a 1952 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Mohan Rao and produced by Kunchacko and K. V. Koshi under the banner of K&K Combines. It stars Prem Nazir, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli, Nanukuttan, Mathappan, S. P. Pillai and Baby Girija.
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| Directed by | Mohan Rao |
| Produced by | Kunchacko K. V. Koshi |
| Written by | Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Kumari Thankam Pankajavalli Nanukuttan Mathappan S. P. Pillai Baby Girija Sasikumar Adoor Pankajam |
| Music by | P. S. Divakar |
| Cinematography | E. R. Cooper |
| Edited by | S. Williams |
Production company | K&K Combines |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
It was the second film in the career of Prem Nazir. His first appearance with the name Prem Nazir was in this film. It was on the sets of this film that he was renamed Prem Nazir by Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair. He was credited as Abdul Khader in his debut film Marumakal. Visappinte Vili became the break in his career. Made on a low budget, the film became the highest-grossing film of the year. There were ten other releases in 1952, out of which only Amma enjoyed success.[1]
The film was remade by K. J. Mohan Rao in Tamil as Pasiyin Kodumai and released on 28 November 1952. Paa. Adhimoolam wrote the dialogues.[2][3]
Plot
Cast
Soundtrack
P. S. Divakar composed the music for both Malayalam and Tamil versions of the film.
- Tamil
Lyrics were penned by Kambadasan, Annal Thango and Paa. Adhimoolam. Playback singers are A. M. Rajah, Sathyam, P. Leela and Kaviyoor Revamma.[4]
| No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mohiniye En Mohiniye" | A. M. Rajah & P. Leela | Kambadasan | |
| 2 | "Azhuvaadhe En Chella Kanney" | Kaviyoor Revamma | Paa. Adhimoolam | 02:48 |
| 3 | "Thooya Iru Manam Sidhainthu" | A. M. Rajah | ||
| 4 | "Poo Nirai Maamara Cholai" | |||
| 5 | "Nee Chenru Odhu Kaatrey" | A. M. Rajah & Kaviyoor Revamma | ||
| 6 | "Thollai Tharum Vaazhvil" | Annal Thango | ||
| 7 | "Naane Kalaiyil Therinen" | P. Leela | ||
| 8 | "Inbam Tharum Kalai Paadi" | Sathyam | ||
| 9 | "Thaaye Paaril Thunai Ini Yaro" | |||
| 10 | "Ilavenil Chandrikaiyaai" | A. M. Rajah & P. Leela |
Release
References
- Mohandas Kalariykkal. (April 2011). "അബ്ദുള് ഖാദര് പ്രേം നസീര് ആയ കഥ" (in Malayalam). Janmabhumi. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- Vijayakumar, B. (16 January 2014). "Neighbour's pride". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. p. 37.
External links
- http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=28
- Visappinte Vili on IMDb
- Visappinte Vili at the Malayalam Movie Database