| Padatha Painkili | |
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| Directed by | P. Subramaniam |
| Written by | Muttathu Varkey |
| Based on | Padatha Painkili by Muttathu Varkey |
| Produced by | P. Subramaniam |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Miss Kumari K. V. Shanthi |
| Edited by | K. D. George |
| Music by | Brother Lakshmanan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Padatha Painkili (transl. The Mute Nightingale) is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language drama film based on the novel of the same name by Muttathu Varkey and directed by P. Subramaniam from a screenplay by Varkey.[1][2] The film revolves around marriage and dowry problems. It depicts the machinations of a wicked, though wealthy man, against a poverty-stricken, God-fearing school master, with the final defeat of evil in the end. It stars Prem Nazir, Miss Kumari and Shanthi.
The film released in theatres on 22 March and went on to become a major critical and commercial success.[1] It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam.[3]
- ^ a b B. Vijayakumar (14 February 2009). "Padatha Painkili 1957". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ M. A. Oommen, Kumbattu Varkey Joseph (1991). Economics of Indian cinema. Oxford & IBH Publishing Company. ISBN 9788120405752.
- ^ "State Awards for Films". Directorate of Film Festivals, India. 1958: 3.
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