| Visappinte Vili | |
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| Directed by | Mohan Rao |
| Written by | Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai |
| Produced by | Kunchacko K. V. Koshi |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair Kumari Thankam Pankajavalli Nanukuttan Mathappan S. P. Pillai Baby Girija Sasikumar Adoor Pankajam |
| Cinematography | E. R. Cooper |
| Edited by | S. Williams |
| Music by | P. S. Divakar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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.
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 ran for 50-days in 7 release centers.[2]
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.[3][4]
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