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Miss Kumari

Born June 1, 1932 · Kottayam, Kerala, India

Died June 9, 1969 · aged 37

Miss Kumari, whose real name was Thresiamma, was a Malayalam film actress of the early years of 1940–1960s . Miss Kumari debuted in Malayalam with the 1949 fi1m Vellinakshatram. She got her break through the 1950 box office hit film Nalla Thanka.[4] Sathyan and Miss Kumari were elevated to stardom after the huge success of the film Neelakuyil (1954). She acted in more than 50 films, in a career sp…

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Neelakuyil

Neelakuyil · 1954

The plot revolves around Neeli, a Dalit peasant girl, who falls in love with Sreedharan Nair, a high caste teacher.

Nalla Thanka

Nalla Thanka · 1950

Nalla Thanka , the only sister of Nallannan , the King of Madhurapuri, is wedded to Somanathan , the king of the neighbouring kingdom Ratnapuri. Alankari, the wicked wife of Nallannan becomes envious of the prosperity of Ratnapuri and the happy married life of Nalla Thanka.

Jailppulli

Jailppulli · 1957

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Newspaper Boy

Newspaper Boy · 1955

Newspaper Boy is a Malayalam–language Indian film released in 1955. It is the first neo realistic movie in the language. The film, a drama of stark realism, narrates the life of the common man on the street. The film is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script-writing to direction was controlled and executed by students.

Sasidharan

Sasidharan · 1950

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Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.

Chechi

Radhika is a popular stage actress. The society is suspicious of her morality and rumours are spread about her personal life.

Navalokam

Navalokam · 1951

Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.

Vellinakshatram

Vellinakshatram · 1949

Vellinakshatram

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Neelakuyil

Neelakuyil · 1954

The plot revolves around Neeli, a Dalit peasant girl, who falls in love with Sreedharan Nair, a high caste teacher.

Neeli

Nalla Thanka

Nalla Thanka · 1950

Nalla Thanka , the only sister of Nallannan , the King of Madhurapuri, is wedded to Somanathan , the king of the neighbouring kingdom Ratnapuri. Alankari, the wicked wife of Nallannan becomes envious of the prosperity of Ratnapuri and the happy married life of Nalla Thanka.

Nalla Thanka

Jailppulli

Jailppulli · 1957

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Shantha

Newspaper Boy

Newspaper Boy · 1955

Newspaper Boy is a Malayalam–language Indian film released in 1955. It is the first neo realistic movie in the language. The film, a drama of stark realism, narrates the life of the common man on the street. The film is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script-writing to direction was controlled and executed by students.

Sasidharan

Sasidharan · 1950

MovieDramaMusic

Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.

Vilasini

Chechi

Radhika is a popular stage actress. The society is suspicious of her morality and rumours are spread about her personal life.

Radhika

Navalokam

Navalokam · 1951

Estate owner Kurup seduces and then disowns a village girl, Devaki. This sparks off a revolt in the village. A workers union leader Gopi leads the revolt. Kurup goes on to marry Radha, an educated and socially committed worker. How Radha comes to understand the wickedness of her husband and frees herself from his immoral clutches forms the crux of the film.

Vellinakshatram

Vellinakshatram · 1949

Vellinakshatram

Padatha Painkili

Padatha Painkili · 1957

Padatha Painkili

Luke's daughter is of marriageable age but his neighbour is hellbent on making Luke's life miserable. Thankanchan, a rich man, befriends Chinnamma who's none other than Luke's daughter.

Chinnamma

Bhakta Kuchela

Bhakta Kuchela · 1961

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The film told, apart from the main story of the friendship between Krishna and Kuchela, a few sequences from the Bhagavatha

Susheela

Harishchandra

Harishchandra · 1955

The film was based on the legend of King Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Starring Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Miss Kumari, Master Hari, G. K. Pillai, Jose Prakash and T. S. Muthiah in major roles, it features cinematography by N. S. Mani and music by Brother Lakshmanan.

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