Padatha Painkili (1957)

Original title

Padatha Paingili

Directed by

P. Subramaniam

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy, wicked man plots against a poor, God-fearing schoolmaster, using dowry issues as his weapon. The story follows the conflicts between them and the eventual triumph of good over evil.

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What happens

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. 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.The film marks the debut of Shanthi. Bahadoor's role as Chakkaravakkal was his first break. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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