Nirmala (1948 film)

Nirmala is a 1948 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by P. V. Krishna Iyer and produced by P. J. Cherian.[1] The fourth talkie in Malayalam, Nirmala introduced playback singing to Malayalam cinema.[2]

Nirmala
Directed byP. V. Krishna Iyer
Screenplay byPuthezhathu Raman Menon
Story byM. S. Jacob
Produced byP. J. Cherian
StarringJoseph Cherian
Baby Joseph
CinematographyJ. G. Vijayam
G. Ranganathan
Edited byBalu
Music byP. S. Divakar
E. I. Warrier
Production
company
Kerala Talkies
Release date
  • 25 February 1948 (1948-02-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cast

Cherian's family played a large part in the film. His son Joseph Cherian was cast as hero; Joseph's wife, Baby, was the heroine; and his daughters other relatives were part of this film.[2]

  • Joseph Cherian
  • Baby Joseph
  • P.K. Raghavan
  • Cherthala Vasudeva Kurup
  • P. J. Cherian
  • Mathappan
  • S. J. Dev
  • Kamalamma

Music

The songs were composed by saxophone player P. S. Divakar and E. I. Warrier. Lyrics were by poet G. Sankara Kurup. There were 15 songs in the film, sung by P. Leela, P. K. Raghavan, Sarojini Menon, T. K. Govindarao, Vasudeva Kurup and Vimala B. Varma.[3] Govinda Rao and Sarojini Menon, who sang in this film, became the first male and female playback singers in Malayalam.[2]

References
  1. "Tribute : Family affair". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 25 April 2008. Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  2. "NIRMALA 1948". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. "Nirmala". Malayalam Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-04-06.


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