Nallathanka (1950)

 ●  Malayalam ● 2 hrs 45 mins

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Melodrama adapting the legend of Nallathanka (aka Nallathangal in Tamil), a pivotal reference in Parasakthi (1952). The king’s sister marries the king of another land and bears him seven children. When drought strikes, she has to appeal to her brother and face the humiliation of an envious sister-in-law. The high point in this melodrama comes when the sister tries to kill herself and all her children by throwing them into a well. The film was a major K&K hit, encouraging Malayalam distributors to give more time to films from their own state.
Did you know? This film marked the debut of several artistes, including actors Augustine Joseph, Vaikom Mani, Miss Kumari, Miss Omana and S. P. Pillai, music director V. Dakshinamoorthy, and cinematographer P. K. Madhavan Nair. Read More
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as Nallannan
as Nalla Thanka
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as Alankari
as Somanathan

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Malayalam
Colour Info:
Black & White
Sound Mix:
Mono
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
This film marked the debut of several artistes, including actors Augustine Joseph, Vaikom Mani, Miss Kumari, Miss Omana and S. P. Pillai, music director V. Dakshinamoorthy, and cinematographer P. K. Madhavan Nair.

This was one of the first commercially successful Malayalam films.