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 | |
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Directed by | P. V. Krishna Iyer |
Screenplay by | Puthezhathu Raman Menon |
Story by | M. S. Jacob |
Produced by | P. J. Cherian |
Starring | Joseph Cherian Baby Joseph |
Cinematography | J. G. Vijayam G. Ranganathan |
Edited by | Balu |
Music by | P. S. Divakar E. I. Warrier |
Production company | Kerala Talkies |
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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]
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]