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Nellu is a film of genre Drama directed by Ramu Kariat with Prem Nazir
Nellu (1974)
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Add to a movie listNellu is a 1974 Malayalam film directed by Ramu Kariat based on the award-winning novel of the same name by P. Valsala. The film is about the tribal people of the Wayanad hills in the deep Kerala forests. It stars Prem Nazir and Jayabharathi in the lead roles. The film is noted for its aesthetic quality and is regarded as a landmark in the history of Malayalam cinema.
The film marks the debut of cinematographer Balu Mahendra although not his first release. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography (Colour). Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Appu won the award for Kerala State Film Award for Best Editing.
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The film portrays the life of "Adiyar" community, a tribe whose ways of life belongs to centuries ago. They live in the Wayanad hills in the deep Kerala forests. The film envelopes the passions, superstitions, religious practices, customs, and the servility and exploitation the tribal people endure. The film is narrated through the observations of an outsider.Actors
Prem Nazir
(Raghavan Nair)
Jayabharathi
(Mara)
Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
(Perumal)
Sankaradi
(Damoradara Varrier)
Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
(Chundeli)
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