Nirmalayam
| Nirmalyam | |
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| Directed by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | Novel Films |
| Written by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Based on |
Pallivalum Kalchilambum by M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Starring |
P. J. Antony Shanta Devi Kaviyoor Ponnamma |
| Music by |
Original Songs: K. Raghavan Original Score: M. B. Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Edited by | Ravi |
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Release date
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1973 |
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Running time
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134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Nirmalyam (Malayalam: നിര്മ്മാല്യം, meaning "Remains" or "Yesterday's Offerings") is a 1973 Malayalam film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring P. J. Antony and Shanta Devi. Malayalam actor P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu (an oracle or a medium between the Goddess and the worshipper in a Hindu temple) in this movie. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 1974. It is one of the classics in Malayalam cinema.
It is the debut of M. T. Vasudevan Nair as director and also the debut of Sukumaran and Sumithra as actors. It is the second movie of Ravi Menon, who acted earlier in a Hindi movie. This movie was a breakthrough in Ravi Menon's acting career.
The movie is an adaptation of the short story "Pallivalum Kalchilambum" by M. T. Vasudevan Nair.
The movie revolves around a neglected temple and the people dependent on the temple. P. J. Antony (Velichapdu or oracle) is the caretaker of the temple. The Velichapadu's wife Narayani (Kaviyoor Ponnamma) runs the household with the meager income from temple. His son Appu (Sukumaran) is educated but is unemployed as a result he loses faith in the temple and goddess. Velcihapadu's daughter Ammini helps him in temple rituals. The temple priest quits and starts a tea shop. A new priest from neighboring village Brahmadattan Nambothiri (Ravi Menon) now takes care of the temple. He is eager to get a government job as his situation at home is not good and younger sisters not yet married. He seduces Ammini, daughter of Velichapdu and leaves the village. Because of extreme poverty Velichapdu starts to beg. One day his son Appu tries to sell the holy sword to a pawn seller and Velichapadu finds it. He asks his son Appu to leave the house immediately.
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