Ponkathir is a 1953 Indian Malayalam film, directed by ER Cooper and produced by P Subramaniam. The film stars Prem Nazir, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.
Réalisé parRamu Kariat GenresDrame, Romance ActeursPrem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sankaradi, Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Adoor Bhasi Note64% 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.
GenresDrame, Action ThèmesLa prison, La peine de mort ActeursPrem Nazir, Madhu, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Shankar Panicker, Shankar Note69% The Raja of Kolathiri (Thikkurisi Sukumaran Nair) is a prosperous ruler of Northern Kerala. Prince Udayan (Prem Nazir), Raja's nephew, is handsome, brave and intelligent than Devan (Madhu)Raja's elder nephew. Raja named Udayan as his successor to the throne.
Réalisé parAloysius Vincent GenresDrame ThèmesAdaptation d'une pièce de théâtre ActeursPrem Nazir, Sharada, Madhu, Sheela, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhasi Note64% Two close friends,Vijaya (Sharada) and Vatsala (Sheela)/Kanchana(in Tamil) had to part ways after Vatsala's father, a lawyer loses a case of Vijaya's father and it results in the latter's death. Vijaya gets married to Ramu (Prem Nazir), a trade union leader against her will. Ramu leads a union strike and is killed when the agitation turns violent. Vijaya's life becomes miserable and she kills her starving children, but she is arrested before being able to commit suicide. In the end, she is given death penalty by the prosecution, led by her former dear friend Vatsala, who had become a famous lawyer in the meantime.