''Visappinte Vili'' () is a 1952 Indian

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-language

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directed by Mohan Rao and produced by

Kunchacko Kunchacko (19 February 1912 – 15 June 1976) was an Indian film producer and director who worked in the Malayalam film industry. His venture Udaya Studios influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its original base of Madra ...

and K. V. Koshi under the banner of K&K Combines. It stars Prem Nazir,

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Kumari Thankam Kumari Thankam was an Indian actress who acted in Malayalam cinema. She was a lead actress during the late 1950s and 1960s in Malayalam. She made her debut in Aathmasakhi in 1952. She acted in more than 50 movies. Personal life Kumari came fro ...

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, Nanukuttan, Mathappan, S. P. Pillai and Baby Girija. It was the second film in the career of Prem Nazir. His first appearance with the name Prem Nazir was in this film. It was on the sets of this film that he was renamed Prem Nazir by Thikkurussi Sukumaran Nair. He was credited as Abdul Khader in his debut film ''

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''. ''Visappinte Vili'' became the break in his career. Made on a low budget, the film became the highest-grossing film of the year. There were ten other releases in 1952, out of which only '' Amma'' enjoyed success. The film ran for 50-days in 7 release centers. The film was remade by K. J. Mohan Rao in

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as '' Pasiyin Kodumai'' and released on 28 November 1952. Paa. Adhimoolam wrote the dialogues.

Soundtrack

;Malayalam Lyrics were penned by

Abhayadev Abhayadev (25 June 1913 – 26 July 2000) was an Indian poet and lyricist during the 1970s in Malayalam movies. He wrote lyrics for around 500 films and dialogues for 25 Malayalam movies. He was born as Ayyappan Pillai, to Karimalil Kesava Pillai ...

. Playback singers are

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, T. A. Mothi, Jose Prakash, P. Leela,

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. ;Tamil Lyrics were penned by

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, Annal Thango and Paa. Adhimoolam. Playback singers are

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, P. Leela and

References

External links

* http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=28 *
''Visappinte Vili''
at the Malayalam Movie Database 1950s Malayalam-language films Malayalam films remade in other languages {{1950s-Malayalam-film-stub