''Sasidharan'' is a 1950 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...
-language film, directed by T Janaki Ram and produced by Swami Narayanan. The film stars
Nagavally R. S. Kurup,
N. P. Chellappan Nair
N. P. Chellappan Nair (1903 - 1972) was a playwright and short story writer from Kerala, India. He concentrated on social comedy of manners. Of his 200 stories, thirty-one have been published in a separate volume. He received the Kerala Sahitya Ak ...
and
Miss Kumari
Miss Kumari (1932–1969) was an Indian actress working in the Malayalam film industry between 1949 and 1969. In the 50's and early 60's she was the most prominent female lead in the Malayalam film industry. She briefly worked as a teacher bef ...
in lead roles. The film had musical score by
P. Kalinga Rao
Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao (1914 – 21 September 1981) was an Indian Bhavageete and Sugama Sangeetha singer and composer in the Kannada language.
Biography
Kalinga Rao was married to Meenakshamma (d. 2015). The had four children together: ...
. It is the first Malayalam film adaptation of a popular stage play. It is debut Malayalam film of
P. Kalinga Rao
Pandeshwara Kalinga Rao (1914 – 21 September 1981) was an Indian Bhavageete and Sugama Sangeetha singer and composer in the Kannada language.
Biography
Kalinga Rao was married to Meenakshamma (d. 2015). The had four children together: ...
, T. Janakiram,
Aranmula Ponnamma
Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was a National Award winning Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mothe ...
,
S. P. Pillai
S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.
Biography
S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor i ...
,
N. P. Chellappan Nair
N. P. Chellappan Nair (1903 - 1972) was a playwright and short story writer from Kerala, India. He concentrated on social comedy of manners. Of his 200 stories, thirty-one have been published in a separate volume. He received the Kerala Sahitya Ak ...
, Kaviyoor Revamma, P. Mohankumari, and lyricist Thumpamon Padmanabhankutty.
Cast
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Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
N. Sreedharan Nair (11 September 1922 – 19 October 1986), popularly known as Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair or just Kottarakkara, was an Indian actor who appeared Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.
Sree ...
as Rajasekharan
*
Miss Kumari
Miss Kumari (1932–1969) was an Indian actress working in the Malayalam film industry between 1949 and 1969. In the 50's and early 60's she was the most prominent female lead in the Malayalam film industry. She briefly worked as a teacher bef ...
as Vilasini
*
Nagavally R. S. Kurup as Kumar
*
N. P. Chellappan Nair
N. P. Chellappan Nair (1903 - 1972) was a playwright and short story writer from Kerala, India. He concentrated on social comedy of manners. Of his 200 stories, thirty-one have been published in a separate volume. He received the Kerala Sahitya Ak ...
as Editor
* Kaviyoor CK Revamma as Kamalam
*
S. P. Pillai
S. P. Pillai (28 November 1913 – 12 June 1985) was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.
Biography
S. Pankajakshan Pillai alias S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in the temple town of Ettumanoor i ...
as Maniyan
* PK Kamalakshi as Janu
* R Kumaran Bhagavathar as Sivaram
* KK Padmanabhankutty Asan as Panicker
*
T. R. Omana
T. R. Omana is an Indian actress in Malayalam films. She mainly acts in supporting roles and mother roles. She has acted in more than 500 films.
Personal life
T. R. Omana was born as eldest among five children to T R Gopala Pillai, Timber mer ...
as Indubala
* Ambalappuzha Krishnamoorthy as Sekharan
* E Kuttiyamma Bhagavathar as Meenu
*
Vaikkam Mani as Madhu
*
Aranmula Ponnamma
Aranmula Ponnamma (8 April 1914 – 21 February 2011) was a National Award winning Indian actress known for her roles as mother of the protagonist in numerous films in a career spanning over five decades. She is widely described as a mothe ...
as Kalyaniyamma
* PK Vikraman Nair as Sasidharan
References
External links
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1950 films
1950s Malayalam-language films
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