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Nellu (transl. Paddy) is a 1974 Malayalam-language drama film directed by Ramu Kariat from a screenplay by K. G. George based on the 1972 award-winning novel of the same name by P. Valsala. It features an ensemble cast of Prem Nazir, Jayabharathi, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Sankaradi and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair. The film portrays the life of the Adiyar community, a tribe of the forests in the Wayanad hills of Kerala, through the eyes of an outsider.
Original Release
01/01/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Prem Nazir | Raghavan Nair |
| Jayabharathi | Mala / Mara |
| Mohan | Mallan |
| Kaviyoor Ponnamma | Savithri / Savithri Varassyar |
| Kanakadurga | Kurumatti |
| Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | Chevara Perukki / Perumal |
| Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair | Chundeli |
| Adoor Bhasi | Nanu / Thapaal Nanu |
| Sankaradi | Damodara Warrier / Damoradara Varrier |
| Adoor Bhawani | Pempi / Pembi |
Directors
Writers
Ramu Kariat, K.G. George, S.L. Puram Sadanandan, P. Valsala
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Prem Nazir | Raghavan Nair |
| Jayabharathi | Mala / Mara |
| Mohan | Mallan |
| Kaviyoor Ponnamma | Savithri / Savithri Varassyar |
| Kanakadurga | Kurumatti |
| Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair | Chevara Perukki / Perumal |
| Kottarakkara Sridharan Nair | Chundeli |
| Adoor Bhasi | Nanu / Thapaal Nanu |
| Sankaradi | Damodara Warrier / Damoradara Varrier |
| Adoor Bhawani | Pempi / Pembi |
| Bahadur | Seythali |
| Prem Navaz | Unnikrishnan |
| Rani Chandra | Javani |
| Sumithra | Sephiya |
| K.P. Ummer | Joseph / "Vedikkaran" Ouseph |
| S.P. Pillai | Velu / Vaattuvelu |
| Latheef | |
| Innocent Vareed Thekkethala | Man At the Tea Shop |
| Mukkunoor Sebastian | |
| Shanthi Williams |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| N.P. Ali | Producer |
