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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.
Nov 26, 2023 · The film was made during an era when hills and forests were portrayed in movies by putting up sets in the studio. But ‘Nellu’ directly captured the beauty of the wilderness and the hill ranges of Wayanad, thus rewriting the visual experience for the Malayali audience. Valsala was not very keen on adapting her novel ‘Nellu’ for the screen.
Jul 6, 2014 · The colour film Nellu, released on August 23, 1974, was the first Malayalam film that portrayed life of the adivasis of the State. The story was centred on Thirunelli village, in...
Nov 23, 2023 · But, when it comes to writer P. Valsala, nothing could cloud our mind as the sole spotlight will be on the novel based on Adivasi tribes titled ‘Nellu’. Veteran filmmaker Ramu Kariat made it a movie in 1974, that became more popular and ran for an epic 100 days.
Nov 23, 2023 · Nellu, published in 1972, has forests as its setting and Wayanad’s primitive hill tribe as its dramatic personae. It deals with the passions, superstitions, religious practices and customs ...
Nellu ( transl. Paddy) is a 1974 Malayalam film directed by Ramu Kariat based on the award-winning novel of the same name by P. Valsala. The film is about the tribal people of the Wayanad hills in the deep Kerala forests.
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Nellu seems like an attempt at a docu-fiction about a village in Wayanad populated by adivasis, but it lacks any accurate representations on that front. They weave the most familiar of tragic plotlines into the film's mostly tedious, artificial atmosphere, but there is a distinctive structure to it that makes the narrative stand out.
