Visappinte Vili (1952)
Visappinte Vili is a 1952 Malayalam film directed by Mohan Rao and produced by Kunchacko and K. V. Koshi under the banner of K&K Combines. It stars Prem Nazir, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli, 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 itself in his debut film Marumakal. Visappinte Vili became the break in his career. Made at 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 was remade by K.J.Mohan Rao in Kollywood as Pasiyin Kodumai in 1952.
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