Visappinte Vili is a 1952 Malayalam film directed by Mohan Rao and produced by Kunchacko

Kunchacko

Kunchacko was a Malayali Indian film producer and director who heavily influenced the Malayalam film industry by redefining the commercial film scenario. His venture Udaya Studios influenced the gradual shift of Malayalam film industry from its original base of Madras, Tamil Nadu to Kerala...

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

Prem Nazir

Abdul Khader , better known by his stage name Prem Nazir , was an Indian film actor. He is considered one of the all time super stars in Malayalam cinema...

, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair

Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair was a Malayali Indian poet, playwright, script writer, lyricist, orator, film director and actor, though he is best known as an actor in Malayalam cinema. He is the recipient of Padmashri from the Government of India, which is one of the highest civilian honours in India....

, Kumari Thankam, Pankajavalli, Nanukuttan, Mathappan, S. P. Pillai

S. P. Pillai

S. P. Pillai was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.-Biography:S. P. Pillai was born in 1913 in Ettumanoor, Kottayam. His father Shankara Pillai, was a police constable. Pillai lost his parents at a young age itself...

 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

Marumakal

Marumakal is a 1952 Malayalam film that marks the acting debut of Prem Nazir. Produced by Paul Kallungal under the banner of M. P. Productions and directed by M. K. Chari, the film stars Prem Nazir in the lead role of the protagonist, and Kedamangalam Sadanandan, T. S. Muthaiah, S. J. Dev,...

. 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

Amma (1952 film)

Amma is a 1952 Malayalam film directed by K. Vembu and written by Nagavally R. S. Kurup. It was one of the two films that enjoyed success among the 11 Malayalam films which released in 1952, the other being Prem Nazir-starrer Visappinte Vili. The cast of Amma includes Lalitha, B. S. Saroja,...

enjoyed success.

External links

• Visappinte Vili at the Malayalam Movie Database