---
title: 'Nellu (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ramu Kariat'
released: '1974-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nellu-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214985/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nellu (1974)

1974 · Drama, Romance · India

Original title: നെല്ല്

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ramu Kariat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramu-kariat)
- **Screenplay:** [P. Valsala](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-valsala)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Salil Chowdhury](https://cinepixo.com/people/salil-chowdhury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Balu Mahendra](https://cinepixo.com/people/balu-mahendra)
- **Editor:** [Hrishikesh Mukherjee](https://cinepixo.com/people/hrishikesh-mukherjee)

## Cast

- [Prem Nazir](https://cinepixo.com/people/prem-nazir)
- [Jayabharathi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayabharathi)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/nellu-1974
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