---
title: 'Nirmalyam (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'M. T. Vasudevan Nair'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 134
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/nirmalyam-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070449/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Nirmalyam (1973)

1973 · 134 min · Drama · India

Original title: നിർമ്മാല്യം

## Synopsis

Nirmalyam is a 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film written and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and stars P. J. Antony, Sumithra, and Ravi Menon. P. J. Antony won the National Film Award for Best Actor in 1974 for his performance as a velichappadu in this movie. The film received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 1974. It is one of the classics in Malayalam cinema. The film was based on M. T. Vasudevan Nair's short story Pallivaalum Kaalchilambum.

## Credits

- **Director:** [M. T. Vasudevan Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-t-vasudevan-nair)
- **Screenplay:** [M. T. Vasudevan Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-t-vasudevan-nair)
- **Producer:** [M. T. Vasudevan Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-t-vasudevan-nair)
- **Original Music Composer:** [K. Raghavan](https://cinepixo.com/people/k-raghavan)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ramachandra Babu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramachandra-babu)

## Cast

- [Santha Devi](https://cinepixo.com/people/santha-devi)
- [Kaviyoor Ponnamma](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaviyoor-ponnamma)
- [P. J. Antony](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-j-antony)

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