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'''''Vellinakshatram''''' is a 1949 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language<ref name=7thfilm>{{cite web|title=Vellinakshathram (1949)-Movie details|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=7|publisher=Malayala Chalachithram|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref> feature film directed by Felix J. Beyse and produced by [[Udaya Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Kerala Government Public Relations Department | url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/art/list.htm | access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050828202957/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/art/list.htm|archive-date = 28 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chelangad|first1=Saju|title=Was Felix Bayis a German spy?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/was-felix-bayis-a-german-spy/article6070030.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 September 2016|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> Starring Gayaka Peethambaram, [[Miss Kumari]], Lalitha Devi, Alleppey Vincent, Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai and Baby Girija. It was the first production of Udaya Pictures.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110627090310/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/09/stories/2007060952100100.htm "Melody of memories"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 14 March 2011.</ref> It had music composed by [[B. A. Chidambaranath]], who debuted with this film.<ref>{{cite journal|title=B. A. Chidambaranath|journal=[[Mangalam|Cinema Mangalam]]|date=24 September 2007|pages=34, 35}}</ref>
'''''Vellinakshatram''''' is a 1949 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language<ref name=7thfilm>{{cite web|title=Vellinakshathram (1949)-Movie details|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=7|publisher=Malayala Chalachithram|access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref> feature film directed by Felix J. Beyse and produced by [[Udaya Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Kerala Government Public Relations Department | url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/art/list.htm | access-date=14 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050828202957/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/prd2/art/list.htm|archive-date = 28 August 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chelangad|first1=Saju|title=Was Felix Bayis a German spy?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/was-felix-bayis-a-german-spy/article6070030.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=23 September 2016|date=1 June 2014}}</ref> Starring Gayaka Peethambaram, [[Miss Kumari]], Lalitha Devi, [[Alleppey Vincent]], Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai and Baby Girija. It was the first production of Udaya Pictures.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110627090310/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/06/09/stories/2007060952100100.htm "Melody of memories"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 14 March 2011.</ref> It had music composed by [[B. A. Chidambaranath]], who debuted with this film.<ref>{{cite journal|title=B. A. Chidambaranath|journal=[[Mangalam|Cinema Mangalam]]|date=24 September 2007|pages=34, 35}}</ref>


Vellinakshatram is the 7th release among [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] language films.<ref name=7thfilm/>
Vellinakshatram is the 7th release among [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam]] language films.<ref name=7thfilm/>
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*Cherai Ambujam
*Kuttanadu Ramakrishna Pillai
*Kuttanadu Ramakrishna Pillai
*Lalitha
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*Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==


Not even a single frame from the footage of this film is available now. What is left of this film is the songs book.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750370300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055716/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750370300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Complete musician|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 September 2007|access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref> The film was a miserable failure at the box office too.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100905072459/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/08/30/stories/2010083050520400.htm "Nalla Thanka 1950"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 14 March 2011.</ref>
No material from this film, print or gramophone recording, is available today except for its accompanying songbook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750370300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055716/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/09/07/stories/2007090750370300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Complete musician|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 September 2007|access-date=14 March 2011}}</ref> At the time of its release, it performed poorly at the box office.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100905072459/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/08/30/stories/2010083050520400.htm "Nalla Thanka 1950"]. ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 14 March 2011.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:50, 12 November 2021

Not to be confused with Vellinakshatram (2004 film).


Vellinakshatram
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Directed byFelix J. Beyse
StarringMiss Kumari
Alleppey Vincent
Gayaka Peethambaram
Ambujan
Kuttanadu Ramakrishna Pillai
Lalitha
Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai
Cherayi Ambujam
Baby Girija
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 February 1949 (1949-02-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vellinakshatram is a 1949 Indian Malayalam-language[1] feature film directed by Felix J. Beyse and produced by Udaya Pictures.[2][3] Starring Gayaka Peethambaram, Miss Kumari, Lalitha Devi, Alleppey Vincent, Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai and Baby Girija. It was the first production of Udaya Pictures.[4] It had music composed by B. A. Chidambaranath, who debuted with this film.[5]

Vellinakshatram is the 7th release among Malayalam language films.[1]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Miss Kumari
  • Alleppey Vincent
  • Gayaka Peethambaram
  • Cherai Ambujam
  • Kuttanadu Ramakrishna Pillai
  • Lalitha devi
  • Kandiyoor Parameshwaran Pillai
  • Cherayi Ambujam
  • Baby Girija

Trivia[edit | edit source]

No material from this film, print or gramophone recording, is available today except for its accompanying songbook.[6] At the time of its release, it performed poorly at the box office.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vellinakshathram (1949)-Movie details". Malayala Chalachithram. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kerala Government Public Relations Department". Archived from the original on 28 August 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  3. ↑ Chelangad, Saju (1 June 2014). "Was Felix Bayis a German spy?". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Melody of memories". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "B. A. Chidambaranath". Cinema Mangalam: 34, 35. 24 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Complete musician". The Hindu. 7 September 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Nalla Thanka 1950". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 March 2011.

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