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Newspaper Boy

Newspaper Boy

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Drama

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Newspaper Boy is a Malayalam–language Indian film released in 1955. It is the first neo realistic movie in the language. The film, a drama of stark realism, narrates the life of the common man on the street. The film is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script-writing to direction was controlled and executed by students.

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Budget

$2600

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Malayalam

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

13 May 1955

Country

India

Cast

Adoor Pankajam

Adoor Pankajam

Lakshmi Amma

Miss Kumari

Miss Kumari

Nagavally R S Kurup

Nagavally R S Kurup

Sankaran Nair

Moni

Moni

Appu

Narendran

Narendran

Balan

Venkiteswaran

Venkiteswaran

Pappan

Mohan

Mohan

Gopi

Kumari Madhuri

Kumari Madhuri

Leela

Veeran

Veeran

Kesavan Nair

T R Omana

T R Omana

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