S. P. Pillai

Acting

S. P. Pillai

Born — Died

1913-11-28 — 1985-06-12

Place of birth

Ettumanoor, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

60 titles

S. P. Pillai was an Indian film and stage actor, best known for his comic roles in Malayalam films.

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 24 titles

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Thenaruvi

1973

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9.0

Watch the full movie, Divya Darshanam, only on Eros Now. Divya Darshanam is a 1973 Indian Malayalam film, directed by J. Sasikumar and produced by Jagathy NK Achari. The film stars Bahadoor, Sankaradi, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Adoor Bhasi in lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.

Divyadharsanam

1973

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Gopi inherits a fortune after his father's demise and lives a reckless life. He whiles away his time either drinking or womanizing until, one day, he encounters his lookalike, Madhu.

Madhuvidhu

1970

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Kaadu

1973

Lora Where Are You? poster
10.0

Lora Nee Evide (transl. Lora Where are you?) is a 1971 Indian Malayalam film, directed by T. R. Raghunath and produced by M. Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Ushakumari, K. P. Ummer, KPAC Lalitha, Radhika and Adoor Pankajam in the lead roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Baburaj.

Lora Where Are You?

1971

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Durga

1974

Nellu poster
7.0

On his pilgrimage to a temple to immerse the ashes of his mother in the sacred river, Rakhavan befriends a tribal family. He comes across the lives of the tribal people and their struggle.

Nellu

1974

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Ramu, a postman, gives shelter to a girl, who has escaped from the hands of a few Naxalites. However, problems arise when his fiance's parents doubt him to be a Naxalite as they find a gun with him.

Postmane Kananilla

1972

You Made Me a Communist poster
7.5

Paramu, a farmer, lives with his wife and two kids in a small village. He struggles to earn money for his family. Things take a turn when his son exposes the wrongdoings of Nair, a cruel landlord.

You Made Me a Communist

1970

Pearl View poster
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Pearl View is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sharada, Adoor Bhasi and Manavalan Joseph in lead roles. The film had musical score and songs composed by G. Devarajan.

Pearl View

1970

This Way, Students poster
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Vidhyarthikale Ithile Ithile is a 1972 Indian Malayalam film, directed by John Abraham and produced by Minnal. The film stars Madhu, Jayabharathi, Adoor Bhasi and Paul Vengola in lead roles. The film had musical score by MB Sreenivasan.

This Way, Students

1972

Thara poster
8.0

Vasanthi's parents get her engaged to a police officer, Gopi. However, her life takes a turn when Gopi leaves her after making her pregnant.

Thara

1970

Nirmalyam poster
7.8

An ancient temple is neglected to ruins and is tended only by the Velichappadu. When the priest goes on a leave, a young man takes up his job and forms a relationship with the Velichappadu's daughter.

Nirmalyam

1973

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha poster
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Sabarimala Sree Dharmashastha is a 1970 Indian Malayalam film, directed by M. Krishnan Nair

Sabarimala Shri Dharmasastha

1970

Gandharavakshetram poster
7.3

Lakshmi (Saradha) is married to Satheeshan (Madhu). She gives birth to a child, but their relationship begins to crumble when Lakshmi reveals that the real Father of her son is a celestial being.

Gandharavakshetram

1972

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Having lost her eyesight and mother during childhood, Rajamma falls in love with a doctor who does not belong to her community. The couple fights society and law to live a life together.

Swapnangal

1970

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7.5

Kadathanaattu Maakkam is a 1978 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Navodaya Appachan. The film stars Prem Nazir, Jayan, Sheela and Sukumari in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan.

Kadathanaattu Maakkam

1978

Aromalunni poster
9.0

Based on Vadakkan Pattukal, a collection of Northern Ballads of medieval origin.

Aromalunni

1972

Kuttyedathi poster
8.0

Kuttyedathi is a 1971 Malayalam language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. Widely regarded as one of the best South Indian films made in the 1970s. The other cast and crew- Music M.S.Baburaj, Cinematography Ashok Kumar, Operative cameraman P. S. Nivas and editing Ravi Kiran. Kuttyedathi is woven around the life of a girl, who is an ugly duckling with tomboyish tendencies, and who is continuously discriminated against in favour of her prettier younger sister.Location of this film is shoranur

Kuttyedathi

1971

Oru Sundariyude Katha poster
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Georgekutty, who is obsessed with the beautiful Sundari, uses his wealth to disgrace her and her family. Unable to bear the suffering, Sundari runs from her home and meets Maadan, a labourer.

Oru Sundariyude Katha

1972

Aabhijathyam poster
9.0

A poor music student Madhavan seeks accommodation in Menon's house. Menons daughter Malathi and Madhavan are drawn to each other.

Aabhijathyam

1971

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Ullasa Yaathra

1975

Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana poster
9.0

Ammini is the daughter of Sivan Pilla Muthalaali. Sivan Pillai was one of the richest man in the locality years ago. However he spoiled all wealth once he became addicted to gambling. Now they are staying in a house whose condition is pathetic. Ammini joins police and currently appointed as the traffic police in the locality, which Sivan Pilla can't accept. After watching a young and energetic Ammini, a medical representative Sudhakaran falls for her. Sudhakaran comes to Ammini's house and asks for her hand. When Sivan Pillai and his wife Padmavathi was about to accept the proposal, Ammini tells that she is not prepared for the marriage now and she will think about it only after 5 years. A dejected Sivan Pillai, with the remaining money in hand decides to restart the business of wood export along with his staff Kittu Pillai and leaves home.

Achaaram Ammini Osharam Omana

1977

Agnimrigam poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Agnimrigam

1971

1960s · 23 titles

Kannum Karalum poster
10.0

Kannum Karalum is a Malayalam language film starring Sathyan, Ambika Sukumaran, Sukumari, Kamal Haasan, and Vinodini. This was the first Malayalam film of Kamal Haasan - he played Sathyan's son. Vinodini was a child artist when she did this film and she did a dual role in this movie. The climax scenes of this film was shot on the top of the Sreenarayana Guru memorial at Varkala, Sivagiri. The movie has been produced by A. K. Balasubramaniam under the banner of Saravana Pictures

Kannum Karalum

1962

Murappennu poster
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Kunjikrishna Menon is the head of a joint family. His son Kesavankutty is in love with Kochammini, Menon's sister's daughter, while Balan, Kochammini's brother, is in love with Menon's daughter.

Murappennu

1965

Kandam Becha Kottu poster
9.0

The film focused mainly on the evil of dowry system which was rampant in the Muslim community of Kerala

Kandam Becha Kottu

1961

Odayil Ninnu poster
7.0

Pappu is a person who takes a relentless stand for justice right from his early years. His protests against his teacher who discriminates between the landlord's son and other children brings him the wrath of the landlord and he's forced to leave home. He leads a hard life fighting to uphold his ideals. He ends up being a rickshaw puller and at this time finds a child from the gutter and takes care of her. Things do not go as Pappu expected as the child grows older.

Odayil Ninnu

1965

Agniputhri poster
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The respectable college teacher Rajan (Nazir) marries Sindhu (Sheela), the orphaned inmate of a home for destitutes. The feudal conservative hypocrisies of the hero’s family are graphically criticised: Rajan’s cousin Chandran admits he once had sex with Sindhu, and Rajan’s snooty brother, the doctor Jayadev, fathered Sindhu’s daughter Bindu. Sindhu further confesses on her wedding night that she suffers from venereal disease.

Agniputhri

1967

Chemmeen poster
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Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.

Chemmeen

1965

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Chithramela is a anthology film directed and produced by T .S. Muthiah It was Malayalam cinema's first anthology film, consisting of three short film

Chithramela

1967

Kodungallooramma poster
10.0

Kodungallooramma is a 1968 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, Adoor Bhasi and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair. It was based on the Tamil poem Chilappathikaram by Ilango Adigal and also tells the story of Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, where the leading deity is also considered as Kannaki, the heroine of Chilappathikaram. The film had musical score by K. Raghavan.

Kodungallooramma

1968

Bharya poster
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Bharya is a 1962 Malayalam language film starring Sathyan and Ragini in the lead roles. It was directed by Kunchacko based on a novel with the same title by Kanam EJ. The novel was based on the controversial Thiruvalla Ammalu murder case.

Bharya

1962

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan poster
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King Rajasekhara, the king of Pandalam, finds a child on the banks of River Pampa during one of his hunting expeditions. A saint who appears there advises the king to adopt this child name him as Manikantan

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappan

1961

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Inapravugal

1965

Sree Guruvayoorappan poster
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Sree Guruvayoorappan is a 1964 Indian Malayalam film, directed by S Ramanathan and produced by K S Ganapathy. The film stars Kaduvakulam Antony, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair, Kamala and Kedamangalam Sadanandan in lead roles. The film had musical score by V Dakshinamoorthy.

Sree Guruvayoorappan

1964

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An illiterate rich landlord Aboobacker Haji married three times and divorced all the three wives. His next aim is to get married again which according to traditions will be his last marriage.

Umma

1960

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Arappavan is a 1961 Indian Malayalam film, directed by K. Shankar and produced by K. Kumar. The film stars Sathyan, KPAC Sulochana

Ara Pavan

1961

Kumara Sambhavam poster
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Kumara Sambhavam is based on the epic poem of the poet Kalidasa of the same name.

Kumara Sambhavam

1969

Ninamanija Kalpadukal poster
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The film is based on a novel by Parappurath and portrays the trials the Indo-China war.

Ninamanija Kalpadukal

1963

Kadal poster
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Kadal

1968

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1962 Kannada film

Puthiya Akasam Puthiya Bhoomi

1962

Umminithanka poster
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Umminithanka is a 1961 Indian Malayalam film, directed by G Viswanath and produced by PK Sathyapal. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy

Umminithanka

1961

Karutha Rathrikal poster
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A doctor invents a drug which cause split personality disorder , to take revenge of his uncle's death.

Karutha Rathrikal

1967

Bhakta Kuchela poster
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The film told, apart from the main story of the friendship between Krishna and Kuchela, a few sequences from the Bhagavatha

Bhakta Kuchela

1961

Anarkali poster
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Prince Salim, son of Akbar falls in love with Anarkali. Akbar forbids Salim to prolong this affair as he wanted his son to marry a Rajput princess and thereby strengthen communal harmony.

Anarkali

1966

Kavyamela poster
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Jayadevan is a blind poet who lives with his sister, her husband and their child. He leaves because he no longer wishes to be a burden to them. He decides to go to Trivandrum to seek treatment, but on his way he meets the crooked Vikraman, but later leaves him. Lost, he stands and sings to the goddess Sridevi, just as Sridevi and her friends have come to a park for a picnic. Not realizing he is blind, Sridevi slaps him. Several men who saw the incident take him to a local doctor, who happens to be the father of Sridevi. The doctor was also friends with Jayadevan's father, so he takes him in and operates on him. When Jayadevan is able to return to working, he creates a collection of poems, but Vikraman gets hold of it and publishes it under his own name. The poems become a sensation, Vikraman is to be honoured for the work, but Jayadevan manages to reveal the truth.

Kavyamela

1965

1950s · 11 titles

Jeevitha Nouka poster
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Soman is brought up by his elder brother Raju and his shrewish wife Janu. Soman is in love with Lakshmi, the daughter of a poor village performer Kaniyan who belongs to a lower caste. Raju, employed by the zamindar and Janu resent the inter-caste marriage between Soman and Lakshmi.

Jeevitha Nouka

1951

Padatha Painkili poster
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Luke's daughter is of marriageable age but his neighbour is hellbent on making Luke's life miserable. Thankanchan, a rich man, befriends Chinnamma who's none other than Luke's daughter.

Padatha Painkili

1957

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Baby Mala, was abandoned in a forest .Mala is looked after by a tribal couple and an elephant. They girl grows up as Nalini. The elephant becomes her companion.

Vanamala

1951

Nalla Thanka poster
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Nalla Thanka , the only sister of Nallannan , the King of Madhurapuri, is wedded to Somanathan , the king of the neighbouring kingdom Ratnapuri. Alankari, the wicked wife of Nallannan becomes envious of the prosperity of Ratnapuri and the happy married life of Nalla Thanka.

Nalla Thanka

1950

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu poster
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Chandran, a circus performer, and Thankam are in love. The circus team borrows some money from Thankam's father, Paithal Nair. When they are unable to repay, Paithal Nair takes away their animals.

Nairu Pidicha Pulivalu

1958

Jailppulli poster
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Jailppulli

1957

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Yachakan

1951

Achanum Makanum poster
8.0

Achanum Makanum is a 1957 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by Vimalkumar. The film stars Prem Nazir and Kumari Thankam. The film had musical score by V. Dakshinamoorthy. It is the first movie of actor Jagathy Sreekumar.

Achanum Makanum

1957

Snehaseema poster
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An orphan raised by the local priest becomes a teacher and falls in love with the rich school headmaster's daughter. Despite opposition from her father, he quits his job and marries her.

Snehaseema

1954

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The story of the cruelty meted out by feudal landlords to impoverished farm labourers.

Two Measures

1958

Sasidharan poster
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Sashidharan, the graduate son of the landlord Panikker falls in love with Vilasini, the daughter of a poor widow Kalyani Amma . A crooked local newspaper editor and the lecherous city wastrel Rajasekharan form a tricky plot turning Panikker against his sons wish to marry Vilasini.

Sasidharan

1950