Nilambur Ayisha
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Nilambur Ayisha | |
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Born | Nilambur |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Film actress |
Years active | 1961–present |
Nilambur Ayisha is an Indian actress in Malayalam movies.[1] She was one a supporting actress in late 1960s and 1970s in Malayalam movies. She has acted in more than 50 movies.
Biography
She was born at Nilambur and was a theatre artist before becoming a cine artist.[2] She made her film debut with Kandam Becha Kottu, the first colour film in Malayalam, in 1961. She suffered many hardships in her early years of drama acting. It was Nilambur Aysha's move against the opposition of Muslim orthodoxy that paved the way for several other Muslim women to take up acting and singing. Zeenath was one of the actresses she inspired.[3]
Awards
- 2011 Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress - Oomakkuyil Padumbol[4]
- 2011 Premji award [5]
Partial filmography
- Compartment (2015)
- Alif (2015) ... Ummakunju/Fathima's grandmother
- Pedithondan (2014)
- Koothara (2014)
- Balyakalasakhi (2014) ... Jinnumma
- Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu (2013)
- Oomakkuyil Padumbol (2012)
- Keralolsavam 2009 (2009)
- Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
- Passenger (2009) .... Nabisa Umma
- Vilapangalkkappuram (2008)
- Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam (2008) .... Mentally challenged man's mother
- Kaiyoppu (2007)
- Paradesi (2007) .... Sainu
- Daivanamathil (2005)
- Chandrolsavam (2005)
- Ammakkilkoodu (2003) .... Inmate of old age home
- Mylanji (1982) (Ayishumma)
- Thraasam (1981)
- Anyarude Bhoomi (1979)
- Chuvanna Vithukal (1978)
- Pathiraavum Pakalvelichavum (1974)
- Olavum Theeravum (1970) .... Ayisha
- Thankakkudam (1965)
- Kuppivala (1965) .... Pathiri Aminumma
- Subaidha (1965)
- Kutti Kuppayam (1964)
- Kandam Becha Kottu (1961) ....Bethatha
References
- ↑ http://www.malayalamcinema.com/star-details.php?member_id=245
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/courageous-act/article4765841.ece
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/17/stories/2010041760380700.htm
- ↑ http://www.keralabox.com/videos/play-kerala-film-award-nilambur-ayisha-bags-best-female-suppoting-actor_34174-1
- ↑ http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/20/stories/2011012053270500.htm
External links
- Nilambur Ayisha at the Internet Movie Database
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- Nilambur Ayisha at MSI