Olavum Theeravum [SEP] director
Olavum Theeravum
Olavum Theeravum ("Waves and the Shore") is a 1970 Malayalam-language film directed by P. N. Menon and written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair based on his own short story of the same title, published in an anthology of short stories in 1957. The story is about a Muslim trader who falls in love with his dead friend's sister who is the daughter of a prostitute. But the girl's mother forces her to marry a wealthy man who has an eye on her. She rejects him
his debut as a producer in 1970 with "Olavum Theeravum" which won the state awards for the best film and best cinematography.
He turned director in 1975 with "Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol" which won for him the State award for best director. "Kabani Nadi Chuvannappol" ("When the River Kabani Turned Red"), a bold movie about a leftist political activist, was released during the Indian Emergency. Some other notable movies by Backer are "Manimuzhakkam" ("Peal of Bells"), "Chuvanna