Prem Nawas

Biography

Prem Nawas (born Abdul Wahab) was an Indian actor and producer in Malayalam cinema and the younger brother of Malayalam cinema actor Prem Nazir. His parents were Shahul Hameed and Asmabeevi. He lost his mother at a very young age, and his father remarried. He moved to Madras, before his brother, in search of a film career. He debuted as the hero of Koodapirappu in 1956. He was the hero in the first colour film made in Malayalam, Kandam Becha Kottu. He also played an important role in the 1974 blockbuster Nellu, directed by Ramu Kariyattu. When he found out he could not succeed, as well as his brother, as an actor, he turned to producing films. He produced the award-winning blockbuster Agniputhri (1967), starring his brother and Sheela, the evergreen pair of Malayalam cinema. Prem Nawas died in a train accident in Madras on March 27, 1992, at age 60.

Known For

Acting

1977

Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal

as

1974

Nellu

as

Unnikrishnan

1964

Sree Guruvayoorappan

as

1961

Kandam Becha Kottu

as

Ummer

1959

Naadodikal

as

1974

Kanyakumari

as

1962

Veluthampi Dalawa

as

Unni Namboodiri

1965

Subaidha

as

Salim

1983

Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

as

Prem Navas

1965

Kadathukaran

as

Production

1967

Agniputhri

as

1971

Neethi

as

1976

Thulaavarsham

as

1977

Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal

as

1982

Keni

as

Crew

Directing