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

Sree Guruvayoorappan
Sree Guruvayoorappan
Kandam Becha Kottu
Kandam Becha Kottu
Naadodikal
Naadodikal
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
Veluthampi Dalawa
Veluthampi Dalawa
Subaidha
Subaidha
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla

Filmography

1983 Prem Nazirine Kanmanilla
as Prem Navas
1977 Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal
as
1974 Kanyakumari
as
1974 Nellu
as Unnikrishnan
1965 Kadathukaran
as
1965 Subaidha
as Salim
1964 Sree Guruvayoorappan
as
1962 Veluthampi Dalawa
as Unni Namboodiri
1961 Kandam Becha Kottu
as Ummer
1959 Naadodikal
as