Stage Name : Prem Nazir
Original Name : S. Abdul Khader
Born : April 7 1926
Died : January 16 1989 (Aged 62)
First Film : Marumakal (1952)
Last Film : Dhwani (1988)
Records : 1. Guinness Record for the lead role in over 700 films.
2. Guinness Record for playing opposite the same heroine (Sheela) in 107 films.
3. In 1979, 39 of his films got released.
Major Awards : The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the third and fourth highest civilian honours respectively, for his contribution towards Indian cinema.
In this era of sponsored programmes, I think we really forgot our evergreen hero - Prem Nazir.
Nazir was the man who revolutionized the concept of a Romantic Hero.
Nazir was the man who showed us the essential qualities of a good Hero.
Nazir was the man who introduced the fun & jovial nature of a Hero in Malayalam movies.
Nazir was the man who re-shaped malayalam film industry in a better way.
Nazir was the man who made us believe that film is an art form.
Despite all these and a number of other things he has done, we almost forgot him.
Malayalam film industry at some extent forgot the marvelous super star of an era.
No one will say sorry for this, because it's human nature. We tend to forget.
But. . .
We still Miss Prem Nazir. . .
We still Miss a Romantic Hero. . .
We still miss an Evergreen Hero. . .
Yours,
Shinu S.