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Nilambur Ayisha

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Nilambur Ayisha is an Indian actress in Malayalam movies. 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. 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.

Usually with

Prem Nazir
Prem Nazir
(5 films)
Philomina
Philomina
(5 films)
Zeenath A. P.
Zeenath A. P.
(5 films)
Ranjith
Ranjith
(2 films)
Madhu
Madhu
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nilambur Ayisha (22 films)

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Actress

Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu, 2h17
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Actors Meera Jasmine, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Shankar Panicker, Geetha Vijayan, Nilambur Ayisha, Nandalal Krishnamurthy
Rating48% 2.410552.410552.410552.410552.41055
Television host Lekha Tharoor (Meera Jasmine) unexpectedly begins experiencing disturbing, violent visions. After explaining her mental state to friends and colleagues, she is presumed psychotic and is referred to a psychiatric hospital for treatment.
Oomakkuyil Padumbol
Themes Children's films
Actors Shankar Panicker, Malavika Nair, Shankar, Sangita, Nilambur Ayisha
Roles Valiyumma/Rima's granmothermother

The story is about Reema (Malavika Nair), a young Muslim schoolgirl in Malabar, who loved Malayalam and poetry. The film is about her mental trauma once she was moved to an English medium school by her parents, for their social status.
Passenger
Passenger (2009)
, 1h58
Directed by Ranjith Sankar
Genres Thriller
Actors Sreenivasan, Dileep, Mamta Mohandas, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Madhu
Roles Nasibu Umma
Rating72% 3.6384353.6384353.6384353.6384353.638435
Passenger is based on two characters, who never had anything to do with each another, who come into each other's lives. The movie shows the events that follow.
Vilapangalkkappuram
Directed by T. V. Chandran
Actors Biju Menon, Priyanka Nair, Sudheesh, Suhasini Maniratnam, M.R. Gopakumar, Thilakan
Rating49% 2.477082.477082.477082.477082.47708
Zahira (Priyanka) lives happily with her parents and younger sister in Ahmedabad, until a group of communalists wreaks havoc. After being gang raped, she barely manages to escape from the criminals before they set her ablaze. In a fit of panic, she hides inside a lorry but it takes Zahira to her father's home-town in Kozhikode, Kerala.
Shakespeare M.A. Malayalam
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jayasurya, Kalabhavan Mani, Innocent, Roma Asrani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nilambur Ayisha
Rating36% 1.803171.803171.803171.803171.80317
Pavithran (Jayasurya) is a story writer for the stage plays of Jayabharathy Theaters. Pavithran is also known as 'Shakespeare' because he of his writing abilities. Kottayam Gopalan (Kalabhavan Mani), who runs Jayabharathy Theaters, likes him because all his scripts are super hit and always earn him awards.
Kaiyoppu
Kaiyoppu (2007)
, 1h35
Directed by Ranjith
Genres Drama
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Mammootty, Kushboo Sundar, Mukesh, Nedumudi Venu, Mamukkoya, Neena Kurup
Rating79% 3.979123.979123.979123.979123.97912
Balachandran (Mammooty), an accountant with a fertilizer company, is also someone with deep passion for books and literature. He is a bachelor, keeping himself shut from the rest of the world. Residing in a small one room at a lodge in Kochi, Balachandran had also started writing a novel, but could not go forward due to writing block. Shivadasan (Mukesh), a publisher, happens to read the initial parts of the novel, and is much enthusiastic about publishing this work. He persuades Balachandran to complete the work as fast as he could, so that it could be published. Shivadasan is confident about the success of this novel. Balachandran asks Shivadasan to hand over certain amount of money to one girl named Fathima, who is suffering from heart ailment. Though not have ever seen her, Balachandran is financially supporting Fatima for some time and she respects and admires him. One day Balachandran gets a call from Padma (Khushboo Sundar)after long years. She was his girl friend during college days, but couldn't get married due to social and financial difference between the families. She was married to a businessman in Mumbai, and is now separated from him. The arrival of Padma brings a new light into his life. They talk for long time on phone, and shares their feelings. He is then carried back to his old college life. Balachandran, in the meantime completes his novel. Shivadasan is all set to publish this work. Balachandran plans to arrive in Kozhikode, his home town for Fathima's heart surgery. Also he has plans to meet Padma after long years. He, in sudden need of finance to meet the surgery expenses, sell of his land.But that night, Feroz Babu, the owner of his lodge is arrested by police for terror charges. Though, they found no evidence at lodge, and had no proof against him, he is taken to the police station as he is a Muslim. Balachandran reaches the station to enquire about Faisal Babu, and is ill treated by the inspector. He is poked fun for helping a Muslim girl and police blames him of being soft towards terrorists. Balachandran loses control over this and replies back emotionally. The senior officer, who arrives at the spot suddenly decides to release Feroz Babu along with Balachandran. He boards a bus to Kozhikode that night with the cash and his novel in the bag. But the next morning a bomb explodes in the bus and Balachandran is one among those who were killed.
Chandrolsavam
Directed by Ranjith
Genres Drama
Actors Mohanlal, Meena, Augustine, Zeenath A. P., Ranjith, Sujatha
Rating63% 3.188063.188063.188063.188063.18806
Chandrolsavam is a film that deals with a very unusual theme - a man trying to redeem his past. It's a film about a man's love for his nostalgia.
Makalkku
Makalkku (2005)

Directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Shobana, Suresh Gopi, Valsala Menon, Nilambur Ayisha
Roles Mental Patient
Rating69% 3.462393.462393.462393.462393.46239
A woman gives birth to a daughter on the streets, her identity is unknown, and she is non-responsive. Her daughter, Manasi, is raised in the mental asylum, and looked after with love by the staff of the mental asylum. Although the chief doctor, Dr. Warrier wishes to adopt her it is denied and she is later taken away by the state social welfare department.
Daivanamathil
Directed by Jayaraj Rajasekharan Nair
Genres Drama
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Karthika Menon, Cochin Haneefa, Zeenath A. P., Radhika, Nilambur Ayisha
Rating59% 2.9655352.9655352.9655352.9655352.965535
The story is about Anwar (Pritviraj) who discontinues his education further at the Aligarh Muslim University soon after his marriage. During his stay the Babri Masjid demolition occurs and as a result he turns a fundamentalist. His wife an educated Muslim girl (Bhavana) tries to alter and change the ideals of her Islamist fanatic husband. But to reform himself he rather chooses the way to jail and starts afresh. The thread of the story is the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and the Gujarat riots.
Olavum Theeravum
Directed by P. Narayankutty Menon
Genres Drama
Actors Madhu, Ushanandini, Philomina, Jose Prakash, Nilambur Balan, Alummoodan
Roles Ayisha
Rating73% 3.688573.688573.688573.688573.68857
Timber traders Bapputty (Madhu) and Abdu (Nellikkodu Bhaskaran) are friends. Ashamed of his mother Beevathu’s (Philomina) immoral life after his father’s death, Abdu runs away from his native village Vazhakkadavu and is engaged in timber trading. Abdu never returns to his home after that. On the way to the trading centre after loading timber from the forest Abdu falls ill and dies on the way. Bapputty reaches Beevathu’s hut with Abdu’s dead body. Bapputty takes pity on the family and decides to support them.