Odayil Ninnu (film)

{{short description|1965 Indian Malayalam drama film}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Odayil Ninnu

| image = Odayil Ninnu film poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| director = K. S. Sethumadhavan

| producer = P. Ramaswami

| writer = P. Kesavadev

| based_on = {{based on|Odayil Ninnu|P. Kesavadev}}

| narrator =

| starring = Sathyan
Prem Nazir
Kalaikkal Kumaran
K. R. Vijaya
Kaviyoor Ponnamma

| music = Devarajan

| cinematography = P. Ramaswami

| editing =

| studio = Thirumurukan Pictures

| distributor = Thirumeni Release

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1965|3|5}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

}}

Odayil Ninnu ({{Translation| From the Gutter}}) is a 1965 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan and written by P. Kesavadev, based on his novel of the same name.{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/odayil-ninnu-1965/article3339456.ece |title=Odayil Ninnu 1965 |last=Vijayakumar |first=B. |date=22 April 2012 |work=The Hindu |access-date=29 March 2018}} The film deals with the life and struggles of a proud and hardworking rickshaw puller, Pappu.{{cite news |last1=Venkiteswaran |first1=C. S. |title=The indomitable Sathyan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-indomitable-sathyan/article4077870.ece |access-date=9 October 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=8 November 2012 |language=en-IN}} It stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K. R. Vijaya, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma. Master Dasarath plays the young Pappu. Suresh Gopi made his acting debut with the film, who was then six years old. He appeared as the feudal lord's timid son, who also becomes the root cause for Pappu running away from home.

The film was a commercial success and also received critical acclaim for its raw energy and Sathyan's performance in the lead role.{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109063438/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/06/18/stories/2010061857770100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 November 2012 |title=Auteur par excellence |last=Venkiteswaran |first=C. S. |date=18 June 2006 |work=The Hindu |access-date=22 June 2011}} It received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards. It was remade in Tamil as Babu (1971), in Telugu as Marapurani Manishi (1973), and in Hindi as Babu (1985).{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOdOQRACrrkC&q=odayil+ninnu|title=Film world: Volume 7|year=1971|publisher=Film World}}