R. Velappan Nair

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{{short description|Malayalam film director}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1907|11|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Alappuzha, Kerala, India {{flagicon|India}}

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| occupation = Director

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| known_for = Sthree, Aaryankavu Kollasangam

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R. Velappan Nair was a former Malayalam film director, producer and cinematographer.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-man-fortune-overlooked/article6818748.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190605192338/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-man-fortune-overlooked/article6818748.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2019|title=The man Fortune overlooked|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 January 2015|first=Saju|last=Chelangad|access-date=18 September 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://m3db.com/artists/23762|title=ആർ വേലപ്പൻ നായർ|publisher=m3db.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/displayProfile.php?category=director&artist=R%20Velappan%20Nair|title=ആർ. വേലപ്പൻ നായർ|publisher=malayalasangeetham}} His movie in 1969, Aaryankavu Kollasangam was a very new experiment in Indian cinema.