Topic started by Prem Naseer fan (@ dialup-65.58.42.144.dial1.chicago1.level3.net) on Sat Mar 30 04:21:56 .
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Genius of Prem Nazir is under recognized. Kamal Haasan is on record as saying that Prem Nazir did not know to act. That is Nazir's greatness. A genius who did not know to act starred in a world record of over 700 films! Many traits helped Nazir reach those heights. First, his stunning memory power, saved producers so much time in being able to capture so pages and pages of lines in one shot itself! Second, the gentleman's amazing face. Third, Mr. Nazir' bottomless humility. I had the opportunity to meet him two weeks before his death and that was my second cold call. What a welcome he gave me, an obscure business man and he remembered me correctly!

I also would like to have die-hard Prem Nazir fans get together one day. ( In the meantime, if anybody knows how i can get hold of a copy of the rare film, Postmanine Kaannan illya (cannot find the Postman!!) I would appreciate that.

Let us go back to memory lane and really see how this simple soul with no acting talents did really have the most remarkable mannerisms, comic talent, disarming gestures and finest subtlities that no screen personality ever had or has!

Responses:

• From: Hameed (@ bl1051-3.me.iastate.edu) on: Sun Mar 31 02:48:42
  
  Yes. I like Nazir sir. He was a true romantic hero, a secular muslim even donating to temples and churches, a very good teacher and friend for his co-actors and above all a very good human being.
  
  
• From: Snehithan (@ cache2-2.ruh.isu.net.sa) on: Sun Mar 31 03:12:02
  
  I don't know how is he in real life. In reel also I am not satisfied with his performance, that may be because of the generation gap. Any way I appreciate him because he could be favourite of Malyalees for more than three decades more over he brought malyalam movie in the ginnes book also.
  
  
• From: josejames (@ 12-234-88-68.client.attbi.com) on: Sun Apr 7 20:28:59
  
  I am no special fan of any actor or actress; but i watch all kinds of movies, from arts to comercial, and all languages. In my child hood i started seeing movies, many of them were of Prem Nasser's.
  
  As far as I know Mr.Prem Naseer is one of the greatest actors indian cinema has ever produced. I doubt any other indian actor has performed such diverse roles as Mr. Prem Naseer has done: from Comedy, Romantic and very good art type movies, action and and all those 'vadakkan' pattu heros. Some one who says Prem Naseer dont know acting should at least see his 'Adimakal' or 'Iruttinte atmavu' or innumerable films done by him. .just because he has acted so many films in his career spanning over 3 decades it is difficult to name his movies.. It is no small matter he could continue at such a long time as a hero itself, still apreciated by masses. he is so versatile that we had him as Dilip kumar, Dharmendra and Sunil Dutt combined..in one! no other language has such a combination actor...which only a few other actors could do.
  
  As a gentle man, i think he is not comparable to any one who is dead or living now! he is a person in his career spanning so many years made no affairs even thogh so many leading ladies went behind him. Also it is to be noted that many times he didnt get his pay, still he never told any thing ill about his producers, somany producers cheted him! It would be interesting to know, while he was in SB college as Chirayen Keezhu Abdul khadar, how he performed in many of there shakesspere plays!
  No Doubt, he is one of teh gretest actors indian cinema has produced. no one has the right to say he dont know acting. .any way he was the actor of the masses!! so he could stay such a long time.. He was a thoughrogh gentleman!
  
  
• From: anu nair (@ 203.200.144.141) on: Thu Apr 11 12:48:03
  
  I am not a fan of his but I appreciate him for his humility in donning any kind of roles. No wonder he became more than household name throughout Kerala. I wonder whether anybody in the present or future malayalam cinema could replicate his success.
  
  
• From: Shakthi (@ bangdp-40-239.mantraonline.com) on: Fri Apr 12 01:36:31
  
  Yeah, I watched 2 to 3 movies of Shri.Prem nazir.
  And I liked it.
  
  Count me in as a fan.
  
  
• From: vibhu (@ dialpool-210-214-145-32.maa.sify.net) on: Fri Apr 12 14:48:52
  
  I am not a Naseer fan. I think he was little unlucky to be compared to Great Satyan, in the acting skill. But in popularuty, he was not second to any one.
  
  
• From: vibhu (@ dialpool-210-214-145-32.maa.sify.net) on: Fri Apr 12 14:52:45
  
  A small correction. Prem Naseer was awarded Padmabhushan.
  
  
• From: Dinesh (@ ) on: Fri May 17 03:49:57
  
  Yes Prem NAZIR was a man of great skills and he loved keralam and the people. He is a very humble man and he was done to earth. I really wish he was alive and death should not occur to such great personalities.
  
  
• From: Vince (@ acaa29ad.ipt.aol.com) on: Fri May 17 14:01:51
  
  Kamal Haasan is on record as saying that Prem Nazir did not know to act??
  
  like kamala hassan is a great actor.
  
  
• From: Kiss (@ ) on: Tue Jun 25 04:43:09
  
  Kamal Hasan is very bad in acting. He know only the kissing
  
  
• From: thank god for the 700 odd Nazir films!!!!! (@ sdn-ap-017ilchicp0123.dialsprint.net) on: Fri Jan 17 21:50:11
  
  Look at the way he acts out the songs. only sivaji ganesan, sometimes mgr came on par to that level of sophistication, style, grace, restraint and absolutely subtle emotive power. classic one is the song: Nilagiriyude sagikale jwala mugikale. follow each and every frame of this actor and u'll see why he was a male actor non-pareil
  
  
• From: Thank devil for the 700 odd Nazir BORING flicks!!!!! (@ 203.124.210.50) on: Sat Jan 18 01:52:37
  
  Kamal is right...Prem Nazir was hit cos there was no competition in malayalam industry....
  Prem Nazir was an overactor who was always keen on playing with the goodies of Sheela, Jayabharathi and others
  The basic of economics is if there is no competition, anybody can be a king.
  Regarding the greatness of Kamal's acting, there need not be any argument, cos he is the best....
  
  
• From: Hameed (@ newgw4.me.iastate.edu) on: Sat Jan 18 12:38:06
  
  Nazir sir was a great actor. He may not be the most excellent versatile actor of malayalam cinema but he definitely was a good actor. His "irrutinte atmave" was a classic where his acting skills are amply displayed. A man of the masses he was overtaken by Sathyan sir in his natural style of acting. If some body asked me who the best actor in the old mallu cinemadom was I would say it was Sathyan sir.
  
  We also had incredible acting skills in the likes of P. J. Antony, Adoor Bhasi and S. P. Pillai who were mostly co-actors but could even overtake the lead actors by their incredible acting skills par excellence.
  
  
• From: Masood (@ 203.124.235.253) on: Tue Jan 21 06:54:23
  
  All prem nazir did was overacting and hamming.
  Everyone knows that, but its become a fashion to say - Old was good and so on.
  I agree he looks good, but was a total overactor.
  Satyan was a genuine actor but was not praised due to the less number of movies he got.
  (...People go for quantity not quality,,,)
  Its better we come out with the facts that Prem Nazir movies were just overrated coz there was no competition.
  (By the way my north indian friends like him because they love to see him carassing the assets of jayabharahti and Sheela....Thats all he did)
  
  
• From: Krishna Prasad (@ ) on: Mon Sep 29 04:40:44
  
  Prem Nazir was not only a good actor but also a very nice philanthropist in real life. He used to help anyone who sought his help and never used to milk producers dry. Name another actor who has these great traits in him?
  
  
• From: Jom (@ 213.42.2.16) on: Wed Oct 1 03:07:51 EDT 2003
  
  Nobody can beat the record of Prem Nazir. He has most number of Super Hits. There was a time, without his name, a film wouldnt run. He was good at acting also. How he acted as Brandhan Velayudhan. Personally he was very nice to others. He used to help producers when his film flops by acting in their film for not taking any money. Lal and Mammooty never does this. They are behind the money. It is better not to speak about Kamal. He got Master Degree in kissing and biting Kundi of actcresses.
  
  
• From: manoj (@ ) on: Mon Nov 24 11:33:20
  
  premnazir was agreat artist.no one could even dream of acting in such diverse roals at atime when malayalam film industry was at its infancy.
  Just see his acting during the song "devaloka rathavumayi"Who can produce such romantisism in acting? Nowadays almost everyone can dance and gyrate their hips to the stupid songs which are produced
  
  
• From: madhu (@ 195.229.241.164) on: Wed Dec 3 10:58:26 EST 2003
  
  As an actor he didnt suckceed.But i like him very much.especially in romantic scens.And the important thing is, in song sciens his lip move ment is fantastic.any way he is a good man...i think
  
  
• From: V (@ c-67-162-72-70.client.comcast.net) on: Wed Dec 3 11:08:24 EST 2003
  
  how can some one sit through a full nazeer movie?? how did he became so popular?? his acting is soo boring.
  
  
• From: sivaprasad (@ ) on: Fri Jan 9 02:13:34
  
  he is a very very good actor. No doubt on that, the film i liked was released iN 1972, its name is Gandharvakshetram
  
  
• From: Padmanabhan (@ cache3-2.jed.isu.net.sa) on: Sun Feb 22 10:36:28
  
  Sri Prem Nazir was my admire and he was superb and no one could beat any of his record? from donation to acting. Tell me a single actor who match up to him even with his beauty. He was superb and there was no malayalam movie without Pre Nazir and he is generous donator from poorest to the richest producer. His films never flop and it does, he contributes his whole amout to them. No one should talk bad about Nazir please. Kalama hasan ocourse is a good actor but with all time overacting. Nazir and Kamal has no comparison on any aspects. Nazir is Nazir and no one from malayalam or any other language can compete with him. He was truely a marvelous person who cares about his acting. Look at his lovely face who has it? It was a god's gift to only to our evergreen hero "Prem Nazir" and his memories were always with us and still be with us
  
  
• From: Swaminathan (@ dialup-4.158.117.234.dial1.chicago1.level3.net) on: Sun Apr 18 12:30:13
  
  Ultimate personality and character. Most rare human being I've known, who has left a aweinspiring legacy for the real world at the same time led a highly spiritual life. Is there one other film superstar who is comparable to this most amazing person?
  
  
• From: Keralaforum at geocties (@ ti211310a080-0452.bb.online.no) on: Fri Apr 23 16:20:03 EDT 2004
  
  Prem Nazir was the evergreen romantic lover of Malayalam Movie. He was personally a very nice person and used to read books quite a lot (a fact many do not know!)
  
  
• From: jasmin (@ ) on: Thu Oct 28 15:07:16
  
  if prem nazir was an over actor then so is kamal hassan..the truth is actors act the way their fans want them to act..romance was what the audience wanted and romance was what they got..romance perfectly portrayed.
  
  
• From: V (@ c-24-13-95-144.client.comcast.net) on: Thu Oct 28 22:00:32 EDT 2004
  
  kamal hassan over actor allennu njangal parayunnillallo. pakshe prem nazir enttammeeeeeeee ingere kaanan aalukal theatril kayariyallo. sammadhikkanam.
  
  

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