PKR Pillai, producer of Malayalam movie ‘Chithram’, no more
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16/05/2023
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By Arjun Ramachandran
Malayalam producer PKR Pillai, best known for producing the evergreen hit Chithram (1988), died on 16 May. He was 92.
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PKR Pillai has produced 22 films. His association with director Priyadarshan and superstar Mohanlal had been successful.
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Pillai produced eight of Mohanlal’s films in the 1980s which gave popularity to the actor.
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Chithram
, was screened at Ajantha theatre in Thiruvananthapuram and Little Shenoys in Ernakulam for 366 days as regular shows.
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Some of his notable films include
Vandanam
(1989), Kizhakkunarum Pakshi (1991) and Amrutham Gamaya (1987).
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Some of his other films include Thathamme Poocha Poocha (1984), Ezhu Muthal Onpathu Vare (1985) and
Puli Varunne Puli (1985)
.
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He also faced losses with some of his films like Aham (1992), Vandanam (1989), Rapid Action Force (2000), and
Pranayamanithooval (2002).
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He and his family came down from Mumbai to settle at Thrissur after his businesses met with failure.
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His wife Rama had said that his friends from the cinema industry weren’t in picture after he lost everything.
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Pillai hails from Ernakulam and spent most of his life in Mumbai. Pillai also contested in the Mumbai municipality polls as a Congress candidate.
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