<P> Newspaper Boy (1955) contained elements of Italian neorealism . This film is notable as the product of a group of amateur college filmmakers . It told the story of a printing press employee and his family being stricken with extreme poverty . </P> <P> The music took a turn away from the trend of copying Tamil and Hindi song . The poets Tirunainaarkurichy Madhavan Nair - Thirunaiyarkurichy, P. Bhaskaran, O.N.V. Kurup, and V.R. Varma rose up in this period as film lyricists . Brother Lakshmanan, Dakshinamurthy, K. Raghavan, G. Devarajan, M.S. Baburaj, and Pukhenthey Velappan Nair started a distinct style of Malayalam music . Kamukara Purushotaman, Mehboob, Kozhikode Abdul Kader, AM Raja, P.B. Sreenivas, K.P. Udayabhanu, Santha P. Nair, P. Leela, S. Janaki, P Susheela, B. Vasantha, Renuka, and Jikki were the most prominent singers of the 50s . The drama artist and school teacher Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai lent many of his skills to cinema in this period . </P> <P> Ramu Kariat, one of the directors of Neelakkuyil (along with P. Bhaskaran), went on to become a successful director in the 1960s and 1970s . P. Bhaskaran directed many acclaimed and hit films in the 1960s and 70s . The cameraman of Neelakkuyil, A. Vincent, also became a noted director of the 1960s and 1970s . Notable films of this decade include Odayil Ninnu, Bhargavi Nilayam (1964), Chemmeen (1965), Murappennu (1965) and Iruttinte Athmavu (1966). </P> <P> Malayalam cinema's first colour film was Kandam Bacha Coat (1961). </P>

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