This era saw the rise of directors like Ramu Kariat, whose film Chemmeen (1965) was the first South Indian film to win the National Award for Best Feature Film. Adaptations of literary masterpieces by novelists like Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and Uroob defined this period.
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