Umar Marvi (film)

Umar Marvi Sindhi is a Pakistani film adapted from a popular Sindhi folk tale, Umar Marvi, produced by Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani, directed by Shaikh Hassan and starring Fazlani himself, Nigat Sultana and Noor Muhammad Charlie. Released on March 12, 1956, it was the first ever Sindhi language feature film made in Pakistan.

The film met with wide popular success both in India and Pakistan. After its release in Pakistan, the rights of the movie were bought by an Indian distributor named T.M. Bihari. Suhail Hashmi and M. Iqbal received civil awards from the President of Pakistan sadarti awards for their role, respectively, as director of photography and art director.

Source: Wikipedia