1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical period drama film directed by Hariharan
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
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Directed by
Hariharan
Written by
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced by
P. V. Gangadharan
Starring
Mammootty
Suresh Gopi
Balan K. Nair
Captain Raju
Madhavi
Cinematography
K. Ramachandra Babu
Edited by
M. S. Mani
Music by
Bombay Ravi
Production company
Grihalakshmi Productions
Distributed by
Kalpaka Films
Release date
14 April 1989 (1989-04-14)
Running time
168 minutes
Country
India
Language
Malayalam
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (transl. A Northern Ballad of Valour) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film directed by Hariharan, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, and starring Mammootty, Suresh Gopi, Balan K. Nair, Captain Raju and Madhavi. The film won four National Film Awards (1989) including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (M. T. Vasudevan Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design (P. Krishnamoorthy) and eight Kerala State Film Awards.
This film is based on a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic of Malayalam cinema.[1][2] The story is a reinterpretation of the life of the legendary Chandu Chekavar and depicts him as an unlucky and misunderstood but ultimately honourable man rather than the traitorous character that earned him the sobriquet of Chathiyan Chandu (literally 'Chandu the Betrayer') in folklore.[3]
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