Oridathoru Phayalvaan (transl. There lived a wrestler) is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written, edited and directed by P. Padmarajan. The film is a folk parable about the success and failure in the life of a gatta gusthi wrestler in Kerala. It stars Rashid, Nedumudi Venu and Jayanthi.

The film won the first International award for a Malayalam movie, by winning two prestigious awards - (i) for the 'Best Film' and (ii) for the 'Best Screenplay' at the "27th Asian Film Festival - 1982" held at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, also won The Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, 1981.The film was included in the Indian Panorama section of the Filmotsav'82 held in Calcutta, 1982. It represented India in the competitive section at the Nantes Three Continents Festival-1983 in France (22nd to 29th November 1983). It has also been telecasted in the National Network programme of Malaysian Televisions.