Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
April 14, 1989Release Date
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
April 14, 1989Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Balan K Nair
Kannappan Chekavar
Mammootty
Chanthu Chekavar
Madhavi
Unniyarcha
Devan
Unikonar
Captain Raju
Aringodar
Suresh Gopi
Aromal Chekavar
Geetha
Kunji
T Hariharan
Director
Rajyalakshmi
Kuttimani
Jomol
Young Unniarcha
Vineeth Kumar
Young Chandu
Ravi
Composer
K. Ramachandra Babu
Cinematographer
Ramu
Unnichandror
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
The king
Chithra
Kunjinooli
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 14, 1989
Original Nameഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 48m
Genres
Wiki.
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. 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.