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Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

20096.93h 17m

Overview

Set in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.

Directed by T Hariharan
Written by M T Vasudevan Nair
Produced by Gokulam Gopalan
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $5.6M

Top Cast

Mammootty

Mammootty

Pazhassi Raja

R. Sarathkumar

R. Sarathkumar

Edachena Kunkan Nair

Manoj K Jayan

Manoj K Jayan

Thalakkal Chandu

Suresh Krishna

Suresh Krishna

Kaitheri Ambu

Kaniha

Kaniha

Kaitheri Makkam

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Neeli

Harry Key

Harry Key

Thomas Hervey Baber

P

Peter Handley Evans

Major James Gordon

L

Linda Arsenio

Dora Baber

Suman Talwar

Suman Talwar

Pazhayamveedan Chandhu

Themes & Keywords

kingdomcolony

About Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja is a history, war film released in 2009 exploring themes of kingdom, colony. Directed by T Hariharan, it stars Mammootty, R. Sarathkumar, Manoj K Jayan. Set in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.

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