Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

1989 ""

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

8.7 | 2h48m | en | Drama

Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies - with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.

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8.7 | 2h48m | en | Drama , Action | More Info

Released: April. 14,1989 | Released Producted By: Kalpaka Films , Country: India Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Mammootty , Balan K Nair , Madhavi

Director

P. Krishnamoorthy

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Cast

Mammootty

as Chandu Chekavar

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Puzhu Bheeshma Parvam CBI 5: The Brain The Priest Shylock Madura Raja Peranbu Mamangam

Balan K Nair

as Kannappan Chekavar

Mahayanam Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha Sangham Kalam Mari Katha Mari Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmar Iniyenkilum John Jaffer Janardhanan Postmortem Oppol

Madhavi

as Unniarcha

Sarphira Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha Oru Kadha Oru Nunakadha Sobharaj Mangamma Sabadham Thambikku Entha Ooru Roshagadu Intlo Ramayya Veedilo Krishnayya John Jaffer Janardhanan

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Arun M R The film is based on a legend about the Chekavar warriors.An alternative version of epic battle between two legendary Chekavar's through villain's perspective.The film is set in 16th-century northern Kerala. The plot unfolds at Puthooram, the house of great Kannappan Chekavar (Balan K. Nair). Kannappan Chekavar adopts the son of his estranged sister when the boy loses both his parents and brings him to Puthooram to live and learn with his cousins. The orphan boy, Chandu, a quick learner, earns the love and admiration of his uncle, while he is loathed by his cousin Aromal (Suresh Gopi).

mspradeesh786 A classic like "Troy".History re-enacted. Mohanlal my favorite actor's release "Kireedam" was pitted against this movie in national awards. There is a good reason for this movie to have won national accolades. The script,screenplay,the choice of actors and direction makes this movie stand apart. The role of Mammootty and Suresh Gopi reminded me of Mahabharata...a replica of Arjuna and Karna.The movie also delves into the psyche of women who use men to further their desires through vile intentions. Songs in the movie still sooth our souls. Till such time, I was never a fan of Mammootty, this movie changed my outlook towards this versatile actor. Nice to have both Mammootty and Mohanlal still ruling the roost with "Munnari Yupe" and "Drishyam".

arshad a m excellent movie... highly recommended. the acting of bharath mammotty is excellent. The best part of this movie goes to its screenplay which was done by award winner M T. The music in this film was a great hit. This is one of the best movies in Malayalam. This is a historical story which portraying the life of chanthu in a different way. in history chanthu was accused of being a cheater, but here he is the protagonist. this film had a great twist at the end. Overall this is the one the best Indian movies which bagged several national awards.through this movie the director made a benchmark in historical film making. the fighting scenes also superb.

raj_kalliat One of my all time favourites and a truly magnificent movie. Great casting,sets,costumes,cinematography,music & innovative direction by Hariharan. MT Vasudevan Nair has worked wonders with the script & dialogues. It can be said that he successfully re-wrote history by turning "chadiyan chandu" of kerala folklore into a modern day hero. The portayal of Chandu by Mammootty was so complete that its his face that comes to mind whenever one reads about this historical character in story books or academic texts. Captain Raju too, arguably played the role of his life as "Aringodar". The kalari payat scenes have been beautifully picturised and appear very realistic. And ofcourse the two songs by Yesudas have become perennial favourites. I don't think there's anything about this movie that can termed even remotely negative. The copyright holders should urgently think of releasing this film on DVD. It would be a great tribute to one of the best movies ever made in India.