Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)

Original title

ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ

Directed by

Hariharan

Genre

martial arts film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 48m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film reimagines a medieval North Malabar ballad. It follows Chanthu, a warrior who is portrayed as a good man, unlike his villainous role in the original story. The plot centers on his honor and the events leading to conflict.

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What happens

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (transl. A northern ballad of valour), credited internationally as A Northern Story of Valor, is a subplot of Vadakkan Pattukal, a medieval ballad from North Malabar and is often regarded as a classic in Malayalam cinema. The film won four National Film Awards including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design (P. Krishnamoorthy) and eight Kerala State Film Awards. The film tells the story in a different way, where the character of Chanthu is a good man in the movie, while the original ballad depicts him as a cheater. The film had a re-release in theaters on 7 February 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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