Hariharan-M.T. Vasudevan-Mammootty team's much-awaited biopic magnum opus historical film Pazhassi Raja, being made in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, will go before the Censors on August 31 (Monday) at Thiruvananthapuram Regional Censors. Pazhassi Raja is expected to hit screens on September 18.
Produced by Gokulam Gopalan under the banner of Gokulam Films, the film has Mammootty playing the title role of legendary ruler and warrior Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, who took on the British in the forests of Malabar in the 18th century.
Popular Tamil-Telugu actor Suman plays the villain, Pazhaiveetan Chandu and Tamil actor Sarathkumar plays Edachena Kunkan, the chief lieutenant of Pazhassi Raja. Thilakan dons the role of king Kurubranaad, who revolted and plotted against Pazhassi Raja.
Jagathy Sreekumar dons the role of Kannara Menon, an employee of the British Government. Padmapriya and Kanihaa are the heroines. Manoj K. Jayan, Peter Handley Evans and Harry Key play pivotal roles in the film which has music by maestro Ilayaraja and songs penned by poet O.N.V. Kurup. Pazhassi Raja is made with the biggest-ever budget for a Malayalam movie, rumoured to be more than 25 crores.
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