Mammootty's Pazhassi Raja Complete

Mammootty the mega star of Malayalam has completed the shoot of his magnum opus Pazhassi Raja the historical. The biopic tells the story of the legendary ruler and warrior Pazhassi Raja the `Lion of Kerala`, who took on the British in the forests of Malabar in the 18 century

Mammootty looks majestic as King Pazhassi Raja. Everyone is going to be awe struck to see the majestic look of one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema. In Pic: Tamil actor Sarath Kumar with Mammootty


The film produced by Gokulam Gopalan, written by the legendary M.T Vasudevan Nair and directed by veteran Hariharan is one of the most eagerly awaited films of the year.




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Tamil actor Sarath Kumar, plays the role of his trusted commander-in-chief named Dalapathy. The others in the cast are Manoj.K Jayan, Kalabhavan Mani, Suman and Padmapriya.
Now the entire shoot of the film is over and post production is going on. Music is by Ilayaraja. It looks like Pazhassi Raja will be the big Onam release of 2009.

Pazhassi Raja is back on track

The shooting of Pazhassi Raja had started around one year back. Owing to several reasons its shoot got lagged. Now the shoot has been restarted after some months gap. The movie is expected to release on August 15.

Pazhassi Raja is a historical film. Pazhassi Raja marries Kaitheri Maakkam after the death of his wife. Even though it was a second marriage both could maintain a hearty relationship. India's freedom struggle had started with the mutiny of 1857. But many brave men like Pazhassi Raja, Kaitheri Ambu, Edachena Kungan, Thalakkal Chandu and others had fought against the British rule even fifty years before this mutiny,. The story features their fight against British Men.

Mammootty dons the role of Pazhassi Raja and Kaniha dons the role of Maakam. Tamil super star Sarath Kumar dons the role of Edachena Kungan. This is Sarath Kumar's first appearance in Malayalam. Telugu- Kannada actor Suman dons the role of Pazhyaveedan Chandu. Chandu is a villan. Thilakan dons the role of Kurubranaad king. He stood against Pazhassi Raja and was interested in capturing territories. Jagathy Sreekumar dons the role of Kannara Menon, who was an employee of the British Government. He depended on Kurubranaad king for his livelihood. Manoj K.Jayan dons the role of Chandu, the leader of Kuruchiar fighters. Kuriachiars are the aborigines of the forest. Padmapriya dons the role of Chandu's wife Neeli. Suresh Krishna dons the role of Kaitheri Ambu.

Many British, German and Mumbai based actors are aloso appearing in the film. The locations of Pazhassi Raja are Kannur, Thalasseri, Neelishvaram, Chennai, Kudagu, Madikeri, Mysore and Mannarkad . The weapons used in the film are spear, sword and bow and arrow, as carried by the tribal people at that time (around two hundred years back).


Director of the movie is Hariharan. Producer of the film is Gokulam Gopalan. Screenplay is by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. Ilayaraja has scored the music.

Mammootty as bike rider and ghost!

Mammootty�s big summer release is his Thuruppu Gulan director Johnny Antony�s Pattanathil Bhootham.

He plays a dual role in the film as Jimmy the circus bike jumper and a friendly ghost, who helps children in distress.

Mammootty was filled with a sense of nostalgia while shooting for the film at a circus camping in Kochi, to shoot the bike jumper scenes. Remember Mammootty played a circus bike jumper in his very first film K.G George�s Mela?

Kavya Madhavan who started as a child artist in his Azhagiya Ravanan is now playing his heroine in the film. Says director Johnny Antony: �It is a fun movie, a total entertainer for the entire family especially the kids.�

The film is scripted by Sibi.K Thomas and Udaya Krishnan, the hottest script writers in Malayalam after the mega blockbuster Twenty:20. Shaan Rahman a popular music video album director will be debuting as a music director in the film which has cinematography by Azhagappan.

The film has Innocent, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Rajan.P Dev, Bheeman Reghu, Spadikkam George, Bindu Panikkar and others in the star cast. It is produced by Benjamin under the High Bright Movie Creations banner and will be distributed by the producer and Devaki Films.

Pattanathil Bhootham is tentatively slated for a May 1