Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)

Pazhassi Raja
Pazhassi Raja
	Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Pazhassi Raja
Directed by	Kunchako
Written by	Thikkodiyan
Produced by	Kunchako
Starring	Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair; Prem Nazir; Sathyan; Satyapal; Rajasree; Pankajavalli
Cinematography	TN Krishnankutty
Music by	R. K. Shekhar
Production; company	Udaya Studios
Distributed by	Excel Productions
Release date	21 August 1964;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film, directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by well known playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, with Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal, S. P. Pillai, Rajashree and Pankajavalli in other important roles.^[1]

Pazhassi Raja is the second historical film in Malayalam, the first one was Veluthamby Dalava (1962) by the same director.^[1] Pazhassi Raja was completely filmed from Kunchako's Udaya Studios, which resulted in the lack of technical perfection and eventually lead to the commercial failure of the film.^[1] Its music is composed by R. K. Shekhar, who debuted as a music director through this film.

^ ^a ^b ^c B. Vijayakumar (14 December 2009). "Pazhassi Raja 1964". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[The_Hindu-1] B. Vijayakumar (14 December 2009). "Pazhassi Raja 1964". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

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