Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)

ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ

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.

Date of release
1989-04-14
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (35)
Runtime
2h 48m
Genres
Drama, Action
Director
T Hariharan

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 0. Including: Filmfare Award for Best Film – Malayalam; Kerala State Film Award for Best Film

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, 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 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.

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