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122Best Malayalam Film/loksZÙke ey;kye fQ+YeRajat Kamal and cash prize of ` 1,00,000/-Kerala VarmaPa z h as s iDuration : 194 MinutesLanguage : MalayalamColourCITATIONFor creating the life and times of theforgotten unsung hero who gave thefirst call of freedom from the Britishrule.fczfV'k jkt ds f[kykQ Lora=rk ds fy, igyhvkokt yxkus okys Hkqyk fn, x, uk;d ds thou,oa ml ;qx dh jpuk ds fy,ADirector : T. HariharanProducer : A.M.Gopalan (GokulamGopalan)Screenwriter : M.T.Vasudevan NairCinematographer : Ramanath ShettyEditor : Sreekar PrasadCast : Mammootty, Kannika, Manoj K.Jayan, PadmapriyaSYNOPSIS OFTHE F I L MKerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, king ofKottayam fights against the British EastIndia Company. During Tipu Sultan’sinvasion of Wayanad, Pazhassi Raja’sfamily helps the British in crumblingSultan’s efforts. However, soonafterwards, the British start imposinghigh taxes on the people of Wayanad.Later, the British along with PazhassiRaja's uncle Raja Veeravarma andPazhassi's old companion Chandhu,conspire against him. ultimately, theKing escapes to the forest of Wayanadwhere he, with the support of his armychief Kunkan and brother-in-law KaitheriAmbu starts the guerrilla war against theBritish. The film depicts the tale of thisgreat warrior until his death.dksêk;e ds dsjyk oekZ iM+Llh jktk fczfV'kbZLV bafM;k ds fo:) ;q) djrk gSA ok;kuknds Vhiw lqYrku ds dwp ds nkSjku iM+Llh jktkds ifjokj us vaxzstksa dks Vhiw lqYrku ds blç;kl dks rksM+us esa enn dh FkhA cgqr tYnvaxzstksa us ok;kukn ds yksxksa ij Hkkjh dj Fkksiuk'kq: dj fn;kA vkxs pydj vaxzst iM+Llhjktk ,oa muds pkpk jktk ohj oekZ ,oa mldsiqjkus nksLr pUnw ls feydj Vhiw lqYrku dsfo:) tkrs gSaA vk[khjdkj jktk ok;kukn dstaxyksa esa Hkkxdj fNi tkrk gS] tgk¡ viuslsukifr dqadu ,oa thtk dk;Fksjh vEcw dslkFk vaxzstksa ds f[kykQ xqfjYyk j.kuhfr ls;q) 'kq: djrk gSA fQYe ,d egku ;ks)k dse`R;q i;aZr dgkuh dks çnf'kZr djrh gSA