Pazhassi Raja, Lion of Kerala,Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, popularly known as the Lion of Kerala, hailed from Padinjare Kovilakam and was the king of the Kottayam Royal family (near Thalassery, Kannur district) of Malabar region in Kerala, India during the last decades of the 18th century
He achieved the title Veera (brave) when he fought a guerilla war against British occupation with the able help of his loyal Kurichiyar tribe.

Pazhassi Raja (film)

Directed by
T. Hariharan
Produced by
Gokulam Gopalan
Written by
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Narrated by
Mohanlal (Malayalam)Kamal Haasan (Tamil)Shahrukh Khan (Hindi)Chiranjeevi (Telungu)
Starring
MammoottySarath KumarPadmapriyaKanika SubramaniamManoj K. JayanThilakanJagathi SreekumarSuresh KrishnaSumanLinda Arsenio
Music by
Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography
Venu
Editing by
A. Sreekar Prasad
Language
Malayalam
Budget
INR 27 crores
Pazhassi Raja is a forthcoming Indian trilingual biopic magnum opus historical film directed by T. Hariharan, and written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair. It stars Superstar Mammootty in the lead role, R. Sarathkumar, Thilakan, Kanika Subramaniam, Padmapriya, Manoj K. Jayan, Peter Handley Evans, Harry Key, Linda Arsenio, and Jagathi Sreekumar in other pivotal roles. The film's score and soundtrack are done by Illayaraja. The score was recorded in Hungary, with the Hungary Symphony Orchestra. The sound designing is done by Academy Award winner Resul Pookutty. Originally filmed in the Malayalam language, the film is to be dubbed and released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on the same date.