| Oridathoru Phayalvaan | |
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| Directed by | P. Padmarajan |
| Written by | P. Padmarajan |
| Produced by | R. Suresh |
| Starring | Rashid Nedumudi Venu Jayanthi |
| Cinematography | Vipindas |
| Edited by | P. Padmarajan |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | Thundathil Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Oridathoru Phayalvaan (transl. There lived a wrestler) is a 1981 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written, edited and directed by P. Padmarajan. The film is a folk parable about the success and failure in the life of a gatta gusthi wrestler in Kerala. It stars Rashid, Nedumudi Venu and Jayanthi.[1]
The film won the first International award for a Malayalam movie,by winning two prestigeous awards - (i) for the 'Best Film'[2] and (ii) for the 'Best Screenplay' [2] at the "27th Asian Film Festival - 1982"[3] held at Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia also won The Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, 1981[4].The film was included in the Indian Panorama section of the Filmotsav'82 held in Calcutta,1982.It represented India in the competitive section at the Nantes Three Continents Festival-1983[5] in France (22nd to 29th November 1983).It has also been telecasted in the National Network programme of Malaysian Televisions.
- ^ Vijayakumar, B. (27 November 2016). "Oridathoru Phayalwan: 1981". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ a b ""PAPPETTAN" TO ALL IN THE FILM FIELD". padmarajan.8k.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ "p padmarajan". cinemaofmalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ Critics, kerala Film. "FILM CRITICS AWARDS COMPLETE LIST FROM 1977 TILL 2012 ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്സ് അവാര്ഡ് 1977 മുതല് 2012 വരെ സമ്പൂര്ണ പട്ടിക". Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Nantes Three Continents Festival (1983)". IMDb. Retrieved 5 November 2024.