Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
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Directed byHariharan
Written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced byP. V. Gangadharan
Starring
CinematographyK. Ramachandra Babu
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music byBombay Ravi
Production
company
Grihalakshmi Productions
Distributed byKalpaka Films
Release date
  • 14 April 1989 (1989-04-14)
Running time
168 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (transl. A northern ballad of valour), 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.[1][2] The film won four National Film Awards including Best Actor (Mammootty), Best Screenplay (Nair), Best Production Design and Best Costume Design (P. Krishnamoorthy) and eight Kerala State Film Awards.

  1. ^ "From 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' to 'Urumi': Five Malayalam period dramas to binge-watch during the lockdown". The Times of India. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "10 Malayalam films to watch before you die". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 June 2021.