Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha (1989)
Original title: ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha is a 1989 Malayalam-language drama movie directed by T Hariharan, with a running time of 2h 48m. It stars Mammootty, Balan K Nair and Madhavi.
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.
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What is Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha about?
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.
When was Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha released?
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha was released on 14 April 1989.
How long is Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha?
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha runs 2h 48m.
Who made Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha?
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha was directed by T Hariharan.
Cast
- Mammootty as Chandu Chekavar
- Balan K Nair as Kannappan Chekavar
- Madhavi as Unniarcha
- Suresh Gopi as Aromal Chekavar
- Captain Raju as Aringodar
- Geetha as Kunji
- Rajyalakshmi as Kuttimani
- Jomol as Young Unniarcha
- Vineeth Kumar as Young Chandu
- Ramu as Unnichandror
- Devan as Unnikonnar
- Oduvil Unnikrishnan as The king