Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja

Oct 16, 2009

3h 17m

★ 6.9

Overview

Set in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.

Genres

History

War

Production Companies

Sree Gokulam Movies

Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja Trailers

Cast

Pazhassi Raja

Mammootty

Edachena Kunkan Nair

R. Sarathkumar

Thalakkal Chandu

Manoj K Jayan

Kaitheri Ambu

Suresh Krishna

Kaitheri Makkam

Kaniha

Neeli

Padmapriya Janakiraman

Thomas Hervey Baber

Harry Key

Major James Gordon

Peter Handley Evans

Dora Baber

Linda Arsenio

Pazhayamveedan Chandhu

Suman Talwar

Kurumbranaadu Raja Veera Varma

Thilakan

Kanara Menon

Jagathy Sreekumar

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