Pazhassi
Raja,
the
forthcoming
biopic
magnum
opus
historical
film
directed
by
Hariharan
with
Mammootty
in
the
lead
role,
was
supposed
to
be
released
in
April
2008
during
Vishu.
Unfortunately,
it
was
postponed
since
the
shooting
had
to
be
called
off
more
than
five
times
since
it
started
in
2007.
Untimely
heavy
rains,
clashes
in
the
dates
of
the
artists
and
the
accidental
death
of
two
crew
members
had
resulted
in
constant
delays
in
shooting
Pazhassi
Raja.
Anyway,
megastar
Mammootty
is
now
all
determined
to
complete
the
movie
within
three
weeks.
Mammootty
has
earmarked
nearly
three
weeks
to
complete
the
final
schedule
at
Madikkeri
in
Karnataka.
In
Pazhassi
Raja,
Mammootty,
who
had
played
the
hero
in
Hariharan's
previous
historical
venture
Oru
Vadakkan
Veeragatha
(1989),
plays
the
title
role
as
Kerala
Varma
Pazhassi
Raja,
popularly
known
as
the
Lion
of
Kerala,
a
king
in
the
18th
century
from
the
Kottayam
royal
family.
Suman
plays
the
villain
Pazhaiveetan
Chandu
and
Tamil
actor
Sarath
Kumar
plays
Edachena
Kunkan,
the
chief
lieutenant
of
Pazhassi
Raja.
After
Pazhassi
Raja,
Mammootty
will
join
the
final
schedule
of
director
Shaji
N.
Karun's
prestigious
venture
Kutty
Shranku
at
Kandhapuram.
The
film
is
produced
by
Reliance
Entertainment
under
the
banner
of
Big
Motion
Pictures,
the
first-ever
Malayalam
production
by
Anil
Ambani's
entertainment
company.