The film industry is witnessing a historic blockbuster with the release of Pazhassi Raja, the story of an unforgotten warrior of freedom struggle. The millennium film directed by Hariharan scripted by Jnanpith laureate M.T. Vasudevan Nair is all set to hit the theaters. The film promises a complete entertainment with breathtaking visual extravaganza. Two and half years of efforts and hardship of a big cast and crew, is going to touch the shores of satisfaction with the unveiling of this millennium cinema.

               Pazhassi Raja, known as Lion of Kerala, remains forgotten in the history of freedom struggle of India. We all consider Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 as the first organised revolt against British rule. But there was a brave warrior down in the South, who revolted against them 50 years before the Sepoy Mutiny. Pazhassi Raja, the movie throws light into the life of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam royal family. He was the ruler of Malabar (North Kerala). He revolted against British misrule. Pazhassi fought against the British from the forests of Wayanad with the help of the adivasis there. He continued his fight against the British til his last breath.
                 
               The legendary hero got lost in the pages of history. The team of Pazhassi Raja film is trying to bring all those unknown warriors back into the golden pages of history because legends are always legends and the history is not complete without them. Megastar Mammootty gave life to Pazhassi Raja in the celluloid. The film will be released in five languages on October 2. Mohanlal introduces Pazhassi Raja to the audiences through a 45 second prologue in the Malayalam original. In the Tamil version Kamal Hassan did the prologue while Shah Rukh Khan does it in Hindi.