Pazhassi Raja (1964 film)

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{{Infobox film

| name = Pazhassi Raja

| image = Pazhassi Raja 1964.jpg

| caption = Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair as Pazhassi Raja

| director = Kunchako

| producer = Kunchako

| writer = Thikkodiyan

| narrator =

| starring = Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Prem Nazir
Sathyan
Satyapal
Rajasree
Pankajavalli

| music = R. K. Shekhar

| cinematography = TN Krishnankutty

| editing =

| studio = Udaya Studios

| distributor = Excel Productions

| released = {{Film date|1964|8|21|df=y}}

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

| gross =

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Pazhassi Raja is a 1964 Malayalam biographical film, directed and produced by Kunchako. It is written by well known playwright Thikkodiyan and is based on the life of warrior king Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja. It stars Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair in the title role, with Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Satyapal, S. P. Pillai, Rajashree and Pankajavalli in other important roles.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/14/stories/2009121450430400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629060741/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2009/12/14/stories/2009121450430400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2011|title=Pazhassi Raja 1964|author=B. Vijayakumar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=14 December 2009|accessdate=27 December 2010}}

Pazhassi Raja is the second historical film in Malayalam, the first one was Veluthamby Dalava (1962) by the same director. Pazhassi Raja was completely filmed from Kunchako's Udaya Studios, which resulted in the lack of technical perfection and eventually lead to the commercial failure of the film. Its music is composed by R. K. Shekhar, who debuted as a music director through this film.