"Pazhassi Raja is a propaganda movie. It is invented history. The places and events are wrongly depicted to promote Kottayam, although Travancore was a princely state at the time of British Raj and the king of Travancore was on very good terms with the British. Nayars were part of the army that crushed the Moppalah Rebellion, the Muslim Rebellion against British rule in Malabar District of North Kerala, the only part of Kerala under direct English rule. Malayalis of erstwhile Travancore are politically adept, thanks to English medium British education since 1817 (read up about CMS and LMS missionaries in Travancore). The movie makers are banking on the ignorance of the masses to sell propaganda as history. It is merely PR for south Kerala tourism and for many in Travancore to feel a part of history in Indian independence struggle in which they did not participate. The presence of British benefited them the most in Kerala. Illaya Raja, is he a king? Neither was Pazhassi Raja! Malabar District had no kings during British Raj, leave alone a Nambudiri Brahmin king. To portray a Hindu king in the role of a Nambudiri Brahmin priest is so disturbing. Agreed movie makers have the freedom of artists, but then they should not call their fairy tale history. How amusing to say that history was written wrongly over two hundred years after the event supposedly took place."
Re: Fiction
by Hari on Oct 21, 2009 02:59 PM
The kottayam mentioned in this film is not the present Kottayam district..It was a place in wayanad district..
And why you are getting agitated..Your comments like "To portray a Hindu king in the role of a Nambudiri Brahmin priest is so disturbing" is unwarranted..
And I don't agree to any of the things you mentioned in your comments..
Anto, whats wrong in accepting that AR Rahman is a Mallayali...after all that was said by him during his interview with Rediff...we have to learn to respect mallus...atleaset AR Rehman is staying in our great state of TN...he has not migrated back to his roots in kerala. anto-intha Nal Iniyia Nal aga Vaalthugal
1) K.J.Yesudas is the greatest singer in the world..(Other singers are usless)
2)Mammootty & Mohanlal are world famous actors!!!(Others like Amitabh Bachchan, Sharukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar & Salman Khan r regional actors...who are famous only in their respective states.) 3)Latest addition Rasul Pookutty is responsible for any sound in the film including Ilayaraja's background music.
And the highlight A.R.Rehman, Shankar Mahadevan & Hariharan are all mallus not tamilians!!!!
Re: Typical
by Hari on Oct 20, 2009 04:51 PM
From your postings in the message board it is clear that you are a Tamilian.
We malayalees have great respect to tamil artists like Ilayaraja, Kamal Hassan etc..We expect the same from you for our artists..
Regarding the points you have mentioned above, I would like to respond..
1. Dr. KJ Yesudas is a Genius in his field and we are proud of him.. 2. Mammootty & Mohanlal along with Kamal Hassan are India's TOP 3 Actors.. 3. Who are telling Shankar Mahadevan & Hariharan are malayalees...They are tamil brahmins from Palakkad, Kerala
But A R Rehman is a Malayalee..
Regarding your viewpoints about this movie - its your personal opinion and you have the freedom of telling whatever you want..But please don't hurt other's emotions and just because Pazhassi Raja is a Malayalam movie it doesnot make it bad..
Re: Re: Typical
by anto on Oct 20, 2009 06:06 PM
Do you know where are from AR Rehman's parents & what language they speak their house including Rehman!!!
Re: Re: Re: Typical
by sanath on Oct 20, 2009 11:20 PM
One more doubt anto, What has AR Rehman's parents got to do with Pazhassi Raja ? For all I know this is a review on the film Pazhassi Raja !
Re: Re: Typical
by useless bollywood on Oct 21, 2009 09:15 PM
hey hari.. dont directly mention some stupid moron anto as tamilan.. all tamilans know wat great actors mamooty and mohanlal are.. they gave many hit movies in tamil also .. anto said akshay, srk,salman are called actors..from this u can easily guess he is a jealous northie roaming around in superhit south movie forum becoz their bollywood movies blue and all the best are crap movies ..
Your opening line says PR is brilliant, your end wording says on a note of ambiguity, PR may not be a classic as OVVG. Your rating for a "brilliant" film is only 3.5 stars. All these are contradictory notes, outlining the belief that you are not a genuine film critic. Film critics have to be spot on like the famous Dereck Malcolm of The Guardian who used to have high a opinion on malayalam films! You cannot contradict your views on a film at different stages in the review. for one OVVG and PR are classics, each in a different genre of film making. Your reveiw looks like a brief commentary on the film rather than analysing all aspects of film making, one by one. May be technical analysis is difficult as you have to be versed with those aspects fully and probably that's why you have chosen to cover those aspects by saying camera is sleek, fights are holywood style, etc and close the matter. My request to you is :Please grow up or stop reviewing!!"
മലയാളിയുടെ ആത്മാഭിമാനത്തിന്റെ ;യും ,സ്വതന്ത്രിയ പോരാട്ടത്തിന്റെയും ; ഉത്തമ ദൃഷ്ടാന്തം ആണ് പഴശ്ശി ...ജാതി വെരിയുടെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തില് നിന്നും അന്നത്തെ കേരളീയ സാഹചര്യം വിലയിരുത്തിയും വേണം പഴശ്ശിയുടെ സംഭാവന വിലയിരുത്തുവാന് ..അധകൃതര് എന്ന് മറ്റള്ളവര് കരുതിയ ഒരു വിഭാഗത്തെ തോളോട് തോള് ന%u
Re: truth
by Shiju Alex on Oct 20, 2009 12:25 PM
Have you seen the classics like "BenHur"/ "Ten Commandements"? Which language was used in those classics.
These movies are made for 20/21st century human beings. Not for the people living in 1st century or 17/18th century.
Don't talk nonsense just for the sake of criticising.
Re: Re: truth
by sankaran namboodiri on Oct 21, 2009 02:04 PM
Who told you to watch Pazhassiraja?..Go and watch those classics only.I think you are a Frenetic
Re: Re: truth
by Guest on Oct 21, 2009 02:00 PM
Mr Shiju Alex, What are you thinking about yourself.How dare you to question the famous writer Mr MT Vasudevan Nair. Do you have common sense.If you know somthing great show to others.Who knows about you senseless idiot?.How can you comment like this against pazhassiraja?..
Re: Re: truth
by Ajith PR on Oct 21, 2009 04:30 PM
Well said Alex!, Most people including Mallus, would accept anything and everything made in Hollywood as classic, whereas a honest attempt to make a genuine and original movie by bunch of artists is critisized with pathetic and silly statements.
