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Mohammed (Kottarakkara), a brave warrior and merchant supported the Samoodiri in his fight against the Portuguese. But the foreigners were supported by the local merchants and the Samoodiri's wicked nephew (P. The Samoodiri of Kozhikode (Premji) opposed the Portuguese. The Portuguese dominated trade in the Malabar after Vasco da Gama set foot in Kozhikode. Chidambaranath, was a high point of the film. Jayachandran made his film debut in this film, though his songs in ‘Kalithozhan' (1966) were released first. Antony, Kottayam Chellappan, Sukumari etc. Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, Prem Nazir, P. Padmanabhan Nair and fights directed by R. Venkitaraman, story and dialogues were by K. Rajan was shot at Satya and Syamala Studios, Chennai. They became the subject of Hindi like ‘Padmini' (1948), and ‘Jhansi Ki Rani' (1953) Tamil films like ‘Veera Pandya Kattabomman' (1959) and ‘Kappalottiya Thamizhan' (1961). And most of them focused on the lives of martyrs and freedom fighters. Many historical films, in various languages, were made after Independence. The Malayalam film ‘Veluthambi Dalava' (1962) that falls in this genre was not as successful as ‘Kunjali Marakkar.' Subrahmaniam on charges that the film contained dialogues and sequences that went against the British. Before Independence, the Censor Board had banned a Tamil social film, ‘Thyagabhoomi' (1939) directed by K. But filming of such stories was not possible during British rule. The life and times of martyrs and freedom fighters caught the attention of Indian cinema from its early period. ‘Kunjali Marakkar' tells the story of the legendary 16th century naval captain. Star cast: Kottarakkara, Prem Nazir, Premji, S P Pillai, P J Antuny, Satyapal, Jyothilakshmi, P K Saraswwathi, Sukumari etc