Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal Explained

Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal
Starring:Adoor Bhasi
Kaviyoor Ponnamma
Poornima Jayaram
Abraham Joseph
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Director:John Abraham
Cinematography:Madhu Ambat
Country:India
Runtime:107 minutes
Language:Malayalam
Music:Johnson

Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal (; Malayalam: italic=yes|ചെറിയാച്ചന്റെ ക്രൂരകൃത്യങ്ങൾ) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham.

Themes

John Abraham, having deep knowledge in Marxist and Christian traditions, made his third film, Cheriyachente Kroora Krithyangal using Christian and feudal symbols in the backdrop of Kuttanadu, his home land. When he attacked the traditionalists in his earlier film Agraharathil Kazhuthai, in Cheriyachente Kroora Krithyangal, he attacked the feudal system and police atrocities during the feudal period in Kerala.

Awards

John Abraham won a Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Awards. Adoor Bhasi won the award for the best actor.

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