KeralaVarma PazhassiRaja

KeralaVarma PazhassiRaja

Mammootty plays the title role of a braveheart who fought the British in the jungles of Wayanad in the 1790’s. Popular Tamil-Telugu actor Suman plays the villain, Pazhaiveetan Chandu and Tamil actor Sarathkumar plays Edachena Kunkan, the chief lieutenant of Pazhassi Raja.

Thilakan dons the role of king Kurubranaad, who revolted and plotted against Pazhassi Raja. Jagathy Sreekumar dons the role of Kannara Menon, an employee of the British Government. Padmapriya and Kanihaa are the heroines. Manoj K. Jayan, Peter Handley Evans and Harry Key play pivotal roles in the film which has music by maestro Ilayaraja and songs penned by poet O.N.V. Kurup.

The producer of this big budget film is Gokulam Gopalan and it is the costliest film ever in Malayalam. 

Battle scenes in this movie was shot in Madikeri, Coorg, in the hill ranges of Mandala Patti.

Shah Rukh Khan has dubbed the prologue of the Hindi version , The Tamil prologue of the movie was also given its due worth when superstar Kamal Hassan dubbed the prologue and the Malayalam version dubbed by Mohan Lal

‘Modi abused Jafri when he called for help’

Gujarat Massacre

AHMEDABAD: A key witness in the Gulbarg massacre case has told a special court that chief minister Narendra Modi had abused former MP Ahsan Jafri  when he called him for help on February 28, 2002.

Imtiyaz Saeedkhan Pathan, the first star witness to give testimony, recounted events of that day and said when they asked Jafri why police hadn’t come to their rescue, the former parliamentarian told them that he would call up Modi for help. “When I asked him what Modi said, he said there was no question of help, instead he got abuses,” Pathan told court.

When a mob went on a killing spree at Gulbarg society a day after the Godhra carnage, Jafri, whose home had turned into a refuge, was making frantic phone calls to every one for help.

Sixty-nine people were killed in Gulbarg Society including Jafri, whose body wasn’t found. A young Parsi boy, Azhar Mody, also went missing from his house, the story of which became a Bollywood film Parzania. This film was banned in Gujarat. Pathan described the gruesome killings in detail how his family members and neighbours were butchered and women raped before his eyes.

[Source: Times Of India ]

 

CNC to continue struggle for homeland

The secretary-general of the Codava National Council (CNC), N.U. Nachappa, said on Friday that the CNC would continue its peaceful struggle for autonomous Kodava homeland status to Kodagu, stating that a nation could ignore its minorities only at its own peril.

He was speaking to presspersons here. Quoting Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s speech in Kashmir recently, Mr. Nachappa said that the majority community should always protect the minority community, be it religious, social, linguistic or political cause. It was a rule that was firmly rooted in human rights. Therefore, any opposition to the CNC’s struggle would amount to violation of human rights.

The CNC had successfully put-forth its points in New Delhi on November 1, Mr. Nachappa said. There would be no meaning to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava without fulfilling the demands of the CNC, he said.

The CNC members met the AICC general secretary, Oscar Fernandes, who, had promised them to engage them in a dialogue with the Union Government, Mr. Nachappa said.

The members also met Union Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily, who too promised support to the CNC’s struggle. Mr. Moily stated that he would take up the issue with the Prime Minister, Mr. Nachappa said.

The detractors of the CNC had claimed that Kodavas constituted only 18 per cent of Kodagu’s population. Even if it was the case, there was hope for the CNC that the UPA Government stood for granting demands for autonomy to any given specific area and any given minority community as stated by Mr. Chidambaram in his speech in Kashmir on November 3, Mr. Nachappa said.

The Supreme Court advocate and president of the Supreme Court Bar Association, M.N. Krishnamani, would attend the 18th Codava National Day celebrations here on November 21, Mr. Nachappa said.

 [Source: The Hindu]

RAPID ACTION FORCE In Town:

The central Rapid Action Force is in Kodagu collecting statisticks about the sensitive areas of the district.

The 85 member team led by DySP Vijayan and Inspector radha met the Deputy commissioner yesterday and collected informations. The team would visit all sensitive areas in Kodagu till November eleven.

The officers said that the study tour is aimed at preparedness against terrorist attacks or communal attacks. They are asked to submit reports to central home ministry. They will also visit Kerala and other states.

 [Source: ShaktiDaily]

Police-man Kills Relative

A police-man named Raja killed his relative Ravi at Kedamallur on the night of 4th Nov.

According to the police, Ravi beat the daughter of the accused at his house at night and questioning the incident Raja beat the latter with the back of a bill hook around eleven p.m. Receiving injury on his head, Ravi fell unconscious.

The family members got suspicious as Ravi did not wake up yesterday. They found on verification that he was dead. Police arrived at the spot on receiving complaint from the family. Raja who was also convicted in a bank theft case earlier was arrested and sent to judicial custody.

Circle inspector Santosh and team from Virajpet police station conducted mahazar.

 [Source: Shakti Daily]