'Pazhassi Raja' first print to be ready by Sep.17

The first print of Hariharan's magnum opus 'Pazhassi Raja' is expected to be ready by Sep.17. The film that was censored last month has been granted a UA certificate and would hit 560 screens on Oct.2.

The film that stars Mammootty as the legendary hero, has a script by the veteran writer M.T.Vasudevan Nair. It marks the coming together of the director-writer-actor trio after the classic Oru Vadakkan Veeragadha.

The three hour long film was in the making for three long years, and is believed to be the costliest Malayalam film till date, with the budget crossing a whopping twenty five crores.

Along with 120 theatres in Kerala, the film would be simultaneously released in Tamil, Telugu and Hind as well. Pazhassi Raja would also have a release in the Middle East, the UK and the US, where the film would be screened with subtitles in English.

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