Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil
| Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil | |
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| Directed by | P. Padmarajan |
| Screenplay by | P. Padmarajan |
| Based on | Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil by P. Padmarajan |
| Produced by | Hari Pothan |
| Starring | Mammootty Nedumudi Venu Ashokan Gomathi Sukumari Unnimary Jagathy Sreekumar Surya |
| Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun Venu |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan (assistant) |
Production company | Supriya Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Arappatta Kettiya Gramathil (transl. In the Village Which Wears a Warrior's Belt) is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his own short story of the same name. The film revolves around three people, Zechariah (Mammootty), Hilal (Ashokan), Gopi (Nedumudi Venu), who go to a brothel in a remote village and the problems they had to face there in the next 24 hours. It also stars Gomathi (Gothami), Sukumari Sukumari, Unnimary Unnimary, and Jagathy Sreekumar in other pivotal roles. The movie revolves with the character Gowrikutty acted by (Gothami).
The film was a commercial failure but is now considered a cult classic. Sukumari won both the Kerala State Film Award and the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Maluvamma. Character done by (Gothami) still praised by entire movie fans from Kerala.