India Synopsis
ഒരു വടക്കൻ വീരഗാഥ
Chanthu, a poor orphan and Aromal are cousins and belong to the Chekavar clan, a warrior clan who hire themselves out as duellers to settle disputes among the rich and powerful. Aromal, jealous of the much more talented Chanthu, makes life miserable for him and Chanthu decides to leave and live with Aringodar, a rival chekavan, as his pupil. When the two sons of a local landlord have a property dispute and decide to hire Aromal and Aringodar to duel it out, Chanthu has to decide where his loyalty lies – with the family of the uncle who brought him up or with Aringodar who provided him with sanctuary.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Drama + Action in India
286 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha itself).
The 1988–1990 India Window
Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha holds position #13 of 42 India films in the 1988–1990 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in India, 74 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other India films in 1989.
The 132nd India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 62% of India films in our index.
Review volume (62th percentile) outruns trending popularity (18th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- deception · 5
- uncle · 5
- kalari · 4
- cousin · 3
- ballads of north malabar · 1
- orphan · 27
- epic · 10
- feudal lord · 6
- revenge · 210
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #380 of 1,983 India films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Drama productions specifically: #277 of 1,132 (top 24%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Kalpaka Films |
| Runtime | 2h 48m |
| Release Date | April 14, 1989 |
| IMDb | tt0230597 |