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	'''''Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal''''' ({{Translation\|cruelties of cheriyachan}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[avant-garde]] filmmaker [[John Abraham (Director)\|John Abraham]].		'''''Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal''''' ({{Translation\|cruelties of cheriyachan}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[avant-garde]] filmmaker [[John Abraham (Director)\|John Abraham]].
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	==Themes==		==Themes==

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	'''''Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal''''' ({{Translation\|cruelties of cheriyachan~~}}; {{lang-ml\|italic=yes\|ചെറിയാച്ചന്റെ ക്രൂരകൃത്യങ്ങൾ~~}}) is a 1979 ~~[[India]]n~~ [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[avant-garde]] filmmaker [[John Abraham (Director)\|John Abraham]].		'''''Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal''''' ({{Translation\|cruelties of cheriyachan}}) is a 1979 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[avant-garde]] filmmaker [[John Abraham (Director)\|John Abraham]].
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	==Themes==		==Themes==
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	==Cast==		==Cast==
	*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Cheriyachen		*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Cheriyachen
	*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Eliyamma		*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Eliyamma
	*[[Abraham Joseph]] as Avarachan		*[[Abraham Joseph (actor)\|Abraham Joseph]] as Avarachan
	*[[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]] as Joykutty		*[[Venu (cinematographer)\|Venu]] as Joykutty
	*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Priest		*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Priest

	~~==Additional details==~~
	*Also known as The Evil Deeds of Cherian, The Wicked Deeds of Cheriyachan, The Wicked Deeds of Father Cheriyan, Wicked Deeds of Cherian
	*[[Black and white]]
	* Filming locations: [[Kuttanadu]], [[Kerala]]

	==References==		==References==
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{{Infobox film
| name = Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal
| image =
| writer = John Abraham
| starring = [[Adoor Bhasi]]<br>[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]]<br>[[Poornima Jayaram]]<br>[[Abraham Joseph]]<br>[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
| director = [[John Abraham (Director)|John Abraham]]
| producer =
| distributor =
| cinematography = [[Madhu Ambat]]
| released = {{Film date|1979|7|4|df=y}}
| country = India
| runtime = 107 minutes
| language = Malayalam
| music = [[Johnson (composer)|Johnson]]
| budget =
}}
'''''Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal''''' ({{Translation|cruelties of cheriyachan}}; {{lang-ml|italic=yes|ചെറിയാച്ചന്റെ ക്രൂരകൃത്യങ്ങൾ}}) is a 1979 [[India]]n [[Malayalam]]-language film directed by [[avant-garde]] filmmaker [[John Abraham (Director)|John Abraham]].


==Themes==

[[John Abraham (Director)|John Abraham]], having deep knowledge in [[Marxist]] and [[Christianity|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 (director)|John Abraham]] won a [[Kerala State Film Award (Special Jury Award)|Special Jury Award]] at the Kerala State Film Awards. [[Adoor Bhasi]] won the award for the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor|best actor]].

==Cast==
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Cheriyachen
*[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Eliyamma
*[[Abraham Joseph]] as Avarachan
*[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] as Joykutty
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Priest

==Additional details==
*Also known as The Evil Deeds of Cherian, The Wicked Deeds of Cheriyachan, The Wicked Deeds of Father Cheriyan, Wicked Deeds of Cherian
*[[Black and white]]
* Filming locations: [[Kuttanadu]], [[Kerala]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0078961|title=Cheriyachante Kroora Krithyangal}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090120124134/http://cinemaofmalayalam.net/cheriyachan.html Cheriyachante Kroora Krithyangal - Cinema Of Malayalam]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090119082938/http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/john.html John Abraham - Profile in cinemaofmalayalam.net]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090822010427/http://www.weblokam.com/cinema/profiles/2002/05/john.htm John Abraham - Weblokam profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090120124139/http://cinemaofmalayalam.net/ghatak_john.html A tribute to Ritwik Ghatak by John]

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