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Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal
Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal
Directed by	John Abraham
Written by	John Abraham
Starring	Adoor Bhasi<br>Kaviyoor Ponnamma<br>Poornima Jayaram<br>Abraham Joseph<br>Venu
Music by	Johnson
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat
Release date	4 July 1979;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

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Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal (transl. cruelties of cheriyachan) is a 1979 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham.

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Themes

John Abraham, having deep knowledge in Marxist and 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 won a Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Awards. Adoor Bhasi won the award for the best actor.

Cast

Adoor Bhasi as Cheriyachen
Kaviyoor Ponnamma as Eliyamma
Abraham Joseph as Avarachan
Venu as Joykutty
Nedumudi Venu as Priest

References

External links

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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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-*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as  Cheriyachen
+*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Cheriyachen
 *[[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Eliyamma
-*[[Abraham Joseph]] as Avarachan
+*[[Abraham Joseph (actor)|Abraham Joseph]] as Avarachan
 *[[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]] as Joykutty
 *[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Priest
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-*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]]
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+[[Category:Films scored by Johnson]]
 [[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]
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