Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal

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

Cheriyachante Kroorakrithyangal (Translation: Cruelties of Cheriyachan; Malayalam: ചെറിയാച്ചന്റെ ക്രൂരകൃത്യങ്ങൾ is a 1979 Malayalam language film directed by avant-garde filmmaker John Abraham.

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 - Cheriyachen
• Kaviyoor Ponnamma
• Poornima Jayaram
• Abraham Joseph
• Venu

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

External links

• Cheriyachante Kroora Krithyangal at the Internet Movie Database
• Cheriyachante Kroora Krithyangal - Cinema Of Malayalam
• John Abraham - Profile in cinemaofmalayalam.net
• John Abraham - Weblokam profile
• A tribute to Ritwik Ghatak by John