Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
The New Indian Express Bengaluru|December 28, 2024
Contemporary cinema of the 1980s was marked by screenplays that were bold enough to set a different tone yet rooted enough to adhere to the scrutiny of social ethics without breaking the traditional mould.

A film that could be stated as an example of this is MT and Hariharan's magnum opus Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha. The movie's screenplay was the highlight, sharp as the steely clang of the sword in play throughout the film.

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