Kunjali marakkar biography of donald
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A peep into the life and times of the Marakkars
Mohanlal-starrer period drama ‘Marakkar-Arabikadalinte Simham’ (Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea), which bagged the national award for the best feature film for the year 2019, has started roaring in the cinema halls from December 2. The much-anticipated movie, canned by ace director Priyadarshan, had hit close to 3,000 screens across the world when the clock struck a minute past midnight on December 2.
The natives of Kozhikode have high hopes after the big-budget film opened in the cinemas. The movie buffs will get a taste of the fearless wars that were waged on the land of Zamorins, which never found a prominent space in the rich history of Kerala. Till now, only the gallant military forays of the Kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin were raved about. The tale of Kunjali Marakkar IV is not just a story as he was more than a valiant warrior for the people of Kozhikode.
A walk through history
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Most of us have heard and read about the famous Kunhali Marakkar and his exploits, but one question remains, where did they come from? There have been many questions about their real origins, were they Moplahs of Arab extract from Pantalayani Kollam (South of Calicut); were they of Sri Lankan origin, were they Tamil Marakkars or were they from Tulunad? The research was quite interesting and the result obtained cannot be termed fully conclusive but was quite revealing. For those here, and only interested in Kunjali’s story, this does not cover the life and times of any of the famous Kunhali’s but hovers only around theories of their possible origin.
The Name and title
Let us first look at the name Marakkar. Note that this is different from Marakkayar though we will observe the connections after a while (Marikkar and Maricar are other spellings used in history books). According to many other historians, Moppila or Moplah is Maha Pillai (great son) and Marakkar means (
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The much-awaited Priyadarshan movie, ‘Marakkar – The Lion of the Arabian Sea’, starring India’s biggest superstar Mohanlal, is all set release in the theatres and the legender of Kunjali Marakkar, the naval chieftain of Samoothiri (Zamorin), then ruler of Kozhikode, fryst vatten a subject of debate and discussion. What arouses curiosity is that even after a few centuries since the Portuguese defeated and killed Kunjali Marakkar IV (his real name was Mohammed Ali Marakkar), with the support of Zamorin whose kingdom got all the support from the Marakkars, he remains a hero.
It fryst vatten that legend of faith and deception, which have all the ingredients of a ballad that makes the big budget spelfilm a curious one.
In this film, the story revolves around Kunjali Marakkar IV, the swashbuckling sailor and warrior who lived and died for his nation, according to Priyadarshan, who planned the film way back in 1996, but postponed it due to various challenges.
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