film english brave warrior language biographical film directed film screenplay written story dialogue written film features lead roles pivotal supporting parts produced distributed banner loosely based story 18th century south indian rose rebellion film adaptation play performed troupe film shot notable tamil film shot premiere held london released days later critical commercial success theatrical run days dubbed released telugu hindi addition winning national film award best feature film tamil certificate merit section tamil film receive international awards asian film festival cairo digitally restored version film released august plot king brave fighter family deity lord receiving news robbery territory set capture captured confess hired british create unrest domain tell british neighbouring help promised additional villages added land british price betrayal disguise goes court tries british tears fake beard come court ambassador village near lives vows marry man pet bull takes bull participate game held patronage attempt bull fail commander chief bull wins love later comes know love gets married receives message lord collector demands meeting discuss payment tribute captain british friend advises jackson jackson finding come troops demands meet meeting jackson insults orders arrest surrounded british troops fights way escape minister captured british time later released brings news jackson transferred england recommendation court british messenger sent colonel new collector reports men looted killed men act saying instructed men famine conditions prevalent kingdom ashamed act accuses injustice offers prisoner british refuses hand instead offers money british compensation looted rice agree major help neighbouring rulers attack placed charge british troops plan attack people away attending festival spy informs prepares battle day battle pleads previous night nightmare evil ignoring sets killed ensuing battle learning death kills man killed husband death finds corpse grief falls dead troops attack heavy artillery army suffers badly wounded neck saved brother sensing fort survive cannon barrage flee adjoining kingdom british soldiers trail flee king ordered british capture fear british captures hands jailed faces summary trial british hanged tree cast lead actors actors major captain lord history background idea film adaptation life occurred producers late 1940s india freedom british soon british left india production company announced intention produce named rebel real production star production attempt initiated producer promotional poster announcing project released november november notice issued production company stating useful information exploits send studios storyboard department concept began travelling hanged expressed desire play based life immediately agreed started write play coincidentally exposure field acting saw street play life titled completed writing script play month time play launched salem august invested close play sets costumes seeing play decided adapt feature film hired write screenplay play set designer selected film purpose making popular play film history film format research group formed leadership members production singapore based stated heard attempt film adaptation personally requested abandon project adding lent important research materials film historian contradicted book early tamil cinema stating writers like employed conduct extensive research life eligible choice play popular guy noted hesitant play role direction earlier rejected role bodyguard led dropping project later acted produced directed motor produced originally offered role declined commitment film later requested actress ask husband play role agreed despite pregnant time initially reluctant accept role eventually agreed chosen play respectively played wife worked singer played role lord played minister daughter film fictional character created character based daughter died years old initially refused include scene involving death reminded daughter finally reluctantly character played principal photography began october film shooting took place help man charge cavalry division production unit managed hire junior portray cavalry soldiers shooting war scenes film shot studios witnessed shooting afternoon recalled actors rush intense heat set stated speed film low days needed lights correct exposure notable tamil film shot adopted american director tactic personally introducing film camera final length film metres music original soundtrack album composed lyrics soundtrack album released december label album major breakthrough struggling singer recruited sing track song based based based theatre actor songs remix version film according hindu sung remained time favourites song singer said labelled rendition song expressive film critic hindu review film digital release said music superb spanning range light classical lyrics written release premiere held london released film commercial success achieved cult status tamil cinema silver jubilee film film dubbed released telugu hindi critical reception received positive reviews release original review dated wrote leave hearts people seen acted film adds pride person born praised performance stating watch marvel shades actor stated doesn tamil feel fire canadian journalist stated tamil film impacted greatly childhood magic movie time portrayal tamil actors highlight performance powerful delivery fiery dialogue film hero played wrote portrayal lord freedom fighters symbolic characters average tamil mind world guy labelled performance breathtaking times_of_india wrote watch film legendary actor performance old remember today review newspaper stated digitally restored version far perfect instances scene colours frames sound feels bit contemporary casting indian actors play british characters feels dated amusing set aside film retains dramatic force currently senior leaders said seen tamil movie sic acted times fresh memory accolades performance earned international award best actor asian film festival held february march award presented president egypt award film career indian actor receive international award hearing return cairo winning asian film festival award best actor category fellow actor served president organised huge reception welcome autobiography recalled asian film festival called stage went foot looking build expected seeing seven feet tall gave standing ovation minutes historical criticised historical stated tamil weekly went extent saying new face called acted brilliantly poet said real freedom fighter telugu stated real freedom fighters wrote script adapted film film released month failed box office statement supported writer denounced early tamil cinema guy noted according records telugu ancestry strong silent man dash daring depicted film guy noted portrayed larger life character audiences high flown tamil literary opposed real fluent tamil encyclopedia indian cinema states love interest added implying character fictional film historian writing hindu noted film historically far accurate like costume drama mythological book culture resistance ideology state telugu identity way national historiography tries elevate versions tamil history said tamil films regard history confuse history folklore added king arsenal guns politics public administration told times_of_india popular images historical characters constructed oral descriptions accounts cases popular image historical case portrayal screen legacy took career higher level tamil people identified film presenting freedom fighters heroic manner creating new perception value independence film success encouraged tamil cinema films based freedom fighters historical figures notable include released tenure chief minister film granted tax exemption state government commercially successful time years film release established statue rebel hanged special postal cover designed film historian actor released celebrate 50th anniversary film release cover jointly released charities trust wrote hindu heroic integral tamil cultural actor stated reproduce movies like films lowering original artists image listed alongside favourite period films tamil times_of_india included list films birthday elephant presented temple named character film later donated outlook issue dated october line roughly translated english tributes tax loan interest rains pour sky land offer money speaks scene featuring ranked number magazine list lines indian cinema noted line text book example dialogue delivery aspiring actors april included film list tamil cinema january interview times_of_india playwright said character artists today lack variety actor india currently vietnam actor interview hindu said performances film served inspirations role release announced release early march announced release digital surround sound version film collaboration unspecified date april eventually released august trailer version released march coordinator production company helped restoration film original prints told months taken clean film prints completely restore original film prints sound film collected opening weekend shows
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