Marthanda Varma (film)
| Marthanda Varma | |
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| Directed by | P. V. Rao |
| Written by | P. V. Rao (screenplay) |
| Based on | Marthandavarma by C. V. Raman Pillai |
| Produced by | R. Sunder Raj |
| Starring | Jaidev A. V. P. Menon Devaki Padmini |
| Cinematography | Pandurang E. Naik |
| Distributed by | Shri Rajeshwari Films |
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Running time | 118 mins. |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Silent film with intertitles in English and Malayalam |
Marthanda Varma, also written Maarthandavarma, is a 1933 black and white Indian silent film directed by P. V. Rao, based on the 1891 Malayalam novel by C. V. Raman Pillai. This was the first film based on Malayalam literature and the next film of the Malayalam film industry after Vigathakumaran.