The year 2021 will be the 100th-year anniversary of the Malabar uprising. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The year 2021 will be the 100th-year anniversary of the Malabar uprising. The film, purportedly titled ‘Variyamkunnan’, directed by Aashiq Abu and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran in the titular role, is expected to hit theatres in 2021, the 100th-year anniversary of the Malabar uprising. These acts were a continuation of a stream of anger that had begun to strengthen against the colonialists and which is believed to have resulted in the Malabar uprising in 1921. The territory was declared an ‘independent state’ in August 1921 with Haji its undisputed ruler.

Source: Indian Express June 22, 2020 14:26 UTC