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title: 'Kaliyattam (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair'
released: '1997-01-01'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kaliyattam-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199669/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kaliyattam (1997)

1997 · India

Original title: കളിയാട്ടം

## Synopsis

Kaliyattam is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy film directed by Jayaraj. It stars Suresh Gopi, Lal, Biju Menon and Manju Warrier. The film is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Othello, set against the backdrop of the Theyyam performance of Kerala. The screenplay is written by Balram Mattannur. Suresh Gopi plays Kannan Perumalayan, the equivalent to Othello, Lal plays Paniyan, the equivalent to Iago, Manju Warrier plays Thamara, the Desdemona version, and Biju Menon plays Kanthan, Cassio's role. Suresh Gopi's role as Kannan Perumalayan was critically acclaimed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair](https://cinepixo.com/people/jayarajan-rajasekharan-nair)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaithapram-damodaran-namboothiri)
- **Producer:** [Koppillil Radhakrishnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/koppillil-radhakrishnan)
- **Director of Photography:** [M. J. Radhakrishnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-j-radhakrishnan)

## Cast

- [Biju Menon](https://cinepixo.com/people/biju-menon)
- [Lal](https://cinepixo.com/people/lal)
- [Manju Warrier](https://cinepixo.com/people/manju-warrier)
- [Suresh Gopi](https://cinepixo.com/people/suresh-gopi)

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