page_title: 1921 (1988 film)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: 1921 (1988 film) / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Director I. V. Sasi at the 62nd Filmfare Awards South
context_page_description: 1921 – Ayirathi Thollayirathi Irupathi Onnu is a 1988 Indian war drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by I. V. Sasi, set during the 1921–22 Mappila Uprising in Madras Presidency. The film has an ensemble cast including Mammootty, Madhu, Suresh Gopi, T. G. Ravi, Seema, Urvashi and Mukesh. It tells the fictional story of Khader, a World War I veteran, who joins with the Mappila rebels during the Uprising.
  Made with a budget of Rs. 1.20 crore, 1921 was then the most expensive film in Malayalam. The film was released in Kerala on 19 August 1988 during Onam festival. The film won Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value.
context_section_description: The screenplay was written by physical education teacher-turned-scriptwriter T. Damodaran. Damodaran had particular focus on writing political dramas, and had collaborated with Sasi in his previous films. The film was produced by Muhammed Mannil. Peter Narakkal was the Production Executive. The film's budget was ₹1.2 crore (US$170,000). T. Damodaran called the film his "dream project". Ranjini was approached by Sasi for a role, but due to date clashes she could not sign the film.
  Anil worked as the Associate Director for the film. Jomon, M. A. Venugopal and Shajoon Kariyal were the Assistant Directors while M. Sankar oversaw "Action", K. Narayanan was the editor, V. Jayaram was the cinematographer. Sasi "T. V." Mohan was the Production Designer while I. V. Satheesh Babu was the Art director. The set was done by B. R. Rangan and Narayanan. M. O. Devasia did the Makeup, M. M. Kumar was the costumer. Recording and re-recording were carried out by Selvaraj. G. Rajan.
caption: Director I. V. Sasi
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