Veluthambi Dalawa is a 1962 Malayalam historical film based on the life of Velu Thampi Dalawa

Velu Thampi Dalawa

Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal...

 directed by G. Viswanath starring Kottarakkara

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Sreedharan Nair , popularly known as Kottarakkara and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards...

 and Ambika in the lead roles. It was the first historical film in Malayalam.

Plot

The film is based on the life of Velu Thampi Dalawa

Velu Thampi Dalawa

Velayudhan Chempakaraman Thampi was the Dalawa or Prime Minister of the Indian kingdom of Travancore between 1802 and 1809 during the reign of His Highness Maharajah Bala Rama Varma Kulasekhara Perumal...

 portrayed by Kottarakkara

Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair

Sreedharan Nair , popularly known as Kottarakkara and Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair, was an Indian film actor in Malayalam movies. He hailed from Kottarakkara in Kollam district of Kerala.Sreedharan Nair won two Kerala state film awards...

.

Soundtrack

Viruthan Shanku has 9 songs. The lyrics are penned by Abhayadev. The music is given by V. Dakshinamoorthy

V. Dakshinamoorthy

V. Dakshinamoorthy is a veteran carnatic musician and music director of Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi films, predominantly in Malayalam films. He has set scores for the songs in over 125 films. He is now retired from film music direction but is still active in classical music...

 . The background score is given by Parthasarathy.

No	| Title	| Singer(s)
1	Aakasathilirikkum	Shantha P.Nair
2	Enthinnu Moham	P. Leela P. Leela Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
3	Innu Nalla laakkaanu 1	K. P. Udayabhanu, A. P. Komala A. P. Komala A. P. Komala was a South Indian playback singer. She has sung songs in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu languages.-Filmography:These are some of the films where she was playback singer.-References:...
4	Kaathukolka Nangale	P. Leela P. Leela Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
5	Kappalileri Kadal Kadannu	P. Leela P. Leela Porayathu Leela better known as P. Leela was a popular Indian playback singer. She was awarded Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2006.-Early life:...
6	Poojari Vannille	TS Kumaresh,P Leela