Pazhassiraja on October 16.

The scheduled release of 'Pazhassi Raja' has been postponed again. It was scheduled to release on October 2. The new release date is October 16. The producer of the film Gokulam Gopalan and Exhibitors Federation president P.V Basheer pleaded the High court to allow them to raise the ticket rate to 50 percent from the releasing date for two months. They pointed that the film production cost was high (around 25 crores) and it has a historical and educational value. If the rate is not increased it would be difficult for them to get back the production cost. Justice P.N. Raveendran has directed the Local self government secretary to give a report.‘Pazhassi Raja’ has been made with limitless grandeur and stars. Obviously, the makers of the movie are in a fix as to how to compensate the total movie’s expense that mounts to nearly 25 crores. Now it seems the producer Gokulam Gopalan has requested the Kerala Government to bring 50 percent hike in the ticket price. A practice which has been followed for such movies earlier, the Govt. will now have to grant a special order to recover the budget through the hiked tickets. However, the State’s CPM government don’t seem to be happy with this demand, as the hike won’t be favourable to the common people. In the Hindi version of the film Sharukh Khan narrates the story of 'Pazhassi Raja'. In Malayalam Mohan Lal was narrated. In Tamil Kamal Haassan has done it. The film will get released all over India in 560 centres on October 16. The film will be released in 125 centres across Kerala.