Kolathiri or Kolathiri Rājā (King of
Kolathunādu[1] or King of
Cannanore[1][2][3][4][5] in foreign accounts) was the title by which the senior-most male along the matrilineal line of the
Mushika or Kolathunādu Royal Family (Kolaswarũpam) based at
North Malabar region was styled.[6][7] It's a descendant of the
Mushika dynasty.
Cultural depictions
"Kolathiri" appears as a character in a
Malayalam film titled Urumi. The film was loosely based on Portuguese interference in north Kerala and the misdeeds committed by
Vasco da Gama, who was hailed as a hero in the west but was actually a cold-hearted tyrant to other lands of the
spice route; his entry into Kerala politics and manipulating the kingpins and a young Indian who tries to kill Vasco da Gama. The movie was released on 31 March 2011.
References
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abA. Shreedhara Menon (2007), A brief History of Kerala, DC Books, Kottayam
^Duarte Barbosa, The Book of Duarte Barbosa: An Account of the Countries Bordering on the Indian Ocean and their Inhabitants, II, ed.M. L Dames (repr., London: Hakluyt Society, 1921)
^The Dutch in Malabar: Selection from the Records of the Madras Government, No. 13 (Madras: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Press, 1911), 143.