The Samoothiris had appointed four Muslim naval commanders (also called Kunjali Marakkar) between 15 to defend the Kingdom against attacks by a strong Portuguese navy. During the 16th century, the Hindu monarch had permitted Muslims to settle down, preach and propagate Islam with absolute freedom within the Kingdom. A Twitter user named Kamath pointed out, “Funny to see Hindus obsess with movie Kunjali Marakkar: The Lion of Arabian sea glorifying Kunjali Marakkar IV who betrayed Zamorin, tried to establish an Islamic regime in Malabar with help from Bijapur Sultan & other Islamists.” Kunjali Marakkar IV, betrayal to Hindu Samoothiris and downfallĪs per a research article in Swatantra, the Zamorin (also called Samoothiri) were the hereditary rulers of the Kingdom of Calicut in the Southern Malabar region of Kerala. With just 3 weeks away from its scheduled release, the film has courted controversy over its ‘glorification’ of Kunjali Marakkar IV. The movie is based on the ‘heroics’ of Mohammed Ali, the fourth Muslim naval chief (Kunjali Marakkar) of the Zamorin (hereditary ruler) of Calicut. It is the most expensive Malayalam film to date, produced with a budget of ₹100 crores. A contentious Malayalam film titled, ‘ Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham‘ is set to hit the theatres on December 2 this year.
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