Shah Rukh to introduce the Lion of Kerala

King Khan will introduce Pazhassi Raja to the North Indian audience. No, the actor will not portray the role but has dubbed the prologue gratis for the movie that will bring the Lion of Kerala alive on screen.
Almost 60 years before the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, Pazhassi Raja was the first Indian warrior to raise the flag of rebellion against the British East India Company. The Malayalam historical is one of the most lavish productions of recent times and the title role will be essayed by South superstar Mammootty.

Originally being made in Malayalam, the film will be released in three other languages -- Telegu, Hindi and Tamil. In the Malayalam version, Pazhassi Raja will be introduced by Mohanlal, in Tamil by Kamal Hassan and in Hindi, by SRK.

The film's director T Hariharan went to meet SRK at Filmcity during a shoot and requested him to do the prologue and Shah Rukh was happy to oblige as a friendly gesture and refused to take any money for it. Says producer Praveen VC, "Shah Rukh has done the prologue of the movie for the Hindi version. SRK said he's from a family of freedom fighters and was happy to be associated with a project like this."