In the Village Which Wears a Warrior's Belt) is a 1986 Malayalam film directed by P. Padmarajan, based on his own short story of the same name.

The film revolves around three people, Zechariah (Mammootty), Hilal (Ashokan), Gopi (Nedumudi Venu), who go to a brothel in a remote village and the problems they had to face there in the next 24 hours.

One night at a dance bar, Joseph, a rich, but spoiled brat of a textile businessman offers a trip to a brothel with his three friends.

They enter inside the huge house, and is shocked to find a few children playing and an old man scribbling something on a paper, without even bothering to take a look at them.

But the leader of the mob pacifies the crowd and takes them to a nearby tea stall, deciding to consult with Moopan about the next move.

She lets Gopi to go for the deaf and dumb girl, while Zechariah opts to play cards with Devaki and the old man.

Hilal is shocked to find out that Gowrikutty is forcefully brought into the business by Maluvamma and is still a virgin.

Narayanan, a pimp of Panicker, a local feudal landlord, arrives and demands Maluvamma to release Gowrikutty along with him at night.

Reaching a safe place, Gopi asks Hilal to run away with the girl and decides to go back to find out what had happened to Zechariah.

While the short story does not give out the reason of how Zechariah, Gopi and Bilal reach the brothel, the film explains it in detail.

Several characters including Joseph, Panikkar, Narayanan and Devaki were added by Padmarajan.