The King (1995 film)

The King
Directed byShaji Kailas
Written byRenji Panicker
Produced byManjalamkuzhi Ali
StarringMammootty
CinematographyRavi K. Chandran
Dinesh Babu
Edited byL. Bhoominathan
Music byRajamani
Distributed byMAK Productions
Release date
  • 11 November 1995 (1995-11-11)
Running time
185 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The King is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film written by Renji Panicker and directed by Shaji Kailas, with Mammootty in the lead role as district collector Joseph Alex IAS.[1][2]

The film was released on 23 October 1995, coinciding with Diwali, where it was declared the highest grossing Malayalam film of all time.[3]

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