| Vellanakalude Naadu | |
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 Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Starring | Mohanlal Shobhana Lizy |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan Johnson (score) |
Production company | Saraswathy Chaithanya |
| Distributed by | Tharangini Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Vellanakalude Nadu (transl. The land of white elephants) is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language political satire crime film directed by Priyadarshan, written by Sreenivasan and produced by Maniyanpilla Raju. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobhana, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, M. G. Soman, Sreenivasan, Karamana Janardanan Nair, Maniyanpilla Raju, Sukumari, K. P. A. C. Lalitha and Lizy. The film tells the story of contractor C. Pavithran who has obtained a road contract. This film was a critical and commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[1] It ran for over 200 days in theatres. Priyadarshan later remade the film in Hindi as Khatta Meeta, released in 2010.[2][3]
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- ^ Priyadarshan to remake Vellanakalude Naadu
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