Elavamkodu Desam

Elavamkodu Desam
Elavamkodu Desam
Directed by	K. G. George
Written by	K. G. George; (Story & Screenplay); Sreevaraham Balakrishnan; (Dialogues);
Produced by	Media Club
Starring	Mammootty; Shruti; Rajeev; Khushbu; Thilakan;
Cinematography	Ramachandra Babu
Edited by	G. Murali
Music by	Songs & Score:; Vidyasagar; Lyrics:; O. N. V. Kurup;
Production; company	Media Club Private Limited
Release date	8 March 1998;
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Elavamkodu Desam is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by K. G. George. It stars Mammootty and Rajeev, with Khushbu, Thilakan and Babu Namboothiri in major supporting roles. It was the last film of K. G. George.^[1]^[2]

Plot[edit]

Jathavedan is invited to Elavamkodu Desam, a princely state, to treat the queen. He learns that Unikkoman, the wicked king of Elavamkodu Desam, rose to power in a coup and killing the noble king Udayavarman. Unikkoman was an ardent devotee to Kali and performed human sacrifices to appease the goddess and receive unchallengeable power. Meanwhile, Unikkoman's queen Ammalu is tortured in her sleep by seeing the departed souls, including that of her first husband, who comes to torment her. How Jathavedan raises an army to return the crown to its true heir form the crux of the story.

Cast[edit]

Mammootty as Jathavedan
Shruthi Raj as Nandini, the princess
Rajeev as Unikkoman
Khushbu as Ammalu, Unikkoman's wife
Thilakan as Mooss
Babu Namboothiri as Raru Asan
Jagathy Sreekumar as Kurungodan
Vakkom Jayalal as Baladevan, the prince
Spadikam George as Idicheman, Unikkoman's army chief
Manka Mahesh as Mangalabhai Thampuratti
Captain Raju as Udayavarma
Narendra Prasad as Adityan, Unikkoman's uncle and Ammalu's first husband
Bharath Gopi as Agnisharman, Jathadevan's uncle
V. K. Sreeraman as Nethran
Subair
Abu Salim

Soundtrack[edit]

o. N. V. Kurup wrote the songs.

"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (male) - K. J. Yesudas
"Neram" - K. J. Yesudas
"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (female) - K. S. Chithra
"Aadukal Meyunna" (female) - K. S. Chithra
"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (duet) - K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
"Chembakamalaroli" - K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
"Aadukal Meyunna" (male) - Biju Narayanan
"Iniyente Kunjithathe" - Sujatha, Arunmozhi, C. O. Anto

References[edit]

^ "Mamangam: From 1982 to 2019, Mammootty's Transformation Through Historical Sagas Proves He is the Fittest Malayalam Superstar! | 🎥 LatestLY". 10 June 2019.
^ "KG George retrospective: Tracking influence of Malayalam auteur's cinema on contemporary filmmakers". Archived from the original on 19 April 2022.

External links[edit]

Elavamkodu Desam at IMDb

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[1] "Mamangam: From 1982 to 2019, Mammootty's Transformation Through Historical Sagas Proves He is the Fittest Malayalam Superstar! | 🎥 LatestLY". 10 June 2019.

[2] "KG George retrospective: Tracking influence of Malayalam auteur's cinema on contemporary filmmakers". Archived from the original on 19 April 2022.

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