Elavamkodu Desam

Produced byMedia ClubStarringCinematographyRamachandra BabuEdited byG. MuraliMusic byCountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

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

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

• 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

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

External links

• Elavamkodu Desam at IMDb