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Elavamkodu Desam
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Wikipedia article
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'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.
Plot
Jathavedan is invited to Elavamkodu Desam, a princely state in colonial India, to treat the king's wife. 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 wife 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 owner 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 head
* 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
References
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