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| name = Elavamkodu Desam<br />
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| director = [[K. G. George]]<br />
| producer = Media Club<br />
| writer = {{Unbulleted_list|K. G. George<br/>{{small|(Story & Screenplay)}}|Sreevaraham Balakrishnan<br/>{{small|(Dialogues)}}}}<br />
| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Mammootty]]|[[Shruti (actress)|Shruti]]|[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]|[[Thilakan]]}}<br />
| music = {{Unbulleted_list|'''Songs & Score:'''<br/>[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]|'''Lyrics:'''<br/>[[O. N. V. Kurup]]}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Ramachandra Babu]]<br />
| editing = G. Murali<br />
| studio = Media Club Private Limited<br />
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| released = {{Film date|1998|03|08|df=yes}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
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'''''Elavamkodu Desam''''' is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1998|1998]] Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[period drama]] film written and directed by [[K. G. George]]. It stars [[Mammootty]] and [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], with [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]], [[Thilakan]] and [[Babu Namboothiri]] in major supporting roles. It was the last film of K. G. George.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latestly.com/entertainment/south/mamangam-from-1982-to-2019-mammoottys-transformation-through-historical-sagas-proves-he-is-the-fittest-malayalam-superstar-916480.html|title = Mamangam: From 1982 to 2019, Mammootty's Transformation Through Historical Sagas Proves He is the Fittest Malayalam Superstar! &#124; 🎥 LatestLY|date = 10 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/18/13311/kg-george-retrospective-tracking-influence-of-malayalam-auteur-s-cinema-on-contemporary-filmmakers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419071551/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2018/may/18/13311/kg-george-retrospective-tracking-influence-of-malayalam-auteur-s-cinema-on-contemporary-filmmakers|url-status=live|archive-date=19 April 2022|title = KG George retrospective: Tracking influence of Malayalam auteur's cinema on contemporary filmmakers}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
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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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
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* [[Mammootty]] as Jathavedan<br />
* [[Shruthi Raj]] as Nandini, the princess<br />
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Udukoman<br />
* [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Ammalu, Udukoman's wife<br />
* [[Thilakan]] as Mooss Thirumeni<br />
* [[Babu Namboothiri]] as Raru Asan<br />
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Kurungodan<br />
* Vakkom Jayalal as Baladevan, the prince<br />
* [[Spadikam George]] as Idicheman, Unikkoman's army chief<br />
* Manka Mahesh as Mangalabhai Thampuratti<br />
* [[Captain Raju]] as Udayavarma<br />
* [[Narendra Prasad]] as Adityan, Unikkoman's uncle and Ammalu's first husband<br />
* [[Bharath Gopi]] as Agnisharman, Jathadevan's uncle<br />
* [[V. K. Sreeraman]] as Nethran<br />
* [[Subair]]<br />
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]]<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
[[o. N. V. Kurup]] wrote the songs.<br />
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*"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (male) - [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
*"Neram" - [[K. J. Yesudas]]<br />
*"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (female) - [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*"Aadukal Meyunna" (female) - [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*"Engu Ninnengu Ninnu" (duet) - [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*"Chembakamalaroli" - [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
*"Aadukal Meyunna" (male) - [[Biju Narayanan]]<br />
*"Iniyente Kunjithathe" - [[Sujatha Mohan]], [[Arunmozhi]], C. O. Anto<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0246599}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Kalarippayattu films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Palakkad]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Ottapalam]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Vidyasagar (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by K. G. George]]<br />
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