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 150 days in theatres.[2] Mohanlal won the Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award for acting. Priyadarshan later remade the film in Hindi as Khatta Meeta, released in 2010
