Vellanakalude Nadu
| Vellanakalude Naadu | |
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Poster designed by Gayathri Ashokan | |
| Directed by | Priyadarshan |
| Written by | Sreenivasan |
| Produced by | Maniyanpilla Raju |
| Starring | Mohanlal Shobhana Lizy |
| Cinematography | S. Kumar |
| Edited by | N. Gopalakrishnan |
| Music by | M. G. Radhakrishnan(Songs) Johnson (score) |
Production company | Saraswathy Chaithanya |
| Distributed by | Tharangini Films |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹18 lakh (US$21,000) |
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. Priyadarshan later remade the film in Hindi as Khatta Meeta, released in 2010.