Name of the film Pilandi

Directed by Mithun Chandran

Year 2018

LanguageMalayalam/Tamil

Duration30 mins

About the film

Pilandi is the name of an elephant who came to village from the forest and who got captured for killing 7 tribal people in Attappady , Palakkad. The wild tusker got the name Pilandi after his 7th victim- Pilandi , an important person in the tribal community, who used to play traditional flute (PeePee) during the death ceremony. This film deals with the emotional connection between tribals and the elephant.