---
title: 'Kaalapani (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Priyadarshan'
released: '1996-04-06'
runtime_minutes: 178
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'India'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/kaalapani-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0255289/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Kaalapani (1996)

1996 · 178 min · History · India

Original title: കാലാപാനി

## Synopsis

Kaalapaani is a 1996 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by T. Damodaran and directed by Priyadarshan. Set in 1915, the film focuses on the lives of Indian independence activists incarcerated in the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the British Raj. The ensemble cast includes Mohanlal, Prabhu, Tabu, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, Nedumudi Venu, Sreenivasan, Annu Kapoor, Alex Draper, Sankaradi, and Vineeth. The film was produced by Mohanlal for Pranavam Arts in association with R. Mohan's Shogun Films.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal)
- **Director:** [Priyadarshan](https://cinepixo.com/people/priyadarshan)
- **Screenplay:** [T. Damodaran](https://cinepixo.com/people/t-damodaran)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Ilaiyaraaja](https://cinepixo.com/people/ilaiyaraaja)
- **Director of Photography:** [Santosh Sivan](https://cinepixo.com/people/santosh-sivan)

## Cast

- [Vineeth](https://cinepixo.com/people/vineeth)
- [Annu Kapoor](https://cinepixo.com/people/annu-kapoor)
- [Amrish Puri](https://cinepixo.com/people/amrish-puri)
- [Tinnu Anand](https://cinepixo.com/people/tinnu-anand)
- [Tabu](https://cinepixo.com/people/tabu)
- [Sreenivasan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sreenivasan)
- [Mohanlal](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohanlal)
- [Prabhu Ganesan](https://cinepixo.com/people/prabhu-ganesan)
- [Nedumudi Venu](https://cinepixo.com/people/nedumudi-venu)

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