Padayottam

Padayottam is a 1982 Malayalam film directed by Jijo Punnoose, produced by Navodaya Appachan, and starring Prem Nazir, Madhu, Mammootty, Mohanlal and Shankar. It was the first movie in South India to be indigenously shot in the 70 mm film format. The story was inspired by the famous novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The total cost was 50 Lakhs that time.