Kings of the Earth) is a 1987 Indian Malayalam-language political thriller film directed by Thampi Kannanthanam, written by Dennis Joseph, and produced by Joy Thomas under the company Jubilee Productions.

It features Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Nalini, Balan K. Nair, Adoor Bhasi, Jagadish, and Jagathy Sreekumar in major roles.

The scion of the Thekkumkoor royal family, Valiya Thamburan (meaning big leader), wants to introduce his heir Mahendra Varma to democracy.

The music was composed by S. P. Venkatesh and the lyrics were written by Shibu Chakravarthy.

Kannanthanam managed to convince the board members of the merits of the film and was finally certified.