Vellaripravinte Changathi (The Dove's Friend) is a 2011 Malayalam period drama film film directed by Akku Akbar, starring Dileep and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles.

The film is loosely based on the famous Sulekha murder case.

[1][2][3][4] Vellaripravinte Changathi is based on the story of film-maker Augustine Joseph who made a Malayalam film in 1966.

After years, his son reveals the original prints of the film from Gemini Lab.

[citation needed] Dileep's role as Mukkom Shajahan / Ravi in this film won the Kerala state film award for the Best actor for the year 2011 All lyrics are written by Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma; all music is composed by Mohan Sithara