When Banana Ruled is a 2017 English-language Documentary History motion picture directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Bandla Ganesh under the banner of Parameswara Art Productions. In 19th century Central America, a few entrepreneurial cowboys built an empire that enslaved populations and corrupted governments for over 100 years. The United Fruit Company thrived on unregulated capitalism; this film tells its story and that of its pioneers who feared neither God nor Man, and managed to get away with murder. When banana ruled stars Allu Arjun, Amala Paul, Catherine Tresa, Gaël Giraud, Geoffrey Jones and Cécile Renouard. The screenplay is written by Puri Jagannadh. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Cinematography was done by Amol Rathod. The movie has a running time of 143 minutes. It was released on 21st November 2017. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Blue Sky.