Kanneshwara Rama (1977)

10.0/10 120 min

Overview

Set in 1920s India, the story follows Kanneshwara Rama, a defiant peasant who becomes a legendary outlaw after confronting local injustice. After a prison stint where he encounters Gandhi’s followers, he joins and eventually leads a group of bandits, becoming a Robin Hood-like figure who aids the poor and challenges feudal authority. His journey is complicated by his relationship with Malli, a former bandit’s mistress, and his growing ambition to establish his own principality.

Cast

Anant Nag

Kanneshwara Rama

Amol Palekar

Dacoit Chenneera

Shabana Azmi

Malli

B.V. Karanth

Junja

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