Kanneshwara Rama

Kanneshwara Rama

1977 · 120 min · ★ 10.0

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.

Directed by M.S. Sathyu · Written by S. K. Nadig

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Anant Nag Kanneshwara Rama
Amol Palekar Dacoit Chenneera
Shabana Azmi Malli
B.V. Karanth Junja

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