Kanneshwara Rama
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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.
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Anant Nag
Kanneshwara Rama
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Amol Palekar
Dacoit Chenneera
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Shabana Azmi
Malli
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Tom Alter
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M.S. Sathyu Director · S. K. Nadig Screenplay
First release January 1, 1977 · Produced in India · Original title ಕನ್ನೇಶ್ವರ ರಾಮ
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India
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Original title
ಕನ್ನೇಶ್ವರ ರಾಮ
Original language
Kannada
Spoken on screen
Kannada
Release dates
India · January 1, 1977
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No release date listed for United States.
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