The film is about the life of Kannappa, a hunter who becomes a Lord Shiva devotee. This was the 4th movie as a lead actor for Shivarajkumar, directed by the legendary Vijay who is known for classics like Mayura, Gandhada Gudi among others. This was the only movie in which Dr. Rajkumar, his elder son Shivarajkumar and youngest son Puneeth Rajkumar were seen together. Whereas Dr. Rajkumar’s second son Raghavendra Rajkumar was one of the producers to the movie. The movie was also the alternate version of Dr. Rajkumar’s debut movie Bedara Kannappa.
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Cast
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Shiva Rajkumar
Dinna/ Arjuna
Known for
Peddi
Captain Miller
Dr. Rajkumar
Lord Shiva
Also in
Bangaarada Manushya
Babruvahana
Puneeth Rajkumar
Younger version of Dinna
Also in
Yuvarathnaa
James
C. R. Simha
Kailasanatha Shastry
Also in
Bara
Prithvi
Balaraj
Kashi
Also in
Katari Veera Surasundarangi
Saagara Deepa
Doddanna
Doddayya
Also in
Raam
Raktha Kanneeru
Satyajith
Neela’s father
Also in
Apthamitra
Uppi 2
Vijay Director · P. Bhaktavatsalam Editor
First release March 24, 1988 · Produced in India
Production
Bhagavathi Combines
Production
India
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Kannada
Release dates
India · March 24, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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