Kanneshwara Rama

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.

Country:

India

Genre:
Duration:

120 minutes

Year:

1977

Director:

M.S. Sathyu

Cast:
Anant Nag

Kanneshwara Rama

Amol Palekar

Dacoit Chenneera

Shabana Azmi

Malli

B.V. Karanth

Junja

Crew:
M.S. Sathyu

Director

S. K. Nadig

Novel

S. K. Nadig

Screenplay

B.V. Karanth

Music