Maha Prachandaru is a 1981 Indian Kannada-language heist film, directed by Joe Simon and produced by R. Thimmaiah, M. Krishna, Revanna and Shantha S. Karmore. The film stars Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Kumari Vinaya and Halam in lead roles. The film had musical score by Upendra Kumar.[1][2] The movie is based on novel Vigraha Choraru by Vijay Sasanur. The concept of the movie was later used in the 2008 film Navagraha.
| Maha Prachandaru | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Joe Simon |
| Written by | Kunigal Nagabhushan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Joe Simon Kunigal Nagabhushan |
| Story by | Vijaya Sasanur - Vigraha Choraru |
| Produced by | R. Thimmaiah M. Krishna Revanna Shantha S. Karmore |
| Starring | Vishnuvardhan Ambareesh Kumari Vinaya Halam |
| Cinematography | H. G. Raju |
| Edited by | P. Venkateshwara Rao |
| Music by | Upendra Kumar |
Production company | Sri Adishakthi Combines |
| Distributed by | Sri Adishakthi Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Plot edit
In the movie, the idol stealing gang tries to involve Vishnuvarshan but he gives the idol back to the temple from which they stole after plotting from a long time. The final fight between themselves sees Vishnuvardhan going back to the temple head's daughter who is a worshipper of the God and she would have died due to his betrayal but his love was real. Ambareesh (her brother) arrests Vishnuvardhan who accepts it as he is guilty of betraying her more than he stealing the idol.
Cast edit
- Vishnuvardhan as Natraj
- Ambareesh as Ajith
- Kumari Vinaya
- Halam
- Tiger Prabhakar as Mohan
- Sudheer
- Dinesh
- Musuri Krishnamurthy
- Chethan Ramrao
- Hanumanthachar
- Bangalore Nagesh
- Jr. Narasimharaju
- Mysore Lokesh
- Thipatur Siddaramaiah
- Kunigal Ramanath
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Upendra Kumar.
| No. | Title | Playback | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Baayalli Neerooride" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | 4:37 |
| 2. | "Naa Ninna Kandaga" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Shileyallu" | S. Janaki | 5:05 |
| 4. | "Suralokada" | S. Janaki, P. B. Sreenivas | 4:59 |
References edit
- ^ "Maha Prachandaru". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Maha Prachandaru". apunkachoice.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links edit
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