Kanneshwara Rama

Kanneshwara Rama (1977)

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.

Director: M.S. Sathyu
Writer: S. K. Nadig

Casts

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

Crew