Underplayed Gems

Maha Prachandaru (1981)

Maha Prachandaru poster
Original title
ಮಹಾ ಪ್ರಚಂಡರು
Directed by
Joe Simon
Genre
action, adventure, thriller
Country
India
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
U
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of thieves plan and execute a heist. The film follows their efforts and the complications that arise.

suspensefulfast-pacedintriguinggrittylightheartedretrocaper-like

What happens

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. The movie is based on novel Vigraha Choraru by Vijay Sasanur. The concept of the movie was later used in the 2008 film Navagraha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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