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Chakravyuha (1983)

Chakravyuha poster
Directed by
V. Somashekhar
Genre
action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
A
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An angry young man takes on a corrupt political system. He challenges powerful figures who exploit the law for their own gain.

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What happens

Chakravyuha ( lit. 'Labyrinth') is a 1983 Kannada-language political action thriller film directed by V. Somashekhar. The film stars Ambareesh and Ambika. This film marked the entry of popular actor Mukhyamantri Chandru into films. Produced by N. Veeraswamy for Eshwari Productions, this film also starred his son V. Ravichandran in a small role. Actor Tiger Prabhakar also featured in an extended cameo role. The film obtained an 'A' certificate without cuts from the CBFC. Upon release, It met with highly positive reviews and catapulted Ambareesh's career to greater heights and coined him with the title as "Rebel Star" for his angry-young man role. The film's huge success inspired other language industries and was subsequently remade in Hindi as Inquilaab (1984) and in Telugu as Mukhyamantri (1984) starring Krishna with Ambika reprising her role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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