The read
It runs long at 2h 54m.
Synopsis
Chengumani is commander-in-chief in the 18th-century Coorg region of present-day Karnataka. He becomes the king's commander-in-chief after saving his life, but his life gets complicated when he falls in love with Poovi and marries her in disguise. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Prachanda Bheri. This was also Rajkumar's first cinemascope movie.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Chi. UdayashankarScreenplay
- Vijay ReddyDirector
Cast
- Dr. RajkumarChengumani
- Jaya PradaPoovi
- M. P. ShankarDodda Veerappa
- T. N. BalakrishnaUttanayaka
- JayachitraThanga
- VajramuniBhima, Uttanayaka's son
- Thoogudeepa SrinivasNadathakka Subbaiah
- RajanandChikkavira Rajendra
- Shakti PrasadMutthanna
- Srinivasa MurthyKalaiah
- SampathSomaiah, Thanga's Father
- PrabhakarPemmaiah
Themes
historical