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Pushpaka Vimana is a film of genre Drama directed by Srinivasa Rao Singeetham released in USA on 31 december 1988 with Kamal Haasan
Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
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Add to a movie listPushpaka Vimana (English: The Love Chariot) is a 1987 Indian silent, black comedy film written, and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao.
Touted to be the first Indian silent full-length feature film, it was produced by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and Shringar Nagaraj. Upon release, the film garnered highly positive reviews, and remained a box office hit. The film had a 35-week theatrical run in Bengaluru.
The film has received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and Filmfare Award South for Best Film. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival of India, 1988 Cannes Film Festival in the International Critics' Week, and retrospective at the Shanghai Film Festival, and Whistling Woods International Institute The film is listed among CNN-IBN's hundred greatest Indian films of all time.
Synopsis
The story is about an unnamed almost penniless young man whose fortunes change when he stumbles upon a drunken man. shot at an unnamed Indian City , actually shot at Windsor Manor , Bangalore . The hero is an unemployed young man who resides alone in a rented room. He has no luck in his job hunt and even a roadside beggar(P. L. Narayana) riles him by revealing his big stash of money. One day, a rich but drunkard businessman checks into a 5 star hotel in the city named Pushpak. When the rich man(Sameer Khakhar) is in a drunken stupor, the hero finds him and takes him to his own room. The hero is tempted when he realizes that the man is rich. He holds up the man hostage in his room and assumes his identity.Actors
Kamal Haasan
(Unemployed graduate)
Amala Akkineni
(Magician's daughter)
Tinnu Anand
(Killer)
Farida Jalal
(Magician's wife)
P. L. Narayana
(Beggar)
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