''Kodama Simham'' () is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language

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directed by

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, starring

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, Mohan Babu, Sonam, Radha, and Pran in pivotal roles. The film was simultaneously dubbed into English as ''Hunters Of The Indian Treasure'' and Hindi as ''Main Hoon Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi''. The film received positive reviews and turned out to be a hit, running in nearly 20 centers for over 100 days.

Plot

During crown rule in India criminal activities like extortion, robbery, rape and murder are on the rise. Bharath, is a rough and tough rancher with a heart of gold living in a boomtown with gun-slinging cowboys, dastardly outlaws, swinging saloon doors, one-room jailhouses, and liquor-fuelled shootouts. When Bharat spoils the gambling and prostitution activities of a unchivalrous mayor, His parents are fatally attacked by the mayor's hench men. His dying father advises him to explore the whereabouts of his real parents. He finds his mother in prison because his father was falsely accused of stealing precious royal treasures, and selling them to the British. He finds his father, who had been living as a leader of a group of tribal people involved in guerrilla warfare against the local government, the mayor, and the maharajas. Bharat learns that the mayor, the zamindars along with

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s like Sudi Gali in fact tried to steal the treasure as well as the kohinoor diamond when they accompanied Bharath's father who was a treasurer with the maharajas, and that he had driven away with it to save it. Bharath retrieves the treasure to save his family's reputation.

Cast

as Bharath * Radha as Bijili * Sonam * Mohan Babu as Sudigali * Satyanarayana as Dharma Dev * Pran as Mayor Ranjith * Tiger Prabhakar Gajapati * Vani Viswanath as bartender * Ranganath as King *

Allu Ramalingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he r ...

as bar owner * Bramhanandam as constable *

Gollapudi Maruti Rao Gollapudi Maruti Rao (14 April 1939 – 12 December 2019) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, dramatist, playwright, columnist and dialogue writer known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 ...

as Bharat's father * Chalapathi Rao as Jailor

Soundtrack

The music is composed by Raj–Koti. All songs are penned by

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Reception

Griddaluri Gopalrao of ''

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'' gave a positive review for the film on 17 August 1990, praising the performance of Chiranjeevi and the direction.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0246007 1990s Telugu-language films 1990 films Indian Western (genre) films 1990 Western (genre) films Films scored by Raj–Koti British India in fiction

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