''Jodidar'' is a 1997 Indian

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-language fantasy film directed by

T. L. V. Prasad T. L. V. Prasad is an Indian film director who predominantly worked in Hindi and Telugu cinema.. He is the director of nearly 70 Hindi films and 35 Telugu films. He also directed a few films in Bengali. Career He is the son of noted Telugu d ...

, starring

Mithun Chakraborty Mithun Chakraborty (born Gouranga Chakraborty; 16 June 1950) is an Indian actor, producer and politician who predominantly worked in Hindi and Bengali language films. He is a former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament. He is the recipient of three ...

, Raasi, Bindushree,

Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi (born 4 January 1965) is an Indian actor, producer and playback singer working in Hindi cinema. Acting career 1985–87: Television movies and serials He was signed for a few television video films produced by Hiba, which ...

and

Prem Chopra Prem Chopra (born 23 September 1935) is an Indian actor in Hindi and Punjabi films. He has acted in 380 films over a span of over 60 years. He has a soft-spoken diction despite being a villain in most films. His 19 films, with him as antagonist a ...

. The film is a remake of the Telugu film ''

Rajendrudu Gajendrudu ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'' is a 1993 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Achi Reddy under Manisha Films, presented by Kishore Rathi and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya and music composed by S. ...

''.

Plot synopsis

Ganesh, an elephant, watches his master being killed by three poachers. After many years, Ganesh is able to identify the killers while being in the service of a new master, Munna.

Cast

as Munna "Captain" * Raasi as Landlord's daughter Manthra * Bindushree as Salesman's wife *

as Forest Officer *

as Landlord *

Shama Deshpande Shama may refer to: * ''Shama'' (film), a 1946 Bollywood film * ''Shama'' (magazine), an Urdu language film and literary magazine published from 1939-1999 * ''Shama'' (TV series), a 2011 Television Show * Shama District, Ghana ** Shama, Ghana ...

as Landlord's wife *

Puneet Issar Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film ...

as Poacher *

Johnny Lever Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, i ...

as Agarbatti / Pens / Bangles / Sarees salesman *

Anjana Mumtaz Anjana Mumtaz (born 4 January 1941) is an Indian actress, who is known for her supporting roles in over a hundred Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati-language films. Born as Anjana Manjrekar, she married Sajid Mumtaz, an Air India official. Filmograp ...

as Munna's mother / Savita * Paintal as Munna's friend *

Vishwajeet Pradhan Vishwajeet Pradhan (born 11 September 1965) is an Indian and television actor who has worked in Hindi films and television. Incidents on sets A major fire broke out on the sets of ''No Problem'' while the unit was shooting in the middle of th ...

as Poacher's 2nd brother *

Tej Sapru Tej Sapru (born 5 January 1955) is an Indian actor. He is the son of D. K. Sapru and Hemvati, both of whom were actors in the Hindi film industry. He has appeared in a number of Bollywood films of between the 1980s and 2010s, including '' Gupt'', ...

as Poacher's 1st brother

Music

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References

1997 films 1990s Hindi-language films Mithun's Dream Factory films Films shot in Ooty Films directed by T. L. V. Prasad Films scored by Bappi Lahiri Hindi remakes of Telugu films Indian fantasy drama films {{1990s-Hindi-film-stub