Antha

Kannada · 1981 · 129 min · political thriller

Directed by Rajendra Singh Babu — Yaragudipati Venkata Mahalakshmi · Ambareesh

This 1981 Kannada action thriller, directed by Rajendra Singh Babu and starring Ambareesh and Lakshmi, follows an upright police inspector who takes on the identity of his criminal lookalike, a jailed gang leader, in order to infiltrate and expose the hidden ties between organized crime and powerful officials. As he assumes his double's life, the disguise forces him to confront painful personal costs while gathering evidence against the syndicate. The film was notable for a public dispute with censors before release and went on to become a major commercial and critical success.

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