Pushpaka Vimana

Nov 17, 1987

2h 11m

★ 7.0

A golden movie on the silver screen

Overview

An unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer. Things take a turn when he imprisons him and takes his identity to get a taste of his lifestyle.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Cast

Unemployed graduate

Kamal Haasan

Magician's daughter

Amala Akkineni

Killer

Tinnu Anand

Rich man

Sameer Kakkar

Magician's wife

Farida Jalal

Magician

K. S. Ramesh

Lover

Prathap Pothan

Hotel owner

Loknath

Beggar

P. L. Narayana

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