The film opens with Chiranjeevi being chased and caught by a group of policemen, but he escapes. Meanwhile, a young military man (Rajinikanth) returns to his village, which is known for frequent thefts and murders perpetrated by the mysterious "One-Eyed Man" (Chiranjeevi) and his gang of thieves. Rajini soon meets Chiranjeevi; the two were once college roommates, but they had since separated. In addition to Chiranjeevi, Rajini reunites with his father (Poornam Vishwanatha), an Orthodox Iyengar who always condemns him, and he finds out that his sister eloped with a man few years before, which he later finds out was other than the gangleader of the thieves himself, Chiranjeevi. Sridevi plays Rajini's love interest as a poultry farm girl in a highly glamourous role. The climax fight between Rajini and Chiranjeevi is the highlight of the movie. In the end Chiranjeevi gets shot by his own son.
Producer RM Veerappan first decided to produce this film with MGR in the lead role.
The film was dubbed into Hindi as "Zulm Ki Zanjeer" and released on 1984.
The film was dubbed into Telugu as "Bandipotu Simham" and released on 21 May 1982.
This was the second direct Tamil film for 'Chiranjeevi'. He played the main antagonist in this movie.
Producer R. M. Veerappan wrote the film's script with MGR in mind, but since he was involved with politics, Rajinikanth was chosen instead.
Bandipotu Simham 1982
21 May 1982 ● Kannada ● 2 hrs 41 mins
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