Vishwanath_(1978_film)

<i>Vishwanath</i> (1978 film)

Vishwanath (1978 film)

1978 film by Subhash Ghai

Vishwanath is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Subhash Ghai and produced by Pawan Kumar. It stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy in pivotal roles. The film was a box office hit. The film was remade in Telugu as Lawyer Viswanath (1978)[1] and in Tamil as Naan Mahaan Alla (1984).[2]

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Plot

An honest lawyer, Vishwanath is implicated and imprisoned at the behest of powerful underworld don, GNK and his associates. After his release from prison, Vishwanath decides to seek vengeance, but finds out that it is virtually impossible to do this through due process of law. So he decides to change his identity, hire a gang of crooks and assassins, to carry out his vendetta. Not realizing that in doing this he is alienating himself from the love of his life, Soni; and making himself a wanted man by the police, leaving his crippled sister, Munni and mom, Shanti to fend for themselves, and at the mercy of GNK and his associates.

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Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Rajesh Roshan and penned by Anjaan.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Kohli, Suresh (17 October 2013). "Vishwanath (1978)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  3. [3]
    "Vishwanath". Gaana. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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