''Ramapurada Ravana'' is a 1984 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language film, directed by Rajachandra and produced by C. Jayaram and G. Radhakrishna. The film stars

Anant Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

, Aarathi, Geetha and

Thoogudeepa Srinivas Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, D ...

. The film has musical score by

Rajan–Nagendra Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four de ...

. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Naam Iruvar''.

Plot

Rudra (

) is an alcoholic Village Man Living in his hometown with his niece, Radha (

Geetha (actress) Geetha Kadambee (born 14 July 1962) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. She debuted in the Tamil film ''Bairavi'' (as Rajinikanth's sister). Since then she has acted in over 200 films in al ...

) and Orphan Man Thimma ((

M. S. Umesh Mysore Srikantayya Umesh, popularly known as M. S. Umesh or simply Umesh, is an Indian actor whose Kannada cinema career has spanned six decades. After having featured in several stage shows as an actor in his childhood, he was hired for the lea ...

)) Hanumanth Rao (

Ananth Nag Dr Anant Nagarkatte (born 4 September 1948) is an Indian actor whose predominant contribution has been in Kannada cinema. He has acted in over 300 films which include over 200 Kannada films as well as Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam and En ...

) arrives in town as the new teacher and is offered a place to stay at the home of the trustee of the school, Seetha ( Aarathi). Rudra and Seetha were in love once but couldn't get married. Her father, Sribivasaiah (

K. S. Ashwath Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Kannada films He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His only memorial in the whole of Karnata ...

) was the town leader and opposed the match due to Rudra's illiteracy and lack of wealth. Seetha was set to marry a man that her father chose but he died on the wedding day and she remains unmarried. Rudra now spends his days drinking and fighting against the injustices meted out by Chalapathi ( C. R. Simha) to the townspeople. Chalapathi smuggles drugs, prints counterfeit cash and has murdered townspeople in his bid to become rich and powerful. He's assisted in his misdeeds by his younger brother Pashupathi (Maanu), mistress Mayuri and right-hand man Kempa (

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). Rudra turns over a new leaf and gives up drinking after Raja's interference. Raja also begins to teach Hanumanth Rao. Radha and Hanumanth also fall in love. Chalapathi plans to steal the money the townspeople collect to make improvements to the school. His plan is discovered by the Panchayat Board executive officer, Ramalinga (

Loknath C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor with more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films to his credit. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance wa ...

). Chalapathi's group kills Ramalinga and sets it up to look like he was the thief. This sets Seetha, Rudra and Hanumanth Rao against Chalapathi as the trio work together to uncover the depths of his misdeeds and bring him to justice.

Cast

* Aarathi * Geetha *

* C. R. Simha *

* Maanu *

Lokanath C. H. Loknath (14 August 1927 – 31 December 2018) was an Indian actor with more than 1000 Kannada plays and 650 films to his credit. Loknath is affectionately known as "Uncle Loknath" or "Uppinakayi" in the industry. His last performance wa ...

Keerthiraj Keerthiraj is an Indian actor in the Kannada film industry. Some of the notable films of Keerthiraj as an actor include '' Gajanura Gandu'' (1996), '' Bhanda Nanna Ganda'' (1992), and '' S. P. Bhargavi'' (1991). Career Keerthiraj has been part ...

Negro Johnny Johnny known professionally as Negro Johnny was an Indian actor and stunt co-ordinator in the Kannada film industry. His films include ''Samyuktha'' (1988), ''Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989) and '' SP Sangliyana 2'' (1990). Career Negro Johnny ha ...

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

References

1984 films 1980s Kannada-language films 1980s Indian films Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra Kannada films remade in other languages Films directed by Rajachandra {{1980s-Kannada-film-stub