After being orphaned at the age of 12 and living with incompatible relatives, Kailash ends up on the streets, is picked by police and lodged in a cell at the age of 18. It is here he will be interrogated by S.P. Rathod and given an option of either rotting in jail or spying for him. He undertakes to co-operate fully with Rathod, undergoes training, and infiltrates a gang of Andhra Pradesh Naxalites - successfully arranging the death of its' leader, Mahendra Thapa.
Acting
Om Puri's Rathod — quietly terrifying bureaucratic menace.
Direction
Mani Shankar's unsentimental treatment of institutional rot.
Director
Mani Shankar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during peak 'encounter specialist' era cinema, reflecting real Mumbai police controversies. Om Puri reportedly did this role unpaid as favor to Shankar.
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