Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
A golden movie on the silver screen
Genre : Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime : 2H 11M
Director : Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Synopsis
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.
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