Program Note
This Bollywood-like action film has the leading actor Andhra Pradesh of South India, N.T. Rama Rao Jr., playing several roles. Jai, Lava and Kusa are identical triplets who were born to the same mother, but their personalities are completely different. Unlike Lava and Kusa who act well on the stage, Jai stutters and do odd jobs while being ignored. He couldn’t take the insult anymore and burned up the stage before running away. The three broke apart to lead their own lives. Lava who followed rightness as his creed became a bank manager and made plans for the wedding. Kusa with a carefree personality became a smuggler and made lots of money to leave for the U.S., but due to the currency reform, it didn’t go as planned so he pretended to be Lava and took money out of the bank. Meanwhile, he even kidnapped Lava’s lover. Lava is falsely accused of everything. This film was made in the language used in the State of Andhra Pradesh in South Central India called Telugu. After its release, it was later dubbed in Hindi language for satellite TV. The superb acting of the main character showing diverse sides and the cheerful soundtrack helped this film rank third in the box office for 2017, generating revenue of about KRW 22 billion in India and overseas. (PARK Sung-ho)