Gandu Bherunda (Kannada: ಗಂಡು ಭೇರುಂಡ) is a 1984 Indian Kannada language drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. It features an ensemble cast of Vajramuni, Amrish Puri, Srinath, Ambarish and Shankar Nag, with Lakshmi and Jaimala appearing in supporting roles.
The film is based on the 1969 American film Mackenna's Gold. The plot involves an epigraphist and a geologist on a hunt for an ancient treasure in an island "Hasta Dweepa" (Palm Island), from the then 700-year-old Bherunda kingdom. The film is said to be ahead of its time of release and is considered "technically brilliant". However, it failed to perform commercially at the time.Synopsis
The films opens to a visual narration with a series of ancient paintings, of a wealthy kingdom named Bherunda that existed around 700 years ago at the erstwhile Mysore State (present-day Karnataka), ruled by king Aditya Devanarayana. As a battle with the kingdom's enemies approached, he ordered that all the kingdom's wealth be transported and stored in a faraway island, in a cave. Having won the battle, the enemies returned empty-handed. But, the location of the wealth remained a mystery for centuries.
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