Three men, Amar (Prem Chopra), Akbar (Danny Denzongpa) & Anthony (Pran) are responsible for destroying some members of Vijay Kumar Singh (Rajnikanth) family twenty - two years ago in front of his eyes. However, he made a very deploring plan in destroying these three men by killing them one by one and making it look like accidents, when he was successful in doing so. He met an honorable man named Jan Nissar Akhtar Khan (Amitabh Bachchan), years later Mr. Khan had a very happy family consisting of his wife Zakhiya Khan (Madhavi) and daughter. However, he works as an honest forest officer. One day he caught some loggers cutting lumbers and exporting them illegally, one of them, named Shri Ram Gupta (Amrish Puri) try to bribe him. But he refuse to accept a bribe. On refusing, Mr. Shri Ram Gupta decides to blame him for his own murder. His case is try ed in court and he is awarded a 14 years imprisonment, while in jail, he is aware of his wife committing suicide and his daughter too. After releasing from jail, one day, he is aware of Mr. Shri Ram Gupta is alive, on seeing him alive, Mr Khan, decides to kill him and have his revenge taken.
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gavin_coolhgr26 November 2007
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IPyaarCinema2 September 2021Review By Kamal K
The movie direction is very stupid and done illogically. It is a nightmare for talented actors and actresses in the movie. -
vishal_wall31 August 2006Vijay Kumar(Rajnikant) is a young man with a tumultuous past. As a child he saw the massacre of his family and rape of his teenage sister. Vijay has no regard for law as he witnessed how killers got away Scot free. To avenge his family's massacre is Vijay's only aim in life but his own sister Durga is an honest police Inspector and she cannot let him take law in his own hands. Jan Nisar(Bachchan) is middle aged tramp. He finished a jail on charge of a murder. He comes out and finds out that the deceased is actually alive. Vijay and Ja Nisar are victims of the law and so Ja Nisar and Vijay take the law for a ride for Vijay's cause.
This movie is super. It looks like a common Indian 80's film but its not. Its a very carefully written piece of art. A satire par excellence. Start to end, the story is about law and its victims.
This movie is full of ideas. Durga keeps trapping her brother, Vijay keeps dodging police, Killers uses law for the killings, Ja Nisar is a victim of law, Amrish Puri uses law from a different angle, Dharmendra does a small cameo and uses law in his own way, Vijay takes his revenge and make a mockery of law. I think this film is brilliant. In almost every frame a law is broken or someone is a victim of the shortcomings of the law. What a time it was when people used to make film on such important issues. Whatever progress India has seen I think its because of films like these. In a heated discussion a friend of mine argued that Jan Nisar could not have got away killing Ram Gupta in the court even if he had finished a full term already for the same crime. I argued it was not important if he kills in the court or outside the idea is to show the paradox. Of course I don't like the Dialogbazee after that murder but I love that scene where Ja Nisar kills RamGupta in the court. 'Judiciary' is the most important system out of three systems to run a democracy. Other two being legislative and Executive. This film makes you think how far can we go with these laws if they are so easy to be manipulated. As the song says "Duniya Kee Imarat Ka Kachcha Ek Sutoon(pillar) Hai. Ye Andha Kanoon Hai" The other important aspect of the film is that its not only about corruption or villain or heroes but also about shortcomings of law. Gist of the film is the title track "Andha Kanoon".
It's not a Bachchan film. Its a Rajnikant film. Of course Bachchan is good but this is out and out Rajnikant film. He has out performed everyone. Bachchan has done a terrific job too. As Jan Nisar he is extremely convincing. Whenever I think of this film I think of Rajnikant's red eyes and then Bachchans smiling face singing "Ye Andha Kanoon Hai". One of the best political song ever written in the history of music. This is a must watch. Just look at the cast. Bachchan, Pran, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri, Rajnikant, Prem Chopra, Asrani, Danny. You cant ask for more. Only 'Jane Bhee Do Yarron' or 'Sholay' can boast of a better cast. With this casting I can watch even 'Kal Ho Na Ho' or may be 'Fanna'. Songs are OK. Not a Bala fan so music is a little put off for me. 9 on 10. -
nadkarnisumeet7 April 2022Andhaa Kaanoon review :
Two superstars in one film - Rajinikanth's Bollywood debut with Amitabh Bachchan in an extended special appearance; Andhaa Kaanoon was a hard hitting action drama featuring Hema Malini, Reena Roy and Madhavi in lead roles. It was a spectacular debut for Rajini Sir and he truly excelled as the avenger who gets bloodshot eyes whenever he recollects the sordid childhood incident of his fathers death and sisters rape in front of his eyes.
Interestingly, the villainous trio who commit this heinous crime are called Amar (Prem Chopra), Akbar (Danny) and Anthony (Pran) in a twisted tribute to the Manmohan Desai classic. Rajini Sir decides to kill them one by one but his biggest nemesis turns out to be his own sister cum tough cop Hema Malini. She is named Devi Singh as a reference to Kiran Bedi. How Rajinikanth commits the murders one by one keeping sis dear at bay forms the crux of the kahaani..
Andhaa Kaanoon had a parallel plot of Mahanayak Amitabh Bachchan cast as a forest officer who lands up in jail for a murder he didn't commit. Losing his loving wife (Madhavi) and little daughter, he completes his jail term and comes out to find that the culprit is now an established politician (Amrish Puri in a cameo). In a chilling scene, Bachchan brutally slaughters Puri in a packed courtroom and confronts the shocked judge saying he cannot be hanged twice for the same crime!! This is one of the highlights of the movie which has Amitabh at his angry best..
Expectedly, Andhaa Kaanoon was a runaway hit and got immense critical acclaim for Amitabh who left a mighty impression even in a small role. The hallmark of a legend!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni. -
elshikh45 July 2008Those were the days of the Indian cinema where: All the kind moms is blind, all the blood is pink, all the punches sounds "Dosh, Dosh"! There is at least one who seeks revenge or parents (or both), a music which rises high at any silent moment in the dialogue then goes down at speaking, always a hero who flies in the sky while hitting bad guys, (Amrish Puri) is the forever evil man that even Satan himself can't compete with!, and (Amitabh Bachchan) is a super star than the sun, who his contract stipulates: acting, singing, dancing, fighting, making jokes and a speech, with no kisses and no mercy for (Puri)!
Once, a friend of mine had this idea of establishing a movie channel to air just (Amitabh Bachchan)'s movies, so I told him: "It's a wonderful successful idea. But sorry, whenever (Andhaa Kanoon) will be on, I think I may pass.. No certainly I will!".
Actually, if they cut out the coincidences, the holes, most of the songs, (Rajnikanth)'s red eyes (or Rajnikanth himself!), I think we'd have a very good script. It's the revenge story, however in a plot that attacks the law's deficiency to the utmost, with a smart cynical end that satirize the law's deficiency, and somehow supports being a vigilante to achieve the lost justice. The movie summarized it brilliantly and effectively through (Bachchan)'s character. It's bold wild satire that suits the era, and I may prefer it more than the whole franchise of (Death Wish) where (Charles Bronson) is just an angry man who seeks finishing some criminals. BUT on the other hand, let's go through what was about to make me another angry man who seeks finishing some movie-makers!
(Rajnikanth)!! Well, despite that he wasn't that bad as an actor or a dancer, surely he is that bad as a lead, not to mention the matter of having the big B himself in front of him. (Rajnikanth) was suffering from: a genuine silly presence, some obesity, a sick desire to imitate the stars' cool moves like putting the cigarette in his mouth, or wearing the sunglasses, both in a memorable way! In fact, those things come naturally if you're a real star, and in (Rajnikanth) case, they all looked childish, artificial, and stupid (who would wear sunglasses at night??!!). Remember the first fight at the nightclub with him, then the next one with (Bachchan)?! Simply the second wins, because it's more believable and adequate. Moreover, we didn't know what's the job of him beside being an avenger?!!, or why his eyes didn't turn into red when he was killing the last murderer?! (Maybe they ran out of burning drops!). He had features that could make him the perfect evil guy, the perfect Indian Dracula, or the perfect anything that might take him away from movies (making commercials about eyewashes for instance!). In brief, while (Rajnikanth) was punishing his enemies, he punished me for watching, giving me such a hellish night!
(Bachchan) made the finest performance, however being on the top of his game at the time made his short appearance that disappointment. (Hema Malini) was talking with her mother about handing over her brother to the police to execute him like she was arguing about having an ice cream for dinner! And when she sang with (Rajnikanth), I began to laugh hysterically with tears in my eyes! It was the dullest time for a song. Though, if you measured it by the Bollywood dogmas, you'd understand, whereas it came after the very sad melodramatic story of (Bachchan), so THERE MUST BE A RELIEF. There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy UNLESS you're an old fan of the Indian movies!
I loved the wise intensive dialogue. (Bachchan)'s 2 songs were super, especially the beautiful and powerful title's song. Yes, I didn't like the rest of the songs and the numbers, some were unnecessary, but I noticed how the romantic ones were more aesthetic, symmetric, with sensitive lyrics more than the ones of today. Most of the 2000s' Indian songs or numbers became American video clips, with an ascendancy of more western music. Aside from being annoying, this lacks the Indian cinema's stylish originality, and harms its distinguished personality too.
The direction ranged between mediocre and horrific. There is an insistence to make (Rajnikanth) as a bad joke. Watch carefully whenever he calls his enemies before killing them, where there must be a camera that shoots him from his groins' point of view! Add to that, the endless close-ups to see him in red eyes as he sees red LITERARY, which turned these intense moments into a comedy. All the movie's houses looked oddly the same, like well furnished one all along. And naming the 3 evil guys by (Amar, Akbar, Anthony) was an ugly reference to the famous hit!
It's a movie about ruthless people who the law's system can't punish or even condemn. But by making it this way, and with that lead, you have to feel how it was made by no less ruthless people! -
drhimanshu-2064416 March 2022Amitabh plays a lifetime memorable role in this movie which will make an impact on everyone who watches this blockbuster movie. This movie was a big hit and few songs are famous till now.
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Some years later, Amitabh-Rajnikant would be seen in GERAFTAAR (1985). Both injustice has been done to the pair and they team together to stop the bad guys.
Amitabh appears as a guest artist but takes over the film with his dialogs, striking courtroom speech and his lovely song "Yeh Andhaa Kaanoon Hai"
Rajnikant manages to kill all of his enemies in a cleverly done way where he proves the murder as an accident. His red eye scenes are too overdone
Amitabh Bachchan though appears as a guest artist steals the show Rajnikant is good in his role Hema Malini is funny as Rajni's sister Madhavi appears in a guest appearance Reena Roy fills the heroine gap and Rajnikant's love interest Her performance is staged well Pran, Prem Chopra, Danny Denzongpa, Amrish Puri, Madan Puri make an unforgettable ensemble of villains