Avinash (film)

Avinash is a 1986 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Umesh Mehra, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Kalpana Iyer, Tom Alter, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar.

Plot

Avinash is an action thriller, featuring Mithun Chakraborty, Parveen Babi, Poonam Dhillon, Prem Chopra, Kalpana Iyer, Tom Alter, Anil Dhawan, Avtar Gill and Sujit Kumar.

Summary

A Video film accidentally reaches Avinash and the goons wants it back, as it contains confidential informations. They break into his house and assault his fiancee, Dr. Sapna, and his brother, Sumit. They also kills Avinash's mother and abducts and torture him to get the details of the missing video film. Goons shots him, but he survives, only to lose his memory. Now Avinash is chased by goons, a woman, Nisha and another woman, Alka. Pratap, the terrorist and his goons are determined to get back the video casseette at any cost. Will Avinash alone can make a fight back?

Cast

Avinash

Avinash Yelandur (born 22 December 1959) is an Indian actor who stars predominantly in South Indian language films and notably in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He has been in the industry for two decades now and has acted in over 375 films. Known for his authentic portrayal of complex characters and versatility, Avinash is one of the most sought-after actors in the supporting category. He is one of the few actors to enjoy both critical and commercial success.

Early life

Avinash was born in Yelandur to Smt. Indira and Sri. B.K. Narayana Rao, a lawyer. He studied at Hardwicke High School in Mysore and completed his education at Manasa Gangothri, Mysore, with an M.A. in English literature. Drawn to theatre and cinema from a very young age, he had a very active theater life at Mysore and later at Bangalore.

Career in theatre

His first job after his M.Phil was that of an English lecturer in National Institute of Engineering, Mysore. He continued to teach at MES College Bangalore as one of the most popular lecturers of the college. However, very soon his passion for Theatre took him abroad to train in acting to Mermaid theatre, London. On returning home, he worked in Kannada theatre as part of the renowned B Jayashree's troupe "Spandana" and with the artistic genius Shankar Nag as part of his famed "Sanketh" for many years.