Pushpaka Vimana

Pushpaka Vimana is a 2017, Indian Kannada drama film directed by S. Ravindranath, making his debut. The film stars Ramesh Aravind, acting in his 100th Kannada film, as the protagonist playing the father role. Rachita Ram and Baby Yuvina Parthavi play the daughters role. Prominent Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla is seen in a song sequence, marking her re-entry to Kannada films after 18 years. The film's title is borrowed from the 1987 silent film of the same name. The film is a joint venture between Vikhyath Chitra Productions and Pawan Wadeyar Film Factory. The film's score and soundtrack is by Charan Raj whilst the cinematography is by Bhuvan Gowda. The film's teaser clocking 2minutes 37seconds and portraying the love and affection between the father and the daughter garnered much praise for Ramesh's expressive act and Bhuvan's cinematography. The film was reported to be in contention for Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars, though it did not enter the long-list and short-list. The film is an unofficial remake of the 2013 South Korean movie Miracle in Cell No. 7 and lost the copyright infringement case against Kross Pictures. Plot The story begins when a young lawyer opens a closed case. She tells that the man who was punished for a rape and murder in that case was innocent and had no fault of his. She reveals herself as the daughter of that man when the court asks for proof. A intellectually-disabled man (Ramesh Arvind) is from a family of army employees and wants to continue the same. But his mental disability does not give a chance to fulfill it. He owns a rickshaw and runs it to feed himself and his daughter (Baby Yuvina). They have a lovely life. They both are saving money to buy a toy plane liked by the daughter. Eventually they are near the shop to buy it but have a small amount less so they thought of buying it the next day. But to their horror the daughter of a police chief desires the same plane and it was bought the very next moment leading the man to fight with the police. Next day while the man was driving his rickshaw he meets the same girl and she promises him to guide him to another shop where he can get a similar plane. But she is found to be dead and the man raping that girl was seen live by a woman and was reported to the police. He was arrested and his daughter left the house. She was then living in a charity school and had a connection to her father.