Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)

Pushpaka Vimana (alternatively titled: The Love Chariot) is a 1987 Indian silent, black comedy film written, and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Touted to be the first Indian silent full-length feature film, it was produced by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao and Shringar Nagaraj. Upon release, the film garnered highly positive reviews, and remained a box office hit. The film had a 35-week theatrical run in Bengaluru.

The film has received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, and Filmfare Award South for Best Film. The film was premiered at the International Film Festival of India, 1988 Cannes Film Festival in the International Critics' Week, and retrospective at the Shanghai Film Festival, and Whistling Woods International Institute.

The film follows an unnamed, almost penniless and unemployed youth (Kamal Haasan) whose fortunes change when he stumbles upon a millionaire drunk by the roadside. He takes the millionaire prisoner in his house and assumes his identity to taste the luxury of a five-star hotel. Suddenly a lady (Amala) luck smiling upon him, when he takes up the Identity of a rich man. The young man gets to live in a five-star hotel. A hired killer (Tinu Anand) has set his eyes on the young man, having mistaken the young man for the rich man too.

Posing as the rich man, the youth meets a girl, who is the daughter and assistant of a magician (K S Ramesh), who is residing in the hotel with his daughter and wife (Farida Jalal). Unknown to everybody, the rich man's brother has ordered a hit on him. The brother plans to usurp the whole estate by later killing his sister-in-law (Ramya). The hired killer too thinks like everybody else that the young man is actually his target.