Valmiki (2005)

Valmiki is a Kannada action drama starring Shiva Rajkumar, with Hrishitha Bhatt as the heroine. Its title recalls the legend of Valmiki, the robber who became the sage and poet of the Ramayana, and the story follows a hero whose life of violence gives way to a search for redemption, though the world he came from will not let him go easily. Directed by M. S. Ramesh, it combines mass action with emotion and songs.