Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham
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Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (Telugu
: శ్రీకృష్ణార్జున యుద్ధము) is a 1962 film in Telugu and Tamil languages directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao
as Lord Krishna, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Arjuna and Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry
as Gayudu.
The movie has excellent songs and poems with music score provided by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
.
sequences in Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Parijat flower bought from Heaven by Narada
is gifted to Sri Krishna
, who in turn gives it to Rukmini
. Satyabhama
, learning this, gets angry upon Krishna and hits him with her foot. He begs her pardon for seeking affection.
Subhadra
is Sri Krishna's sister. Arjuna
, in guise of a Munishwar, goes to Dwaraka and with Krishna's help comes close to Subhadra and finally marries her.
Gayopakhyanam was a popular play written by Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
. Krishna and Arjuna fight for the life of Gaya, a Gandharva
king, accidentally spitting into Sri Krishna's palms. Finally Lord Shiva averts war and resulting mass destruction.
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
: శ్రీకృష్ణార్జున యుద్ధము) is a 1962 film in Telugu and Tamil languages directed by Kadiri Venkata Reddy. It stars N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
as Lord Krishna, Akkineni Nageshwara Rao as Arjuna and Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry
Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry
Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry , popularly known as Dhulipala is a veteran Telugu film and Stage Actor of Andhra Pradesh, India....
as Gayudu.
The movie has excellent songs and poems with music score provided by Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao
Pendyala Nageswara Rao was a popular drama actor, singer and music director in Telugu Film Industry for over 25 years from early 1950s to late 1970s. He has composed music for many successful Telugu movies during that period.-Early life:He was born at Vanukuru near Vijayawada and later shifted to...
.
The plot
The story is a combination of Parijatapaharanam, Subhadra Parinayam and GayopakhyanamGayopakhyanam
Gayopakhyanam is a Telugu play written by Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham in 1890. It is also called Prachanda Yadavam . This play is the forerunner in presenting fictional themes in the Hindu Epics...
sequences in Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Parijat flower bought from Heaven by Narada
Narada
Narada or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Vaisnava tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana...
is gifted to Sri Krishna
Krishna
Krishna is a central figure of Hinduism and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Bhagavad Gita. He is the supreme Being and considered in some monotheistic traditions as an Avatar of Vishnu...
, who in turn gives it to Rukmini
Rukmini
In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request . Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent...
. Satyabhama
Satyabhama
Satyabhama is the third wife of Lord Krishna, known for her strong will and tantrums.She is believed to be a partial avatar of Bhudevi.-Marriage:...
, learning this, gets angry upon Krishna and hits him with her foot. He begs her pardon for seeking affection.
Subhadra
Subhadra
Image:Jagannath, Baladev and Subadra in Radhadesh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=|Subhadra, flanked by her brothers Balarama and Jagannatha . Deities of the Radhadesh temple in Belgium...
is Sri Krishna's sister. Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
, in guise of a Munishwar, goes to Dwaraka and with Krishna's help comes close to Subhadra and finally marries her.
Gayopakhyanam was a popular play written by Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham
Chilakamarthi Lakshmi Narasimham was an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a social reformer in the tradition founded by Veeresalingam...
. Krishna and Arjuna fight for the life of Gaya, a Gandharva
Gandharva
Gandharva is a name used for distinct mythological beings in Hinduism and Buddhism; it is also a term for skilled singers in Indian classical music.-In Hinduism:...
king, accidentally spitting into Sri Krishna's palms. Finally Lord Shiva averts war and resulting mass destruction.
Cast
| Character | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| Lord Krishna | Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao |
| Arjuna Arjuna Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,... |
Akkineni Nageshwara Rao |
| Subhadra Subhadra Image:Jagannath, Baladev and Subadra in Radhadesh.jpg|thumb|right|250px|alt=|Subhadra, flanked by her brothers Balarama and Jagannatha . Deities of the Radhadesh temple in Belgium... |
B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress. She is a recipient of the Padma Bhushan award and has acted in Kannada,Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies.She is referred to as Abinaya Saraswathi by Tamil film industry and as Kannadathu Paingili by Kannada Film Industry.She ruled the roost for more than three... |
| Gayudu | Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry , popularly known as Dhulipala is a veteran Telugu film and Stage Actor of Andhra Pradesh, India.... |
| Satyabhama Satyabhama Satyabhama is the third wife of Lord Krishna, known for her strong will and tantrums.She is believed to be a partial avatar of Bhudevi.-Marriage:... |
S. Varalakshmi S. Varalakshmi Saridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer... |
| Balarama Balarama Balarama , also known as Baladeva, Balabhadra and Halayudha, is the elder brother of the divine being, Krishna in Hinduism. Within Vaishnavism Hindu traditions Balarama is worshipped as an Avatar of Vishnu, and he is also listed as such in the Bhagavata Purana... |
Mikkilineni Mikkilineni * 21704 Mikkilineni, a main-belt asteroid* Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy, a Telugu film actor and writer... |
| Narada Narada Narada or Narada Muni is a divine sage from the Vaisnava tradition, who plays a prominent role in a number of the Puranic texts, especially in the Bhagavata Purana, and in the Ramayana... |
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao Tadepalli Lakshmi Kanta Rao, better known as Kanta Rao , was an Indian film actor and film producer from Andhra Pradesh, India. He acted in more than 400 Telugu mythological, social and folklore movies. He also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada and Tamil movies. He produced about five films under the... |
| Lord Shiva Shiva Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a... |
M. Prabhakar Reddy |
| Rukmini Rukmini In Hinduism, Rukmini is the principal wife and queen of Krishna at his city of Dwarka. Krishna heroically kidnaps her from an un-wanted marriage at her request . Of Krishna's 16,108 queens, Rukmini is the first and most prominent... |
Sriranjani Sriranjani (junior) Sriranjani was Telugu and Tamil film actress. She is the younger sister of Sriranjani. She is known mainly for her tragedy roles particularly as the long-suffering wife.-Brief life:... |
| Yudhishtira | Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao Gummadi Venkateswara Rao popularly known as Gummadi was a popular Telugu film character actor. Though he began to act in films much later than famous artistes like N.T.Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao he had through the course of his career acquired a niche for himself vis a vis the character... |
| Akrura | Chittor V. Nagaiah Chittor V. Nagaiah Chitturu Nagayya or Chittor V. Nagaiah birth name - Vuppaladadiyam Nagayya was an Indian actor, composer, director, producer, writer and playback singer of Telugu film industry, Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian film journalist and the editor of Film India, Baburao Patel, described Nagiah as ‘The... |
| Wife of Gaya | Rushyendramani Rushyendramani Rushyendramani was a famous drama and film actress and playback singer from South India... |
| Revati Revati Revati, within Hinduism, is the daughter of King Kakudmi and the wife of Balarama, the elder brother of Krishna. Her account is given within a number of Puranic texts such as the Mahābhārata and Bhagavata Purana.-Meeting with Brahma:... |
Chhaya Devi Chhaya Devi Chhaya Devi or Chhaya Debi was an Indian film actress. She has acted in hundreds of Bengali, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi language movies for over five decades and played many character roles... |
| Karna Karna Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga... |
Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana Kaikala Satyanarayana , a versatile Telugu cine actor, was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana couple at Kautaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary and intermediate education in Gudivada and Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College... |
| Duryodhanudu Duryodhana In the Hindu epic the Mahābhārata, Duryodhana is the eldest son of the blind king Dhritarashtra by Queen Gandhari, the eldest of the one hundred Kaurava brothers, Emperor of the world at that time which means Emperor of India or Bharatvarsha as it was known at that time, cousin and the chief... |
Mukkamala Krishna Murthy |
| Allu Ramalingaiah | |
| Balasaraswathi |
Crew
- Director: Kadri Venkata ReddyKadri Venkata ReddyKadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
- Associate director : Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
- Assistant director: Ghantasala Chiranjeevi
- Screen adaptation: Pingali Nagendra Rao and Kadri Venkata ReddyKadri Venkata ReddyKadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
- Producers: Kadri Venkata ReddyKadri Venkata ReddyKadiri Venkata Reddy or K. V. Reddy B.Sc. was a Director, Writer, Producer and Production Manager of Telugu films in Andhra Pradesh, India.-Brief life sketch:...
and T. Pattabhirama Reddy - Production Company: Jayanthi Pictures
- Original Music: Pendyala Nageshwara Rao
- Cinematography: Kamal Ghosh and Ravikant NagaichRavikant NagaichRavikant Nagaich is an Indian film personality born at Atrauli- Uttar Pradesh, India in a Brahmin family....
- Film Editing: Vasu
- Art Direction: Madhavapeddi Gokhale and Thota Venkateswara Rao
- Choreographer: Pasumarti Krishnamurthi .
- Lyrics: Pingali Nagendra RaoPingali NagendraraoPingali Nagendrarao was a Telugu movie script writer, playwright and lyricist. Famous for his witty and romantic lyrics, he also wrote dialogues for many movies...
. - Playback Singers: B. GopalamB. GopalamBoddu Gopalam was a singer and music director of South Indian films and All India Radio.He was born at Tulluru in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. His father Ramadasu, was also a musician and an exponent of Harikatha...
, B. Vasantha, Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, Madhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi SatyamMadhavapeddi Satyam was a renowned Telugu singer and stage-actor from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. He entered into films as a singer-actor in Y.V. Rao's Tamil-Hindi Biligual movie Ramadas in the year 1946. He played the role of Kabir. However, he became more popular as a playback singer...
, P. SusheelaP. SusheelaPulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
, S. VaralakshmiS. VaralakshmiSaridey Varalakshmi, popularly known as Telugu: ఎస్. వర లక్ష్మిS. Varalakshmi was a veteran Telugu and Tamil actress and singer...
, Swarnalatha
Soundtrack
| Song | Singers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aligithiva Sakhi Priya Kalata Manava | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao | |
| Anchelanchalu leni Mokshamu | B. Gopalam, Swarnalatha | Allu Ramalingaiah and Balasaraswati Balasaraswati Balasaraswati was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style, made this style of dancing of south India well known in different parts of India, as also many parts of the world.... on screen |
| Annee Manchi Sakunamule | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| Chaalada Ee Pooja Devi | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao | |
| Deva Deva Narayana Parandhama | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao | |
| Manasu Parimalinchene | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela | |
| Neekai Vechithinayya O Ekantaramayya | P. Susheela | |
| Swamula Sevaka Velaye | P. Susheela | |
| Thapamu Phalinchina Subhavela | Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao | |
| Veyi Shubhamulu Kalugu Neeku | S. Varalakshmi | |