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Sri Krishna Pandaviyam (Telugu
: శ్రీకృష్ణ పాండవీయం) (The friendship/union of Lord Krishna and the Pandavas) is a 1966 Pauranic film directed by N.T.Rama Rao and produced by N. Trivikrama Rao. It depicts the adolescent age of the Pandavas and Krishna and shows the events in Mahabharatha focussing on the later chapters of Adi Parva
and the first half of Sabha Parva
. The film was shot at the Vauhini Studios
under the N.A.T and Ramakrishna combined banner. It was a blockbuster hit upon its release and garnered positive critical acclaim for its direction and acting prowess. N.T.R has portrayed the roles of Duryodhana
and Krishna
in this movie.
and Dhritarashtra
progeny break into an argument. When Duryodhana insults the Pandavas as "dependents", Bheema
counters by saying that, the Kauravas are the progeny of a widow. Duryodhana asks Veda Vyasa for an explanation. He is then told that, since his mother, Gandhari
had an astrological defect, she is first married of to a goat and then married to his father. Duryodhana gains animosity towards the kingdom of Gandhara
where the king, the father of his mother Gandhari, rules. He attacks Gandhara and lays waste of the whole kingdom.
He them imprisons the royal family in his prison. He gives them only one rice grain per prisoner. The king of Gandhara then stops everyone from grabbing the little food that is provided. He says that instead of everyone dying, they could keep at least one of their princes alive. He chooses Sakuni to be alive. Sakuni takes an oath that he will do everything he can to destroy the entire Kaurava clan. He makes magic dice from his father's spinal cord. The magic dice show exactly the number that he would want. Duryodhana takes pity on the lone prisoner, Sakuni after the rest of the Gandhara royal family dies in prison out of starvation. Sakuni joins the evil of coterie of Duryodhana, Karna
and Dushyasana.
. Pandavas are ordered to go on pilgrimage to Varanasi until the troubled affairs of the state are resolved. Krishna sees through the plan of the evil Sakuni. He warns Bheema to keep an eye on miscreants trying to burn the house. He later orders Bheema to dig an underground tunnel from the wax house into a forest nearby, which Bheema does. On a midnight, as Krishna predicted, the house is burned by fire on the orders of Duryodhana.
named Hidimbasura lives with his sister Hidimbi
. He smells the scent of human beings and orders his sister to bring them. Hidimbi however fall in love at first sight with Bheema. Unable to wait any longer, Hidimbasura comes to kill the humans himself. Bheema however kills him very easily. Hidimbi is married to Bheema. She would later give birth to Ghatotkacha
from this union.
and Rukmi are the kings under emperor Jarasandha
. All three have deep hatred towards Krishna. Jarasandha proposes that Rukmi should marry his sister, Rukmini, to Sisupala. Little do they know that she is in love with Krishna himself. Narada
acts as the mediator between the love couple. After a brief courtship, Rukmini elopes with Krishna. Rukmi tries to stop Krishna and challenges him to a fight. Krishna easily defeats him, and grants his wife - Rukmini's wish by keeping him alive. He however shaves half of his hair to add insult to the injury.
, Bheema
, Keechaka, Jarasandha
and Duryodhana
are all born with their fate mingled with each other. As a result of that, the first amongst the five to kill the another... will eventually kill the other three. This secret is known to Krishna alone.
The Pandavas live under the guise of sadhus in a remote town. Bakasura
is a very powerful monster who plagues the town. He blackmails them to send two oxen, a cartload of food and a human being everyday to quench his hunger. It so happens that, the house owners of the Pandavas get their turn to send the human being on that day. However, Kunti says that she would rather sacrifice her own son instead of their only one, since she has five children.
Bheema sets of to the monster's place, but on the way he eats all the food. After a very ferocious fight with the monster, he does kill it in the end. Bheema emerges as the victor.
, Drupada
announces an archery contest to win the hand of his daughter in marriage. Krishna tricks Karna into losing the contest. Arjuna however shows up as a Brahmin youth and wins the contest. Thus he wins Draupadi as a price. He goes home and tells his mother that he has won a price. Unknowingly, his mother asks him to share his price amongst all the five brothers. Thus all five brother, marry Draupadi.
performs the Rajasuya yaga, to be crowned as the emperor. The Kauravas, arrive at Indraprastha as guests. Duryodhana visits the mayasabha, where he is overawed with the beauty of sculpture and architecture. However, when he is returning, he trips and falls into a pool. He hears some people laughing and sees Draupadi is among the crowd. He then concludes that she is behind all this and vows to avenge the insult in the presence of his brothers, Karna and Sakuni.
When Yudhistra elects Krishna as the chief guest at the Rajasuya yaga, Sisupala becomes enraged and foulmouths Krishna. Krishna counts hundred absurdities hurled at him by Sisupala. Then after his hundredth mistake Krishna hurls his discus Sudharshana chakra towards him. Sisupala's head is severed. When Duryodhana calls for Krishna to be arrested, Krishna unveils his Vishwa-avatar
.
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...
: శ్రీకృష్ణ పాండవీయం) (The friendship/union of Lord Krishna and the Pandavas) is a 1966 Pauranic film directed by N.T.Rama Rao and produced by N. Trivikrama Rao. It depicts the adolescent age of the Pandavas and Krishna and shows the events in Mahabharatha focussing on the later chapters of Adi Parva
Adi Parva
Mahabharta Book 1 Adi Parva is a book about how the Mahabharata came to be narrated by Sauti to the assembled rishis at Naimisharanya. The recital of the Mahabharata at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya by Vaishampayana at . The history of the Bharata race is told in detail and the parvan also traces...
and the first half of Sabha Parva
Sabha Parva
Mahabharata Book 2 Sabha Parva is a book about how Maya Danava erects the palace and court , at Indraprastha. Life at the court, Yudhishthira's Rajasuya Yajna, the game of dice, and the eventual exile of the Pandavas....
. The film was shot at the Vauhini Studios
Vauhini Studios
Vauhini Studios, was a predecessor to Vijaya Vauhini Studios, was the largest cine studio in Asia in the 1940s, based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India....
under the N.A.T and Ramakrishna combined banner. It was a blockbuster hit upon its release and garnered positive critical acclaim for its direction and acting prowess. N.T.R has portrayed the roles of Duryodhana
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...
and 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...
in this movie.
ACT I
The opening shot of the movie shows Kunti praying for Lord Krishna's protection for the Pandavas. Lord Krishna consoles Kunti and promises to ever protect the Pandavas and guide them through troubles and problems that may occur in life.The story of Sakuni
The sons of PanduPandu
In the Mahābhārata epic, King Pandu is the son of Ambalika and Rishi Ved Vyasa. He is more popularly known as the father of the Pandavas and ruled Hastinapur.-Birth:...
and Dhritarashtra
Dhritarashtra
In the Mahābhārata, Dhritarashtra was King of Hastinapur at the time of the Kurukshetra War, the epic's climactic event. He was born the son of Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika, and was fathered by Vyasa. He was blind from birth, and became father to a hundred children by his wife Gandhari...
progeny break into an argument. When Duryodhana insults the Pandavas as "dependents", Bheema
Bheema
-Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
counters by saying that, the Kauravas are the progeny of a widow. Duryodhana asks Veda Vyasa for an explanation. He is then told that, since his mother, Gandhari
Gandhari (character)
Gāndhārī is a character in the Hindu epic, the Mahābhārata. In the epic, she was an incarnation of Mati, as the daughter of Subala, the king of Gandhara, or the modern Kandahar, a region spanning northwestern Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan, from which her name is derived...
had an astrological defect, she is first married of to a goat and then married to his father. Duryodhana gains animosity towards the kingdom of Gandhara
Kandahar
Kandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 512,200 as of 2011. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at about 1,005 m above sea level...
where the king, the father of his mother Gandhari, rules. He attacks Gandhara and lays waste of the whole kingdom.
He them imprisons the royal family in his prison. He gives them only one rice grain per prisoner. The king of Gandhara then stops everyone from grabbing the little food that is provided. He says that instead of everyone dying, they could keep at least one of their princes alive. He chooses Sakuni to be alive. Sakuni takes an oath that he will do everything he can to destroy the entire Kaurava clan. He makes magic dice from his father's spinal cord. The magic dice show exactly the number that he would want. Duryodhana takes pity on the lone prisoner, Sakuni after the rest of the Gandhara royal family dies in prison out of starvation. Sakuni joins the evil of coterie of Duryodhana, Karna
Karna
Karna or Radheya is one of the central characters in the epic Mahābhārata, from ancient India. He was the King of Anga...
and Dushyasana.
The wax house
Sakuni schemes an evil plan to kill the Pandavas through trickery. He constructs a house made of wax in VaranasiVaranasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
. Pandavas are ordered to go on pilgrimage to Varanasi until the troubled affairs of the state are resolved. Krishna sees through the plan of the evil Sakuni. He warns Bheema to keep an eye on miscreants trying to burn the house. He later orders Bheema to dig an underground tunnel from the wax house into a forest nearby, which Bheema does. On a midnight, as Krishna predicted, the house is burned by fire on the orders of Duryodhana.
Hidimbi
Bheema however carries his four brothers and mother on his back and races through the tunnel and takes them to the hiding spot. There a certain cannibal rakshasaRakshasa
A Rakshasa or alternatively rakshas, is a race of mythological humanoid beings or unrighteous spirit in Hindu and Buddhist religion...
named Hidimbasura lives with his sister Hidimbi
Hidimbi
Hidimbi or Hidimbā, in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, is a Rakshasi. She met Bhima while he was travelling in the forest with his Pandava brothers and mother Kunti. After fleeing a burning palace at Varanavat, which was set up by their cousin Duryodhana to burn them alive; the Pandavas were wandering...
. He smells the scent of human beings and orders his sister to bring them. Hidimbi however fall in love at first sight with Bheema. Unable to wait any longer, Hidimbasura comes to kill the humans himself. Bheema however kills him very easily. Hidimbi is married to Bheema. She would later give birth to Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha , is a character in the Mahabharata, the son of Bhima and the giantess Hidimbi . His maternal parentage made him half-rakshasa and gave him many magical powers that made him an important fighter in the Kurukshetra war, the climax of the epic...
from this union.
ACT II
Here the movie, takes focus of Pandavas and instead focusses on Lord Krishna as the primary character for some duration.The courtship of Rukmini
Sisupala, the king of ChediChedi Kingdom
Chedi kingdom was one among the many kingdoms ruled during early periods by Paurava kings and later by Yaduvanshi Rajput kings in the central and western India. It falls roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna and along river Betwa or Vetravati...
and Rukmi are the kings under emperor Jarasandha
Jarasandha
Jarasandha was a great and legendary king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. But he is generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadav clan in the Mahābhārata....
. All three have deep hatred towards Krishna. Jarasandha proposes that Rukmi should marry his sister, Rukmini, to Sisupala. Little do they know that she is in love with Krishna himself. 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...
acts as the mediator between the love couple. After a brief courtship, Rukmini elopes with Krishna. Rukmi tries to stop Krishna and challenges him to a fight. Krishna easily defeats him, and grants his wife - Rukmini's wish by keeping him alive. He however shaves half of his hair to add insult to the injury.
ACT III
The movie returns to its primary focus on the Pandavas with Duryodhana taking a major share of the screen space towards the end.The slaying of Bakasura
BakasuraBakasura
Bakasura a great Asura who lived near the city of Ekachakra, and forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them...
, Bheema
Bheema
-Box office:In its opening week, the film grossed a record of 19 crores in Tamil nadu and fetched a record 5 crores in Thiruvarur alone, thus becoming the second biggest opening after Sivaji at that time. The film debuted at number one position at the Chennai box-office and grossed 58 lakhs in the...
, Keechaka, Jarasandha
Jarasandha
Jarasandha was a great and legendary king of Magadha. He was the son of a vedic king named Brihadratha. He was also a great devotee of Lord Shiva. But he is generally held in negative light owing to his enmity with the Yadav clan in the Mahābhārata....
and Duryodhana
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...
are all born with their fate mingled with each other. As a result of that, the first amongst the five to kill the another... will eventually kill the other three. This secret is known to Krishna alone.
The Pandavas live under the guise of sadhus in a remote town. Bakasura
Bakasura
Bakasura a great Asura who lived near the city of Ekachakra, and forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them...
is a very powerful monster who plagues the town. He blackmails them to send two oxen, a cartload of food and a human being everyday to quench his hunger. It so happens that, the house owners of the Pandavas get their turn to send the human being on that day. However, Kunti says that she would rather sacrifice her own son instead of their only one, since she has five children.
Bheema sets of to the monster's place, but on the way he eats all the food. After a very ferocious fight with the monster, he does kill it in the end. Bheema emerges as the victor.
Draupadi
The king of PanchalaPanchala
Panchala is an ancient region of northern India, which corresponds to the geographical area around the Ganges River and Yamuna River, the upper Gangetic plain in particular. This would encompass the modern-day states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. During the ancient times, it was home to a...
, Drupada
Drupada
Drupada , also known as Yajnasena, is a character in the Mahābhārata. He is king of the land of Panchala.In his youth he studies with, and becomes a friend of Drona. Drupada makes him promise to share all his fortunes with him. Later, when Drupada becomes king of Panchaladesa, Drona reminds him...
announces an archery contest to win the hand of his daughter in marriage. Krishna tricks Karna into losing the contest. Arjuna however shows up as a Brahmin youth and wins the contest. Thus he wins Draupadi as a price. He goes home and tells his mother that he has won a price. Unknowingly, his mother asks him to share his price amongst all the five brothers. Thus all five brother, marry Draupadi.
Indraparastha
As the Pandavas have emerged out of their disguise, they get a share of the Kaurava kingdom and develop the city of Indraprastha.The slaying of Jarasandha
Jarasandha is the arch-nemesis of Krishna. No one other than Bheema or the other three mentioned earlier, can defeat him and he chases Krishna until Dwaraka. Bheema and Krishna go as Brahmins into the fortress of Jarasandha. There they ask for a fight. Jarasandha chooses Bheema as his sparring partner. During the fight, Krishna signals Bheema to tear him apart and as a result, he will be killed. However the body parts of Jarasandha rejoin as a part of a boon and he lives yet again. After some time, Krishna signals Bheema to throw Jarasandha's body parts in opposite directions. This time however Jarasandha dies.Rajasuya yaga
YudhisthiraYudhisthira
In the great Hindu epic Mahabharata, Yudhisthira , the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura. He was the leader of the Pandava side in the Kurukshetra War...
performs the Rajasuya yaga, to be crowned as the emperor. The Kauravas, arrive at Indraprastha as guests. Duryodhana visits the mayasabha, where he is overawed with the beauty of sculpture and architecture. However, when he is returning, he trips and falls into a pool. He hears some people laughing and sees Draupadi is among the crowd. He then concludes that she is behind all this and vows to avenge the insult in the presence of his brothers, Karna and Sakuni.
The slaying of Sisupala
Sisupala is a relative of Sri Krishna and he is born with a lot of abnormal features. When Krishna touches him during his childhood, the child becomes normal. However a result of the broken curse, Krishna is destined to kill Sisupala. Krishna however promises Sisupala's mother that he would give his son a hundred chances before killing him.When Yudhistra elects Krishna as the chief guest at the Rajasuya yaga, Sisupala becomes enraged and foulmouths Krishna. Krishna counts hundred absurdities hurled at him by Sisupala. Then after his hundredth mistake Krishna hurls his discus Sudharshana chakra towards him. Sisupala's head is severed. When Duryodhana calls for Krishna to be arrested, Krishna unveils his Vishwa-avatar
Soundtrack
There are 26 songs and poems in this Musical filmMusical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
.
- Bhala Bhala Naa Bandi Parugu Teese Bandi (Lyrics: Kosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju RaghavaiahKosaraju or Kosaraju Raghavaiah or Kosaraju Raghavaiah Chowdary was a Telugu poet and writer. His lyrics are stepped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. Born in 1905 in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. Raghavaih studied Telugu literature, epics and...
; Singer: 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...
) - Changure Bangaru Raaja (Singer: Jikki)
- Mattu Vadalara Niddura Mattu Vadalala (Lyrics: Kosaraju Raghavaiah; Singer: Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao)
- Nallanivadena O Cheli Challani Vadene
- Priyurala Siggelane (Singers: Ghantasala and 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...
) - Swagatam Suswagatam Swagatam Kuru Sarvabhouma (Singers: P. Leela and P. Susheela)
- Yemitaya Nee Leela Krishna (Singer: P. B. Srinivas)