''Mooroovare Vajragalu'' () is a 1973 Indian

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

-language film, directed by Y. R. Swamy. The film stars Rajkumar, Srinath, Jayanthi, Aarathi and

Manjula Manjula (Sanskrit: मंजुला) is a Hindu and Sanskrit female given name, which means, "melodious". Notable people named Manjula * Manjula (Kannada actress) (1954–1986), Indian actress * Manjula Chellur (born 1955), Indian doctor and ...

. Rajkumar played a dual role in the movie. The film was Rajkumar's last full-fledged movie in black-and-white - thus also making it his last dual role in a black and white movie. ''

Doorada Betta ''Doorada Betta'' () is a 1973 Kannada-language film directed by Siddalingaiah. The film starred Rajkumar and Bharathi Vishnuvardhan. It had Balakrishna, K. S. Ashwath and Sampath playing supporting roles. The film, along with '' Mooruvare Vaj ...

'', which released in the same year, was black and white too, but had a few sequences in Eastmancolor.

Plot

This story is based on the epic of Mahabharatha.

Cast

* Rajkumar as

Narada Narada ( sa, नारद, ), or Narada Muni, is a sage divinity, famous in Hindu traditions as a travelling musician and storyteller, who carries news and enlightening wisdom. He is one of mind-created children of Brahma, the creator god. He ...

and Sri Krishna * Srinath as Kritavarma * Jayanthi as Satyavati * Aarathi as Rukmini *

as Bhama * Gururajulu Naidu as Sudama * Leelavathi as wife of Sudama *

K. S. Ashwath Karaganahalli Subbaraya Ashwathanarayana (25 March 1925 – 18 January 2010) was an Indian veteran actor who appeared in Kannada films He appeared in over 370 films during his five-decade-long career. His only memorial in the whole of Karnata ...

as Dharmaja *

Thoogudeepa Srinivas Mysore Srinivas (17 April 1943 – 16 October 1995), known by his stage name Thoogudeepa Srinivas was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films and is remembered for his portrayal of negative-shaded characters. He is the father of actor, D ...

as Bhima *Ramesh as Arjuna * Rajashankar as Balarama *

Vajramuni Sadananda Sagar (11 May 1944 – 5 January 2006), better known by his stage name Vajramuni, was an Indian actor who appeared in Kannada films. He portrayed negative characters during most of his career and was considered one of Kannada cinema's ...

as Duryodhana * Prabhavati * Shanimahadevappa as Shakuni * Jaya B as Saraswathi

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by R. Sudarshanam. The lyrics of the soundtrack were penned by Chi. Sadashivaiah and

Chi. Udaya Shankar Chitnahalli Udayashankar (18 February 1934 – 2 July 1993; born in Chitnahalli) was an Indian lyricist and dialogue writer in the Kannada film industry for over three decades, who penned more than 3000 songs for films and devotional songs. H ...

Track list

References

External links

''Mooroovare Vajragalu'' songs
* 1973 films 1970s Kannada-language films Indian black-and-white films Films based on the Mahabharata Films directed by Y. R. Swamy {{1970s-Kannada-film-stub